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Memento - Patreon Version (Patreon)

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No Sync Required Version: https://cinebingers.ca/OdU06KFUP7 - For Patreon tier "Bingers on The Wall" or higher.

Movie runtime: 1:53:26

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Brazilian_Rebel

GOTTA REACT TO THE “BAD BOYS” TRILOGY GUYS !!! Happy to know George surgery went well 🫶🏼

JakeyShakeyBakeyBoy

Easily one of the most memorable films out there - ironically to the movie’s theme anyway, haha. The backwards structure may be the selling point but how it’s used to explore grief and deception is awesome. The short story “Memento Mori” that was co-written with the screenplay is also a great read!

Deserana12

Good Lordy lord I’ve not looked this forward to a movie reaction of you guys for a long time. Hope you enjoyed it!

JayF

Guy Pearce, whom you've seen in this one and L.A. Confidential, is also in The Count of Monte Cristo (2002).

Tenn Seven

Remember Sammy Jankis.

Deco

Great movie, can I suggest lock stock and two smoking barrels thanks

Jonas Buckner

Momento sounds like a superhero that takes a while to get going, but once he does, whew boy.

WalrusWallace

Yay so excited to watch this! Been looking forward to this reaction

FWPJR.

I only know about this movie because of Brooklyn Nine Nine lol so I might actually watch this reaction. And at the same time I’ll be watching the movie for the very first time, I just gotta find it on one of the streaming services I have so that I can watch along. I know Jake Peralta would want me to do that.

FWPJR.
>>142860512

I’ve only seen the first one, so definitely yes to that

Shane Driscoll

If you liked this, you should definitely check out thae fantasy novel Soldier of the Mist by Gene Wolfe. It's about a mercenary in Ancient Greece who was cursed with a similar condition by the gods, so he has to constantly write everything in a journal. But he starts to notice that there are inexplicable gaps in the story, so he starts to suspect that somebody's manipulating him by tampering with the the journal.

PIG

Incredible movie! The music is great too, a little overlooked with all the great stuff going on.

Dragonhunter

Really loved loved this movie I'm so glad I decided to watch this again. I think I saw it like 15 or 20 years ago and had no idea how this all got resolved so I was just as invested in the mystery as you guys. That was a really fun ride.

AzraRillian

there's a lot of evidence that Lenny is Sammy, the best is specifically when Lenny is talking about how Sammy got sent to a home after his wife died, there are a few frames that show Lenny in the chair instead of Sammy.

Andrew

There is a spot you seem to have missed. When they show Sammy in the institution there is a split second where someone walks in front of him and it flashes to change into Lenny sitting there instead of Sammy.

Todd “Canuck” Schmuck

For anyone having trouble finding a copy to stream in Canada(it’s not on iTunes, Amazon or any of the streaming services I checked), the whole movie is up on YouTube for free(not a bootleg. I mean official YouTube movies and tv). Great Movie! I was privileged to see it in theatres on original release at the AMC in Oakville before I knew anything about Nolan. It wasn’t playing in Guelph(or many theatres), but I was fortunate to be visiting a friend in college that weekend and got really lucky when we went to see a movie.

Amelie W
>>142868754

Well, there's a lot of "suggestion". We only get to know what Leonard remembers, and as the movie keeps telling us, memories aren't reliable.

Tenn Seven

Simone was wondering about Leonard's wife and "aren't those the ones you can count on"? He even says at the very beginning of the movie that memories cannot be relied on, which is like a subtle hint as to how a lot of things will tie together. Also, the "pinch" is after the incident, so not part of his established memories anyway.

E. D.

george‘s notes monday: wasn‘t I in Greece lately, eh? sunday: don‘t forget to upload a video on yt tomorrow saturday: don‘t believe simone‘s lies, she pretends to react to the same movies I react to but she only watches romcoms, don‘t let patreons find out friday: don‘t forget to book a flight to greece and don‘t believe simone‘s lies, she.. thursday: I took out the garbage, also: I had dinner, or did I? (vsauce music starts) wednesday: why is simone sick again? tuesday: let my gf take out the garbage, I did last time monday: simone acts weird lately.. nah it‘s just simone being simone, also: isn‘t monday a meh day?

Maiki

I've seen this one just once, ages ago. Wanted to give it a rewatch so many times, but remembering it being really challenging, i always thought maybe another time when i'm in the right mood for it. Doing it together with you guys now was the perfect opportunity. Thanks so much! A similar film you might want to consider is "The Invisible Guest" (2016). It's originally in spanish, but i think there is an english dubbed version. Oh and same director and also from Spain, "The Body" (2012) is really great too.

Paul Mix

Ah, my introduction to Christopher Nolan's works. What a great film. I still have the DVD special edition release of this, released when the heyday of physical media releases was at its zenith: it was really something special, with tons of easter eggs, clues, etc.

E. D.

Maybe you check out Aronofsky‘s "Pi". I haven‘t seen it yet but I heard it‘s good and also a bit confusing Two other Aronofsky films I HAVE seen are Requiem for a Dream and The Fountain, both play around with time but not due to memory loss. Looking forward to see those three on future polls.

PIG
>>142875525

I've always wanted reactors to watch Pi but it's so unknown that it's hard to catch people with it.

Thomas Thompson

You should check out the movie Alive, it's what gave me my flying phobia as a kid.

Tyler Worthington

I took the pinch/not pinch memories as an implication that Lenny's condition is at least somewhat psychological. There are other moments where Lenny knows things he shouldn't if he's incapable of making memories at all, enough that they couldn't all be chalked up to continuity errors. So it would make sense that he's subconsciously distorting the fragments of memories he does have, because that's way easier to deal with than knowing you killed your wife on accident. But this is why it's one of my favorite movies! So much to dissect, just enough unanswered questions to really run away with.

Paul Peavler

This was the first Nolan movie I ever saw and still probably my favorite. What I love most about it is the way the story is told in reverse order is meant to make you understand how Leonard experiences the world with his memory condition, but it also mimics the way an investigation works; you always start with the aftermath of the crime and have to work your way backward using evidence and clues to figure out how it happened, who did it, and why. The movie starts with the murder of Teddy and then we spend the whole rest of the movie going backward in time piecing together clues to figure out why. So it’s not only showing us how Leonard perceives the world since the injury, but also both how he lives his life now (a perpetual investigation looking for John G) and how he lived his life before (as an investigator for the insurance company). It’s just brilliant storytelling all around. Also I laughed at the part where you guys said that Natalie might be the most manipulative person you’ve seen in your movies yet. I just thought “damn she’s not even the most manipulative person in this movie.”

Mr. Treat

The two memories (needle/pinch) the needle is the real memory. The pinch memory is something he’s told himself in order to forget the truth. It’s almost like a defensive mechanism to intentionally repress a memory. This movie and shutter island are a lot alike.The main character invents a world where he’s the righteous one, and will do anything to forget the truth. Leonard choosing to forget what Teddy told him and instead make him the target is very similar to how DiCaprio’s character almost beats that other inmate to death because he called DiCaprio by his real name, no?

Amelie W

I've seen the "chronological cut." Pretty sure I have a different DVD but it's not hard to locate on the Internet though. It runs 1 hour 44, it completely ruins the movie's peerless pacing, and doesn't make it as much easier to keep track of the story as you might think. Still I'd say it's worth watching if you're just curious. Weird how many people take Teddy's story at the end for perfect truth, when at the very least he's probably making stuff up to try and give Leonard false memories to confuse him. But if he is honest, then he's a serial killer who's using Leonard as his weapon and Leonard manages to save any further John Gs from being killed for Teddy's benefit. Me, I'm thinking probably Teddy was John G and he does most of the things he does to try and save himself from Leonard's deserved revenge. Trust that the world continues to exist even when you close your eyes. That's not a bad thesis I think.

Brad Lowry

Hey George, when he won an Emmy for the Sopranos all his fellow actors called him "Joey Pants". Here's the the video from "PronunceNames.com" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50jhlP2Zcok I remember him first from "Risky Business" where he played "Guido the Killer Pimp" (comedy about how a young Tom Cruise gets laid, and gets into the college of his choice – famous for this scene https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2UVsyVLLcE SPOILER ALERT). Hopefully, knowing that Joey Pants is also in that movie with Robert De Niro and directed by Martin Brest of "Beverly Hills Cop" that I've oft requested will result in you bumping it up on the list: "Midnight Run". You already know him for "The Matrix" which I'd forgotten... as he is another one of those actors that is just everywhere! I've seen "Memento" at least 3 times and I am stunned how you two anticipate and/or figure out things that take me multiple watchings. I comfort my ego by telling myself that you guys go into a movie with the expectation that you "talk it through" (aka "react") as you watch and that is why you are so much more clever than I, but I fear that is not the case... Great Reaction!

Ginger
>>142869008

It's always interesting to watch if people catch this. I didn't for the first 1-2 times I watched it. It's literally a "blink and you miss it" moment. But really well done. Once you know it's there, it's of course super obvious. I think it's supposed to make you go. "Wait, did I really just saw that? Was was that?" - in the theater where you can't immediately rewatch the part.

Odd Thomas

So... Insomnia next?

Ginger

I have the 2 disc DVD version of this one and it has the feature to watch the film in chronological order (which I highly recommend for a second viewing, if you get the chance). However, it doesn't have any questions or puzzles to solve. There's just a hiddden option on the main menu that you can see when you hover over it with the mouse or press the down key on your remote. It's pretty easy to access. ^^

Brad Lowry

"Movies Like This" as requested by Simone: Top Movie (for me): "12 Monkeys", directed by Monty Python alum Terry Gilliam and starring Bruce Willis and Brad Pitt. It is more "messed up timeline" and less "amnesia" and it is actually quite different in ways, but it is the first movie I thought of when you asked. ALL Terry Gilliam films are worth seeking out. Indeed, I'd hazard to claim that a Venn Diagram of "The Princess Bride" lovers and Terry Gilliam's "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen" lovers would have a substantial overlap. Another one that comes to mind is a play and there is not a movie based on the play that I could find: "Betrayal" by Harold Pinter. I fear the way it reminds me of "Memento" could be considered a "Spoiler", but if you read up on it the similarity is pretty clear. There is no "movie" per se, but if you search YouTube for "Betrayal Harold Pinter" you will find a BBC television production of the play with Jeremy Irons (Hans Gruber's brother in "Die Hard 3") and Ben Kingsley (Schindler's right-hand-man in "Schindler's List")... to be clear, there are many, many more prestigious credits for Jeremy Irons and as fantastic as Ben Kingsley is in "Schinder's List" I cannot conceive of his portrayal of "Ghandi" in the film of the same name will ever be eclipsed, but these are two movies that I know you've reacted to. YaY!

Brad Lowry
>>142877390

"Alive" yes. However, the film I thought you meant that does match the criteria in the same way is "Fearless"

D. T. Nelson

The memory of him pinching his wife is Lenny CHOOSING to remember the lie. Choosing to forget his wife was diabetic, so that he can "remember" the fake story about Sammy Jenkis. This movie is all about how untrustworthy memory is—not just because it can be faulty, or fade, but because we can lie to ourselves about what we remember.

Brad Lowry
>>142877648

Moreover, if you carefully watch the Sammy Jankis insulin scene again, (almost exactly at 01:30:01) as an orderly passes by Sammy you will see that Sammy's face is swapped out for Lenny's face as almost a single subliminal frame.

Brad Lowry
>>142881643

WoW! I've never thought of it that way... I thought that he was just a cop that was willing to let Lenny serve vigilante justice where the original case couldn't be proven otherwise... and then he came up with the scheme to use Lenny for more vigilante justice for a drug dealer he didn't like and to grab $200K along the way... but you may be right... or maybe one could argue "same thing".

Amelie W
>>142887801

Well, either Leonard has created a false memory or Teddy, known liar, creates a false memory for him. We don't know his version is the truth.

Sergio Meira

On the pinch memory: if that's a memory formed before his condition started, then it's like all our memories: we can tamper with it. Haven't you ever 'misremembered' things that were painful in a better way, so as to escape the pain? I think that's what Lenny does, and that goes well with the whole "Remember Sammy Jenkins" plotline in which he created a memory -- he told himself a story he ended up believing in, since he was dealing with a non-erasing, permanent memory. We all do that with really painful things. Of course, we all lie to ourselves -- about who we are, what we really want... these are ways in which we manipulate ourselves to escape pain, to keep a sense of purpose or direction in our lives... we're not being evil when we do that, we're just being human and trying to make the best out of bad circumstances. In Lenny's case, his condition just makes it a little easier to fool and manipulate himself, and he knows it -- he knows he won't remember having done it, so he takes advantage of it. Are we sure we wouldn't do something similar if we had his condition? I heep remembering his final monologue. " Do I lie to myself to be happy? In your case, Teddy, yes I will. " ... "I have to believe in a world outside my mind... I have to believe my actions have meaning even if I can't remember them. I have to believe that, even if my eyes are closed, the world is still there. [closes his eyes] Do I still believe the world is still there? Is it still out there? ... Yeah. We all need mirrors to remind ourselves of who we are. I'm no different." Yes. He is no different. He just has this condition, y' know. 😌

Sergio Meira

It's true that Nolan loves to leave us not knowing (just think of the end of Inception). Still, I'll put it like this: if what Teddy tells Lenny at the end is true (and Lenny's behavior suggests he believed Teddy), then the whole story becomes so much more... interesting. Lenny is fooling himself to give his life purpose and meaning, and to escape painful memories (as we all do, to some extent), and that while being used by strangers for their own ends because of his condition. That makes him a tragic character. I like this interpretation, better than "we just can't know who's really telling the truth here." It also agrees better with the movie poster: "Some memories are best forgotten", right? In Lenny's case, that is true. The guy who can't form new memories... can't deal with some of his old ones and has to repress them. Poor Lenny. I really feel for the guy.

Prof. Writhms

Looking back at this reaction, I'd say it was probably your best. Though I can't be sure until I see it.

Odd Thomas

For more Joey Pants I recommend Bound, the Wachowski's first film

Jeff I.

A comment on another YT reaction to this movie made an interesting theory about the different handwriting style on Leonard's note about Natalie: "Leonard prints notes in capital letters if he believes them to be true. For this one, Teddy was telling him something but he didn't know if it was true, which is why he wrote it in cursive, so even if he didn't have time to cross it out before forgetting about it, he would see it later and realize it was not trustworthy because it was not printed like the other photo notes."

Odd Thomas

A great twisty thriller is Predestination, with Ethan Hawke

Brandon

I found it hilarious that Leonard found an escort through a place called "Amazon Escorts" which wouldn't have meant much back in 2000 when this came out. Now in 2024 I wouldn't be surprised to wake up one day in the not-too-distant-future to find out that Amazon was getting involved in sex work - including discounts on annual subscriptions for Prime members.

NotlobParrot

It all comes down to "Remember Sammy Jankis". The whole movie, you think it's him reminding himself about Sammy. But Sammy is Pre-Injury, so he never forgot him. So then...why remind yourself about Sammy Jankis? Because the Real Sammy was a Faker, and now, in a different way, Leonard is one too.

Mitchell Bowker
>>142895659

Also, the note about Natalie he wrote with a ball-point pen and the rest of the notes he generally uses a felt tip pen.

Eric Haines

George, what was your theory half-way through that you didnt mention b/c just in case you didnt wanna spoil it for Simone?

Mitchell Bowker

Something I understood better upon re-watch of this film is Natalie's story. We think she's using Lenny for her own stuff but really, she's just sending him after Dodd because she hired Dodd to kill Lenny, because she deduced that he killed her boyfriend, Jimmy. Then, eventually when she realizes more about his condition and that he himself is probably being used by Teddy, and doesn't understand what he did, comes around and helps him with the driver's license info that leads him to Teddy's death.

An Inanimate Fucking Object

Pretty sure the bit of him pinching her is him just trying to convince himself that's what happened so that he can continue living his life with meaning--it's not an actual memory proving that she didn't have diabetes. In the same way he's lying to himself that Teddy cannot be trusted, so that he continue his life with meaning by continuing to look for John G. He clearly will lie to himself as much as necessary to cope

Alex Ch

The thing about unreliable narrator movies is that the unreliable nature of the narrator is often a spoiler (as in the usual suspects). But I can think of a couple good ones - I’ll mix them in with other future suggestions eventually.

Jay

When you asked about films like Memento, The Machinist immediately popped into my head. It's weird, I haven't thought about that film in years but it's really good. Psychological thriller from 2004, Christian Bale plays an insomniac, he lost a tonne of weight for the role (seriously, he does not look healthy, click the IMDB link below if you're curious)). I'd say it's a similar kind of mindfuckery to Memento. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0361862/mediaviewer/rm673615105/?ref_=tt_md_1 One thing I would add, you said Memento was fun. As that picture alone probably suggests, fun is not a word I would use to describe The Machinist:)

Martin Nicholls

Canada Day in central London (the UK one, not places named after it) is a pretty big deal, Canadians come out the woodwork from everywhere :) Most countries don't have a national day in that sort of respect because most countries have been around for a long time - we just have the patron saint's day and most people are working, there keeps being talk of making it a public holiday but it'll never happen. This of course is another of the Nolan movies where he does the gimmick of the movie (that the guy's memory is borked) to the audience by the story going in reverse so you don't know what's going on like he doesn't. Very cool idea. Also - I want to recommend a movie but it'll semi-spoil it by recommending it, all I know is I have before and will do again, but can't say why :)

Allen Pass

Just my opinion, thought the movie was “meh”… Your reactions were great, but the movie felt so lacking and incomplete (which I suppose was intentional, a person with constant short term amnesia). It didn’t have enough action, suspense, coherent story, it just felt so middling as a movie. But I loved your reactions! Don’t think I would have finished the movie without you guys!

REDR58

This movie reminds me of “Irréversible” from 2002 in terms of it not being told from beginning to end in fact is in reverse. But not the way you might think. In any case it is a brutally violent film and deals with sexual assault. I can’t say I would recommend anybody watch it.

Dragonhunter
>>142897300

He himself was Sammy Jankis though. That was the whole twist. That it was actually his story.

James Smith

I have that special edition DVD...and I did solve that puzzle

Thirty Year Old Mulberry Field

It’s been awhile since I’ve come back to “Memento” and I’d forgotten how many of Nolan’s films can trace their themes back to this one. I’d say the tight pace and budgetary constraints keep this among my favorites of his. Most of the stuff after his Batman trilogy kind of get bloated because of their pacing and the spetacle now associated with Nolan’s work (imo only the recent “Oppenheimer” has managed to justify both.) While it’s great that someone like Nolan can command the kind of budget and talent he wants for whatever he’s working on, I’d like to see a subsequent project where he scaled back to something similar to this or “The Prestige” and show how creative he can still be with that type of limitation.

warcrimes
>>142912773

This was also my conclusion. There's no reason for Teddy to be lying during his explanation

warcrimes

In the future, when you see Joe Pantolionoionoio's name just say Joey Pants

Steve DeVries

Was "Kandra Crimes" a Mistborn reference?

Martin Nicholls
>>142896298

Predestination is probably one of the most unknown movies that should be known. Not underrated, because it's well liked by everybody who has seen it, but..

Andrew Roach

So two stars in this film just came off of The Matrix. I have seen this movie many times, discovering new things each time but I never caught two things you did: 1 When Lenny writes "don't believe her lies" he intentionally uses fake hand writing because he is being forced to write it and doesn't necessarily believe it. Even if he hadn't scratched it out right there later after he forgot he would look at the note, realize it was not his hand writing, not believe it and scratch it out anyway. 2 This one I should have caught but always assumed Lenny got those scratches from the incident but his fight with the drug guy is when he did. Natalie is not really that bad for using Lenny to get rid of Dod as it was actually Teddy's, and by ignorance Lenny's, fault by killing the drug guy and taking the money that she got into trouble. She just used him to get her out of the trouble he caused. I also fully believe Teddy at the end because really... why lie? Lenny is going to forget what he says anyway so why make up convoluted stories? My only fault I find is while Lenny could actively replace the memory of him giving his wife insulin with him pinching her... why? He can't form new memories after the incident so he can't remember she survived or that he perhaps killed her via overdose. Indeed, why would he even have that story in his head even assuming it was true.

Philipp Roensch

Secret Frame: If you see it frame-by-frame, in the final memory of Sammy in the psychic ward, you can see Leonard sitting in his chair as the nurse passes by. Truly one of Nolan's greatest films, so intricate and exact, with the neat trick of playing the scenes forwards but backwards in chronology. The theme of protagonist in search of purpose, while trapped in a future they build for themselves also carries over is other films. Batman is clearly seeing how long he can do this justice thing before becoming the villain, much like Leonard, and the Joker is his Teddy trying to coax the real him out. Loved the reaction, guessing along with such a novel thriller is alsways fun :D

ken

please watch 50 First Dates

Trevor S Bright

Actually the Limited Edition DVD seems fairly cheap on eBay. I think I'll get 1 myself. I remember giving a copy to my brother like over 10 years ago.

Paul mix

Another great movie that challenges the viewer to piece it together? Primer. Bring your flowcharts.

John

I would recommend the show Person of Interest for a TV show, It was created by Jonathan Nolan

Drew

Just remembered that I’ve had amnesia, but 18 years later I don’t often think about it. I got in a moped accident and received a nasty concussion. Not only do I not remember the wreck, I don’t remember what happened before. I had just gotten a new job, and had to go off-site for a occupational health assessment. I left work at 3pm, for a 3:30 appointment. At 5pm I regained awareness, and I was in the ER. I was never unconscious, it’s all just a blank. While recovering, I found my certification to wear a filtration respirator, I was approved on a test I don’t remember taking. I never found out *where* the wreck occurred, because I apparently cleaned up my crash site before I walked my bike home. When I got home, I found that I had collected all the broken parts off my moped. I *think* I have some recollection of this, but it may be fabricated memory from what my family told me.