fakescorpion wrote:Memento
The Main Hero (Leonard)'s Journey (that he believed he took)
-most are speculations, due to contradictory scenes and unreliable narrators-
1. The ordinary world............. The original life.
2. The call........................... The slam of the door, the death of his wife.
3. Being reluctant................. Unable (refuse?) to deal with his memory problem. Staying in an institution.
4. The encouragement........... The notes, the calls.
5. First threshold.................. "Remember Sammy Jankis."
6. The entrance.................... Escaping the institution.
7. Entering the special world.... The conspiracy possibility, the missing criminal records.
8. Tests, allies, enemies.......... The pursuit of John G.
9. The inmost cave................ The killing.
10. Second threshold............. "You lie to yourself to be happy." "Sammy didn't have a wife."
11. The ordeal...................... The truth, the insulin.
12. Take possession............... "Can I just let myself forget what you've just told me?" "Do I lie to myself to be happy?"
13. The reward..................... A puzzle that can never be solved.
-Repeat 7.-13.-
14. The road back to the ordinary world ...X
15. Third threshold............................. X
16. The resurrection........................... X
17. The transformation........................ X
18. The return................................... X
You know what's the funny thing? Most protagonists in franchise movies follow the same route as Lenny even without memory problems. They keep relearning the same lessons and retreading the same grounds, and their Journey ends up going forever: ex. Spiderman, Iron Man, Batman 89'-97', James Bond, Resident Evil, Transformers etc.
The reward is almost always "back to the Status Quo", it's even more obvious with the ones with voice-over at the end.
