Chronological story telling is traditional for films’ narration; however, a row of films especially those ones of science-fiction genre demonstrates a different approach to this principle. For example, such famous and successful films as Pulp Fiction by Quentin Tarantino, Out of Sight by Steven Soderbergh and Back to the Future by Robert Zemeckis present a different approach to the story order of their plots. The experiment with chronology of their narration presented a special case of success of unconventional vision in film creation.
Talking about the entire premise of the above mentioned films, it should be stated that it is based on a principle: “where the viewer sees some intrigue there the director meets success”. To illustrate this idea, an example of Out of Sight can be taken into consideration. The film belongs to the genre of crime films; however, this fact does not diminish its success with regular allusions to a sporadic narration. The viewer is kept in an expectation of constant revelation of new facts connected to the main characters. In the case of this film, it becomes evident that unconventional approaches to narration can be especially successful for intriguing the public.
Furthermore, if the three above mentioned films followed traditional narrative format, they would be different, and would definitely lose their appeal and inimitable face. To prove this the example of Back to the Future may be considered. This science-fiction adventure film is acclaimed as a classic of this genre, and this significant achievement is mainly connected to its arrangement (Leo par.18). Unless the viewer is not intrigued by all the allusions to the past and future, everything seen in the movie turns into no more than some usual science fiction which infests our screens for decades. More than this, there is a doubt about the possibility of these films to exist in case they were not accomplished in an unusual narrative style. To see this, the example of Pulp Fiction can be considered. Actually, everything done by Quentin Tarantino has a very uncongenial approach, and if this inimitable approach is not applied, there may arise many doubts about the very existence of these films. Pulp Fiction is a very unusual film, and its unusual narration concept is one of the film’s best solutions (Stone par. 23).
Besides, one more important solution applied in those films is presenting some important information before the moment the main characters appear in the film. Such solution endows the viewer with a sense of power over the film. In addition, when the events and information discussed by the characters, but withheld from the viewer until later are happening, it feels very exciting.
All in all, unusual conceptions of film narration may present a strong foundation for the film’s success. The example of this phenomenon can be seen in the case of such notorious and featured films as Pulp Fiction by Quentin Tarantino, Out of Sight by Steven Soderbergh, and Back to the Future by Robert Zemeckis. In these films, the entire premise is based on the manipulation of time and order presenting a row of intriguing questions before the viewer. As a result, during the whole film, the viewer is motivated by one’s curiosity, and the desire to uncover the secrets hidden by means of the storytelling organization.
Works Cited
Leo, Vince. Back to the Future (1985) / Comedy-Sci Fi. n. d. Web.
Stone, Alan. Pulp Fiction. n. d. Web.