Yes, some flashback scenes literally have multiple versions. E.g. the one where the old guy goes down the stairs, and his son tells him to go back up - it’s not just cut differently, the person going down the stairs is literally a different person.
This is much worse from a classical “whodunnit” perspective. I’m not saying it’s bad! But Knives Out broke the genre conventions harder than Glass Onion did.
Different versions of the same event in the past being shown is great. A detective will get different stories from different people. They don’t even have to lie, memory is not perfect.
Not according to the genre conventions. Hearing different versions? Sure. But seeing different versions means the audience can’t trust what they’re shown, and can’t figure out what’s happening based on their knowledge.
Again, my whole point isn’t that this is bad, it’s simply that Glass Onion was more “honest” towards the viewer than Knives Out was.
Yes, some flashback scenes literally have multiple versions. E.g. the one where the old guy goes down the stairs, and his son tells him to go back up - it’s not just cut differently, the person going down the stairs is literally a different person.
This is much worse from a classical “whodunnit” perspective. I’m not saying it’s bad! But Knives Out broke the genre conventions harder than Glass Onion did.
Different versions of the same event in the past being shown is great. A detective will get different stories from different people. They don’t even have to lie, memory is not perfect.
Not according to the genre conventions. Hearing different versions? Sure. But seeing different versions means the audience can’t trust what they’re shown, and can’t figure out what’s happening based on their knowledge.
Again, my whole point isn’t that this is bad, it’s simply that Glass Onion was more “honest” towards the viewer than Knives Out was.