Warning: Explicit Language! "Memento" is the second film from Christopher Nolan. It follows (no pun intended) another terrific film, Nolan's First, called "Following." If you have seen neither I highly recommend you check them out. "Memento" follows the story of Leonard Shelby who was injured in a home invasion and now has no short term memory and is unable to form any new memories. He has no ability to remember anything for more than 30 seconds to one minute. This makes Leonard very vulnerable to manipulation by anyone who is familiar with his condition. Leonard is on a quest to find the man who he believes caused his condition and murdered his wife, a man he believes is named John G. In order to help him he keeps a record on his body in tattoo form and writes massive amounts of notes and takes many Polaroid pictures. Despite this system, he has many lapses. This scene shows just how he can be manipulated. What you do not see in this seen is Carrie Ann Moss' character hiding every pen she can find in the home. This is a great movie. Oh and another note, the movie's timeline is wacky, it essentially is shown in reverse order. We follow Leonard from the end, which is the start of the movie, to the beginning, which is the end of the movie, all the while we are given a black and white section of the movie which goes in the proper order, and some flashbacks and a story of Sammy Jankis (Stephen Tobolowsky) that is something Leonard can remember. It sounds much more complicated than it ends up being. You must see this movie, a classic. Enjoy!
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