Memento movie

Do you think that Inception with its dream within a dream within a dream concept is confusing? And what about a story told backwards? Memento is a Christopher Nolan film from 2000. It's based on a short book written by his brother Jonathan. 

Leonard (Guy Pearce) can’t create new long-term memories as a result of assault at his home when his wife was raped and killed by John G. The last thing he remembers is his wife, dying. Now Leonard wants to find and kill John G, but looking for someone when you don't remember what happened 5 minutes ago can be quite hard. In order to remember what he knows, Leonard tattoos information on his body and he takes polaroid pictures of everyone he meets and writes down who they are and what does he think of them. The movie beggins with a picture of a guy named Tedd that carries a clear message: He's the one, kill him. And so he does. The next scene beggins in motel room and ends where the first scene began. Between colorful scenes are black-and-white sequence, that beggins in a motel room where Leonard is on the phone with an anonymous person and here the story evolves in chronological order. At the end of the movie the black-and white sequence changes into a color sequence and from that point the story continues only chronologicaly.

Early in the movie it was pretty easy to follow what actually happend, but by the end I was confused. But I didn't really mind, I was enjoying it. The structure of the movie puts you in the same place as Leonard is. You know what needs to be done, but you don't know what happened. Do you know this person? Is he your friend? Is he who he says he is? Is Johny G the one who killed your wife? And is she really dead? I felt sorry for Leonard, not only because what happened to him, but also because everyone around him was using his "memory thing" and manipulating him to their own benefits. 

Overall I liked the movie a lot. I wasn't bored a single time, not even for a second, because the movie simply forces you to focus on it. I'm not a movie critic and I can't tell whether someones acting is good or bad, but it felt to me like all the characters were really them. And I know a movie is good when i think about it for next few days and this made me think about it a lot ;) 

Have you seen the movie? And what do you think? Did you like it or was it just another movie, you'll probably forget by the end of the week? Let me know in the comments!

Btw I watched another movie yesterday (Only Lovers Left Alive) and absolutely loved it! There's definitely going to be a post on it.