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Isn't this the PPT version of this movie trope? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_medias_res https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_medias_res

• ska 2y ago
  It’s used in some movies also, but the idea predates movies by millennia :)
  • hackernewds 2y ago
    No need to be snarky :)
    • ska 2y ago
      No snark was present :)
  • kleiba 2y ago
    Correct. This technique really seemed to have been very popular in main stream cinema around 5 to 2 years ago, I think. So much so that my best buddy developed a kind of aversion to "3 hours earlier" etc. being displayed across the screen after the opening act.