Q: How is the film’s plot structured, and why? How does this narrative structure underscore the larger commentary that Nolan is making about a variety of topics: memory, society, violence, capitalism, cinema?

A: The entire film is structured much like the way that Lenny views the world. There are switches between color and black and white that indicate past, future, and much of the middle is up for interpretation. Christopher Nolan created this film in such a way that many things could be critiqued by the film. His way of making viewers question even their own memories reliability is amazing. It is a very violent movie, but almost necessarily so. Natalie and Teddy found a way to manipulate him and even though they helped a couple times in the film, they were in it for selfish reasons. This manipulation made me think of the abuse and taking advantage of older people and those with this short term memory loss we find common in todays world. I think the film also critiques Hollywood cinema by its disregard of continuous/linear storytelling. Much of the camerawork was unique as well. Overall, the film was one of the most interesting films we’ve watched this semester.