Surprisingly this movie really caught my interest early on. From the Polaroid un-developing to his last memory being in black and white this film definitely did not follow the rules of a commercial narrative. Firstly, the movie kept jumping between what was happening to what had already happened. That can get confusing for most people that go to the theater, if it wasn't for the distinction between the vivid colors and the monochrome then I myself would have been very confused.
Another thing that really made in confusing was that the whole film was moving backwards. As I mentioned the Polaroid earlier, it really set the motif for the entire movie, that either; A) Something horrible had happened, or B) That the rest of the film was moving backwards from the conclusion. In this case, both A and B were correct. I think the point when I started to piece it all together was close to the end. When Leonard went to Ferdy's to meet Natalie and she called him Jimmy through his window it all started to click together in my head.
The Last reason why this film didn't follow the five rules of a commercial narrative there wasn't really any closure to the entire movie. Yeah Lenny may have killed John G. over a year ago, but you never see him and you never really know if he'll kill someone else after he kills Teddy.
Jake H.
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Well said...Can Lenny ever really have closure in his life? I don't think so, you know, because of his condition :)....
ReplyDeleteWhat about unobtrusive craft? Is the viewer drawn into the story or is it obvious that it is a constructed story due to the unconventional nature of the editing? Also, are the characters identifiable from the point of view of its target audience?