The movie, uses a favorite plot device of postwar Freudian film noir, the hero suffering from amnesia. But Leonard Shelby, the protagonist of Memento, suffers from a special form of amnesia. Due to a blow received from the man who raped and murdered his wife, Leonard suffers from short-term memory loss. He can recall his life up to the murder, but thereafter he can't remember anything for more than a few minutes at best, though he's painfully aware of his condition.
As he pursues the killer he's reduced to making notes, annotating Polaroid pictures, having essential information tattooed on his body either by a professional in a tattoo parlour or with his own needle.
This movie is significant to our coursework piece because of its frequent use of the Polaroid picture which we also plan to use significantly. The movie is also a very good film with a complex plot and characters which even if not comparable to a coursework piece should be watched for inspiration.
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