How does Nolan convey memento as a psychological thriller?

Nolan convey memento as a psychological thriller because instead of a regular film it represented backwards which is non-linear.

The film has to be broken down because the film is very complex to understand as it the start if the film is the ending of the film this is because the character has a short term memory so the audience only remembers what the character remembers, which why it is non-linear.

Sound

The music shows tension because it is non-diegetic, in addition it reveals sadness because the sombre key. There different sounds which are diegetic these sounds have been emphasize for example the sounds of a gun firing by the sounds being emphasize it gives the notion that they are the only two people in the building because of piercing sounds being used this also provides the audience with tension because it creates a dark and mysterious scene to the viewers eyes.

Mise-en-scene

The mise-en-scene helps to give a clear clue in each shot to what the genre is it gives signifiers such as one of the first shots contain blood which hints that it is a thriller because it signifiers that it the film contains murder, because of the blood which gives us the impression of conventions such as murder, the connotations of the darkness shows the genre of the film also. This gives out a feeling of negitivatity this is partly because it is a sad movie for the reason that he cannot create new memories, plus he is trying to discover the person who murdered his wife. Because the film is non- linear it adds to the mystery of the film because it very hard to understand this is because we are seeing what the character is remembering or doing in the present time.

In the opening scene of Memento shows a close up shot of a photograph being held by Lenard by seeing this shot makes the audience feel hesitant about what is happening. As the shot of photograph stay in the shot for a long period of time it could confuse the viewer because it seems as the character need a long amount of time to take the image in. Because this film is backward it may take some time to realise it if the film has never been watched by the viewer but Nolan uses techniques such as making the photograph fade which gives the audience the hint that the film in backwards.