Never Let Me Go Movie Analysis

A few weeks ago the 2017 Nobel Prize winner in literature was announced. Ishiguro was awarded the prize because of his literatures ability to sway our perceptions of time, life, and emotion in a way that connects us with the world around us. Though I haven't viewed the full extent of his works, I have seen the movie rendition of his story, “Never Let me Go”. “Never Let me Go” challenged the way I viewed memory and time. Within the movie, the main characters are separated for many years. However when they meet again, only few memories of each other remain. The rest of the unimportant ones fade out. The premise of the movie is based on the belief that the main characters lives can be extended if they prove they are in love. This belief is false, yet somehow the rumor culminated in truth. The statement in which lies transform into muddled truth is what makes memories so deceptive yet important. To honor Ishiguro’s work, I chose to write about one of my greatest memories. The memory I wrote about is when I played in the finals of the Youth Club National Ultimate Frisbee Tournament. I wrote about this memory, because it was recent, and has been something that I have been constantly thinking about. During the tournament, I made a very important catch for my team, but was hurt in the process. It has been slow recovering, and everyday I am forced to …show more content…
In “Never Let me Go”, the main characters selectively remember only certain memories. For example, Tommy remembers the hope to live longer, while Ruth remembers her jealously. During the game, the main memory is simply of the catch, and the crowds around me screaming loudly. For this reason, I drew only the isolated catch, including the appraisals of the sidelines. I also made sure to include that I made a huge play on the “number-one ranked high school player” to add ethos regarding my play and its