Just wanted to say ...

That I saw Momento for the first time this weekend.

I didn't like it.

For those that don't know, this movie came out in 2000, stars Guy Pearce (Count of Monte Cristo) and Carrie-Ann Moss (The Matrix) and is best known for it's editing. The movie starts at the end and ends at the beginning.

Why? Because the main character has no short term memory, and the viewer is meant to be as confused as he lives his life; to see the world as he sees it. In short sequences that don't make a lot of sense.

So his wife is brutally attacked and he sets out to find the "2nd attacker" and kill him. In the end ... the only monster I see in the movie is the lead, Leonard.

I don't think I'm alone in my movie watching patterns. I like happy movies with nice, neat endings, with heros and heroines, and princesses and people you can root for and believe in.

There is enough about real life that doesn't make sense or hurts or is painful or sad. Why would I spend 2 hours of my life watching fiction that emotes all those feelings? Maybe I'm too empathetic. Maybe I get too wrapped up in it. Either way ... I know so many people loved the above movie. I've seen it on several "favorite" lists. Maybe because of the unique editing style. Maybe because that was so different, maybe that's why they like it.

Maybe. At the end I was left feeling as if a monster was still on the loose.