Memento: Analysis Psychological Sub-Genre

Memento is set around a man who has a rare mental condition where he cannot create "new memories" , this helps the film create its mysterious and dramatic atmosphere.

At first the danger is solely placed on the protagonist (Leonard Shelby) mentally due to the fact he has no recollection of short term memory creates a disadvantage in finding his wife's killer.

In Memento Leonards own mental condition and the character of Teddy who is actually John Edward Gemmell.