Simply brilliant

Rating: 10/10 (20 May 2001)

The opening scene of Memento is visually stunning. A bullet re-entering a gun, a polaroid (un)forming, blood flowing back into a body. Seeing this opening scene i was immediately hooked, but i had no idea as to how affected i would be after the movie.
The movie is told in reverse, scene by scene. This technique not only gave the movie greater impact, but served to emphasise the movies message about memory in general.
As i recall the film in my mind i often find myself getting chains of events mixed up. In my memory, i continually remember the beginning of the film as the end of the film, and vice-versa.(This may sound confusing, but anyone who has seen the film should understand.) As such, the power and impact of the movie increases as i struggle to remember the films course of events, thus mirroring the films theme of the blurring of lines between memory/our perception of events with the actual facts.
This movie deserves several Oscar nominations as it is simply brilliant. It is a shame that it has not been seen by more people. This film has more of an impact than the excellent Sixth Sense, and deserves a bigger audience.