Christopher Nolan's breakout film Memento came out in 2000, and introduced a generation to the reverse-chronology plot. That's a storytelling method very different from sci-fi time travel tales or the device of inserting flashbacks when appropriate. Reverse-chronology is when you begin a movie in the present, and then go backward to explain what happened. The narrative only makes sense when the beginning of the story is revealed at the end of the movie. It's very hard to pull off, but when it works, it's remarkable. Mel magazine has a list of eight movie and one TV show that use the reverse-chronology format to tell a tale, some better than others, that will intrigue you even as they confuse you. The movies are appropriately listed in chronological order, beginning in 1927. -via Digg
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That is how I read most books. I'll read the end of the book first, then enjoy reading how the story reached its conclusion. Sometimes, there are twists & turns in a book and I'm wondering did I understand the end correctly ;^ }.
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