[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by James

I never thought of that.



I thought when I realised what was happening that...

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They could have shown something like a clock that showed the date, to show you that the events were reversed.

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I think they tried to tell you in the opening scene by actually playing it in reverse and also the Polaroid erasing a little everytime he shakes it instead of becoming clearer is like what's going on with Lenny when his memories start to fade

Also my personal favourite scene was when he's with Dodd and they're both running and his memory fades and he's thinking- Why am I running? I'm chasing this guy. ... No he's chasing me

[James]

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I think I didn't pick up on it right away because it is quite a common technique in films to begin with the ending, with the rest of the film being what leads up to it. The two examples that spring to mind are Gandhi and Stanley Kubrick's Lolita.

Originally Posted by Niamh.

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Also my personal favourite scene was when he's with Dodd and they're both running and his memory fades and he's thinking- Why am I running? I'm chasing this guy. ... No he's chasing me

Yes, that was a funny scene.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by James

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I think I didn't pick up on it right away because it is quite a common technique in films to begin with the ending, with the rest of the film being what leads up to it. The two examples that spring to mind are Gandhi and Stanley Kubrick's Lolita.

Yes, that was a funny scene.

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I think they did want you to be a bit confused though, like Lenny is. I didn't remember anything about it even though I did watch it years ago but I did read recently that it goes backwards which definitely helped me get into the rhythm of the film quicker. I wish I hadn't read that though so I could see how much difference it would have made to how I viewed it

[Ammi]

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...I don’t know if I need to watch again because I was focusing so much on associations I was making with Alzheimer’s and the similarities of how Leonard’s world would be in comparison...the main difference really, his being created by a trauma, rather than a disease...but I thought that the black and white scenes were in correct time going forward...so some told in reverse and some not...I do need to watch again and focus on those black and white scenes...maybe that’s how it was Leonard’s mind/memory as well..?....

[Vanessa]

How about Schindler's List?
It's always been one of my favourite movies and I haven't seen it in a while.
A rewatch is in order.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Ammi

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...I don’t know if I need to watch again because I was focusing so much on associations I was making with Alzheimer’s and the similarities of how Leonard’s world would be in comparison...the main difference really, his being created by a trauma, rather than a disease...but I thought that the black and white scenes were in correct time going forward...so some told in reverse and some not...I do need to watch again and focus on those black and white scenes...maybe that’s how it was Leonard’s mind/memory as well..?....

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The black and white scenes were in the right order, I don't think they were being told from Lenny's point of view

[Ammi]

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...yeah, Lenny’s point of view is obviously what gave us that insight into his world and the whole point of all of his actions...we felt the confusion that he lives since his head trauma..when he was trying to hang on to his his thoughts when Natalie left, we were willing him so much to find that pencil, so gripping....

[Bollo]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

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I think they tried to tell you in the opening scene by actually playing it in reverse and also the Polaroid erasing a little everytime he shakes it instead of becoming clearer is like what's going on with Lenny when his memories start to fade

Also my personal favourite scene was when he's with Dodd and they're both running and his memory fades and he's thinking- Why am I running? I'm chasing this guy. ... No he's chasing me

Yes! this is one of my favourite scenes from the movie as well, i love the dark humour

[Ammi]

..so good that you’re negative, Bollo...hug:....it just feels that so many people we’re closely familiar with are more and more testing positive ...I hope that your work colleagues don’t have too severe symptoms and that they recover well...

...enjoy your day off.....and look forward to hearing your thoughts...

[Bollo]

Originally Posted by Ammi

..so good that you’re negative, Bollo...hug:....it just feels that so many people we’re closely familiar with are more and more testing positive ...I hope that your work colleagues don’t have too severe symptoms and that they recover well...

...enjoy your day off.....and look forward to hearing your thoughts...

Thanks Ammi, they're ok just got sypmtoms like a mild flu and one of them has lost his sense of taste but he's already starting to work from home...

It was great watching memento again, i'd forgotten how good it was...

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Especially all the lies Leonard tells himself to create a sense of purpose and how he allows his condition and so many of the 'clues' he finds to misdirect him..
One thing i'd forgotton but which i still don't quite get was the clip when he is in bed with his wife and he clearly has his tattoos....

I'm going to watch the one in chronological order tommorrow, that should be interesting..

[Ammi]

...this gets so confusing with Sammy Jankis...

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....if Sammy Jankis wasn’t real, would that not mean that Lenny was actually creating new memories...I mean, he created that Sammy had killed his wife..(...who didn’t exist..)...after his accident to be able to project the events in his life onto Sammy...so was he describing his own condition as not being physical, as in linked to a head injury...but a mental one.../...it’s so confusing ...