Momento (2000) - Christopher Nolan

General information

it is a psychological thriller

key thing which stands out is the use of the polaroid camera, which can be linked in with our use of a webcam

Sound

orchestral - it builds up & gets louder, uses strings, is downbeat, in minor key, is scored - shows reflection & sadness

sound changes when the camera takes a photo - it goes chimy/ windy

highly enhanced sounds - the scream for example, which is also very high pitched

diegetic sound - eg the flapping of the photo

has a voice over which is a convention of ilm noir - it puts audience in his shoes

in the flashbacks there are lots of noices which can only be described as little and weired - definitely shows confusion (audiences confusion as well as the characters confusion maybe)

lots of key quotes- eg "go down into the basement Teddy" - this is an enigma and it makes the audience inquisitive

Camerawork

shots of the polaroid camera at an angle

don't see the guys face - cocentrates on the camera & photo, audience then see extreme close up of him

lots of extreme/ close ups throughout

use of many other shots, angles and movements - eg low angled mid shots or tracking shots

graphic matchof his hands

Mise-en-scene

directional light from window

use of black & white - eg flashback

the settings - the motel, the run down/derelict building

Editing

some very very fast cutting - links with tension

slow tracking movement but it is very short in time length - juxtaposes

Themes

Revenge

memory

pain

loss (wife & his memory)