Memento is one of Nolan's earlier films, and undoubtedly his best. Memento is about a man who is trying to find the man who killed his wife, but this is even harder than you'd imagine. While trying to save his wife he suffered a head injury, giving him permanent short term memory loss. But what makes Memento so unique is that is shown to you backwards. So you actually see the final scene in the story first, and you see the first scene last. When one scene ends you go the scene that chronologically happens before it, and when that scene reaches the scene you saw previously the cycle restarts. Because each scene is all the character remembers, you are seeing all that the character sees. While some people would call it a gimmick, I call it great film making. Memento is an absolutely brilliant film, and the only reason Nolan did it was because it was his brother's idea. His brother wrote a short story that was published in a magazine and then Nolan wrote a screenplay based off the story. And the result was phenomenal. Watching this character follow every lead and dedicating his life to catching the killer is fascinating. Writing every thing down and even tattooing important clues on his body so he doesn't forget anything. And the best moment of the entire movie is the final scene that throws you for such a loop, you don't even know which way is up.
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