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Memento
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You're doing something both familiar and unfamiliar at the same time, you know, Memento, for example, a movie that is told backwards.
Noah Hawley · How I Write · Jun 2026 The best things said about it
Or or these cases like these famous case where people can't form new memories is in the excellent movie Memento Christopher Nolan's film this guy can't form new memories.
Why people recommend it
Memento is a critically acclaimed neo-noir psychological thriller film directed by Christopher Nolan, following a man with anterograde amnesia who attempts to find his wife's murderer. On an episode of How I Write, Noah Hawley referenced the film to illustrate how non-linear storytelling can subvert traditional expectations in a detective narrative by reversing the chronological order of events. Paul Bloom also discussed Memento on Modern Wisdom, citing the movie as a brilliant and famous portrayal of a clinical condition where individuals lose the ability to form new memories. Both creators utilized the film as a cultural touchstone to examine the mechanics of human memory and innovative narrative structure, demonstrating how art can simulate cognitive impairment while keeping audiences deeply engaged.
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Noah Hawley you're doing something both familiar and unfamiliar at the same time, you know, Memento, for example, a mov… 1
“you're doing something both familiar and unfamiliar at the same time, you know, Memento, for example, a movie that is told backwards.”
Paul Bloom or or these cases like these famous case where people can't form new memories is in the excellent movie Mem… 1
“or or these cases like these famous case where people can't form new memories is in the excellent movie Memento Christopher Nolan's film this guy can't form new memories”
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“It writes things to a markdown file, and it's just writing the things to remember, and the compaction is kind of buggy.”
“and then you have to sort of be like uh what's his name guy Pearson Memento and work backwards and just put the pieces together”