Comparison Between 'Memento And Finding Nemo'

In this paper I will explore the concept of psychological happiness, which I define as the quality or state of being happy, as it connects to the philosophy of memory demonstrated in the movies Memento (2000) and Finding Nemo (2003). I will show how philosopher David Hume’s theory of memory through the article Memory and Morals in Memento: Hume at the Movies by George Bragues and Wladyslaw Tatarkiewicz’s theory of happiness through the article Happiness and Time; can be applied to the main characters in both films. I will also explore the possibility of remarriage using Stanley Cavell’s novel Pursuits of Happiness: The Hollywood Comedy of Remarriage. In Memento, Leonard’s happiness solely relies on pictures and what people tell him. Due to
It stars Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, and Joe Pantoliano. Memento chronicles two separate stories of Leonard Shelby, an ex-insurance investigator, who suffers from short-term memory loss, as he attempts to find the murderer of his wife, “John G.”, which is the last thing he remembers. One story line moves forward in time while the other tells the story backwards revealing more each time. Finding Nemo is a 2003 American animated movie written and directed by Andrew Stanton, released by Walt Disney Pictures and produced by Pixar Animation Studios. It tells the story of the overprotective clownfish named Marlin (Albert Brooks) who, along with another fish named Dory (Ellen DeGeneres) searches for his abducted son Nemo (Alexander Gould) all the way to Sydney Harbor. Along the way, Marlin learns to take risks and let Nemo take care of
The quality or state of being happy is just a single definition of happiness. I believe there are so many more qualities to happiness than just the state of being happy. Happiness coincides with memory and it is an important part of personal development. Without memories, people cannot compare their happiness to good and bad moments of their life in any reality. In Memento, due to the reverse chronological order, Leonard is not truly happy at the end of the movie, which is actually the beginning of his story. He learns all about his past and how people take advantage of him and his memory loss. Even when Leonard figures out the truth about what people are doing to him, he really cannot do anything about it because he will end up forgetting anyway. One would like to believe that there is some type of help in Leonard’s future, but then again there are other John G’s to kill