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The impaired short-term memory of Memento’s American Everyman hero wins our sympathy, but his deliberate exploitation of his “condition” gradually earns our suspicion as well. Leonard Shelby is a genuine victim, but he’s also criminally violent, profoundly deceived, and haunted by unwelcome memories. So as the film’s reverse-order narration unwinds,displaying his willful revision of long-term memories about his marriage, profession, and motives, we should likewise rewind and revise our initial sympathy.
Title: Reviews: Memento
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The impaired short-term memory of Memento’s American Everyman hero wins our sympathy, but his deliberate exploitation of his “condition” gradually earns our suspicion as well.
Leonard Shelby is a genuine victim, but he’s also criminally violent, profoundly deceived, and haunted by unwelcome memories.
So as the film’s reverse-order narration unwinds,displaying his willful revision of long-term memories about his marriage, profession, and motives, we should likewise rewind and revise our initial sympathy.
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