Memento

Memento was made by a well-known film director Christopher Nolan in 2000 and its genre is thriller and mystery. This film is about a man who has a short-term memory loss. He tries to resolve the mystery around him by tattooing himself the essential information to remind himself. 

This movie is famous especially because of its original editing techniques. The rearrangement of the plot strongly drags audience’s attention. The past time scenes alternate with ones of the present time. The rewinding scene from the beginning also stands out well. After watching the film, we can notice the beginning was following the last scene. These labyrinth-like plot make audience focus on the film from the beginning to the end. I was one of the audience who enjoyed this film because of such editing. 

I, however, didn’t like the main character who ends the film with his self-destruction. I understand such memory loss could make him distrust anything. Nevertheless, it was disturbing to see such person who imprisons himself without any self-development and keep wallowing in self-pity.