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The film Memento functions as a social critique illustrating that memory is an external, manipulable construct, reflecting contemporary society's reliance on fragile external archives, the exploitation of vulnerable individuals by corrupt institutions, and the human tendency to construct false narratives of identity for survival. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To analyze the film Memento as a social critique of externalized memory systems, institutional exploitation of vulnerable individuals, and the psychological construction of personal identity.

August 22, 2026Open Access

Social Critique of Memento (2000): External Memory, Exploitation, and Constructed Identity

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MCmohammad Amin chahardoliUniversity of Kashan

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Qualitative film analysis reveals how reliance on external memory enables exploitation and fabricated identity, suggesting truth becomes fragile when institutional trust collapses.

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To analyze the film Memento as a social critique of externalized memory systems, institutional exploitation of vulnerable individuals, and the psychological construction of personal identity.
Thematic and narrative critique of the film Memento (2000), examining character interactions, external record-keeping, and sociopolitical metaphors.
Externalized memory mechanisms (photographs, notes, archives) are characterized as susceptible to external distortion and institutional manipulation by authority figures.
Personal identity is depicted as an artificial narrative construct, wherein individuals actively employ self-deception and fabricated conflicts to create psychological meaning and survival purpose.

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mohammad Amin chahardoli (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a895f53ca7ade938187ddf4 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22016941

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Qualitative film analysis reveals how reliance on external memory enables exploitation and fabricated identity, suggesting truth becomes fragile when institutional trust collapses.

Social Critique of Memento (2000): External Memory, Exploitation, and Constructed Identity

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Social Critique of Memento (2000): External Memory, Exploitation, and Constructed Identity

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