Breakdown of the film title of Memento

Breakdown of the film title of Memento

Title card of the film

The word Memento means an object that serves to remind one of a person or a past event,this idea of memories links in with the protaginist played by guy pierce; a man who suffers from anterograde amnesia which disables him from storing any new memories after the event which gave him annesia, when he was attacked by two men.

Connotations of the frame
A polaroid photo of a wall covered in blood.

•  A polaroid photo connotes precious memories, which link in with the meaning of the title however this contrasted by the image within the photo; a blood stained wall which connotes murder a thriller connvention. We the audience can establish that the genre of this filmis a thriller and not in fact a horror as if it were to be a horror the imagery of blood would be far more exaggerated and the shot itself would be much darker. 

A hand holding the photo

• The hand connotes someone inspecting this photo as if they are a homicde detective, this allows the audience to identify this genre as a crime thriller.

Typography
Written in capital blue serif font with spaces in between them. The spaces between each character and the colour blue convey a sense of isolation as well as a cold environment. The serifs connote a serious drama film.