Guys and Gals , there are playlists on this channel. I've divided most of the videos into thematic playlists. Playlists centered around a theme. So when you're looking for a specific video, a specific topic, a specific theme, when you have a question, first go to the playlist, find out the relevant one, search it or scan through it. Most playlists contain 30 videos and find your answer. Okay, and today's playlist is the short fiction playlist. It contains film reviews, poetry and short stories.
And today's video has to do with a movie. It's a film review. The movie is titled Shattered. And I think it's been released in It deals with a fascinating topic, the topic of identity.
If we were to lose our memory, if we were to lose our identity, would we still be responsible for things we have done before we have lost our memory? In the movie Shattered, , as I said, Dan Merrick survives an accident. He develops total amnesia regarding his past. He can't remember a single thing about who he is and what has happened to him, his autobiography. His battered face is reconstructed by plastic surgeons. And with the help of his loving wife, Dan gradually recovers his will to live.
But he never develops a proper sense of identity. It is as though Dan is constantly ill at ease in his own body. As the plot unfurls and unravels, Dan is led to believe that he may have murdered his wife's lover, Jack.
Now this thriller offers additional twists and turns, but throughout it all, we face this essential question. Dan has no recollection of having been Dan. Dan does not remember anything about himself, about his previous life and naturally he doesn't remember murdering Jack. It seems as though Dan's very identity has been erased. And yet Dan is in sound mind. Dan can tell right from wrong.
