Memento (Nolan, 2000, US)

A clear starting point of this analysis is the editing; the focal point of the opening sequence lye's fully on the fact it is in reverse, leading me to believe the film has a non- linear narrative. This reversed opening is titled the "beginning of the end", which will cause the audience to spark questions as to why this shooting has occurred, Nolan will then get the pleasure of answering them. The editing shocked me as a spectator, it went from a really slow pace as he was flicking the Polaroid to a really fast pace, the shooting. This speeding up of cuts to create a startled audience is a common form of a thriller, and Nolan probably aimed it toward raising the audiences heart rate before the movie began.

A close up reveals only the main protagonists hand and the point of interest, the Polaroid. This limiting of the Mise-en-scene allows the audience to focus only on the picture and why its going backwards. A high angle long shot is used when the man is being shot, this is to show him at an inferior status to the main character.

The focal point lye's fully on the Polaroid picture. This means the mise-en-scene is lacking depth, drawing the audiences eyes directly towards the Polaroid. Nolan has chose to introduce the Polaroid the way he did because it must have a strong link to the narrative, and by doing so he starts getting audiences thinking about whats going on.

The lugubrious score in Memento contains drawn high pitched, slow pace strings, which evoke memories of sadness within the audience. Nolan combined with a great opening sequence which overwhelmed me as a spectator and i believe the layering of sad aspects was aimed to reel in the audience, forcing them towards this strange main protagonist.