Memento

Christopher Nolan
Christopher Nolan was born on 30 July 1970 in London. Christopher is most famously known for his great skills for directing thriller films. His Style focusses heavily on the protagonist trying to understand the plot which is comforting because the audience regularly doesn't know either. He is most famous for directing Memento (2000), remaking of insomnia (2002), the prestige (2006), Inception (2010) and the batman film franchise. He has won many awards such as golden globes etc.
Memento
Leonard Shelby is the main character in the film. His main aim is to find his wifes killer who he thinks is a man called John G, leonard is a man suffering from a rare, untreatable form of memory loss which prevents him remembering what happened 15 minutes ago. His short term memory is due to an injury he got during his wifes murder. The film follows two story lines, one going forward in time and one going back over events. Leonard has learned to cope with his memory loss by writing himself notes, taking pictures and tatooing really important things on his body.
Opening Sequence
The opening sequence builds on the Thriller genre by its use of music and images. The non-diagetic sound in the opening sequence is a main factor which introduces the thriller genre because of its slow and low pitched sounding; the sound gives a sense of misery while the images of murder add to the idea of danger. The images also show how the story will develop. the main character can not make memories, and those he has fade unless he re-inforces them. The title sequence shows this as the polaroid picture fades and then starts to take us back in time as the picture re-enters the camera. The sequence also plays backwards the murder of a man, which makes the viewer intrigued, but also slightly wary and shows them clearly the genre of the film. After the opening sequence we see a rewound sequence of Lenard killing Teddy.
By Saffron Osborn