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Nondiegetic Techniques Used In The Film 'Source Code'

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Source Code is an incredible film that exhibits multiple examples of narration throughout a movie. As soon as the open credits finish, the plot kicks in, viewers are immediately aware that something is not right due to the music being played in the background of the film. As the music continues on, it begins leading the viewers to come to a conclusion that the music was indeed playing to signify diegesis behavior in the form of nondiegetic, which allowed the viewers to get “in the moment” and to sense a feeling of bewilderment just as the main character, Colter Stevens did. Another example of nondiegetic material used in the film was the moment in which Colter Stevens calls his father from the body of Sean, the man whose body he inhabits. Colter

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