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Old 02-19-2017, 11:21 PM  
kane
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Originally Posted by bronco67 View Post
I hate that too...the jumping around in time thing is just so overdone. It's a writing crutch that needs to go. I think writers do it so they can grab the short attention span viewer with some action, and then show you what led up to that. But I don't mind something that's slow and pays off later...actually I prefer it that way.
I typically don't like those things that jump around and start with the end etc. However, jumping around can be done well when it is all pulled together nicely. The movies Momento and Arrival are two examples using this technique brilliantly.
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