'Momento', the film, follows quite a simple story of a man not being able to make new memories due to damaging part of his brain through an accident he had. Due to the outcome of the accident, and due to the unfortunate fact that he no longer can make new memories that take place after the accident, he records down all the information he needs to know daily through pictures and notes.
The story of 'Momento' is the man trying to find the killer of his wife who he thinks has got 'raped and killed'. The man is looking for someone with the initials 'J.G', and eventually finds that person. However we soon realise that the man had already killed another J.G before killing the J.G he was trying to find and kill. He just doesn't remember as he cant make new memories.
The storyline is pretty simple and basic, but the plot is quite complicated and confusing at times. The film works backwards in terms of the memories that he creates through the photos he takes and the notes he writes down. When watching this film I was slightly confused at the beginning but as the film carried on I got used to the confusing layout and worked out what was actually going on.
The flashbacks are shown in a black and white filter to show a clear difference between present day and flashback. I enjoyed this film as the plot is interesting and action packed, but it is quite confusing at times.
How has this influenced my work?
- The storyline itself hasn't really influenced my work, however the plot has.
- I know that if the storyline isn't that interesting or is quite basic and simple that the plot has to be quite interesting and maybe even complicated to keep the audience interested.
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