Memento

        Even though I was absent for two days and didn't see the first half of the movie, thanks to the chronological order of scenes in this movie, it wasn't really necessary. Thankfully, I was still able to watch Lenny's confrontation with both Natalie and Teddy so I knew that one of them was at the root of all of Lenny's problems. However, due to the ending of the film, where Lenny writes himself "don't believe his lies", I started thinking that Lenny himself created this murderous self to prevent himself from feeling guilt over the death of his wife. I still don't understand how his wife died, whether it was from the killers or Lenny killed her with the insulin. Also, is Sammy a real character or just a persona created by Lenny, as Teddy has explained? These questions remain unanswered after the ending of the film, which definitely makes this film as one of those movies you would love to go back and watch again to get some answers.

        The order of the scenes is very interesting as they go from the last thing that happened to Lenny to the way it all started. I think this technique keeps the viewer interested and makes him want to find the answers to all of Lenny's problems. This movie was sort of a suspenseful detective movie where you have to look for clues and solve the puzzle yourself as the movie will not answer it. I have deeply enjoyed seeing this film because it really captivated my interest till the very end and I will definitely re-watch it so I can see all the things I missed the first time. 

Dark City

This movie was definitely one of the most captivating and thrilling movies we've seen so far. The director was able to make a modernized sort of sci-fi movie with the same Film Noir styles. Most of the movie is shown in darkness, just like The Asphalt Jungle, to create a Film Noir type of setting. The theme of the movie would be that we have no control over our lives and can't change that. Everyone in this movie, even the powerful aliens, are powerless against fate and have their own problems to solve. John Murdoch can't remember who he is and tries to solve the mystery of his reputation as a murderer. His wife is trying to get John to come back to her. The doctor is trying to teach John the truth about the aliens and the world they live in while he is being controlled by the aliens to do their dirty work. However, even the aliens are facing a problem of extinction, which is why they started this project to learn about the humans. Also, the maze where the mice is trying to find its way out in the doctor's lab represents how all the characters are, in a way, that mice and are trying to find the answers to their lives. When we learn that the whole city is a spaceship, it shows the whole city as a sort of labyrinth with no escape, which is the feeling we get from the characters' dilemmas.

The Asphalt Jungle

This movie is one of my favorites we've seen so far, as the action and the plot develop more and more every minute. The "gangster" genre that this film is portrayed in adds character to the film. The characters are developed phenomenally as they are these bad gangsters with flaws that every person has. This makes the viewer feel as though they can connect to the characters. Emmerich's vice is women, while Cubby's vice is alcohol. Also, money is one of the most important vices these characters have. Handley's friend (Eddie i believe) gives Handley money while he himself has debts, so I'm curious to know what makes him so close to Handley. Because of the theme of movies shot during the time period this movie was made in, it's obvious that all of the main characters involved in the crime will come to a bad end one way or the other, as we have already seen with many of the characters.