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>> In the less cinematically attractive “anterograde amnesia” Disagree. I find Memento to be the most successful film related to memory loss. Maybe I'm just bi
by bhaumik 13y ago
>> In the less cinematically attractive “anterograde amnesia”
Disagree. I find Memento to be the most successful film related to memory loss. Maybe I'm just biased because it's in my top 5 but its 2 Oscar nominations and #34 ranking on IMDB don't hurt. HIGHLY recommend this film to anyone fascinated by this story.
EDIT: finished the piece, author [briefly] references Memento
>> he put notes in his wallet telling him that his father was dead and that his mother was in a nursing home
Have studied this guy in the past but every time I read this, it's heartbreaking
>> Columbia Pictures is planning a movie from Corkin’s point of view.
I reaally hope they don't romanticize the relationship between Corkin and HM. It's fascinating as is.
- eridius 13y agoMemento may be hugely successful, but can you think of any other examples of cinematic success with anterograde amnesia? Or even attempts at depicting it? Meanwhile, retrograde amnesia is a very popular trope.
- bhaumik 13y ago50 first dates also Ghajini: the Bollywood remake. I know it shouldn't count but this movie BLEW UP in the box office.
- dewarrn1 13y agoAnterograde amnesia is definitely a greater challenge for a storyteller than retrograde amnesia because the amnesic character is essentially static in the story, and that's one of the reasons that Memento is such an extraordinary film. For another example, while it's not central to the story, Finding Nemo features a supporting character who has anterograde amnesia (Dory the fish).