MEMENTO

 The film “Memento” is of a hybrid thriller genre. Not only does the film seek to thrill psychologically, but it also contains many action characteristics. At the beginning of the film, the music starts. Immediately it is noticed that it is lyric less and has a low pitched tone. This automatically makes us assume it will have elements of mystery and fear and a low tone suggests a negative story line. This creates a pensive atmosphere in the first few seconds keeping us entertained and wanting to see more. The main character, Leonard reveals his thoughts and feelings to the audience through expressions of his mind. We hear an inner monologue of why he is like why he is and we quickly discover his disability. This use of narrative is non diegetic sound added after filming to not only give us some information of the character and keep the story line clear but to hear and become familiar with the characters voice. It is then easy to hear when he is displaying emotions such as loneliness, sadness and gives us a quick indication of the main story line. A pulse-like beating is heard whilst the character is speaking his thoughts, this could represent the fact that he is no longer totally human and lacks the beat of a human heart himself, suggesting he is cold and feels nothing in a real life situation. This could mean he no longer has anything to live for and could show he has suffered a major loss in the past.