 21. ALAN AND CONNOR DISCUSS THE SHIELD LAUNCH (RESTORED FLASHBACK 1): The   first flashback restored to its correct position in the film occurs when   Connor and Alan discuss the day the Shield was launched. In the restored   footage, Connor and Alan look at a miniature model of Shield Control   (although the plaque still reads "December Installation"). Connor puts on a   pair of goggles he finds next to the model and his movement triggers the   flashback transition. The camera follows his movement and continues around   his body coming to rest on a younger Connor and Alan watching the Shield   launch in 1999. In the American version, the 1999 Shield launch scene was   placed at the beginning of the film in an attempt to arrange events   chronologically : 