Me-men-to: something that is kept as a reminder of a person, place, or thing (3) The movie Memento is what you make of it, it is a story that one could use to psychoanalyze themselves. Christopher Nolan wrote the screenplay based on his younger brother’s short story “Memento Mori”. There are two different sequences of events in the movie. One is in black and white and flows forward in a chronological order. The other is in color flows backward in chronological order. The two meet at the end to provide closure to all of the questions that arise from the clues provided in the movie. Memento is directed so that neither the audience nor the main character, Leonard, know what is happening. Memento begins with scenes from the end of the film …show more content…
Leonard finds himself relying on Natalie many times as one of his only allies, only to be taken advantage of once again. After Natalie brutally disrespects Leonard’s wife, Leonard retaliates by striking her in the face. Knowing of his condition; Natalie simply waits in her car for Leonard to forget their altercation so she can play the situation to her advantage. When Natalie returns into the house, she blames her fresh bruises on a drugged dealer named Dodd to fuel Leonard to get rid of …show more content…
Before his wife’s murder and his amnesia, Leonard was a life insurance investigator. Sammy remembered complex skills but is unable to learn even the simplest new tasks, or people he met after the accident. Mrs. Jankis took constant care of Sammy hopeful one day he would begin retaining new memories but this was just a fantasy. Sammy’s condition never faded and Mrs. Jankis eventually couldn’t accept the situation. Mrs. Jankins allowed Sammy to over provide her with insulin, killing her. “Sammy serves as an unreliable foil for Leonard to explain his own condition to others. The viewer observes this phenomenon when Leonard interacts with any of the other characters’ he reintroduces himself, explains his condition and tells the story of Sammy Jenkis to further explain the nature of his amnesia.”