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What is the memento in Memento?

posted 9 years ago by shreydesai
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The movie is called "Memento" and not "Mementos," which is interesting because there are many mementos (at least I think) that Lenny uses, such as his tattoos, polaroids, and notes. However, I'm sure Christopher Nolan - being the deep guy he is - named the movie for a more deeper, more significant reason. One person said that Memento is "remember" in Latin, but I can't find the deep connection here. Any ideas on what exactly functions as the memento in this movie?

[–] mad_weather 9 years ago

It's actually part of Latin phrase "Memento mori" - "remember that you will die.". This is the title of Jonathan Nolan's short story that the movie is loosely based on. "Memento" in the English sense of the word does not apply here.

http://www.imsdb.com/scripts/Memento.html (this is the *script* for Memento the movie; scroll the page to the end to reach the actual story)

Oh, and posting the same message every few minutes in a row doesn't make you any more certain to be heard and answered, only more annoying.

[–] shreydesai 9 years ago

Sorry, I didn't realize I was doing that. It kept asking me to resubmit a form every time I was refreshing the page, which is probably why it reposted. Thank you for your reply!

[–] the-author 9 years ago

That's not correct. the Memento is the memory of his wife fed by the book, hairbrush, teddy bear collection. He creates this memory of her still being with him. But, it is a lie.

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[–] Ioan_DuRacell 9 years ago

Whhhhhhhaa??????

[–] the-author 9 years ago

did you miss the scene with the escort?

Also, the picture of dead 'Teddy' and Jimmy are mementos as well.

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[–] Ioan_DuRacell 9 years ago

So the memento in Memento is a snow globe which we never see?

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[–] Ioan_DuRacell 9 years ago

:D Kaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn!

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