MEMENTO (2000)

Season 4 of FRANCHISOGRAPHY begins with a look at the original feature films of Christopher Nolan, the filmmaker who became a franchise. And it all started with the breakout success of his second feature, 2000’s MEMENTO. Originally pitched to him on a long cross country road trip by his brother Jonathan “Jonah” Nolan who was working on a short story about a man with a particularly rare form of amnesia. Working on the story and the screenplay together in tandem, Nolan cracked the film when he realized he would have to put the audience into the experience of the protagonist by structuring the film in reverse. A bold storytelling choice that would get him the film turned down for being “too complex” by every studio in town… except one. Join Nick and Scott as they traverse backward through the plot of Nolan’s twisty thriller and discuss how Sir Chris went from making a nothing budget black and white feature on Saturdays with his friends, to a favorite film of college aged cinema bros everywhere. NEXT WEEK: The Prestige Become a Premier Tier PATREON supporter to hear our “Franchise Potential” companion podcast, plus bonus podcasts each week including Dueling Genre Tonight hosted by Nick & Scott! Join the Dueling Genre Discord Server: https://discord.gg/rngwTkz8yw Dueling Genre Associate Producer: Matt Bennett Mark Ybarra Harley Winfrey