Today Ms. Kwa screened Memento to us. My verdict? I Love, Love, Love Memento! The way they edited the movie was uber cool and very new. Its a new narrative style. What Ms. Kwa said is true. It needs a lot of patience to understand the story.

The story in general... Its about a guy, Leonard. He has a condition, short term memory loss, not anemia. He forgets new memories easily, so he takes polaroid photos to help him in his memory. He writes down short notes on things he should remember. He's also trying to find the killer of his wife years ago.

What is really interesting (and also makes it harder to follow) is that the story is done in two halves that interwine with each other. I'd compare it to a DNA double helix. Heh, sounds complicated eh? Okay, basically it shows one shot in reverse chronology followed by another in chornological order. These keep alternating from two ends of the story. The end and the beginning and they meet at the end. The end, as in, the middle of the story if you've paid attention.

The chronological shots are done in black and white and the reverse chronological ones in colour. This helps the viewer distinguish the two sets of narratives. It features discontinuous narrative/editing. That is what makes it unique.

I give Memento 4.5 out of 5. One word of advise: Take a day when you have time to watch and digest the story.