One prime aspect of cinema is time, specifically temporal order. Two films that show the significance of temporal order are Citizen Kane and Pulp Fiction. ...
In Orson Welles Citizen Kane temporal order, builds the viewers suspense by reciting a biography non-chronologically. ...
A dying Kane clutches a crystal ball and utters one word, "Rosebud. ... Kanes history is unraveled through a series of extended flashbacks provided by these narrators who each have a different angle on Kane. Each flashback gives us a further look at Kane. ...
Pulp Fiction uses time and temporal order in a slightly different way. ... "
Pulp Fiction is divided into basically three interlocking stories that also play with temporal order. ... Tarantino has created a temporal mess, which we perceive as brilliance because of its revelation to the viewer.
In Citizen Kane, Welles uses temporal order to show the end of the story first thus creating the needed suspense to present the biography of Kane. ... Tarantino, however, does not even attempt to tell these stories in a linear manner, instead he blatantly twists time and manipulates all conventional plot structures to add a sense revelation by not allowing events to unfold in a chronological order. ... Both Citizen Kane and Pulp Fiction answer questions that the viewer has but does not expect to have answered. ...
Pulp Fiction: Plot Segmentation (as presented)
Definition of Pulp
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