... is his condition, which does not let him make new memories. This makes him appear to be vulnerable. Finally, the other mysterious characters such as Natalie and Teddy make Shelby seem like the innocent victim. According to what Leonard wrote in the back of his picture, Teddy can"t be trusted. This ... can only trust himself. The sympathy grows for Leonard as viewers see how vulnerable he is to manipulation. Leonard's vulnerability to Teddy's greedy manipulations and Natalie's terrifying dishonesty further enhances the audience's sympathy for him. The petty criminals who befriend Lenny for...

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... ) or on his body, in the form of tattoos. There are two main characters Shelby comes into contact with. Natalie (Carrie-Anne Moss) is a waitress Shelby is sleeping with and Teddy (Joe Pantoliano) is Leonard's weasely friend who warns him that Natalie is simply using him to her own advantage. To go into much more detail about the plot would give away ... ...

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... then proceeds, alternating black-and-white and color sequences. The main narrative of the story is the backward, color one. We stumble back in increments, and meet "new" characters - Teddy; Natalie; her boyfriend Jimmy; and a drug dealer named Dodd. Moreover, each scene steppes back to put the previous one a bit better in context and providing a lot of shocks, jokes and horrors ... ...

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