Memento

This was certainly one of the most interesting and definitely unique movies I have ever seen. The director's choice to go backwards was really clever. To not know what happened before as opposed to after was a really new experience.

I feel bad for Lenny, to be stuck in such a state. But I do see that he is the villain here because he purposely set himself up to chase after the wrong guy. Originally, he did have justified intentions though.

I knew there had to be a flaw somehow though. If Lenny got into an accident, got his condition, how would he know he had his condition? He would have to find out later... but then he would forget anyways.

One thing I saw, was when they showed Sammy Jenkis sitting in a wheelchair in the asylum, for a quick moment, it was actually Lenny. I'm not sure what I believe anymore, This films seems to be a big metaphor for "everything is not what it seems" and that we never really know what we see or believe to be true, really is.

A quick note on my previous post

On the last blog post of mine, Mr. Bennett commented that it was John Locke's theory that I was speaking of, but I was actually talking about Rousseau. He believed that humans are born inherently good and that society is what corrupts them.
Just wanted to clarify (:

& what I said about the small kid, the choice to have the kid was really a smart idea. It's the Lord of the Flies all over again. Take the kids because they are what represents innocence to society. It really drives the meaning home and does a lot for the story.

Dark City

I have to say, this movie sufficiently creeped me out in the beginning. It was strange and suspenseful and different. I think that's what makes me really like it. I think this and Runaway Train are my current favorites. The fact that the beginning was so confusing and you had no idea what was going on really made it much better. If we saw the scene of John running around yelling for everyone to wake up at the very beginning, I feel like I probably wouldn't like it as much. The figuring out what's going on is one of the best parts.

The question of the human soul and our memories is really thought-provoking. I think our memories play a huge role in who we are and what we turn out to be. There's proven statistics that what happened in your childhood will shape the person you will be. For example, more people that were abused when they were children, abuse their own when they grow up. I think what this film is saying about John in the end when he turned out good despite the fact that he knows he is suppose to be a murderer is that all people are born good. This is someone's philosophy during the Enlightenment that I forgot by the way. Without any of his memories, he is essentially starting over and being reborn. He grew up to fight against what he was suppose to be and created his own life. This was an awesome movie :D

& I just have to say, that little kid... is just scary.