I can not stop thinking about Memento! I think Christopher Nolan does an awsome job with leaving the viewer with no sense of closure. The movie seems to be perfectly balanced with clues on each side, whether or not Lenny killed his wife and is lying to himself about sammy and teddy is using Lenny for dirty work (killing drug dealers etc.); or if Teddy did in fact kill Lennys wife. There are also subliminal clues in the film as well, such as : when the image of Lenny flashes on the screen of him taking sammys place in the institution, or when Lenny has the tattoo of "I've done It" on his chest giving the hint that he achieved his goal of ultimatly killing his wifes murderer.Im torn!! I enjoyed how Lenny used photographs to in a sense, create his own memories. But what i dont understand, is how will Lenny ever have a feeling of self satisfaction if he will not remember if he had killed his wifes murderer? (I know that sounded a bit wordy)
Either way I felt Teddy got what he deserved, whether he was only taking advantage of Lennys condition or if he really was the murderer of his wife. I also enjoyed how the movie played backwards, with the opening scene of Lenny killing Teddy. I found that to be very interesting, and how the idea of how the movie is based on memory.
Overall i enjoyed this movie most out of all the films we have watched so far.
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The issue of closure is one that we will come back to week after next, so keep thinking about it. I think---you may not agree---that there are some things we can ascertain with some surety, and others not. But what does all this tell us about memory, identity and narrative? And the relation between them?
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