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So often on screen, amnesia is used in stories to help create mystery or give a character a thematic hurdle to overcome. But memory loss in real life isn’t much like what we see on screen... So what are the real thematic reasons filmmakers keep returning to their exaggerated vision of amnesia, time and again?
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CHAPTERS
00:00 The Amnesiac, explained
00:48 Did Hollywood forget how amnesia works?
03:46 Rocket Money
4:50 Why writers love to use this trope
09:46 The trope's main takeaways
CREDITS
Executive Producers: Debra Minoff & Susannah McCullough
Chief Creative Director: Susannah McCullough
Associate Producer: Tyler Allen
Writer: Ellie Slee
Narrator: Jessica Babineaux
Video Editor: Michael Gawronski