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eroock
Since: Sep, 2012
3rd May, 2024 07:22:36 PM
A specific version of the Progressive Era Montage.
A montage that covers either the entire history of the universe, just Earth, or just humanity. Usually starts with a slower scene of the big bang, then progresses faster and faster showing short scenes or stills of Earth on different eras, hominids, human beings in different ages of human history, 20th Century film clips, ending with a aerial shot of a large city representing present time.
Usually, if a character becomes omniscient (or like some sort of AI absorbs all of human knowledge from the internet), this montage will represent what's going on in their thoughts.