It's not so confusing then but you definitely need to keep you eyes on this one, or be able to think back about what you saw ten minutes ago and question the present piece. Never making new friends, new love, new experiences. A life which was taken from him by what he claims were two intruders, who stole his wife and his memory. The present continuous is of fleeting insignificance. Forgotten in the blink of the eye.
Memento brings forth questions of trust.
Shelby is an avenger, on a quest to find and kill the man who raped and murdered his wife. If any of you saw 'Run Lola Run' director, Tom Twyker's 'Winter Sleepers', the 'unscrupulous man without a memory-come photographer caught in a murder case' story will be very familiar. It becomes quite obvious from early on in this puzzle that Shelby, though smart and extremely effective in handling his 'condition', is at the mercy of those he encounters. The question at the heart of this movie for me was one of morality and instinct. Even on the final moment of Memento, you will be asking yourself who is in the wrong.