When starting The Butterfly Effect, one can automatically assume that the plot is rather dark, but definitely not comedic. The main character, Evan, starts out scrambling through an hospital office while being searched for by the police when suddenly the movie is brought back in time. From that point on, Evan has blackouts that occur when he is suppressing bad memories involving his childhood friends and the love of his life. The movie jumps by years to when Evan's memories resurface and he realizes that he has the ability to change his past in order to end up with a desired female, Kayleigh. The Butterfly Effect concludes with an event that first seems selfish, but better for everyone, followed by a romantic twist in events. The viewer is left in suspense waiting to see which change the main character would make to time, affecting everyone's lives forever. All of the previous incidents seemed a bit obvious as to which changes Evan would make, but as the end of the movie draws closer and closer and the affects on lives become more drastic, the viewer is left puzzled as to which path he will choose. The whole movie was an example of dramatic irony alone with a bit of socratic irony because none of the characters realized, unlike the viewer, that their lives were going to be changed every ten minutes.
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