You see it's my job in life to get as many people to watch the movie Memento as possible. It's one of the best movies I've ever seen, it's easily in my personal top 5. It was insane. It is a completely fucked up movie. I loved it. It's the movie that singlehandedly broke my brain. I sat there for nearly two hours afterwards going "Oh my god! It... Oh my god... that was the most... I don't get it... oh my brain! The pain! My brain hurts! WTF!" Yeah this movie is just that messed.

 

It stars Guy Pierce, Carrie Anne Moss, and Joe Pantoliano... yes I know that two of the three were in the Matrix but their characters were nothing like they were in that. Pierce plays Leonard Shelby, a man who is determined to track down the murderer of his wife. Unfortunately, he suffered brain damage and has anterograde memory loss, he has no short term memory. It is very difficult to find somebody when you can only remember things for five minutes at a time. That is the main antagonist in the story, himself. One of the best quotes describes the situation perfectly "Ok, so what am I doing? Oh, I'm chasing this guy. Nope, he's chasing me." In order to remember important information he writes himself endless amounts of notes, and anything that is vital or critical, he has tattooed upon himself. He has a tattoos all over to remind himself of his situation, his goal, clues to the killer, and important day-to-day information. It is a very very strange storyline with a very very unique plot twist. That was one of the main reasons I *had* to see it.

 

The second reason was the bizarre way the story was presented... in reverse. The beginning is shown last and the ending is shown first. This way you don't know what happened at the beginning of the movie, and neither does Leonard. So very twisted! I loved it.

 

It, like a lot of mystery movies nowdays, has a twist at the end. Oh and what a twist! It was ... just... messed. It made my jaw hit the floor. It was an amazing story with a truly tragic character that you really feel for because you are put in his shoes, not remembering what came before, and it truly would be almost impossible to live that way. If you are like me and enjoy unique, bizarre, and memorable movies, this is one that you will never forget... trust me ;-)