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Religion and Philosophy Through Film: Memento (2000), Self-Deception and Identity in Modernity

Religion and Philosophy Through Film: Memento (2000), Self-Deception and Identity in Modernity

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Course Code

REL

Course Number

3111

Faculty/Instructor

Cyrus Zargar

Faculty/Instructor Email

Cyrus.Zargar@ucf.edu

About the Author

My name is Joshua Serrano, I am a Religious and Cultural Studies Major at UCF with a minor in Philosophy and Cinema Studies.

I worked on this project alone but utilized the feedback from my professor, Dr. Zargar.

Abstract, Summary, or Creative Statement

This project was made for REL 3111, Religion and Philosophy Through Film. It was the Midterm project designed to present a film of our choice, and how it responds to the modern world. I used various readings, films, and lectures from the course to make this video and chose Memento (2000) by Christopher Nolan.

The video essay quickly summarizes the film and then dives into the philosophical implications of it and its response to modernity. I highlight perception, memory, identity, and many philosophical areas of interest to formulate my argument. One thing I learned in the end…is the amount of sleep you will lose working on projects like these.

Keywords

Philosophy;Memento;Film;Video Essay;Joshua Serrano;Cyrus Zargar;Modernity

Religion and Philosophy Through Film: Memento (2000), Self-Deception and Identity in Modernity


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