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A 'flashforward' (or prolepsis, also sometimes known as flash-forward or flash-ahead) in a narrative occurs when the primary sequence of events in a story is interrupted by the interjection of a scene representing an event expected, projected, or imagined to occur at a later time.[1] Although the flashforward technique is used less frequently than its reverse, the flashback, it is often useful for defining the futuristic structure of science fiction stories, or for depicting the ambitions of a character.
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Examples
Film & TV
- 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
- Easy Rider (1969)
- Slaughterhouse-Five (1972)
- The Dead Zone (1983)
- Jacob's Ladder (1990)
- The Doors (1991)
- The Limey (1999)
- Welcome to Collinwood (2002)
- Daredevil (2003)
- Inside Man (2006)
- Premonition (2007)
- Click (film) (2006)
Music
- Can't Get You out of My Head (2002) - Video clip from Kylie Minogue's song
Television
- Babylon 5 (1993-1998) - In particular the episodes "Signs and Portents" and "Babylon Squared"
- NCIS (2004) - Episode 2x04 onwards.
- The Dead Zone
- Lost - Episode "Through the Looking Glass (Lost)"
- Friends - Episode "The One with the Truth About London"
- The Simpsons - The episodes "Lisa's Wedding", "Bart to the Future" and "Future-Drama"
- The West Wing - The episode "The Ticket".
- Eureka - Episode "Once in a Lifetime"
- Nip/Tuck - Episode "Conor McNamara, 2026"
- Sunset Beach
Literature
- The first 'serious' novel famous for extensive flashforwards is The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Muriel Spark 1961
- Timothy Findley's novel The Wars
- In the Darren Shan series, several novels have prologues showing an event from halfway through the book, ending on a cliffhanger
See also
References
- ^ flashforward - Definition. Retrieved on 2006-10-04.
