Directed by Christopher Nolan, Memento is a throwback to the Noir genre of film. Not knowing much about the genre, I can's really vouch for its consistence with elements found within Noir movies. What I can mention, however, is Memento's narrative format. Memento's story is told almost entirely through flashbacks. The film's protagonist, Leonard, is trying to track down his wife's killer. The narrative format works because of Leonard's mental condition. Since his wife was killed, he has been unable to create new memories. Half of the movie is told through these flashbacks, and the other half are present events, as he is recollecting these memories over the phone. Memento is presented backwards, starting with the end. I recommend Memento because of its innovative storytelling, and its originality.
Pee-wee's Big Adventure is the 1985 debut of the first feature film directed by the now-famous Tim Burton. The movie did pretty poorly critically, and it's not hard to see why. It's difficult to be critical of a movie like this. It's definitely not a good movie by any means, but it is enjoyable. Pee-wee's Big Adventure follows Pee-wee Herman as he travels across the US to find his stolen bicycle. Along the way, he meets all kinds of crazy characters. He makes new friends, and that's it, really. There isn't a real lesson learned at the end of the movie, which felt a little weird considering it's a movie made for kids. The main character's unbelievably annoying, and the story's insultingly simplistic, but it's hard to not have a good time while you watch it. Had I been a kid when I first watched it, I'm sure it would have been better because of nostalgia alone. Regardless of it's problems, Pee-wee's Big Adventure is a great family-friendly movie that everyone should watch at some point, whether you end up liking it or not.
The classic 1985 summer blockbuster. One of the most entertaining movies of our time. Back to the Future is a movie that, ironically, stands the test of time. It's an adventure movie with action, science fiction, comedy, and even a little romance. The movie follows Marty McFly as he accidentally travels back in time in Doc Brown's DeLorean time machine. Marty has to live a week in 1955 until he can manage to give the DeLorean enough power to send him back to the future. He gets to live out every kid's dream and see his parents when they were his age, and even goes to school with his dad. He learns how his parents meet (in an unsettling way), and his mom has a crush on him. He turns his father into a new man, and changes the everyone's future for the better. The movie remains popular because of the way it combined its elements. Few movies have managed to capture the wonder of Back to the Future. The focus of the movie wasn't on traveling through time, but the adventure that arose from it. Everyone should see the movie and the entire trilogy, even if they're each worst than the last.
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