Plot Holes (Spoilers!)

[Meeklo]

Originally Posted by Dotpattern

Exactly. And it's explained that he does. Not a plot hole.

Actually it is a plot hole.

My film appreciation class just watched Memento for our discussion on editing and we spent some time discussing this very subject.

He has short term memory loss but he did not get that condition until after the incident. He remembers everything before the incident, including his name and wife. He cannot remember that he has the condition because of his condition.

The only exception is he has that Sammy Jankis tattoo on his hand, in which he remembers Sammy from before the incident. And that tattoo would help "remind" him of his condition. But he does not look at his hand and remember Sammy everytime his memory resets, yet he still remembers having the condition.

Now for a new plot hole: Back To the Future 2

When future Biff goes back in time to give young Biff the almanac, he then returns to the same future he left from. He should have arrived at that alternate 2015 instead. I understand that a deleted scene showed future Biff fade away when he got back but the whole reality should have been different.