Memento (2000)
So you ask what type of category is this anyway? It’s the category for the film that you constantly are asking yourself “What in the hell am I actually watching, and why don’t I quit watching it?” There wasn’t much debate on what film to place here (although Adaptation was close). Memento is unlike anything you have ever seen, or may ever see.
In a nutshell, this is the story of Leonard (masterfully played by Guy Pearce), a man who suffers from short-term memory loss. He uses notes, tattoos, and a Polaroid camera to search for the man he believes murdered his wife. While the story is interesting in and of itself, the storytelling is what is mesmerizing/confusing/mind-blowing. Christopher Nolan burst onto the Hollywood scene with his directorial touch in this film (he’d later go on to direct the revitalized Batman franchise and the excellent Insomnia and The Prestige). The film has as many turns as a goat’s path, and although you have no clue where it’s going, if you’re like me, you love to keep guessing.
While this film will be mimicked for years to come, it will never be replicated.
So you ask what type of category is this anyway? It’s the category for the film that you constantly are asking yourself “What in the hell am I actually watching, and why don’t I quit watching it?” There wasn’t much debate on what film to place here (although Adaptation was close). Memento is unlike anything you have ever seen, or may ever see.
In a nutshell, this is the story of Leonard (masterfully played by Guy Pearce), a man who suffers from short-term memory loss. He uses notes, tattoos, and a Polaroid camera to search for the man he believes murdered his wife. While the story is interesting in and of itself, the storytelling is what is mesmerizing/confusing/mind-blowing. Christopher Nolan burst onto the Hollywood scene with his directorial touch in this film (he’d later go on to direct the revitalized Batman franchise and the excellent Insomnia and The Prestige). The film has as many turns as a goat’s path, and although you have no clue where it’s going, if you’re like me, you love to keep guessing.
While this film will be mimicked for years to come, it will never be replicated.
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