1. The Odyssey The advantage of starting a story in the middle, or even at the end, and then doubling back to the same point is the ability to hook the audience immediately, without any exposition ...

In a story or novel, ... For example, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins opens with: When I wake up, ... exposition - an opening that hooks the reader and sets the scene; ...

The story’s the thing, as Shakespeare almost said (he said “play,” because he rarely went to movies). And expositional deftness doesn’t hurt, whatever the narrative medium.