Working on one of these now, and I've turned to "Amadeus" and "Little Big Man" and "Chariots of Fire" -- as well as the more current films above -- for guidance. A protagonist with memory loss in the present is a very common and useful trope for going back and stitching non-linear moments into a good mystery or thriller. And of course there is always Clarence's Call to Adventure by the VO galaxies in "It's A Wonderful Life"...

Scrooge is a good example. The ghost takes us to the past and to the future. I think 'Back to the future' also fits this structure.

I dealt with this tricky situation in the first feature script I wrote with GOYOQ. I have devised a new method to deal with this convoluted and taxing problem. Note to future self-Write in shorter time frames. But the structure of a narrative device that allows time jumps whilst pushing the story forward? Now there's an idea. But given the heartache, not for the next few scripts. :-) It's something that will have to be revisited by future self though, because I love a time-rambling epic film. Just not going to try writing one again anytime soon.

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