sub-lim discovered

Rating: 10/10 (24 June 2002)

There is a sublim at 1:29:28. In a b&w sequence (forward), Leonard is talking to a mystery man on the phone (obviously Teddy) just finishing up the story of Sammy Jankis where Sammy is sitting pathetically in a Home, after he's killed Mrs. J. But after the camera goes behind a pillar and returns, the one seated in the home is not Sammy, for a split-second, but Leonard. This is not evident in normal speed. I discovered it as I was splitting the movie into 43 discrete segments, and arranging their playback in absolute linearity.
That's only important insofar as that's how I found this sublim. It's very subtle and, though not over the top in reach (it's only meant to emphasize Leonard's wretchedness) I think we as a civilization have decided that this kind of thing shouldn't be allowed, or at least have some sort of warning label attached to it.
Other than that, this is about the greatest movie in the last five years.