Analysis for the opening sequence of Memento (Nolan, 2000)

+ Iconography - bullet & glasses on the floor, blood, picture of the dead person
+ Character - LA of the main character makes him look dominant and menacing, esp. as the gun flies into his hand
+ Music - enigmatic, sad, tense
+ Enigma: picture developing is played backwards, and we realise the sequence of events is backwards
+ Titles - slow and fading in and out