Analysis Of The Film Memento

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The directors chosen camera technique, a simple two composition that progresses the scene a steady pace, forces the audience to feel a part of the awkward exchange; obviously, a quality of film that could not be as profoundly achieved through the narrative in the novel.

Christopher Nolan’s neo noir thriller film, Memento (2000), follows the life of the protagonist, Leonard Shelby, as he searches for the person who murdered his wife, whilst dealing with anterograde amnesia, forcing him to use “memento’s” to retain new memories. Through the employment of mise-en-scène and sound design, the central theme of ‘the pursuit of vengeance’ could be conveyed. Additionally, the theme ‘the fragility of memory’, is illustrated to the viewer through cinematography and editing. These techniques and themes are most evident in the dramatic final sequence in the film, specifically when Leonard finally gets revenge and Teddy unveils the truth about John G to him.

Nolan made the movie in reverse chronological order. This was done this way so the audience could connect more with the character Leonard. For example, in the beginning of Memento we start off with Leonard holding a photograph in his hand of what looks to be the murder of Teddy, as he flicks the photo back and fourth the picture slowly fades away turning the photo pitch black, soon you begin to realize that everything is being reversed and then we switch to a black and white scene of Leonard going over how he got in a motel room. Those specific scene edits automatically make the

Lawrence’s use of cinematography emphasizes the complexity of human interactions when faced with a responsibility of making a morally acceptable decision. The establishing and aerial shots of the ominous landscape highlight the desolate country town and its crucial role in the interpersonal dynamics. Scenes begin with close-up and mid-shots of main characters, introducing viewers to reliable figures and allowing them to focus on the interaction between the characters. Lawrence’s use of close-up shots enables viewers to understand the characters emotions, allowing them to feel empathy for the character. Moreover, Susan’s body is cut at a high angle, forcing the audience to see her as the small, powerless victim in comparison to Park who is shot from a low angle, further exploring the complexity of relationships between races and genders.

This is a complex story about Leonard Shelby, who has anterograde amnesia, the inability to make new memories, as the result of been struck in the head while confronting two men that were attacking his wife at their home. Leonard killed one of the attackers, and the last thing he remembers is his wife dying. So, he devotes his life to finding and killing the second attacker. He uses Polaroid photographs to keep track of what happens to him over the course of a day, and he's even tattooed himself with a few crucial bits of information he can't get along without. Through the movie we see that for Leonard the only truth is whatever his photos, notes and tattoos said, those are the evidence that he uses to justify his beliefs and actions. Therefore, his life is based on what he wants to think or believe; he uses wishful thinking to give purpose to his life. In the movie, there are others important characters like Teddy, who is the cop, and Natalie, a barmaid that uses Leonard to protect herself. At the end of the movie we see that Leonard kills Teddy thinking that he was the other murder, but the truth is that Leonard had killed the other man from the attack a long time ago, but since the only purpose of his life is to find and kill the murder of his wife, he decides to continue the hunt, lying to himself and making false evidence

In “The Departed”, which takes place in South Boston, State Police are tasked with bringing an end to Irish American organized crime. One of the stars of the movie is the great actor Leonardo DiCaprio, who plays undercover cop Billy Costigan. The cast is packed with high demand actors; one of them being Irish mob boss, Jack Nicholson, playing Frank Costello. Costigans counterpart is Colin Sullivan, played by Matt Damon. Both men just-graduated from Massachusetts State Police Academy; Sullivan is on the side of the mob, and joined the police force to be an informer for the mob boss. There is a key interplay between each man, and the people they are trying to deceive. The stakes are high, as each operative becomes entrenched in their double life,

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.

SS General Reinhard Heydrich was in charge of the “Reich security” and appointed to lead the infamous Wannsee Conference. This conference featured many established leaders in the Nazi Party, SS, and German government and gets its name from the location of the meeting, a wealthy German suburb. The purpose of this conference was to inform the slightly lower ranking German leaders of the “Final Solution” to the ‘Jewish question.’ The movie Conspiracy focuses on the Wannsee Conference and shows the influence on many of the aforementioned leaders. Kenneth Branagh, the actor that portrays Heydrich, is able to successfully imitate his commanding presence throughout the film with his use of body language and tone. From the opening scene of the

Her father: “Just what I say. We’re children playing with dynamite. In our mad rush we’ve plunged into this before—”(83). The word “dynamite” used in this sentence is powerful because it’s an exaggeration that adds interest and curiosity to the story to hook the readers. Let’s get into the background the story is about a girl named Meg that tries to look for her dad that tessered away.

Although many people know Christopher Nolan for his more recent films “The Prestige”, “Dark Knight Trilogy”, “Interstellar”, “Inception”, and now most recently the war film “Dunkirk”. Although each of these films are amazing we should never forget one of Christopher Nolan’s first great directed films “Memento.” Memento is a uniquely structured psychological thriller film written and directed by Christopher Nolan. Christopher Nolan is an English film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is one of the highest-grossing directors in history and among the most acclaimed filmmakers of all time. He made his directorial debut with the “Following” in 1998 Christopher Nolan has continued to turn out great movies that have received multiple Academy Award nomination. He found further popular and critical success with The Dark Knight Trilogy beginning in 2005 and Inception in 2010, which received eight Academy Award nominations, including for Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay. He has produced and directed several other notable films and his films have grossed over four billion dollars worldwide and garnered a total of 26 Oscar nominations and 7 wins. The Screenplay was written by Cristopher Nolan himself and his brother Jonathan Nolan who has co-written several films with Nolan r over the years and has produced and created several films and tv shows. He is most known for being the creator of television series Person of Interest and Co-creator of Westworld. The film was

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.

In the movie, See What I’m Saying, there are three Deaf men and one Hard of Hearing women. Their names are: Robert DeMayo, TL Forsberg. Bob Hiltermann and C.J Jones. Through out the movie, each person shows us a glimpse of their lives and what they have to deal with on a daily basis. See What I’m Saying shines a light on the oppressive behaviors within the performing arts industry and within mainstream media, and how these four individuals must navigate through their lives as performing artist.

The Relationship Between Visuality, the Body, and Knowledge in the Film Memento The film Memento offers an interesting yet ambiguous insight into the relationship between visuality, the body, and knowledge. Through the use of clever, complex cinematography, director Christopher Nolan explores this relationship, which leaves both the protagonist, and the audience constantly challenged, constantly searching for the truth. We come to realize that there is no single and absolute truth, every story has many colours and the black and whites of truth are personally constructed.

The first scene we see in Memento, is Leonard, in color holding up photo of a man he just killed to serve as a memory of what he had done. Throughout the film, both in color and in black and white, we see various forms of memories Leonard has manufactured such as photographs of people, notes, and tattoos on his body. Christopher Nolan does a good job of utilizing this mise en scene and timeline structure to help influence our perspective of characters like Natalie, Leonard and Teddy.