Memento
Watched Memento yesterday. Very, very good film.
It’s about Leonard, a man with Anterograde Amnesia. The film begins at the end, and ends at the start, which creates a very wierd narrative but one that is gripping and thrilling throughout.
Each scene is 5 minutes long, at which point Leonard loses his memory. The scenes all end at the start of the last one. For example, one scene starts with Leonard in a bathroom with a bottle, and no idea why (and neither does the viewer). And the next scene ends with him sitting down with the bottle, and then looking at it and losing his memory.
It keeps the audience in suspense and out of the loop, just as much as Leonard is. The film is unique in it’s narrative because we know how it ends… but how does it start? That’s where the mystery and tension lies.
Go watch it now. It’s by Christopher Nolan, who afterwards did Batman Begins (epic film) and The Dark Knight (Can’t wait!). It took 25 days to film, has a cast of about 8 people, and cost $700,000. It’s phenomenal and will keep you gripped to your TV set from start to end. Or is that end to start?
It’s an absolutely unforgettable film (no pun intended), and one that portrays amnesia incredibly accurately. It has overtones of noir, which always wins more bonus points in my eyes. Go see it. Before you forget to. Pun intended.
