Brian DePalma's "Snake Eyes" has a very interesting play on narrative. The first 13 minutes consist of an unedited steadycam shot of events leading up to an assassination. Aside from being reminiscent of Hitchcock's "Rope", it also aims to make the viewer believe that nothing has been left out or manipulated. After this opening sequence, we are presented with several alternatives of the scene that contradict and supplement each other. The film's taglines are "Watch closely" and, paradoxically, "Believe everything except your eyes". Their combination seems to fit well with DePalma's counter-statement to Truffaut's classic expression "Film is truth, 24 images per second". Rutger. __________________________________________________ Terrorist Attacks on U.S. - How can you help? Donate cash, emergency relief information http://dailynews.yahoo.com/fc/US/Emergency_Information/ ---- Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite http://www.tcf.ua.edu/ScreenSite