Tracing Introspection

Rating: 10/10 (17 April 2003)

First off I would like to add my kudo to the pile of stars that this film has accumulated on imdb. It is indeed every bit the cinematic brilliance that its rating suggests and ,in fact, I rented it solely on the rating it had received here on the imdb (part of a little experiment that I was doing to see how well my tastes matched up with those of everyone else). The film is rife with existential commentary which in the end seems to be the point of the film. For some individuals this film may be difficult to watch as you are forced to trace the main character's bizarre brand of introspection through a sequence of events and narration that are delivered to you in reverse chronological order. Our minds perceive time in a linear fashion so out of sequence filming can be an absolute disaster as many film makers have discovered. In Memento any confusion that results from this sequencing technique is absolutely necessary for the movie to be understood (understanding through confusion, sounds kinda zen). Well, enough said about this film's greatness. If you haven't already seen Memento give it try.