1. Pastiche - The film starts off imitating the Hollywood genre and style. For example young Betty travels from Ontario and moves to Hollywood in the hope of becoming a famous actress.
2. Hyper Reality - You could say that Dianne tries to create a more desirable world for herself. She creates a new identity letting her escape into her own fantasy. She imagines herself as a talented actress, who has fallen in love.
3. Time bending - The film flips from the present to the past, although not in a time travel sense. This is all supposedly happening in Dianne's head making it difficult to distinguish between reality and fantasy.
4. Non - Linear Narrative - There's not one story but a group of stories put together, which don't necessarily link with each other.
5. Fragmented - The film starts with the typical Hollywood narrative, however as the film progresses the story becomes more broken and difficult to follow.
