Mini-Review #2: Memento

Memento! What can I say about this movie? I found the concept of showing the events in reverse order to be intriguing and attention grabbing. It really got me emotionally involved with what was happening onscreen, because I felt bad for the main character (Leonard) always being taken advantage of. But was he really being taken advantage of, or was he playing it up? We never really find out, but it's implied that he has some understanding of what's really going on. Anyway, I'm no movie critic but I've recently taken to watching JeremyJahns movie reviews on youtube. I thought the characters were great-especially Teddy (because his character always kept me guessing)-and that they were well-cast. It was a tad strange to watch a movie that starts by showing the climax/conclusion, because even though I already knew how the movie ended, it didn't really even matter, did it? The purpose of Memento (I should think) was to present the audience with the plot of the movie in a creative and interesting fashion that, despite being in reverse order, kept us guessing what would happen 'next'. I would watch it again!