Reservoir Dogs
Quentin Tarantino, director, 1992, Sally Menke, editor
A group of hardened criminals is brought together by a crime boss to knock off a wholesale diamond store, but the job goes wrong. They suspect a rat immediately and Mr. Orange is ultimately revealed as an undercover cop after a series of flashbacks. The movie is famed for it's style, use of music, and extreme violence and profanity- all hallmarks of Quentin Tarantino's directorial style. This film is one multiple critics "must- see" lists and I'd have to agree as it revolutionized crime dramas and brought a new and distinctive directoral vision to movies. The non-linear narrative produces surprises as loyalties and backstories are revealed that a straightly chronological style of editing would not have produced. Sally Menke edited 9 of Tarantino's films including his segment in Four Rooms ("The Man from Hollywood") before her death in 2010. I enjoy non-linear narrative structures because the reveals are always much more interesting and put story and suspense over realism and chronology. Memento and Predestination are films that use the technique to good ends.
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