This chapter provides an overview of the flashback in cinema, including its definition and functions. It also explores the history of the flashback in cinema, tracing its origins in classical literature and discussing its early use in cinema. The chapter explains the different forms of flashbacks, including memory flashbacks and external flashbacks, and considers their use in creating meaning and emotion in film. It also provides various definitions of the flashback, highlighting the importance of the flashback in filmic form and its role in engaging with historical concepts and representing ideas. The chapter concludes by noting that, while flashbacks were used sparingly in classical Hollywood cinema, they have become a common feature of contemporary cinema.
Sura hii hutoa muhtasari wa flashback katika sinema, ikiwa ni pamoja na ufafanuzi wake na kazi. Pia inachunguza historia ya flashback katika sinema, kufuatilia asili yake katika fasihi ya kawaida na kujadili matumizi yake ya mapema katika sinema. Sura hii inaelezea aina tofauti za flashbacks, ikiwa ni pamoja na flashbacks ya kumbukumbu na flashbacks za nje, na inachukua matumizi yao katika kuunda maana na hisia katika filamu. Pia hutoa ufafanuzi mbalimbali wa flashback, ikikazia umuhimu wa flashback katika fomu ya filamu na jukumu lake katika kushiriki na dhana za kihistoria na kuwakilisha mawazo. Sura hiyo inamalizia kwa kusema kwamba, ingawa kumbukumbu za nyuma zilitumiwa kidogo katika sinema ya kale ya Hollywood, zimekuwa sifa ya kawaida ya sinema ya kisasa.