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Analysis Of The Film Memento
The film Memento (Christopher Nolan, 2001) uses the set of depth–of–field and angles to enhance the film's connection to the audience. The use
of cinematography works through the film using narration, camera motions, and angles to show to the uniqueness and differ from other films.
Memento's organization of scenes and use of close–ups give the audience their own idea and thought the process to create a relation to the
character and to try to understand him.
At the start of the film, the story is shown to be presented backward as one scene is color and another in black and white, and narrated in two
different ways. In the beginning scenes, there is an introduction of a Polaroid fading back to white and blood running up the walls which
correlates to Leonard's memory and how the fading polaroid relates to his fading memories. There is a close–up on these scenes showing that the
film is concentrating on this intensely, which captures the attention of the audience. Memento's editing structure connects to Leonard's personality
by showing close–ups of his tattoos and polaroids. This relates to the plot as important information is revealed from his mini–notes on each
picture, such as the "Don't believe his lies" or "He's the one, kill him" which ultimately lead to Teddy's death. What Leonard wrote regarding
Teddy stains the relationship they have and causes Leonard to misunderstand his relation with Teddy. Other close
–ups are the shots of tattoos,
where one was "Remember Sammy Jankis" which shows as a constant reminder of his situation and medical condition, but also give the audience
a sympathetic feeling toward his past. The little notes Leonard gives himself convinces him that he is on the right path, however, as the audience,
we can tell that the information he is receiving is skewed. The constant reminder from the close–ups shows Leonard's reasoning of the motivations
for his actions, although his constant need for his notes and living the way he does gives off the idea that he is unstable. Leonard's close–up in
the mirror of the reflection of his tattoo "John G. raped and murdered my wife" shows the audience what his motive and desires are without
needing Leonard's narration for this. The use of the
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Analysis Of The Film Memento

  • 1. Analysis Of The Film Memento The film Memento (Christopher Nolan, 2001) uses the set of depth–of–field and angles to enhance the film's connection to the audience. The use of cinematography works through the film using narration, camera motions, and angles to show to the uniqueness and differ from other films. Memento's organization of scenes and use of close–ups give the audience their own idea and thought the process to create a relation to the character and to try to understand him. At the start of the film, the story is shown to be presented backward as one scene is color and another in black and white, and narrated in two different ways. In the beginning scenes, there is an introduction of a Polaroid fading back to white and blood running up the walls which correlates to Leonard's memory and how the fading polaroid relates to his fading memories. There is a close–up on these scenes showing that the film is concentrating on this intensely, which captures the attention of the audience. Memento's editing structure connects to Leonard's personality by showing close–ups of his tattoos and polaroids. This relates to the plot as important information is revealed from his mini–notes on each picture, such as the "Don't believe his lies" or "He's the one, kill him" which ultimately lead to Teddy's death. What Leonard wrote regarding Teddy stains the relationship they have and causes Leonard to misunderstand his relation with Teddy. Other close –ups are the shots of tattoos, where one was "Remember Sammy Jankis" which shows as a constant reminder of his situation and medical condition, but also give the audience a sympathetic feeling toward his past. The little notes Leonard gives himself convinces him that he is on the right path, however, as the audience, we can tell that the information he is receiving is skewed. The constant reminder from the close–ups shows Leonard's reasoning of the motivations for his actions, although his constant need for his notes and living the way he does gives off the idea that he is unstable. Leonard's close–up in the mirror of the reflection of his tattoo "John G. raped and murdered my wife" shows the audience what his motive and desires are without needing Leonard's narration for this. The use of the Get more content on HelpWriting.net