English Assignment:

This post is for anyone in my English class and anyone interested in 

The Depiction of Amnesia in the Movie Momento. And if the second one applies to you...

We probably wouldn't get along in person. 

Works Citied

Baxendale, Sallie. "Memories Aren't Made Of This: Amnesia At The Movies." BMJ (Clinical  

            Research Ed.) 329.7480 (2004): 1480-1483. MEDLINE Complete. Web. 12 Apr. 2015.

This was an insightful article which broke down Hollywood’s depiction of this condition.  This article touches upon amnesia in early cinema, the classic effect of cinematic amnesia, such as; Personality change, Doppelgangers, and more. It also talks about Honorable exceptions; movies that have delivered the truth on screen 

Memento. Dir. Christopher Nolan. Perf. Guy Pearce, Carrie-Ann Moss, and Joe  

Pantoliano.[2000.] Sony Pictures, 2001. DVD.

Memento is a story that focuses on Leonard, a man who struggling to track down his wife’s killer because he suffers from a rare case of memory loss, which makes it hard for him to play detective. Directed and Written by Christopher Nolan.

Gorman, James. "Only in the Movies: Living a Life Unencumbered by Memory." New York

  Times (1923-Current file): 1. Apr 20 2004. ProQuest. Web. 12 Apr. 2015 .

This article is interesting because it incorporates technology into the mix. The question of how lost can we be in the digital age? James calls into question Amnesia in films, and how inaccurate they really are.  Gorman also gives a mini-review of Memento. Would we really be using Newspapers and polaroid’s to save data?