Momento Response

I defiantly liked the movie adaptation to Momento better than the short story because I found it easier to understand. It is way easier for me to follow events that are are out of place by seeing them instead of reading about them. I was thoroughly confused with what the short story was even about, I thought the guy had amnesia and didn't figure out his wife was murdered. I usually don't enjoy movies that play out out of sequence but it was fitting for this movie because while your watching it you have to put the pieces together from one scene to the next and figure out how they relate, much like Lenny was putting the pieces together to find the murderer. I didn't feel bored at all thoughout the movie becuase every scene was either bizarre because of Lenny's unique coping mechanisms, or you're sitting there trying to figure out how one scene connects to another. The opening scene, when he's drying the poloroid and the time lapse is in reverse, sucks you into the movie and actually lays it out there that the whole movie is going to be in reverse snipits. This is one of the few times that I actually liked a movie better than the written version. I'm thinking it has a lot to do with the fact that the movie only uses the central meat of the written plot and fills the rest in with new details which are far more interesting than the story. I also found the movie way easier to connect to emotionally. I spent the first half of the movie feeling bad for Lenny becuase of the way he lost his wife and thinking about how horrible it must feel to be the "protector" in the relationship and be completely defenseless. I assumed at one point during the movie someone would take advantage of his condition, but the way the woman from the bar did it took the idea of using someone to another level. The only hang up I have with this movie is that there is no closure with the woman who uses him. I feel like after she openly admits to him that she's going to use him, she never really comes back into the movie after that. However, I loved the end because he finally gets his revenge and you find out that he had known for quite some time that his "friend" Teddy was the murderer, which adds a whole new spin. Love, love, loved this movie !