The ending song elevates the film

Rozella 2022-04-19 09:01:04

Originally, it was just a thrilling and gripping suspense film "Memento", but when Bao Ye's "Something in the air" came out at the end of the film, especially the chorus part, I suddenly realized what a sad story it was. It turns out that memory is everything to us. Humans without memory are just walking in empty space, and they have no meaning to exist anymore...

The sad tune of the rock song, the emotional voice of Bao Ye, and the infinite nostalgia for the past, the lyrics sing out the deepest sadness of this movie - people who have lost their memory ability will never be able to function normally. survived.

And the audience (me) sitting in front of the screen stared at the scrolling subtitles and the black screen, lost.

We may only have memories. One day, everyone will be.

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Extended Reading
  • Lottie 2022-04-24 07:01:01

    How to cut a story that can be told in 10 minutes into more than 100 minutes, the mentality of scoring a high score is probably to work hard to complete the puzzle and have nowhere to vent. When the narrative of a suspense film makes watching the movie more tired than watching the movie, it loses the original interest that the suspense film itself can bring to people.

  • Kobe 2022-03-21 09:01:04

    The plot is exciting, but it is inexplicable and has no value worth collecting

Memento quotes

  • Teddy: But when you killed him I, I was so convinced that you'd remember. But it didn't stick... like nothin' ever sticks, like this won't stick.

  • Leonard Shelby: [while walking through a parking lot, Teddy stops at his dilapidated Chevrolet] My car.

    Teddy: [laughs] This is your car.

    Leonard Shelby: [holds up a picture of the Jaguar with the caption My Car] Oh, you're in a playful mood. It's not good for you to make fun of somebody's handicap.

    Teddy: Just trying to have a little fun.