Memento

According to my movie log, I didn't finish Memento even though I watched it in two parts. I missed it when it was in theatres and it seemed popular. It's unsurprising today that the screenplay was written by Christopher Nolan and directed by Christopher Nolan, so it feels like a proto-Inception movie.

Generally I'm okay with movies that have non-linear storytelling, but Memento was too slow paced for me and not the action thriller that the trailer promises. It clocks in at about two hours and it just didn't hook me.

Guy Pearce stars as Leonard, a former insurance investigator who is investigating the murder of his wife. Leonard is brain-injured as the result of an accident and has trouble forming short term memories and problems with memory in general. He takes photographs, makes notes and tattoos clues all over his body. It's a great premise, but just didn't come together in any meaningful way for me.

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Halloween in YYC 2020

We didn't give out candy this year. We didn't hate ourselves enough to go to Costco on a Saturday and I just didn't have time to make bags or build a candy clothesline, candy slide or candy table. I put a sign on the door, but there weren't a lot of kids out anyway. Only two groups came to the door. This Twitter thread by our mayor sums up other parts of the city though that had the time and energy for spooky fun!

Every Halloween, we do a fun crowdsourced experiment. If you’re handing out candy this year, please tweet your neighbourhood name and the number or kids who came to your door using the hashtag #yyckidcount. Throw in a pic of the cutest costume! A way to see how we are changing.

— Naheed Nenshi (@nenshi) October 31, 2020