Hard to believe it's been 17 years since the release of Memento! What's your favorite Christopher Nolan film? Do you prefer his earlier work, or his more recent work? And as always: what films should I do in a future video? Let me know!
Here’s an entire video for you. An Arrival kind of video on Apocalypse Now were you talk about the difference and similarities between the novel (Heart of darkness) and the amazing war movie. With a specific focus on the changes that was made to change it from Belgian colony Congo to the Vietnam war, a war the author (Joseph Conrad) did not experience. If you need some more material you can talk about the horrible history of Congo and maybe a bit about Vietnam, or/and the many difficulties in adapting the screenplay to the big screen especially on set. I also have an awesome suggestion for the video title: Apocalypse Now - Changing Destiny.
You should talk about the film ALL IS LOST, and how its able to craft an effective story/character study with pretty much no dialogue whatsoever. Should be pretty easy too, since the script is only 31 pages long.
@@BL3H- How do i know this? Does it matter? Its a motel room. Mooncrush hotel. Room 201. There are notes. It says 'Find the monster and kill him.' Who? Who? Who? I need a pen. A pen, a pen, a pen. I can't find a pen. What am i doing here? Where am i?
Bruh I watched Tenet before knowing this movie, then I finished it, the story is definitely simpler to be grasp, compared to Inception, The Prestige and Tenet, BUT it’s Christopher Nolan, so ya, the twists within the movies always blow my mind
I loved how he managed to create a backwards character arc. At the beginning of the film Leonard believes that he can trust his notes and himself, and that when he kills the man who murdered his wife he will be satisfied. By the end of the film he learns that he isn’t satisfied by finding and killing his wife’s killer and that he needs to continue the investigation to have a purpose in life, so he lies to his future self, also learning that he can’t trust himself in the same scene he decides to lie to himself. The structure worked together with the story to add to character arcs and themes and shows Nolan’s brilliance in writing and execution.
"Now, where was I?" is one of the best lines I've heard in cinema, due to it being presented this way. It's the very last line and due to the revelations that come right before it the line has the perfect mix of true innocence mixed with deadly implications. And the irony of it being a common expression but being a literal every moment of this guy's life question is just so perfect. Leonard is such a great character, played excellently. A wonderful example of how fragile our perceptions can really be. There must be nothing more frustrating than a search for the truth, when for you, the truth is literally impossible to understand.
This is a fucking classic. People can pick The Dark Knight or Inception to be his best, but this will be my favorite of his, story-wise. Nolan is full of storytelling surprises, but none are as crazy as this is, and that's a compliment.
Chris Beans This is also the most grounded and relatable film of Nolan's, plus it's brilliantly written and directed. Every time you watch it there's something new and it never relies on excessive camera movements or action scenes to tell its story, like Nolan's later projects
I tend to think that Nolan is a bit overrated as a writer, specifically. Not that he's *bad*, but that I rarely feel like his scripts are as clever as he clearly thinks they are. However, Memento is the exception to that. It's genuinely his best writing, and I think it's extremely evident that he put the most direct effort into making it work. His later scripts tend to be a bit more self-indulgent, and reliant on gimmicks to carry the story.
One thing I noticed at 5:06 - Lenny doesn't write "do not trust her" in his own handwriting (in the beginning of the movie he says he only trusts notes with his handwriting). Because he doesn't really trust what Teddy is telling him.
You know, I was wondering that too. I thought about it quite often and I came to the same solution. In mimicking another handwriting, he makes his future self aware that the „fact“ is not written by him (even though it is) and that it isn‘t trustworthy. But at the same time he acts upon notes of other handwritings (e.g.: „Meet me after - Natalie“ on the bar card or Dodds information on the note) so I am not sure if it really is the final conclusion.
Nolan is such a fascinating filmmaker! I love how the manipulation of time has always been such an important element of his stories, no matter the genre; from Following and Memento all the way to Interstellar (which I did a video on!) and even Dunkirk, he always pulls off doing something inventive. Also, there's an interesting 18 minute analysis of Memento's structure on TH-cam by Christopher Nolan himself which I think would be a great addition to this video!
The whole Dodd sequence from the moment he appeared onscreen was hilarious to me. It starts with him waking up in his room, and for some reason his confusion at seeing a man tied up in the closet made me laugh a ton. Goes to show how brilliant this use of backwards storytelling is, since you're just as confused as Leonard (if not more), due to not knowing what the hell is going on.
Has there ever been a director who has made this many great films consecutively to start their career? Nolan has never truly disappointed me with any of his movies since he began over 17 years ago!
uhm... his first film was Following, which came out in 1998, so 19 years ago. If you haven't seen it, you should, it's only 70 mins long and it's really good.
Lessons from the Screenplay Good stuff you have right here dude. can you analyze how dialoque on tarantino's movies? i want to hear it from your perspective.
Nolan is such an incredible filmmaker. I can't think of a movie of his I have hatted at all which is rare. Which seems rare but he is obviously one of the greats. Also, clever running the opening backwards.
I didn't hate it, but DKR left a bad taste in my mouth, mainly due to bad fight choreography, Batman's voice going WAY over the top at some points and Bane having to be "realistic". I love the supporting cast in those movies, I love Bruce Wayne etc, but at the same time the "comic book element" kinda got lost (at least in that one)
@@sagivijayaramaraju1153 It was pretty much just a slow-paced boxing match though... Like, the scene carries weight due to the stakes and buildup from the rest of the movie, but the choreography itself isn't really all that good in my eyes.
It's amazing that this man has given us other "best of all time" quality films like The Dark Knight, Inception, The Prestige, and now Dunkirk - but Memento is still my all time favorite Nolan film.
I hate Manchester by the Sea. It is boring, the monotonous acting from Casey Affleck is awful, and the pacing is so slow and sluggish. Not a good film, in my opinion.
@@JeremySky Prestige (2006) is great movie but to my dismay, i was already got it's twist. But Shutter Island (2010)?, Fuck man, i watched it thrice to understand it.
I’ve seen memento like 30 times in life probably and still analyze the hell out of it which is amazing really, there’s like 3 main characters, 3-4 minor characters
Quote from Memento: (Leonard Shelby) ''The world doesn't just disappear when you close your eyes, does it?'' Closing your eyes isn't going to change anything. Nothing's going to disappear just because you can't see what's going on. In fact, things will even be worse the next time you open your eyes. That's the kind of world we live in. Keep your eyes wide open. Only a coward closes his eyes. Closing your eyes and plugging up your ears won't make time stand still.
I think, for me this is one of the best screenplay along with sixth sense. One is complex with time and didn't reveal everything unless you watch color scenes and another is very linear, explains everything in simple manner yet shocked the audience with it's climax. I subscribed you just because of the comparison of true detective and seven. Good work.
Thank you Michael. I always had a problem with Roger Ebert's review where he called the reverse storytelling a gimmick. It was clearly designed to make it so that you never knew any more about how Leonard got to the beginning of a scene than he did.
And it was also used to trick the viewer into accepting the unreliable narrator POV so that by the end we would be as much in denial as Leonard, but then *pow* the reveal would hit us as hard. Even by 2000 UN was a tired trope and yet Nolan found a way - a legitimate way - to bypass the conventions of it and craft such a singular, extraordinary movie. "Do I lie to myself to be happy? . . ." This is one of my favorite films of all time, even though I'm not particularly a Nolan fan.
I identify with Leonard Shelby, the protagonist of _Memento,_ because of my own memory issues. Don't take that wrong: I'm great at remembering _some_ things - like stepwise arbitrary processes, which most people can't remember at all. But it took me years to work that out. (And, of course, as often happens, I ended up in a career where that's basically all I do.) But for everything else . . . I'm sorry, have we met? I once complained to my G.P. about it, on the off chance she knew of some new memory-enhancing pill; she didn't. Naturally, my doctor (I'll call her Dr. Memory) was very sympathetic to my plight. Or at least, she tried to be. But I soon realized that she herself had a near-photographic memory. Despite being very intelligent, she was essentially incapable of understanding what having a poor memory was like. (I'll tell you what trying to explain it to her was like: it was a lot like explaining to a "morning person" what it's like to be an "evening person". You "evening persons" out there know _exactly_ what I'm talking about. As for you "morning persons", sitting there scratching your heads, wondering what I mean by that . . . you can take a long walk off a short pier. Better yet, just forget it and go back to running the world. And spare a thought for us "evening persons" when you get a chance.) Trying to convey to my doctor what having a terrible memory was like, I told her that I identified with the guy in _Memento._ She'd never heard of it; but she was naturally curious, and promised to rent it and see what I was talking about. The result was exactly what I suspected might happen. Dr. Memory absolutely hated, hated, HATED _Memento._ She found the film so disturbing and upsetting that she could barely get to the end; she said it was one of the most unpleasant cinematic experiences of her life. (I couldn't have gotten a worse reaction if I'd recommended _The_ _Cook,_ _the_ _Thief,_ _His_ _Wife,_ _and_ _Her_ _Lover_ by telling her it was a nice family comedy about a restaurant.) The next time I saw Dr. Memory, she was literally _pissed_ _off_ at me. If you think about it, it's a measure of just how successfully Christopher Nolan achieved his goal (actually putting you in Leonard's head and forcing you to experience a form of anterograde amnesia) that my good-memoried doctor disliked _Memento_ so intensely. I could tell she'd literally never had any experience like that, not once her whole life long. We almost got into a fight about it. "Why would _anyone_ make a film like that?", she demanded to know. _"Because_ _that's_ _what_ _it's_ _like!",_ I told her. To her credit, Dr. Memory finally understood what I was saying, and calmed down. But for the remainder of the visit, she couldn't keep herself from returning again and again to the subject, like Leonard circling back again and again to his wife's murder. Dr. Memory had become a living testament to the power of that brilliantly-made film. The last time I saw Dr. Memory, she'd really changed her mind about _Memento._ In fact, she told me that when her patients would complain to her about their loved ones who were having memory issues (like their aging parents), she would actually recommend they watch _Memento_ -- for the insight it would give them about the experience their afflicted loved ones were going through. I've heard of quotes from some movie "entering the lexicon". But an entire film making it into a physician's formulary? That's really something. _That_ is a recommendation.
@@donweatherwax9318 Yup. Brilliant movie that allows viewers to get an idea what it's like. Sadly, it also reveals the stigma regarding mental illness/brain injuries, with a majority of viewers siding with the corrupt, serial killing cop, rather than the real victim in the movie.
Marvin Nash interstellar is a good story and it has amazing moments, but it's pretty drawn out and a little sloppy in parts. There are a lot of concepts that are introduced but never expanded upon and lots of things that are unexplained
I remember on a special edition DVD, there was a version of Memento that was edited "in order." Which, when you watched it, was actually much less interesting. Do Stranger Things next!
Memento instantly became my favorite movie when I watched it in the cinema - and it still is my favorite movie of all time to this day. The movie actually gets better the more you watch it, not worse - even after knowing the twist. The attention to detail is absolutely staggering, you can rewatch this movie dozens of times and still find more and more little hints, easter eggs and small moments in terms of acting that all hint at the bigger picture, certain smaller or larger betrayels etc.
It's been too long, old friend! Thanks for another great breakdown. I use Memento as my writer's block breaker and I'm glad that I can add this video to help me as well.
Finally watched this movie yesterday because I wanted to see it before I watched your video. And Damn, I have been missing out. I can't believe this was one of his first films, you would think only a seasoned director would think of this stuff. great vid as always!
Another excellent LFTS video! I finally watched Memento for the first time this year and it was a great experience. Thanks for the insights into the screenplay.
I think Nolan has the best starting 10 years of any directed ever.Memento, Insomnia,Batman begins and TDK,The Prestige and inception are the films he made btw 2000 and 2010.Show me another director who had better films in a span of 10 years?
Had to watch this several times and once in chronological order (wouldn’t recommend until seen multiple times) and I understand it now. This is my second favorite Nolan movie
I don't think you've made a bad video yet, sir. Of the ones I've seen (which isn't all of them, simply because I haven't seen all the movies you've talked about!), your explanations and analyses have been simple, clear, and insightful. I'd love to see a video about Fight Club from you, or better yet, one of my all time favourite movies: Shaun of the Dead, 'cause I'd love to hear what you would have to say about them. Keep up the good work, Michael!
Yeah, it is definitely pretty amazing how the story is told all backwards and forwards and mixed up together and all that, yet it is still able to be followed and make sense, and be compelling. Definitely shows the skill in how it was crafted and presented.
For me this movie is memorable because of the story's end and that I didn't see it coming because of this sneaky withholding (just like the best Nolan movies). The editing is just a clever unconventional tool to do that. A tragic ambiguous ending is so rare (not so much in European films though) that I was happily surprised that I got fooled in a way. I love Nolan's work just for his ability to trick the audience and keep us on the edge throughout the movie.
Could you do a video on the movie Adaptation written by Charlie Kaufman? I think that is such an underrated film and it has such a wonderful screenplay. Also, keep your great work. I know you don't make videos often, but when you do, they are amazing.
Lessons from the Screenplay I was also thinking you could do an analysis on Blade Runner since the sequel will soon be released. In my opinion, the film is one of the best sci-fi films.
Lessons from the Screenplay Better yet, do Synecdoche, New York. It's probably the best modern screenplay imo. Eternal Sunshine is up there as well. Anything by Kaufman really
Karmic Koala Synecdoche, New York is such a complex film. Everytime you rewatch it you can find something new in it. And the theme of death in the film really resonates.
Thank you for not only a great video, but for also bringing this film to he attention those like me who haven't seen or heard of it before. Just watched it, loved it, then finally treated myself to your video.
Stumbled upon your channel last week and I've watched like 10 of your videos. I love movies and seeing your breakdowns on some of my favorite movies is a treat to watch. This one is my first Nolan film I ever watched and it's my favorite of his. Yes he has The Dark Knight trilogy and The Prestige but I enjoy this one alot. Anything Nolan is good to watch but this one blew my mind then and even today.
Thank you so much for this video! I remember requesting this and you responding! Keep up the good work you're one of my favorite people to watch on TH-cam!
Memento is my most favourite movie of all time, I'm so glad more and more people start to appreciate the design thinking behind Chris's directing. Brilliant job! Can you do "A Beautiful Mind" too? The plot twist in the middle of the story is so interesting, its like changing the genre of the movie in a snap.
I want to say a big thank you for implementing my idea of the added text. I think Ghostbusters look funnier and better and Gone Girl amazing. As a appreciation gift I send you Swedish subtitles to my favorite video of yours: The Dark Knight and are willing to write more if you are interested.
Thank you for reminding me to do it! I really appreciate the subtitles (as I'm sure many Swedish-speakers do), so if you'd like to do more of the videos I would absolutely welcome it.
I keep on pulling up this video to comment on how awesome it is, but every time before this I forgot what I was doing and watched the video instead XD Excellent analysis to one of my favorite movies! Can't wait to see what you do next!
The reason the Sammy Jankis story is so important -- and I think most people miss this -- is because it brings up the issue of _muscle memory._ Isn't it funny how Leonard just seems to _know_ how certain things work? How to drive that car, how to load and shoot a gun? Why does he know those things?
Great Video. Memento should be shown at a film university to teach students how to tell a non-linear story right. Such a helpful video. This is what I need to write my story. Keep up the good work.
Great video as always! Has anyone else noticed how the scheme of the scene structure resembles pretty closely the DNA replication system on the lagging strand, considering the black and white parts as the Okazaki fragments? 😁
It's pretty interesting. Read it in Adaptations (From Short Story to Big Screen) by Stephanie Harrison. It's always interesting reading the original ideas before they were adapted into a larger story.
Hey LFTS, I personally liked your breakdown of dialogue from your American Beauty video, I think many beginners struggle with dialogue (myself included). I'm eagerly looking forward to similar breakdowns as you continue with your work! Many thanks
Love this movie. Loved the analisys. Man, I only watched this movie once, nearly 4 years ago and I was 14 (and loved it). I gotta watch this movie again. And again. And again, again and again. Great video, Michael! Can't wait for more, and with that I mean that video analisys of The Witch I requested six months ago hahahahaha I know there's plenty of films for you to do videos on and it's not every script you have access to, but I really love the movie and would love an analisys on its script. But no rush! It's just the fan inside of me.
Lessons from the Screenplay Its not a movie. Its a story based game about two people going into the memory of a dying man so that his life's wishes are fulfilled in his mind. Its really good, even if it doesn't seem so at first.
Memento: proof that good filmmaking is mostly in the script and the director's understanding of it, regardless of how much money you throw at a project. Looking at you, D.C.
Fantastic video as always Michael. I think you really hit the nail on the head on why Christopher Nolan stands out as a story teller compared to other directors. It's because he has such a strong grasp of the designing principle and like you said "how" the story is told. The most memorable movies in recent memory definitely had a strong designing principle(The social network, Dunkirk, Inception, etc...). So thanks for showing the importance of the designing principle, it's one of the most overlooked things in screenwriting.
I remember finishing the movie and not understanding what just happened. It makes you go back and delivers more the second time, that's the best kind of cinema. Haven't seen it in a while, gotta refresh my memory (hehe). Thank you for the video, Michael!
I like these videos but I'm starting to realize that the book he keeps using is doing most of the work, he is providing little that is actually coming from himself, all of his ideas are original and can be derived from that book "the anatomy of story". Seriously look at all his video, seldom does he actually present an idea that would not be inferable or collaborates other source materials. But it is mediocrity I suppose.
How do directors like tarantino, Nolan many others get money at the very start of their career? I mean were they born rich? how can they make movies when it cost so much?
There's no one way, and it was honestly different 20 years ago than today. But generally Nolan self-financed his first low-budget feature, which got enough attention to get funding for Memento.
Nolan's first film was _Following_ in the nineties. It was a no-budget he put together with his non-actor friends for £6000 and spent a year advertising at various indy festivals. As he was editing it he started writing _Memento_ presumably out of compulsion, so he had it ready when a studio came up and said, "Have you got anything else going we could finance professionally?" That film earned him the kudos for _Insomnia_ and then he was snapped up by Warner Bros. The rest, as they say, is history.
Tarantino wrote Reservoir Dogs and got into a new Director's workshop run by Sundance festival where they helped him work on it. He also somehow got the script to Harvey Keitel, who was a big reason why it got financed.
I always liked how the director designed the "syuzhet" to not only mix up the chronological order, but to give the audience some insight into his medical condition. He literally gave the audience his form of amnesia. Genius!
Haha! I was so confused by the beginning! I thought something was wrong with my computer... Anyway, thanks for the new upload! I learn so much from you.
Memento, the dark knight and inception are imo Christopher nolan's three masterpieces. Each of them are incredible achievements in cinema, and are among my favorite movies of all time. Memento is about how deceptive we can be as individuals, the dark knight is about how corrupt a society truly is, and inception is about how reality can be manipulated.
So this is the only time TH-cam didn't have my notifications set to all apparently. Bastards. You're one of the few I actually want set to all. Great work, @lessonsfromthescreenplay
1. The Dark Knight 2. Interstellar 3. Memento 4. Inception 5. Dunkirk 6. The Prestige 7. Batman Begins 8. The Dark Knight Rises 9. Insomnia 10. Following
@@jakobrogers625 the shots (literally equals) the narrative, the dialogue about dreams, illusion, perspective and reality etc etc probably paprika goes beyond in some aspects and Inception have different points in the script but it's literally a copy
It literally isn't. Both movies are going for completely different tones and have different goals. Simply having a similar shot or two and being about dreams doesn't make it a rip off
I didn't realised your channel became that big. Almost 600k subs and nearing 2.5M views for your dark knight video, that's great ! People like you are teaching us to expect more of the movies we're sold, and I am thankful for that.
Someone should do a "Lessons from the TH-cam video" on how well-thought-out and well-produced Michael Tucker's videos are. Also throw in a mandatory Inception joke, which I'll promptly laugh at, but then immediately roll my eyes and gently applaud.
No, Teddy was just saying stuff to throw Leonard off from thinking that he set him up to kill Jimmy. The story makes more sense if they're different people - note that Sammy's condition is mental and can't form routines while Leonard can. Sammy's story is just what Leonard tells people to better understand his condition and how Leonard learned to function better with Sammy as precedent. If Leonard=Sammy who overdose his wife, it'll make more sense if he forgot about that, thinks his wife is still alive and won't have flashbacks of when his wife is raped and murdered.
@@LessonsfromtheScreenplay whooooooa no, it does not! Teddy lies about it. After Leonard calls his bluff, Teddy goes into detail explaining that they already got the guy over a year ago. It's pretty clear that Sammy is a completely different character. Watch the movie again, you'll see
This is still my favorite Christopher Nolan movie even if others say that it's somewhat inconsistent especially towards the end. Great review as always
Generally I like reading books that experiment with narrative and allow the content of the story to dictate the narrative's form. As a result I was drawn to watching Memento. However, with Memento, while I felt compelled to watch every frame of the film, it was spurred on by fear of losing track of the narrative, rather than out of enjoyment. Overall, I liked the idea of the film but didn't enjoy how it played out.
finished watching this last night and I agree that it was really difficult to remember a bunch of stuffs just so I could try to connect everything and for the flow to make sense. so glad I watched it till the end it was worth it
As someone that saw Memento knowing that it is told in reverse, I was constantly on my toes watching the film and was paying full attention and I'd say I pretty much understood it all after the first watch.
Hard to believe it's been 17 years since the release of Memento! What's your favorite Christopher Nolan film? Do you prefer his earlier work, or his more recent work? And as always: what films should I do in a future video? Let me know!
Here’s an entire video for you. An Arrival kind of video on Apocalypse Now were you talk about the difference and similarities between the novel (Heart of darkness) and the amazing war movie. With a specific focus on the changes that was made to change it from Belgian colony Congo to the Vietnam war, a war the author (Joseph Conrad) did not experience. If you need some more material you can talk about the horrible history of Congo and maybe a bit about Vietnam, or/and the many difficulties in adapting the screenplay to the big screen especially on set. I also have an awesome suggestion for the video title: Apocalypse Now - Changing Destiny.
Lessons from the Screenplay Do I even need to say what I want you to cover next anymore?
Lessons from the Screenplay Interstellar gets a lot of hate from pretentious idiots but Interstellar is a masterpiece.
The Leftovers or Steve McQueens Shame (2011) sometime soon please!
You should talk about the film ALL IS LOST, and how its able to craft an effective story/character study with pretty much no dialogue whatsoever. Should be pretty easy too, since the script is only 31 pages long.
Christopher Nolan: Definitely
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@@BL3H- How do i know this? Does it matter? Its a motel room. Mooncrush hotel. Room 201. There are notes. It says 'Find the monster and kill him.' Who? Who? Who? I need a pen. A pen, a pen, a pen. I can't find a pen. What am i doing here? Where am i?
Possibly my favorite ending to a movie.
"Now, where was I?"
You see i have this condition
@@LunarPenguin42 i know Leonard!!
That last line still gives me chills, every time, to this day.
The first great movie that show us someone who have special condition is a really interesting story to watch his life in action
Is there something special about this that I don't notice?
To this day, the movie still blows my mind. Kind of like Teddy's.
;) See what you did there
Teddys what
Bruh I watched Tenet before knowing this movie, then I finished it, the story is definitely simpler to be grasp, compared to Inception, The Prestige and Tenet, BUT it’s Christopher Nolan, so ya, the twists within the movies always blow my mind
"You can be My John G."
@@LessonsfromtheScreenplay
You : repeat the same joke to Leonard
Leonard : haha ! NEVER HEARD THAT ONE BEFORE 😁😂😂😂
I loved how he managed to create a backwards character arc. At the beginning of the film Leonard believes that he can trust his notes and himself, and that when he kills the man who murdered his wife he will be satisfied. By the end of the film he learns that he isn’t satisfied by finding and killing his wife’s killer and that he needs to continue the investigation to have a purpose in life, so he lies to his future self, also learning that he can’t trust himself in the same scene he decides to lie to himself. The structure worked together with the story to add to character arcs and themes and shows Nolan’s brilliance in writing and execution.
"Now, where was I?" is one of the best lines I've heard in cinema, due to it being presented this way. It's the very last line and due to the revelations that come right before it the line has the perfect mix of true innocence mixed with deadly implications. And the irony of it being a common expression but being a literal every moment of this guy's life question is just so perfect.
Leonard is such a great character, played excellently. A wonderful example of how fragile our perceptions can really be. There must be nothing more frustrating than a search for the truth, when for you, the truth is literally impossible to understand.
one of the best characters ever written for the big screen
It makes sense to both be an ending line and something one would say in the middle
the plot twists blew my mind. ive never seen a movie like this, and that is why it is one of my favourites.
That line just marked Teddy for death.
This is a fucking classic. People can pick The Dark Knight or Inception to be his best, but this will be my favorite of his, story-wise. Nolan is full of storytelling surprises, but none are as crazy as this is, and that's a compliment.
An exceedingly clever film.
Chris Beans pre dark knight Christopher Nolan was the best
Chris Beans This is also the most grounded and relatable film of Nolan's, plus it's brilliantly written and directed. Every time you watch it there's something new and it never relies on excessive camera movements or action scenes to tell its story, like Nolan's later projects
I tend to think that Nolan is a bit overrated as a writer, specifically. Not that he's *bad*, but that I rarely feel like his scripts are as clever as he clearly thinks they are. However, Memento is the exception to that. It's genuinely his best writing, and I think it's extremely evident that he put the most direct effort into making it work. His later scripts tend to be a bit more self-indulgent, and reliant on gimmicks to carry the story.
Chris Beans I absolutely agree. Whilst I love The Dark Knight, Memento often gets overlooked.
One thing I noticed at 5:06 - Lenny doesn't write "do not trust her" in his own handwriting (in the beginning of the movie he says he only trusts notes with his handwriting). Because he doesn't really trust what Teddy is telling him.
You know, I was wondering that too. I thought about it quite often and I came to the same solution. In mimicking another handwriting, he makes his future self aware that the „fact“ is not written by him (even though it is) and that it isn‘t trustworthy. But at the same time he acts upon notes of other handwritings (e.g.: „Meet me after - Natalie“ on the bar card or Dodds information on the note) so I am not sure if it really is the final conclusion.
Nolan is such a fascinating filmmaker! I love how the manipulation of time has always been such an important element of his stories, no matter the genre; from Following and Memento all the way to Interstellar (which I did a video on!) and even Dunkirk, he always pulls off doing something inventive. Also, there's an interesting 18 minute analysis of Memento's structure on TH-cam by Christopher Nolan himself which I think would be a great addition to this video!
Am I the only one who loves the
"I'm chasing this guy.
Oh no HE is chasing ME" part?
The whole Dodd sequence from the moment he appeared onscreen was hilarious to me. It starts with him waking up in his room, and for some reason his confusion at seeing a man tied up in the closet made me laugh a ton. Goes to show how brilliant this use of backwards storytelling is, since you're just as confused as Leonard (if not more), due to not knowing what the hell is going on.
Him in the bathroom going "I don't feel drunk" is also great.
@@ProxyDoug What I tell to myself before the next bottle of wine lol
Kinda like Tenet vibe.. It's creepy
Rule of thumb. Almost any question beginning with: "Am I the only one who ..." can be answered with "NO"
And then it lost the academy award for best editing to Blackhawk Down. *single tear*
GetDaved Gimmicks r always appreciate over logical reasoning
Seriously? Smh I didn't know that.
I mean, Black Hawk Down did have fantastic editing. But yeah, if I were a voting member, I would have chosen memento.
They always overlook Nolan 😢
@@elijah-he975 every. single. fucking. time!!!!
Has there ever been a director who has made this many great films consecutively to start their career? Nolan has never truly disappointed me with any of his movies since he began over 17 years ago!
I'd say David Fincher and Denis Villeneuve are up there with Nolan.
baby onion Agreed. Sicario, Arrival, Se7en, Zodiac, and The Social Network are all some of my favorite films
iComment Kurosawa, Tarantino, Scorsese?
uhm... his first film was Following, which came out in 1998, so 19 years ago. If you haven't seen it, you should, it's only 70 mins long and it's really good.
lol a number of directors..
Nolan respects the audience's intelligence. Something I wish more directors and studios did.
The film that defined Chris Nolan.
Indeed!
Lessons from the Screenplay Good stuff you have right here dude. can you analyze how dialoque on tarantino's movies? i want to hear it from your perspective.
Agree. Still one of my favorites too this day
Excellent video as always! Such a fascinating discussion of a great movie.
Thanks!
Nolan is such an incredible filmmaker. I can't think of a movie of his I have hatted at all which is rare. Which seems rare but he is obviously one of the greats. Also, clever running the opening backwards.
I didn't hate it, but DKR left a bad taste in my mouth, mainly due to bad fight choreography, Batman's voice going WAY over the top at some points and Bane having to be "realistic".
I love the supporting cast in those movies, I love Bruce Wayne etc, but at the same time the "comic book element" kinda got lost (at least in that one)
@@goji253 I agree TDKR has some bad fight scenes.But the final Batman vs Bane fight is the best choreographed fight in any Batman film ever.
@@sagivijayaramaraju1153 It was pretty much just a slow-paced boxing match though...
Like, the scene carries weight due to the stakes and buildup from the rest of the movie, but the choreography itself isn't really all that good in my eyes.
It's amazing that this man has given us other "best of all time" quality films like The Dark Knight, Inception, The Prestige, and now Dunkirk - but Memento is still my all time favorite Nolan film.
Remember Sammy Jankis.
How the hell can someone even think of doing something like this?
Christopher Nolan is a bloody genius.
He should have got an oscar for this movie (at least for its original screenplay).
Specsome Ideas adapted screenplay
The problem is, to get an Oscar..everyone must have the same understanding about the movie 1st..
which isnt here obviouslu
Right, it was too creative and it didn’t win Oscar
Memento is one of my favorite movies ever. Nolan's best.
Would love it if you did a video on Manchester by the Sea. Brilliant screenplay.
I still need to see that!
Lessons from the Screenplay Lucky :p
Other suggestions: Before trilogy and Caeser's Apes trilogy. Keep up the great work
I hate Manchester by the Sea. It is boring, the monotonous acting from Casey Affleck is awful, and the pacing is so slow and sluggish. Not a good film, in my opinion.
Well due to the quarantine I decided to watch Inception, Shutter Island and Memento on 3 consecutive days and now I'm mindf**ked...
If you haven't seen them watch the prestige, zodiac, American beauty, seven, fight club
Me too man! Same list haha
Fight club was a great movie, but after watching soo many movies, I kind of got to know the many twist
@@vinay7a You just start to expect these type of things haha
@@JeremySky Prestige (2006) is great movie but to my dismay, i was already got it's twist.
But Shutter Island (2010)?, Fuck man, i watched it thrice to understand it.
Memento is one of those great movies you have to watch two to three times in order to fully understand it
Definitely true...and trying to explain it people that haven't seen it is very challenging I've learned.
Jonathan Mulondo so true man, I just watched it for the second time in back to back days and I understand it now
It is just incredible!! I freaking love this movie
I’ve seen memento like 30 times in life probably and still analyze the hell out of it which is amazing really, there’s like 3 main characters, 3-4 minor characters
This was possibly the greatest story every told anywhere in any way in the history of the world. If not, tat it up and prove me wrong, Sammy
Quote from Memento:
(Leonard Shelby)
''The world doesn't just disappear when you close your eyes, does it?''
Closing your eyes isn't going to change anything. Nothing's going to disappear just because you can't see what's going on. In fact, things will even be worse the next time you open your eyes. That's the kind of world we live in. Keep your eyes wide open. Only a coward closes his eyes. Closing your eyes and plugging up your ears won't make time stand still.
I think, for me this is one of the best screenplay along with sixth sense. One is complex with time and didn't reveal everything unless you watch color scenes and another is very linear, explains everything in simple manner yet shocked the audience with it's climax. I subscribed you just because of the comparison of true detective and seven. Good work.
Thank you Michael. I always had a problem with Roger Ebert's review where he called the reverse storytelling a gimmick. It was clearly designed to make it so that you never knew any more about how Leonard got to the beginning of a scene than he did.
Yeah, I think it's thought-provoking and interesting. Definitely not appropriate for every movie, but works for this one.
And it was also used to trick the viewer into accepting the unreliable narrator POV so that by the end we would be as much in denial as Leonard, but then *pow* the reveal would hit us as hard.
Even by 2000 UN was a tired trope and yet Nolan found a way - a legitimate way - to bypass the conventions of it and craft such a singular, extraordinary movie.
"Do I lie to myself to be happy? . . ."
This is one of my favorite films of all time, even though I'm not particularly a Nolan fan.
Precisely. It’s also why the film is more tightly-knit than most: you can’t remove one scene without impacting the next/preceding one.
I identify with Leonard Shelby, the protagonist of _Memento,_ because of my own memory issues.
Don't take that wrong: I'm great at remembering _some_ things - like stepwise arbitrary processes, which most people can't remember at all. But it took me years to work that out. (And, of course, as often happens, I ended up in a career where that's basically all I do.) But for everything else . . . I'm sorry, have we met?
I once complained to my G.P. about it, on the off chance she knew of some new memory-enhancing pill; she didn't. Naturally, my doctor (I'll call her Dr. Memory) was very sympathetic to my plight. Or at least, she tried to be. But I soon realized that she herself had a near-photographic memory. Despite being very intelligent, she was essentially incapable of understanding what having a poor memory was like.
(I'll tell you what trying to explain it to her was like: it was a lot like explaining to a "morning person" what it's like to be an "evening person". You "evening persons" out there know _exactly_ what I'm talking about. As for you "morning persons", sitting there scratching your heads, wondering what I mean by that . . . you can take a long walk off a short pier. Better yet, just forget it and go back to running the world. And spare a thought for us "evening persons" when you get a chance.)
Trying to convey to my doctor what having a terrible memory was like, I told her that I identified with the guy in _Memento._ She'd never heard of it; but she was naturally curious, and promised to rent it and see what I was talking about.
The result was exactly what I suspected might happen. Dr. Memory absolutely hated, hated, HATED _Memento._ She found the film so disturbing and upsetting that she could barely get to the end; she said it was one of the most unpleasant cinematic experiences of her life. (I couldn't have gotten a worse reaction if I'd recommended _The_ _Cook,_ _the_ _Thief,_ _His_ _Wife,_ _and_ _Her_ _Lover_ by telling her it was a nice family comedy about a restaurant.)
The next time I saw Dr. Memory, she was literally _pissed_ _off_ at me. If you think about it, it's a measure of just how successfully Christopher Nolan achieved his goal (actually putting you in Leonard's head and forcing you to experience a form of anterograde amnesia) that my good-memoried doctor disliked _Memento_ so intensely. I could tell she'd literally never had any experience like that, not once her whole life long.
We almost got into a fight about it. "Why would _anyone_ make a film like that?", she demanded to know.
_"Because_ _that's_ _what_ _it's_ _like!",_ I told her.
To her credit, Dr. Memory finally understood what I was saying, and calmed down. But for the remainder of the visit, she couldn't keep herself from returning again and again to the subject, like Leonard circling back again and again to his wife's murder. Dr. Memory had become a living testament to the power of that brilliantly-made film.
The last time I saw Dr. Memory, she'd really changed her mind about _Memento._ In fact, she told me that when her patients would complain to her about their loved ones who were having memory issues (like their aging parents), she would actually recommend they watch _Memento_ -- for the insight it would give them about the experience their afflicted loved ones were going through.
I've heard of quotes from some movie "entering the lexicon". But an entire film making it into a physician's formulary? That's really something. _That_ is a recommendation.
@@donweatherwax9318 Yup. Brilliant movie that allows viewers to get an idea what it's like. Sadly, it also reveals the stigma regarding mental illness/brain injuries, with a majority of viewers siding with the corrupt, serial killing cop, rather than the real victim in the movie.
Who else thinks Memento is Nolan's best film?
Memento and The Prestige are my favorites by Nolan. All his other movies are good but extremely overrated IMO
I like Interstellar best. But before it was Memento.
I prefer Inception and The Dark Knight as they are very tense and compelling
Marvin Nash interstellar is a good story and it has amazing moments, but it's pretty drawn out and a little sloppy in parts. There are a lot of concepts that are introduced but never expanded upon and lots of things that are unexplained
May be. But it blew me away in the theatre. I can overlook the sloppy parts because the rest is so extraordinary.
I remember on a special edition DVD, there was a version of Memento that was edited "in order." Which, when you watched it, was actually much less interesting.
Do Stranger Things next!
Memento instantly became my favorite movie when I watched it in the cinema - and it still is my favorite movie of all time to this day.
The movie actually gets better the more you watch it, not worse - even after knowing the twist.
The attention to detail is absolutely staggering, you can rewatch this movie dozens of times and still find more and more little hints, easter eggs and small moments in terms of acting that all hint at the bigger picture, certain smaller or larger betrayels etc.
It's been too long, old friend! Thanks for another great breakdown. I use Memento as my writer's block breaker and I'm glad that I can add this video to help me as well.
It has been a minute! More soon. :)
Finally watched this movie yesterday because I wanted to see it before I watched your video. And Damn, I have been missing out. I can't believe this was one of his first films, you would think only a seasoned director would think of this stuff. great vid as always!
"What makes memento memorable..."
*haaaah*
Another excellent LFTS video! I finally watched Memento for the first time this year and it was a great experience. Thanks for the insights into the screenplay.
This is definitely my favorite Nolan film! Great job as always :)
Thanks!
I think Nolan has the best starting 10 years of any directed ever.Memento, Insomnia,Batman begins and TDK,The Prestige and inception are the films he made btw 2000 and 2010.Show me another director who had better films in a span of 10 years?
Another fantastic analysis of an amazing movie, keep up the good work!
Thanks!
This is why momento is my favorite movie because I absolutely love the non linear way of story telling
I'm so glad you did this video. Memento is my favorite movie of all time!!!!
Had to watch this several times and once in chronological order (wouldn’t recommend until seen multiple times) and I understand it now. This is my second favorite Nolan movie
I don't think you've made a bad video yet, sir. Of the ones I've seen (which isn't all of them, simply because I haven't seen all the movies you've talked about!), your explanations and analyses have been simple, clear, and insightful. I'd love to see a video about Fight Club from you, or better yet, one of my all time favourite movies: Shaun of the Dead, 'cause I'd love to hear what you would have to say about them.
Keep up the good work, Michael!
Thanks Katie! :)
Yeah, it is definitely pretty amazing how the story is told all backwards and forwards and mixed up together and all that, yet it is still able to be followed and make sense, and be compelling. Definitely shows the skill in how it was crafted and presented.
Dude congrats, this vid is 22nd on trending.
Thanks!
Andrew Pawlowski at 33K views guess why
+Lessons from the Screenplay Awesome video, Congratulations. Can you make a video description on how to make a noir?
For me this movie is memorable because of the story's end and that I didn't see it coming because of this sneaky withholding (just like the best Nolan movies). The editing is just a clever unconventional tool to do that. A tragic ambiguous ending is so rare (not so much in European films though) that I was happily surprised that I got fooled in a way. I love Nolan's work just for his ability to trick the audience and keep us on the edge throughout the movie.
Could you do a video on the movie Adaptation written by Charlie Kaufman? I think that is such an underrated film and it has such a wonderful screenplay. Also, keep your great work. I know you don't make videos often, but when you do, they are amazing.
Definitely on my list.
Lessons from the Screenplay I was also thinking you could do an analysis on Blade Runner since the sequel will soon be released. In my opinion, the film is one of the best sci-fi films.
Lessons from the Screenplay Better yet, do Synecdoche, New York. It's probably the best modern screenplay imo. Eternal Sunshine is up there as well. Anything by Kaufman really
Karmic Koala Synecdoche, New York is such a complex film. Everytime you rewatch it you can find something new in it. And the theme of death in the film really resonates.
Thank you for not only a great video, but for also bringing this film to he attention those like me who haven't seen or heard of it before. Just watched it, loved it, then finally treated myself to your video.
Could you do the movie "Her"? I've always loved that movie, and would love to see your take on it.
Keep up the good work!
Stumbled upon your channel last week and I've watched like 10 of your videos. I love movies and seeing your breakdowns on some of my favorite movies is a treat to watch. This one is my first Nolan film I ever watched and it's my favorite of his. Yes he has The Dark Knight trilogy and The Prestige but I enjoy this one alot. Anything Nolan is good to watch but this one blew my mind then and even today.
Memento is an underrated MASTERPIECE.
Memento
RT- 93
Metascore- 80
Audience score- 94
IMDB rating- 8.4
Box office- $40 million.
How is that underrated?
@@bookeblade most people don't know about this movie's existence
Thank you so much for this video! I remember requesting this and you responding! Keep up the good work you're one of my favorite people to watch on TH-cam!
My pleasure! Thanks for watching!
Beautifully crafted per usual! Would love to see an analysis of American Psycho. A film about individuality in identity, through 80's Manhattan!
Great video, as always. I like how you introduce Truby's Designing Principle as the whole that turns a low concept into an original feature.
Great video Michael! Speaking of non-linear structures, could you do a video on Citizen Kane's structure?
I thought about mentioning it in this video! Perhaps one day.
Memento is my most favourite movie of all time, I'm so glad more and more people start to appreciate the design thinking behind Chris's directing. Brilliant job!
Can you do "A Beautiful Mind" too? The plot twist in the middle of the story is so interesting, its like changing the genre of the movie in a snap.
I want to say a big thank you for implementing my idea of the added text. I think Ghostbusters look funnier and better and Gone Girl amazing. As a appreciation gift I send you Swedish subtitles to my favorite video of yours: The Dark Knight and are willing to write more if you are interested.
Thank you for reminding me to do it! I really appreciate the subtitles (as I'm sure many Swedish-speakers do), so if you'd like to do more of the videos I would absolutely welcome it.
Swedish people are actually quite good at English. But I will do it when I feel for a tough challenge, outside of writing subtitles to my own videos.
I keep on pulling up this video to comment on how awesome it is, but every time before this I forgot what I was doing and watched the video instead XD
Excellent analysis to one of my favorite movies! Can't wait to see what you do next!
The reason the Sammy Jankis story is so important -- and I think most people miss this -- is because it brings up the issue of _muscle memory._ Isn't it funny how Leonard just seems to _know_ how certain things work? How to drive that car, how to load and shoot a gun? Why does he know those things?
@Tech x Ah, right. I had forgotten that he'd used a gun prior to his injury. Fair enough.
well he got short term memory loss..
Great Video. Memento should be shown at a film university to teach students how to tell a non-linear story right. Such a helpful video. This is what I need to write my story. Keep up the good work.
Great video as always! Has anyone else noticed how the scheme of the scene structure resembles pretty closely the DNA replication system on the lagging strand, considering the black and white parts as the Okazaki fragments? 😁
🤔
Lessons from the Screenplay I know, it's a bit mental. But I swear now that I saw the connection I cannot unsee it. *goes back to the cave* 😂
irenefantasea Not as advanced as you, but I did think genetic code with the graphic
smtucker0419 I'm glad you saw a resemblance, too! 🤗
Best channel on TH-cam
What a coincidence. I just read Memento Mori for my Literary Techniques and Story Development class.
Oh interesting. I should read the short story.
It's pretty interesting. Read it in Adaptations (From Short Story to Big Screen) by Stephanie Harrison. It's always interesting reading the original ideas before they were adapted into a larger story.
I read it as well but don't remember it. I have this condition called THE CHRONIC.
Do you go to Full Sail?
Yes. I'm taking online classes.
Hey LFTS, I personally liked your breakdown of dialogue from your American Beauty video, I think many beginners struggle with dialogue (myself included). I'm eagerly looking forward to similar breakdowns as you continue with your work! Many thanks
Love this movie. Loved the analisys. Man, I only watched this movie once, nearly 4 years ago and I was 14 (and loved it). I gotta watch this movie again. And again. And again, again and again.
Great video, Michael! Can't wait for more, and with that I mean that video analisys of The Witch I requested six months ago hahahahaha I know there's plenty of films for you to do videos on and it's not every script you have access to, but I really love the movie and would love an analisys on its script. But no rush! It's just the fan inside of me.
lol. Still need to see that... But it's on the list!
Can't get enough of this film truly a masterpiece. You can re watch it and find new things every time.
My favourite backwars told story is still To the Moon. :')
Not familiar with it, will have to check it out!
Lessons from the Screenplay Its not a movie. Its a story based game about two people going into the memory of a dying man so that his life's wishes are fulfilled in his mind.
Its really good, even if it doesn't seem so at first.
Oooooo
Mine too!
Mine is the USA in the last few years 😍
I just want to say I absolutely love your channel. You're among my top 5 video essay channels. Keep it up!
One of the best films ever made. Now.... where was I?
I religiously follow your channel and was so happy to see this video! I absolutely love Memento. Thanks a lot!
Memento: proof that good filmmaking is mostly in the script and the director's understanding of it, regardless of how much money you throw at a project.
Looking at you, D.C.
Fantastic video as always Michael. I think you really hit the nail on the head on why Christopher Nolan stands out as a story teller compared to other directors. It's because he has such a strong grasp of the designing principle and like you said "how" the story is told. The most memorable movies in recent memory definitely had a strong designing principle(The social network, Dunkirk, Inception, etc...). So thanks for showing the importance of the designing principle, it's one of the most overlooked things in screenwriting.
i saw this review and i clapped! it broke new ground!
Oh God, the RLM memes, they're escaping!
escape from THE TUMS FESTIVAAAAAAAL!
I remember finishing the movie and not understanding what just happened. It makes you go back and delivers more the second time, that's the best kind of cinema. Haven't seen it in a while, gotta refresh my memory (hehe). Thank you for the video, Michael!
My pleasure! :)
i am big fan of your work. Excellent film analysis as always. hope u continue this awesome content. lots of love from India
Thank you!
I only saw this movie a couple of weeks ago and I was blown away. Shot straight to the top of my all time favourites. So glad you made this one!
Awesome!
Nolan is a true genius.
I can't even start to explain how exciting, entertaining, educational and soothing I find your videos! - Love from Italy
I like these videos but I'm starting to realize that the book he keeps using is doing most of the work, he is providing little that is actually coming from himself, all of his ideas are original and can be derived from that book "the anatomy of story". Seriously look at all his video, seldom does he actually present an idea that would not be inferable or collaborates other source materials. But it is mediocrity I suppose.
How do directors like tarantino, Nolan many others get money at the very start of their career? I mean were they born rich? how can they make movies when it cost so much?
smart water producers
There's no one way, and it was honestly different 20 years ago than today. But generally Nolan self-financed his first low-budget feature, which got enough attention to get funding for Memento.
Nolan's first film was _Following_ in the nineties. It was a no-budget he put together with his non-actor friends for £6000 and spent a year advertising at various indy festivals. As he was editing it he started writing _Memento_ presumably out of compulsion, so he had it ready when a studio came up and said, "Have you got anything else going we could finance professionally?" That film earned him the kudos for _Insomnia_ and then he was snapped up by Warner Bros. The rest, as they say, is history.
thanks
Tarantino wrote Reservoir Dogs and got into a new Director's workshop run by Sundance festival where they helped him work on it. He also somehow got the script to Harvey Keitel, who was a big reason why it got financed.
I always liked how the director designed the "syuzhet" to not only mix up the chronological order, but to give the audience some insight into his medical condition. He literally gave the audience his form of amnesia. Genius!
Haha! I was so confused by the beginning! I thought something was wrong with my computer...
Anyway, thanks for the new upload! I learn so much from you.
;) My pleasure, thanks for watching!
you are inverted, the world is not.
Memento, the dark knight and inception are imo Christopher nolan's three masterpieces. Each of them are incredible achievements in cinema, and are among my favorite movies of all time. Memento is about how deceptive we can be as individuals, the dark knight is about how corrupt a society truly is, and inception is about how reality can be manipulated.
When one of my favorite channels recommend other of my favorite channels.
The Wisecrack guys are awesome, and have been a friend to this channel since the beginning.
Instant like before watch. Memento & LFTS ? You know something good coming. Thanks man, keep up the great work.
Great work as always. Can you do something with Avatar: The Last Airbender and/or The Legend of Korra
Thank you! I should check those out...
Lessons from the Screenplay LOLOL don't
Lessons from the Screenplay OMG yes please
So this is the only time TH-cam didn't have my notifications set to all apparently. Bastards. You're one of the few I actually want set to all. Great work, @lessonsfromthescreenplay
Would love to see your thoughts on Hitchcock's Rope.
Thank you for this! Memento is one of my favorite screenplays and I've been wanting someone to cover it for so long
My pleasure!
Please do Mr. Nobody!
This channel needs more recognition
1. The Dark Knight
2. Interstellar
3. Memento
4. Inception
5. Dunkirk
6. The Prestige
7. Batman Begins
8. The Dark Knight Rises
9. Insomnia
10. Following
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Memento is, by far, the most impressive movie he has ever made. Inception is a copy of Paprika and the other movies are average
@@heloisx1015 Paprika and Inception are nothing alike
@@jakobrogers625 the shots (literally equals) the narrative, the dialogue about dreams, illusion, perspective and reality etc etc probably paprika goes beyond in some aspects and Inception have different points in the script but it's literally a copy
It literally isn't. Both movies are going for completely different tones and have different goals. Simply having a similar shot or two and being about dreams doesn't make it a rip off
I didn't realised your channel became that big. Almost 600k subs and nearing 2.5M views for your dark knight video, that's great ! People like you are teaching us to expect more of the movies we're sold, and I am thankful for that.
Thank you! :)
Can you do this for Dunkirk. Nolan also uses an interesting non linear structure there that is worth exploring.
Yaaas! Just watched this film for the first time last month and it still haunts my thoughts
You can do Spirited Away, In the Mood for Love, There Will Be Blood or Atonement!!!!
Good ones!
Someone should do a "Lessons from the TH-cam video" on how well-thought-out and well-produced Michael Tucker's videos are. Also throw in a mandatory Inception joke, which I'll promptly laugh at, but then immediately roll my eyes and gently applaud.
So is Leonard actually the one who killed his diabetic wife? Been a while since I've watched but I've never figured it out?
Yeah, that's what the film suggests. That all the stuff with Sammy Jankis and his wife is actually about Leonard and his wife.
No, Teddy was just saying stuff to throw Leonard off from thinking that he set him up to kill Jimmy. The story makes more sense if they're different people - note that Sammy's condition is mental and can't form routines while Leonard can. Sammy's story is just what Leonard tells people to better understand his condition and how Leonard learned to function better with Sammy as precedent. If Leonard=Sammy who overdose his wife, it'll make more sense if he forgot about that, thinks his wife is still alive and won't have flashbacks of when his wife is raped and murdered.
@@helpee Correct. And...don't forget... that "Sammy's problem is that he didn't have a system". Leonard's system came through in the end.
@@LessonsfromtheScreenplay whooooooa no, it does not! Teddy lies about it. After Leonard calls his bluff, Teddy goes into detail explaining that they already got the guy over a year ago. It's pretty clear that Sammy is a completely different character. Watch the movie again, you'll see
@@danojuric lol, there's literally a scene from the movie that shows sammy is leonard
This is still my favorite Christopher Nolan movie even if others say that it's somewhat inconsistent especially towards the end. Great review as always
Generally I like reading books that experiment with narrative and allow the content of the story to dictate the narrative's form. As a result I was drawn to watching Memento. However, with Memento, while I felt compelled to watch every frame of the film, it was spurred on by fear of losing track of the narrative, rather than out of enjoyment. Overall, I liked the idea of the film but didn't enjoy how it played out.
I think I agree 100%.
Oh and thanks for the video essay by the way! Great work as always.
finished watching this last night and I agree that it was really difficult to remember a bunch of stuffs just so I could try to connect everything and for the flow to make sense. so glad I watched it till the end it was worth it
The most confusing movie I've ever watched.
It's not confusing, it just has a lot of questions.
Watch enemy starring jake gyllenhall then...
HipHopR&BLover Jon took me 4 watches and watched the version in chronological order and I finally completely understand it
Watch Predestination, much more confusing!
As someone that saw Memento knowing that it is told in reverse, I was constantly on my toes watching the film and was paying full attention and I'd say I pretty much understood it all after the first watch.
I just watched and I had to come back to this video. I appreciate your videos they helped me find really gems out there.