Memory has never been a reliable source. It changes every single day as we grow older, and in some cases, illnesses like Parkinson's can turn us into a blank slate. I have absolutely no idea which illness is being portrayed in today's film, but one thing's certain. The victim can never gain new memories. He is forced to carry around a polaroid camera, paper, and a pen just so he can be a normal person. Today's case study is Leonard Shelby, former Insurance Investigator turned killer - and unfortunately for him, he is in a bigger conspiracy than he thought.
Shelby's tattoos, I believe, are significant to the story. They represent his "memories" and all the reminders of his past, present, and possible future. One would expect a tattooed person to have pictures all over his body, not words. The closest thing we get to this is a chart, and even then, it is not represented long enough to show what's being said. For me, "John G. raped and murdered my wife" sticks out the most. It is simple, yet effective syntax. Shelby is driven by his grief, even though no one knows how long he's been at it, and it affects his interactions - for better or for worse. It's confirmed that he got his condition the night of his wife's death, when one of the attackers bashed his head hard on the bathroom floor.
Speaking of injuries, ways of losing memory also become a motif. It can be degenitive, it can be from alcoholism, it can be from accidents, or, judging from a distressing scene, it can come from veneral disease. The movie makes it sound like anyone could lose their memory at any time.
Out of all the movies I've seen, I finally found a character I hate the most. She's the femme fatale, but even the most deadliest women have more class than she does. She is fake, she is manipulative, and she is in short, an evil, horrid woman. I would've used worse words, but I already did so on facebook and got in trouble for it, so I'm not gonna try to push my luck here. I mean, it's low class calling someone's dead wife a "cum guzzling whore", especially if her spouse remembers her as a decent person. It's ALSO not okay to toy with a disabled man's heart! Yes, Lenny can see, hear, and walk, but his short-term memory leaves him vulnerable. She could just make up absolutely anything and he'd forget it in fifteen minutes flat if she had her way. So gentlemen, beware of Natalie.
For tomorrow, I have this theory. I strongly believe Natalie is more involved than we've been led to believe. She might've been the one who ruined Lenny's life in the first place. Maybe she was jealous of Mrs. Shelby? Maybe she wanted revenge? One thing's for certain: our hero is in a lose-lose situation.
You have made up your mind about Natalie, I see. However, we don't know yet why Natalie is being so false to Leonard. Perhaps she has a reason, one that will alter your perception of her. Alas, those reasons are more than 5 minutes in the past, thus you have forgotten them. Luckily, you'll see them tomorrow.
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