2014.9.12 read it again

Elbert 2022-04-23 07:01:02

The first time I watched it in February 2008, I was shocked by Nolan's level. I watched it again in September 2014, sorted out a few points I thought, and recorded it for the record.
1. Lenny's wife did die of Lenny's overdose of insulin, because Lenny had no short-term memory, he hated his fault, but couldn't face it, so he tattooed "Remember Sammy" on his wrist and thought it was his fault The behavior was passed on to Sammy so he could release his guilt, when in fact Sammy was pretending, but Lenny was the real amnesiac.
2. Teddy is a drug-trafficking policeman who worked with Jimmy in drug-trafficking. He once helped Lenny find John.G ​​who raped her wife at the time, and let Lenny kill him, but in order to take advantage of Lenny's lack of short-term memory, he took advantage of Lenny's lack of short-term memory. The records were torn, while the post-mortem photos of Lenny were kept.
After killing Jimmy, Lenny found out that he was caught in Teddy's trap. He didn't want to face the facts that Teddy said, so he designed a game for himself, so that he could finally follow his own ideas and follow, and kill Teddy unconsciously. That is, killing Teddy is his ultimate goal. He doesn't want to face reality and see Teddy as the ultimate John.G. The photo he was holding at the beginning, after the development, I believe he would have written "I have done it"
3. When Jimmy's girlfriend Natalie found Lenny wearing Jimmy's clothes, she knew that Jimmy was probably Killed, she happened to be hunted down by Dodd for $200,000, so she borrowed Lenny's memory loss and asked him to deal with Dodd for his own safety.

A very good movie, although it takes a lot of concentration to watch it in reverse order, but there is no lack of it is a good movie.

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Extended Reading
  • Shana 2022-03-22 09:01:04

    John G is just a reason for the killer who has lost his memory to survive. An endless repetition and completion, teaching film academies to "see the leopard in the tube" will gradually change into a narrative method along the time axis. Although there are not many big-name actors, everyone's performances are all in place, and even the posters fit the theme's nesting method just right. One shot of lenny changing into sammy is the key to getting out of the predicament.

  • Reggie 2022-03-23 09:01:04

    Revisited for the third time in January 2018; the editing and dazzling skills need not be said, and the broken heart and memory of the male protagonist are also symmetrical; the structure of flashbacks and the flashback of black and white paragraphs gradually piece together the truth; each scene constitutes A relatively independent paragraph, cross-narrative, is a great test for the audience (especially the details), the placement sequence is exquisite, the peak of the structure and form first; the reincarnation of the memory maze.

Memento quotes

  • Teddy: You really want to get this guy, don't you?

    Leonard Shelby: He killed my wife. He took away my fucking memory. He destroyed my ability to live.

  • Leonard Shelby: [after kicking down a motel room door, knocking out the occupant, but then realizing it was the wrong room and person] Ah, fuck... Sorry.

    [leaves the room]