In narrative film, flashbacks require dissolves or visual cues. In reaction videos or video essays on YouTube, the flashback is a brutal, context-free insert. A creator says, "Remember this?" and a 0.5-second clip from 1985 appears. This is "associative time," relying on the collective database memory of the internet rather than linear storytelling.
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As we look toward the next decade, the manipulation of time is entering a radical new phase. In narrative film, flashbacks require dissolves or visual