Similar film research 1

Memento

Brief storyline (IMDB)

Directed by: Christopher Nolan
Memento chronicles two separate stories of Leonard, an ex-insurance investigator who can no longer build new memories, as he attempts to find the murderer of his wife, which is the last thing he remembers. One story line moves forward in time while the other tells the story backwards revealing more each time.








Another Psychological thriller with a similar concept of some sort of amnesia/memory loss; this is a common theme within the genre. This film has a similar age rating to ours which is a 15 which means it will have similar content to our film.

Characters (Main)
Guy Pierce -               Leonard
Carrie-Anne Moss -   Natalie
Joe Pantoliano -         Teddy

Music
Main theme

The music used in this main theme sounds very atmospheric and has a slight sense of mystery involved which is most likely linked to the fact that the main character has a mysterious mind. Within this composition there is a lot of the use of strings which adheres to a tense atmosphere where you are unsure what may happen next. At 1:05 in this video there is an unusual sound that follows a heart beat rhythm, this can suggest irregularity with the character, perhaps like he has health issues.

A narrative is used for the main character to show how he speaks to himself in his head this perhaps shows his instability but also shows more of an explanation for his actions.

Iconography
The main character often uses polaroid pictures to refresh his memory this icon is used to show the time period and also the fact that he frequently forgets events.
Guns are used to represent action and violence within the film, the use of the gun by the main character shows that he is as a character portrays violence.

Mise en scene
Blood and fake scars are used to represent the scale of violence that has occurred, this way the scenes are much more dramatic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pj5laLK4itI