"But to me it was obvious: you use flashbacks," he said.

Using flashbacks and other devices, Chambers goes to great lengths to fill in the necessary background.

The film uses flashbacks throughout and there are frequent parallels drawn with the past.

It had to be cut to fit into 129 minutes and use flashbacks heavily.

The film is using numerous flashbacks depicting battle scenes in Algeria.

Thomas wanted to use flashbacks, and he had to shorten the timeline so that the murder could happen in a recent time.

The series also does not use flashbacks, except once during the first season finale.

What makes it worth seeing is the "decision to tell his story using flashbacks and fast-forwards.

The film uses dialogue-free flashbacks when the main characters talk about their lives.

Some of the stories have slight fantasy elements to them, while others use flashbacks.