Narration

The narrative of our thriller film starts with a flashback which will be the opening of the film. This means the plot of the movie is non-chronological despite the flashback itself being chronological. After the flashback, the rest of the movie continues to be non chronological but would start with a new equilibrium due to the flashback.
The flashback starts with a character having an argument on the phone, in the car therefore the equilibrium is already disrupted or disequilibrium from the start thus this film doesn't follow the five stages of standard narratives according to theorist Tzvetan Todorov.
After the flashback the protagonist, the daughter, will try and resolve the disequilibrium by finding who murder her mother.
We have re-ordered the story in order to engage the spectator in an active relationship with the text. Having a non-chronological plot creates confusion for the spectator therefore raising questions which is important to make the spectator do as this keeps them on the edge of there seats plus keep them guessing. This is an example of a enigma code.
The opening is being made with intention to create enigma. Various techniques are used in order to create enigma; one of these techniques being restricted and unrestricted narration. The opening mostly consists of restricted narration, for example the opening scene starts with an argument on the phone but the audience do not know who's on the other side of the conversation which implies the character knows more than the audience in this situation.
However, later on in the opening, the audience see a lethal tablet being placed into the hot tub which means the spectator knows more than the character which creates dramatic irony but more importantly suspense. This is also an example of unrestricted narration in the film.