POV Switcheroo

[Jake Schuster Member Find all posts View Profile Close Jake Schuster]

Can anyone recall a film in which the POV shifted from one character (or characters) to another?

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Can anyone recall a film in which the POV shifted from one character (or characters) to another?

GOODFELLAS
MAGNOLIA
SHORT CUTS
RULES OF ATTRACTION
SIN CITY
PULP FICTION

basically, any ensemble film

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Lemme get some clarity here.

Do you mean where it's starts with one character as the "protagonist" but then switches over to a second one at some point, and finishes on the second.

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Can anyone recall a film in which the POV shifted from one character (or characters) to another?

PSYCHO
TOKYO STORY

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whistle - maybe. we're after pov's that conflict and contrast. One person thinks they see things one way - the other sees something else. Switch at some point totally if that works..... Go is a good example. It has to work, can't feel like a cheap trick.

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Well, "Psycho" is close. We see everything from Janet Leigh's POV, and then when she checks into the motel it shifts primarily to Norman's. Her story is subsumed by his at that point.

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TOKYO STORY

TOKYO STORY is a great example. Well played, my friend.

[Jake Schuster Member Find all posts View Profile Close Jake Schuster]

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Isn't "Tokyo Story" about the family who invites the parents to the city?

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Isn't "Tokyo Story" about the family who invites the parents to the city?

Yes. The POV switches in the 2nd half.

[Jake Schuster Member Find all posts View Profile Close Jake Schuster]

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Yes, of course. I remember.

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Pacific Heights. Micheal keaton and so on. Starts with him, then to the couple as he become the antagonist.

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Yes. The POV switches in the 2nd half.

yeah, the POV switches b/t the Parents and their Kids through out but at the end, Noriko (their daughter in law, married to their now-dead son) kind of takes over. Maybe Ozu is a bad example? not sure what you're looking for

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Roshomon. Surely all you film nerds have seen Roshomon.

(PS -- Roshomon is good enough that even non-film nerds can enjoy it.)

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Roshomon. Surely all you film nerds have seen Roshomon.

(PS -- Roshomon is good enough that even non-film nerds can enjoy it.)

Not sure if we're talking about the same film, but this film-nerd saw a film called "Rashomon".

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Yeah, it definitely doesn't happen often. I have one script I've been planning for years where it does, though. But check out...

PSYCHO
JULIUS CAESAR
15 MINUTES