I think that it is classical

Rating: 9/10 (6 August 2011)

I think the film Memento fell under the Formalist editing style. To start off, the cuts from one shot to another were very sharp. They went right from one to another, no fade out. Also, the way they went from the present to old memories, was constantly changing. Since it changes from color to black&white, it created an opposite conflict of time. Lastly, the story created many different view points and stories. This came from the unreliable narrator, and also from the unreliable people who used him throughout it. It made you think throughout the film and was very thematic as well.
2. How well did the editing establish and maintain Rhythm?? I think Memento had a well-paced rhythm. Though it was confusing at times, it was the narrator that made it so. The rhythm itself was well done through out. The speed of which they had each shot was perfectly done, stopping right after you realized it was starting to repeat. Also, the speed wasn't too fast, and always kept you guessing. I really liked how Christopher Nolin chose the setting as well to correspond with the scene. It made it more believable and relevant to what was happening. ALI KOHAN FOROTAGHE_ifilm.freeblog.ir