For the midterm, students are asked to submit a 4-page (double-spaced, Times New Roman sz 12 font) paper that summarizes and critiques the accuracy of how memory is depicted in the movie Memento. The objective of the written assignment is to provide an opportunity for you to think actively and independently about the nature of memory, as revealed through experimental research. Your assignment is to serve as a memory expert who has been called upon to review the movie Memento (2000). Your task is to write a review of the movie that highlights three characteristics of memory that are explicitly depicted in the film (Note: The movie depicts many more than three characteristics of memory; you should choose the three that you would like to write about).
Importantly, for each of the three characteristics you discuss, you should:
i. describe the form of memory, the memory process, or the characteristic of memory that is depicted through the content we have covered, as well as outside resources if helpful (remember citations).
ii. critically evaluate whether the depiction is accurate or inaccurate, stating exactly what the director got right or wrong;
iii. provide experimental evidence from the literature discussed in class and/or in the readings that supports your evaluation via citation.
iv. Use APA format in your paper. No abstract is needed, but include a Works Cited page (which should be the 5th page).