2000 Directed by Christopher Nolan
Leonard Shelby is tracking down the man who raped and murdered his wife. The difficulty, however, of locating his wife's killer is compounded by the fact that he suffers from a rare, untreatable form of memory loss. Although he can recall details of life before his accident, Leonard cannot remember what happened fifteen minutes ago, where he's going, or why.
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The films complexity coupled with the non linear format forced me to take measures I don't normally take while viewing a film! With reckless abandon I took a tattoo needle to my flesh logging every minute detail on every nook and cranny and crevice of my body! Sadly Newton's law of gravity took effect.. the tattoo's are now completely indecipherable! Next time I'll use Post It Notes ;-)
The first time I viewed the film I detested the grotesque non linear format but after several viewings I have come to greatly appreciate this truly novel effort and have finally given it the love it fully deserves!
Nolan's sadistic magnum opus puts the audience's tits through the wringer! And it's no surprise they keep coming back for more! Because nobody and I mean nobody.. knows how to engage and entertain his audiences both visually and cerebrally!
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Whenever I re-watch Memento, I'm always reminded of the quote from the book Sculpting in Time, written by my favorite director in the history of cinema, Andrei Tarkovsky, which states, “I felt all the time that, for the film to be a success, the texture of the scenery and the landscapes must fill me with definite memories and poetic associations.” I believe that Tarkovsky was spot on with his titular assertion that the act of creating cinema is, indeed, the equivalent to the act of sculpting time, and that Christopher Nolan's Memento could almost be viewed as fine example of contemporary structuralism -- "structuralist film theory emphasizes how films convey meaning through the use of codes and conventions not dissimilar…
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Memento is one of Nolan's most gripping works, a puzzle-box neo-noir of intimate and tragic beauty, all tied in with a narrative that is told uniquely and effectively. Completely dropping any sign of a linear story or framework, the film goes off the rails in the finest way possible, culminating in a film that is funny, powerful, saddening, and wonderfully cinematic.
Guy Pierce is at his finest here, playing the protagonist of Leonard with an oblivious and shocking timidity. It works for the role, which happens to be one of the finest characters in any of Nolan's films. Similarly great are Carrie-Anne Moss and Joe Pantoliano, both adding to…
Ich werde mich hoffentlich immer an diesen Film erinnern. Sonst lasse ich mir das Drehbuch tätowieren.
- 제일 확실하다고 확신하던 것이 틀린 답일 수 있다.
또한 의심조차 하지 않기에 밝혀지기도 어렵다.
- 사건이 일어난 순서를 역으로 보여주는 연출. 잠깐이라도 한눈팔면 전체 스토리의 이해를 못할 수도 있지만, 계속해서 집중하게 만드는 요소이기도 했다.
- 경찰인 테니가 복수를 돕는다는 점이 상식 밖이었고, 그래서 결말을 예측할 수 없었다.
- 이후 새로운 범인을 계속 만들어 나가면서 살인을 하던지, 보호해주던 테니가 없기에 쉽게 체포되던지..
아내를 자신이 죽였다는 죄책감에 자살할 일은 없을듯
me irl watching this:
"OH I GOT IT"
"wait"
"shit i don't"
"wAIT YES THAT'S IT, IT ALL MAKES SENSE"
"no fuck i have never been so lost"
and it's a rewatch.
Watching this film again with a basic understanding of how the timeline works really helped to enjoy it more. When you understand what's going on, you can really appreciate how well the film is crafted. It can be a bit dull or jarring at times, but ultimately this is a fascinating story that hits you hard. The ending is just fantastic, especially once you've grasped the timeline and you don't just spend the whole run time a little bit confused. It is so impressive how the story slowly unravels, but for me it took a repeat viewing to fully get into it. I can now definitely see why this is considered a classic. Fantastic piece of film, even though it's not much of a popcorn flick.
This is actually a milestone of a mindf*uck movie. Often people find that Inception is the best mindfuck ever. For me it‘s this one, because it has even more emotional deepness. That moral that changed the film completely in the end was just crazy just like the script. You notice that Nolan really wanted to show us the bronen protagonist and not just a crime which is narrated backwards. But I must admit that the middle part it‘s rewatch value is a little bit limited.
4,5/5
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