Johnny Mnemonic

In 2021, the whole world is connected by the gigantic Internet, and almost a half of the population is suffering from the Nerve Attenuation Syndrome (NAS).Johnny with an inplanted memory chip in his brain was ordered to transport the over loaded information from Beijing to Newark. While Pharmakom Industries supported by yakuza tries to capture him to get the informaiton back, the Low-tech group led by J-Bone tries to break the missing code to download the cure of NAS which Johnny carries (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113481/plotsummary)

Johnny Mnemonic is a film that also deals with the question of memory. This film allows the viewer to see what is possible within the human mind and what can happen when an individual looses part of their memory. Johnny chooses to dump his childhood memory in order to store data within his own head. By doing this he has lost part of himself and is not the person he was before the memory chip was implanted. The film allows the viewer to understand the importance of memory and how it is able to shape us into the person that we are. Johnny lost part of his memory in order to make money and have a job but was it worth it to him? He no longer had any part of his childhood and once you loose part of your memory you are no longer to same person. Our memories help to make us into the person that we are, they help to create our personalities and by taking these memories away we are no longer the same person. So is Johnny still Johnny once his memories are gone?