Memory is defined as the process in which our brains encode, store, and retrieve information. It enables us to not only be concerned with the present, but also our future and our past. Memory lets us look beyond present; we can use our previous experiences to accomplish tasks with ease in the future because we don’t need to relearn tasks and information. Unfortunately, for some people, the ability to make, store and retrieve memories is damaged. Diseases like Alzheimer’s, schizophrenia, and retrograde amnesia come to mind. For those who are afflicted with these diseases, seemingly simple tasks like remembering why you came to the store becomes a chore. More complex tasks such as, managing their own lives, is impossible on their own. In his …show more content…
The color scenes follow a reverse-chronological order, while the black and white scenes flow chronologically. In the black and white scenes, Lenny is always wakes up in a motel room. In these scenes he is always alone, seemingly frantic and disorganized. Many times he is also talking on the phone in these scenes. In the second black and white scene Lenny first mentions Sammy Jankis to whomever is on the other line. He tells the listener that Sammy had retrograde amnesia as well, but wasn’t able to keep organized. He says that Sammy lacked a good system for keeping track of his notes and that was why he had to be institutionalized. In these scenes Leonard is depicted talking extremely franticly, he is also often nervously pacing the room, peeking out the window blinds, and looking through drawers and closets. In these scenes he is very disorganized. After having watched Memento a few times, stylistic foreshadowing like this is much easier to pick up on. This is not only observable in Memento, but also a characteristic of many of Nolan’s works, such as Inception and Interstellar. Subtle foreshadowing is one of Christopher Nolan’s fortes in film. His ability to make seemingly useless information and