If you were to go back in time a couple of months and predict that one of my readers would be able to pick three films that are each perfectly symmetrical in their story structure, I would have answered, "In your dreams!" Well, I'd have to eat those words right now because that's exactly what happened. It turns out that an amazing man named Jordan is a dream come true!
That's right, the same one who inspired the Tron and Escape from New York Cinematic Chiasmus articles is back again. This time, it's Dreamscape, a 1984 movie with a star-studded cast. I'm so excited to share this one with you. Not only is Jordan a perfect 3 for 3 when it comes to predicting movies that follow a chiastic story structure, but this is a unique one in another way.
This is the first time I've done this sort of analysis on a film I've never seen before. I had heard of Dreamscape, but I had never actually sat down and watched it until I was told it might be a chiasmus. So it was quite a unique experience to write my initial overview of the chiasmus with no idea of when or where the turning point might happen. But I found it on my first viewing! After that, everything fell into place perfectly.
Let's see what dreams may come as we explore the symmetrical nature of Dreamscape. Read more of this post
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