Shelby  Charette

November 8, 2015

When watching the movie Momento, one cannot help but feel confused. The movie is a very different way of looking at a murder story, if it can even fully be considered one. I believe the movie should be categorized as a crime, mystery, or drama mainly. The film being shot backwards made a very big difference on how we viewed the movie as a whole. I had never really seen a movie such as this one, but the more one watches the movie, the more the story builds, which I find interesting because usually movies tend to have more of the information or backstory in the beginning but the very last few scenes contained the most backstory.

The director used the film sequence to his advantage because throughout the entire film, not only was the character, Leonard, always finding new information and being confused, but also he made the audience feel the same way. It made me feel as if I could in fact be Leonard, or relate strongly to his confusion. The director used this movies unique format to create a connection between the audience and the main character.