Narration is an important aspect of a story that must be considered, it is split into two sections; Restricted Narration and Omniscient Narration. Restricted narration is when the viewer has restricted knowledge of the unfolding events or characters, this is done deliberately to create a feeling of mystery for the audience with an unknown outcome. Omniscient narrative is completely the opposite, this is where the audience is not bound to a single character or story line as the camera reveals elements which may not have voluntarily wished to. This makes the audience expect and wait for something, although the suspense of time is maintained.
Gives You Hell by The All American Rejects employs Omniscient narration, since we see both sides of the story and all the characters relevant actions. This is displayed via cutting from scenes of one household to the other in parallel action. As the audience witnesses the households acts of revenge, a story line builds up and we, the audience expect to see a form of confrontation finale. Although this video allows us to see everything we expect, the ending scene of swapping houses, wives and overall lives shocks the viewer as this was not expected (since no character expected this to happen either). This shows that shock elements are still possible within an omniscient narration as well as a restricted narration.
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