Memento is a thriller film directed by Christopher Nolan. Memento is
presented as two different sequences of scenes: a series in black-and-white
that is shown chronologically, and a series of color sequences shown in reverse
order. The two sequences "meet" at the end of the film, producing one
common story. Memento premiered in Sept
2000, at the Venice International Film Festival to critical acclaim.
More of it later ….. do you
remember things correctly … here is one on memory shared by my friend……… at around 10.30 pm in the night, wife
asks …. How many did Krish Srikkanth score in 1983 World Cup… Husband replies
– ‘oh, I remember that innings so well – Srikkanth made 38 ended up the top scorer – should have been
the Man of the Match’ … Wife – well, now tell me – why you have not wished me
from the morning on my birthday ? ……… stumped .. or clean bowled !!.
Everyone forgets things at
some time. Often people search for their keys or try to recall the name of the
person with whom they are chatting for long !..... Some degree of memory problems, as well as a
modest decline in other thinking skills, is a fairly common part of aging.
Amnesia is a deficit in memory caused by
brain damage, disease, or psychological trauma. Amnesia can also be caused temporarily by the
use of various sedatives and hypnotic drugs. Essentially, amnesia is loss of
memory. Forgetting (retention loss) refers to apparent loss or modification of
information already encoded and stored in an individual's long term memory. It
is a spontaneous or gradual process in which old memories are unable to be
recalled from memory storage. Forgetting also helps to reconcile the storage of
new information with old knowledge. Memory
slips are aggravating, frustrating, and sometimes worrisome. There could some simple reasons like – lack of
sleep, stress, medication, and more which can cause such forgetfulness.
Caroline Wozniacki is a
dashing Danish player, former World No. 1 on the WTA Tour, having held this
position for 67 weeks. She was the first
woman from a Scandinavian country to hold the top ranking position and 20th
overall. Wozniacki has won 22 WTA
singles titles; was runner-up at the 2009 and 2014 US Opens. She won the 2006
Wimbledon Girls' Singles title but is yet to win a women's Grand Slam title. The Tennis star has often insisted that her
love of the game comes first and she is not interested in the money her
famously lucrative sport can bring ~ and it seems she could be telling the
truth as it has been revealed that she forgot to pick up her $1.45 million
check after she finished runner-up at the U.S. Open a few weeks ago.
After failing to win her
first Grand Slam title once again to Serena Williams, the 24-year-old accepted
her trophy and fulfilled her media duties, before rushing back to her $7million
Manhattan apartment. She then realised that she did not have her winnings. Half an hour after rushing off to her
apartment, she arrived back at the tennis center, a look of mild panic on her
face. Wozniacki was later photographed at New York Fashion Week with Williams
and Anna Wintour so she may have had other things on her mind.
The Danish tennis star, who
has been sponsored by a whole host of brands including Adidas, Rolex, and Sony
Ericsson, does add: 'I will do a chocolate deal for product only. No need for
money.' Wozniacki is worth an estimated $24million - she is 11th
on the all-time Women's Tennis Association career earnings list, at nearly
$18.4 million. Earlier this month she
spoke about the support of female friends such as Miss Williams after her
ex-fiancé golfer Rory McIlroy broke up with her
To conclude : Memento directed by Christopher
Nolan was based on his younger brother Jonathan Nolan's short story
"Memento Mori". In the story,
a man named Earl has anterograde amnesia. Because of his inability to remember
things for more than a few minutes, he uses notes and tattoos to keep track of
new information. ….. now you know the connection ….. ‘Ghajini’ the Surya
starrer, directed by AR Murugadoss was released in 2005. Heroine was Asin – it was dubbed and released
in Telugu and remade in Hindi too. The
film explores the life of a rich businessman who develops anterograde amnesia
following a violent encounter in which his love interest was killed.
With regards – S.
Sampathkumar
26th Sept. 2014.
No comments:
Post a Comment