The fragmented and staggered expression of the film not only conforms to the fragmented presentation of events in the case of amnesia, but also renders the suspense, anxiety and depression atmosphere of the whole film in a colorful way, which is closely related to the plot development of the film, reflecting the director's strong control and narrative ability of the whole play, and is not abrupt and unassuming at all.
At the beginning of the film, Leonard lost his short-term memory because of being attacked, but he clearly remembers that his wife was raped and killed. Leonard, determined to take revenge, recorded a lot of information with photos, notes and tattoos in order to keep these things in mind.
The story begins when Leonard wakes up in a hotel room and is divided into two different timelines. One is to present a normal picture, use flashback, and push the story line forward one by one; While the other is presented in black and white tones.
Normal narrative techniques are used to show Leonard's state after amnesia. Two timelines are like a rope lit at both ends. In the end, the black-and-white tone picture gradually becomes normal, which also means the fusion and intersection of the two timelines.
Finally, as the mystery is gradually solved, it turns out that "you only remember what you want to remember", "you don't want the truth, you just want to make up a mystery for yourself", "I'm not a killer, I just want to remedy my mistake" and "Do you think I want to solve another mystery? Find another John G? "
"I want to believe that the world is not what I imagined. I want to believe that what I did is still meaningful, even if I don't remember what I did. I want to believe that even if I close my eyes, the world still exists "... but the cruelty of the truth is unexpected, but it is reasonable.