Memento

Do you agree with Leonard’s statement that we all need mirrors to remind us who we are?

I do agree with Leonard’s statement that we need mirrors to remind us of who we are.  Without them, we have nothing to turn to when we need to remember something important.  The ability to not being able to create new memories and keep them for as long as you would like to is just horrible.

In the movie Leonard’s mirrors were his notes, the photographs, and tattoos. What has he become by relying upon them?

From his mirrors, Leonard has become this deranged man, out for blood revenge for his late wife, who he had no memory of being alive after his head got smashed into the bathroom mirror.  He had created this backstory for this Sammy guy, that has had the same problem Leonard has; not being able to keep his memories for more that a few minutes, not remember the conversation he had before, and when he gave his wife her medicine.  By being deceived by the undercover cop and the barmaid numerous times, Leonard created this world, or illusion, that the barmaid actually needs help and wants to help in return, and that the undercover cop is this “John G.” guy that killed his wife, although this cop already helped him capture the original John G.

What would you become without your own mirrors?

I believe I would become something else that I am not without my mirrors, even if they come out to not be true.  I would not have became this crocheting, animal loving girl if not for my mirrors.  I do not know what would become of me without these specific mirrors, but I do not think it would be good.