function init_marionette () { var Mn = Backbone.Marionette; var Bb = Backbone; var RootView = Mn.View.extend({ template:'#template' }); var App = Mn.Application.extend({ region: '#slide', onStart : function(app,options) { this.showView(new RootView(options)); } }); var myApp = new App(); var tmp_model = new Bb.Model(data) myApp.start({model: tmp_model }); } init_marionette();