Chances are, if you're taking a look into an article like this one, than you are trying to get a better glimpse into the very critically acclaimed and instant classic, "Memento". Sure, there is a good bit to know and to understand about this film, most of which will likely be discussed within this article and the content of its paragraphs.
While there might be several different things to consider and understand when it comes to a film like this, the best way that you can understand the film is through learning about the important events of the plot. The trouble with this is, the plot is not in chronological order, as most movies would be and therefore this becomes a little bit tricky when you go to detail the events of the film.
So for the sake of this article and the explanation of the film itself, you will simply have to excuse the film being described in chronological order, when in all actuality these events are rather spread out through the film in various orders. The reason for this is the very nature of the film, and without it being so sporadic, the film might not have been as good.
The reason that this film has to be this way, is that the main character, Leonard, suffers from anterograde amnesia, which does not allow him to make new memories. He got this condition from catching two men raping and killing his wife. He killed one of the two, but the other got away after clubbing him in the head and sending him smashing into a mirror.
He is rather taken advantage of in his condition, as several people have allowed him to do their dirty work, giving him ammunition in saying that they had something to do with the killing of his wife. Important information that he collects that is relative to the case is tattooed onto his body, so that he does not forget them.
A man claiming to be an officer of the law, who prefers to go by Teddy, offers to take him to a fellow named Jimmy who he says was the other killer there the night of his wife's death. The truth is, Jimmy is just a low life drug dealer who had nothing to do with Leonard's wife. But Lenny doesn't know this, and he kills Jimmy and is fed a load of lies from Teddy about who Jimmy was.
Others are introduced into the story, and more important facts are brought into play. Through the course of the film you presumably learn the identity of the second killer and get a front row seat to watch Leonard exact his revenge. This film is over run with quality performances that made the production powerful. Performances like that of Guy Pearce who played Leonard Shelby and Joe Pantaliano who played Teddy Gammel.
If you aren't careful, "Memento" could lose you to its sporadic jumping back and forth in how the story progresses. But if you are paying attention, you are likely to see one of the best films to have been released in all of 2000, and likely one of the best of the whole '00s.
While there might be several different things to consider and understand when it comes to a film like this, the best way that you can understand the film is through learning about the important events of the plot. The trouble with this is, the plot is not in chronological order, as most movies would be and therefore this becomes a little bit tricky when you go to detail the events of the film.
So for the sake of this article and the explanation of the film itself, you will simply have to excuse the film being described in chronological order, when in all actuality these events are rather spread out through the film in various orders. The reason for this is the very nature of the film, and without it being so sporadic, the film might not have been as good.
The reason that this film has to be this way, is that the main character, Leonard, suffers from anterograde amnesia, which does not allow him to make new memories. He got this condition from catching two men raping and killing his wife. He killed one of the two, but the other got away after clubbing him in the head and sending him smashing into a mirror.
He is rather taken advantage of in his condition, as several people have allowed him to do their dirty work, giving him ammunition in saying that they had something to do with the killing of his wife. Important information that he collects that is relative to the case is tattooed onto his body, so that he does not forget them.
A man claiming to be an officer of the law, who prefers to go by Teddy, offers to take him to a fellow named Jimmy who he says was the other killer there the night of his wife's death. The truth is, Jimmy is just a low life drug dealer who had nothing to do with Leonard's wife. But Lenny doesn't know this, and he kills Jimmy and is fed a load of lies from Teddy about who Jimmy was.
Others are introduced into the story, and more important facts are brought into play. Through the course of the film you presumably learn the identity of the second killer and get a front row seat to watch Leonard exact his revenge. This film is over run with quality performances that made the production powerful. Performances like that of Guy Pearce who played Leonard Shelby and Joe Pantaliano who played Teddy Gammel.
If you aren't careful, "Memento" could lose you to its sporadic jumping back and forth in how the story progresses. But if you are paying attention, you are likely to see one of the best films to have been released in all of 2000, and likely one of the best of the whole '00s.
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