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In Reply to: Re: Memento is excellent: Here is detailed Analysis: posted by mobile homeless on July 26, 2001 at 10:52:17:

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That was a very detailed analysis. But I don't quite agree with the reviewer. I think he suggests that the story is open to interpretations. But I don't think so. I think everything is there! as Teddy said it. Just pay attention to the psychological cues, the body language, etc.
I think the movie fanatics might over-interpret this one: what if Teddy lies, etc.... I think Teddy tells the truth. If you look at the ways Teddy behaves in that critical scene where he revealed the truth.... He couldn't possibly lie. Lenny is on the other hand is fully capable of lying to himself; his justification to demolish the past, to write down his subjective facts (e.g. teddy: don't trust his lies...), etc. Its just so transparent the way he's portrayed. Ironically, just when Lenny has accomplished what he thinks his revenge, he finds a way to justify forgeting it -- by denying it, or by burning the photographs (more than one! and remember that's what he so subconciously recommends), and when there's no possibly justification, he shakes it off hoping it will fade away. The photograph did fade away, sadly, poetically of course. But it sets the recurring theme right there.
As it turns out, short term memory loss isn't really his agony. Afterall, we're all suffered long term memory loss; besides, how they get distorted is proven here so convincingly similar. The only difference is time, which poor Lenny laments "If I can not feel time, how can I heal?". Time isn't his problem. His problem sadly is not physical, understandable given what Teddy says is true.

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Re: Loved that movie, my vote for best picture - Randy Bey 21:12:53 07/26/01 (0)

Re: Memento is excellent: Here is detailed Analysis: - mobile homeless 10:52:17 07/26/01 (1)

Re: Memento is excellent: Here is detailed Analysis: - caa 23:19:31 07/26/01 (0)

There was an interesting analysis in salon.com - tunenut 16:46:59 07/24/01 (0)

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