Movie Review: Memento

Through Nolan’s application of editing, such as flashbacks, in Memento, the story of Sammy Jankis can be linked back to Leonard’s past as well as the central theme of the fragility and unreliability of memory. Leonard’s unreliable memory is clearly conveyed as the sequence rhythmically displays scenes showing that the protagonist’s wife survived the assault, which is evident as she removes the shower curtain from her head in a flashback. This indicates the unreliability of Leonard’s memory and the devastating result of ‘Conditioning [himself] to remember, learning through repetition’. Nolan’s employment of flashbacks within the sequence expresses Leonards desperate attempt to escape guilt through the fragility of his memory. This is exemplified in the flashback when Leonard’s memory of pinching his wife adjusts to him injecting insulin into her. Nolan’s utilisation of editing illustrates the fragility and unreliability of Leonard’s memory, specifically when he learns that he

is last words are Mom Mom, Then he froze. This is a quote from Leonard's mom before he froze for a long time. In the movie Awakening Leonard froze for a long time due to disease and he was frozen for about 30 years.

The things that Lenny knows about his world is the kind of certainties that people take for granted, like objects that your memory recognized right away. In this quote, Lenny decribes how his memory plays a big role on how he knows some objects and how we take that for granted. “Leonard Shelby: I know what that's going to sound like when I knock on it. I know that's what going to feel like when I pick it up. See? Certainties. It's the kind of memory that you take for granted.” He also does know everything thing that happened with his wife. He flashes back in a few segments and replays everything that happened when his wife dies. Lenny remembers past memories about his world like it happened yesterday. He remembers Sammy Jenkis with his condition and can’t seem to forget him. I found a good quote that Lenny says. It describes his own world and how he feels about it. Leonard Shelby: “I have to believe in a world outside my own mind. I have to believe that my actions still have meaning, even if I can’t remember them. I have to believe that when my eyes are closed, the world’s still there. Do I believe the world’s still there? Is it still out there?… Yeah. We all need mirrors to remind ourselves who we are. I’m no

The way Leonard Grey is crazy is because he solved a big problem by doing the most extreme way possible. Leonard Grey and his friend Cameron was bullied at Madison High School in Harrison county. Both were into guns and loved to hit targets and the range Leonard's dad took him to often. Leonard was into taking the drug and had a girlfriend. When Leonard was bullied at school, he never took any other routes and searched for help from the bully. He took what he thought was the best option and bring a gun to school to kill the people that bullied him (Brad Williams) and injure 9 others that he didn't like and also took his own life. That proves that Leonard is crazy for not taking any other way out of it and taking people's life and ruining people

Also, from the viewpoint of neuroscience, Leonard confabulates some of the stories on the day of the incident. He thought that his wife was killed by the assailant and wanted to take revenge all along; however, his wife was not dead at that time. It was Leonard himself who had killed his wife by giving her insulin shots more than

At the hospital, he encountered many patients who were catatonic and unresponsive. We soon learn that many had been like this for many years. One such patient, is Leonard, who we previously saw as a boy in an early scene, losing his ability to write and developing a tremor in his hand.

　　The movie first introduces the main characters. Leonard Chess is portrayed to audience as an ambitious young man. His parents were polish immigrants, and he dreams of being successful and rich. As the movie progresses and he is shown to be a competent businessman; and he also seems to care for the

Most of us feel that we're “different” in one way or another at some point in our lives. Being different, however, is not always the “bad” thing that we sometimes imagine it to be. In fact, Charles Evans Hughes once said, “When we lose the right to be different, we lose the privilege to be free.” Literature often portrays differences as a good thing, too. In Flowers for Algernon, for example, vary from others, that person still has value and worth. Likewise, the movie Awakenings sends a similar message in the character of Leonard. Interestingly enough, even though the first story is science fiction and the second is based on real life events, Flowers for

Leonard told his captain that he was going to be a decoy to protect the starstuff. Then the captain launched Leonard into the depth of the ocean blue. Then The fight began between the two ships. When the cannon balls were being shooted one almost hit Leonard,but it missed. Black Staches crew boards their enemies ship and Leonard escapes safely. Before this incident occurred Leonard stated, “And I trust that we shall prevail, Captain Scott. But whatever happens, understand this: the special cargo that this ship carries for the Queen must not fall into our enemy’s hands. It must not. If that were to happen, the consequences would be dire. More dire than you can imagine.” His explanation for iis actions was to save the star-stuff, he the famous starcatcher has to live up to a lot of expectations, and for the Queen of England trust him to keep it

Proof of this is found when he worked for years conducting a project involving earthworms. Even though the answers was know to everyone around him, he still felt the need to prove it. It didn't matter whether or not he could prove it. It fitted his personality of being safe and reliable. He even goes as far as to hide his worries and emotions behind science, because it is predictable and safe, unlike people. The is further shown when he explains the periodic table-"Every element has it's place in that,order. You can't change that. They're secure no matter what." But, this all changed for the better when Leonard awoken. Even though Leonard had experienced life for only a short period of time, he had more of an appreciation for it than Dr.Sayer. Proof of this is found when Leonard takes pleasure in the smaller things that life has to offer, such as ice cream and the radio. A larger example of the difference between Dr.Sayer and Leonard is when

At the beginning of the movie you feel bad for Leonard and emphasize with him. As the color sequence progresses towards the start we start to see how Leonard is not exactly the kind of person we thought we has. The color sequences began to elude that Leonard might have mixed motives for writing something down on a photo. In the last 15

The black background surrounding Leonard’s head represents his severe inner hatred for the unjustified world, especially for the supposed rapist who ruthlessly raped his own wife. Furthermore, it also justifies the only reason he continues to persevere on with life is due to his individual motivation to continue searching for John G. in order to bring back for his wife. As a result of Leonard’s abhorrence for the murderer who caused the formation of his anterograde amnesia and others who have used him for ulterior advantages, he is incapable of perceiving the positivity aspects of life.

The way this movie messes with time in the past is not new. Pulp Fiction did it, and many other movies did, but never like the way Memento has chosen to work it. The movie is broken up into individual segments, and each one ends where the one before it began. This is confusing, but it does not take long to understand how the story is going to be told. Nolan wants the audience to feel what it is like when you cannot make any new memories and cannot trust anyone. That is what Nolan accomplish, the audience feels like they are in Leonard’s shoes. This method Nolan uses creates an amount of tension and suspense. The audience knows what happened, but now they want to know why it happened. We learn the bits Leonard forgets. Nolan created a unique movie, blending color and black and white images and with this technique of filmmaking. It is truly original; the audience will feel just as confused and lost as Leonard when each scene begins.

There is no way to take time to think situations over, a decision must be made immediately or the thought will be forgotten. While Leonard’s memory problem causes him not to be able to form new memories, his memories of everything that happened before the incident are still intact. According to MemoryLossOnline, “Memories for events that occurred before the injury may be largely spared, but events that occurred since the injury may be lost. In practice, this means that an individual with amnesia may have good memory for childhood and for the years before the injury, but may remember little or nothing from the years since” (“Anterograde”).

Since his condition prevents him from creating new memories Leonard uses a clever system of Notes, Polaroid photos, and Tattoos to record clues which may lead him to finding the man who killed his wife. Every morning he would wake up and the body tattoos will remind him of what happened and what his mission is. He will use post it notes, polaroid pictures to reconstruct what he was doing and what he needs to do today. He followed some simple rules – focus on the objective and take short notes and picture of relevant clues after key events. But the fact that Shelby was aware of his condition made life even more challenging. Since he was AWARE of his condition he forced himself to live a very structured routine; every morning he’d wake up study and observe his body