Examples Of Certainty In Memento

In the film Memento directed by Christopher Nolan, the idea of knowledge and certainty is a focal point. The film exhibits a man, Leonard, who has a rare form of memory loss and in coping with this he writes and tattoos notes for himself. In the film, Leonard speaks of the difference between memories and data. He is certain of his own knowledge, even though he cannot remember what happens 10 minutes prior, Leonard puts his trust into his own physical data. Despite his certainty for hard data and all it offers, by the end of the movie, the final thrill leaves the audience to sit and ponder whether what they witnessed on screen to be real or not. The unknowing and uncertainty factors are not just demonstrated in the characters in the film but