A Connection to the Real World! (5)

Since my reflection was about parallel storylines, I thought I'd find a film that utilized that technique. I found a few:


1. Inception. This has not two, not three, not four, but FIVE parallel storylines. Each storyline represents a level of reality/a dream. The levels included are Reality, Dream Level 1 (Rainy Downtown), Dream Level 2 (Hotel), Dream Level 3 (Winter Fortress), and Limbo. With the exception of reality and limbo, these storylines are present throughout the entire film.


2. Vantage Point: This film tells the story of the (attempted) assassination of the United State president. Essentially, the entire film is the (more or less) same 9 minutes repeated over and over again, from a different point of view. I believe it tells the story of 8 different viewpoints?


3. Memento: This film, which tells the story of a man with anterograde amnesia trying to find the man who killed his wife. The film is set up into two different storylines, one of which is told (in color) and reverse-chronologically, and the other told (in black and white) in chronological order. The best and most satisfying part of the film is when the two stories meet at one single point.