Narrative Technique in Boondock Saints

Firstly, the story is told so in a way that we know only limited things at certain times, which keeps us thinking about the plot. The story is based around the killing of various mobsters and various other men undesireable to society by two brothers with religious intent, as well as their somewhat misguided friend Rocco. The other part of the story deals with a detective and his investigations of the brothers' crimes. The plot frequently switches between the investigation and the killings, usually showing the killings by the investigation first and then moving back in sequence to the crime itself. One thing this does is allow us to anticipate the exciting scenes we know are coming. We see detective Smecker analying a scene and

The uniqeness of the plot is another reason it is so important to Boondock. In many crime movies, we've seen the crime shown first, and then the investigators trying to figure it out, or we aren't shown the crime at all and try to figure it out along with the authorities. But in Boondock, we are given something we aren't used to. We get to see the investigation, and we aren't still trying to figure it out with the detective so it retains the sense of mystery. But we are also allowed the excitement of the crime scene and the opportunity to identify with the killers as well. We also get to see, right away, the ways in which the detective was right and wrong.

we start thinking about it as he does. As he tries to peice it togther, we as viewers are trying to figure out what exactly happened here. As Smecker puts the crime together, we understand it more and also want to see where he is correct and where he misinterpreted something. The first killings the brothers commit are in self defense, and we see the scene after it happens when they are being interrogated by detective Smecker. This sets up the pattern that is used throughout most of the movie, and from now on we expect to see these killings after we are shown the crime scene. In fact whenever the movie cuts from the investigation to the killings, the screen flashes white and we cut back in time. At every crime scene, we anticipate this switch.

The way the story is told in Boondock Saints also make

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