Cinematic Chiasmus

Chiasmus is a literary term that means a series of ideas that are listed in one order and then repeated in the opposite order, creating one giant symmetrical thought. It’s most common in written form, but did you know that some movies follow this same pattern, too? Prepare to be amazed as we discover examples of Cinematic Chiasmus!

January 31, 2023 – Pride and Prejudice (1995) – Complete

January 24, 2023 – Pride and Prejudice (1995) – Part 3

January 17, 2023 – Pride and Prejudice (1995) – Part 2

January 10, 2023 – Pride and Prejudice (1995) – Part 1

January 3, 2023 – The Most Epic Cinematic Chiasmus I’ve Ever Done

November 1, 2022 – The Sword in the Stone

October 25, 2022 – Conan the Barbarian

October 4, 2022 – What Is the Value of Cinematic Chiasmus?

September 20, 2022 – The Parent Trap (1998)

July 12, 2022 – Akira

May 31, 2022 – Dreamscape

April 5, 2022 – Escape from New York

March 22, 2022 – Tron

June 8, 2021 – This Video Improves Upon My Back to the Future Trilogy Chiasmus!

April 13, 2021 – Quigley Down Under

January 19, 2021 – The Alien Trilogy

January 12, 2021 – Alien and Alien³

September 8, 2020 – The Unique Chiasmus of Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man Trilogy

September 1, 2020 – Spider-Man 3

July 28, 2020 – Beauty and the Beast (1991)

July 14, 2020 – Spider-Man 2

June 2, 2020 – Spider-Man (For Real This Time!)

May 26, 2020 – Getting Back in the Swing of Things

August 14, 2018 – London Screenwriters’ Festival Spotlights the RoboCop Chiasmus

December 5, 2017 – A Behind-the-Scenes Look at How I Uncover Cinematic Chiasmus

October 31, 2017 – The Sixth Sense

February 14, 2017 – What About Bob? (Not a Chiasmus)

December 20, 2016 – Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

September 20, 2016 – Netflix Dedicated a Video to My Back to the Future Chiasmus!

August 12, 2015 – WarGames

May 20, 2015 – How to Train Your Dragon

April 14, 2015 – Braveheart

March 3, 2015 – The Matrix

February 10, 2015 – Patriot Games

January 27, 2015 – Spider-Man (Almost)

January 7, 2015 – The Dark Knight Trilogy (The Chiasmus)

December 9, 2014 – The Last Starfighter

October 21, 2014 – Terminator 2: Judgment Day

October 7, 2014 – Aliens (Special Edition)

September 2, 2014 – Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure

August 5, 2014 – Back to the Future Trilogy

June 24, 2014 – Superman: The Movie

May 20, 2014 – The Empire Strikes Back

April 29, 2014 – RoboCop (1987)