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The last time the flash forward opening actually served a point in a show/movie by fabio 12/31/2017, 2:27pm PST Inspired by Persona 5's terrible use of it. Usually employed by hacks who can't think of any other way to keep you from falling asleep during their boring first act. Is almost never used for the intended point of subverting expectations, or if it is it's badly done and all it ends up doing is telegraphing a twist and ruining it. Memento doesn't really count because it was just telling the story in its own chronological order. Fight Club served no real point. The Usual Suspects then? Do we have to dig all the way back to Sunset Boulevard? Rashomon???

The last time the flash forward opening actually served a point in a show/movie by fabio 12/31/2017, 2:27pm PST     There was a recent movie that did it amazingly well but it would be a spoiler to NT by reveal which - Fullofkittens 12/31/2017, 2:31pm PST         This is a spoiler post for a movie you may not have seen, do not click on this by Fullofkittens 12/31/2017, 2:35pm PST             I wouldn't say that counts by fabio 01/01/2018, 4:07pm PST     Polytechnique by Pirate DVD Review 01/02/2018, 2:33am PST     Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction (spoilers) by Mischief Maker 01/02/2018, 7:00am PST         I'll go with Reservoir Dogs by fabio 01/02/2018, 11:38am PST     tvtropes has a page about it. by Fullofkittens 01/02/2018, 12:16pm PST     Crimson Gold by Vested Id 01/02/2018, 12:21pm PST