Last week we saw the excellent movie "Memento". The basic premise is
that the protagonist has lost the ability to form long-term
memories...he forgets what has happened after 15-20 minutes. But, his
wife was brutally raped and murdered in the same attack that gave him
his brain damage. Since his last clear memory is his wife's death, he
is compelled to track down and punish the attacker. Very interesting
movie, with a very effective use of reverse time. The movie is told
backwards, with each scene taking place farther into the past.
This works really well to put us into Lenny's predicament, since we are
almost always confused as to what exactly is going on, although things
become somewhat clearer.
The only major plot hole is that a person with Lenny's condition would
be constantly forgetting that he has that condition. Lenny always
remembers and can explain his disability. Ah well, without that little
cheat he wouldn't be able to accomplish anything.
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Darryl
Think Galactically -- Act Terrestrially
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