The movie, Memento, shows how with the absence of the human short term ability to make memories, a human is left to operate in a way similar to that of computer. This outlines both the complexity of a well-operated computer, but also the vastly different system in which humans operate under.
Leonard, in Memento, lost his memory in the aftermath of an accident that he suffered in an attack on his wife. As a result, he experienced, unequivocal trauma that left him without the ability to form new memories. With a general sense of awareness, he was left with the emotion and want for retribution on the attacker of his wife. To achieve this with his newfound condition, he used a system of photos and notes to log memories, very similar to how a computer creates memories. He can only act and rely on the memories that have been logged for his future actions. The story of the movie is structured in a similar abstract way where the only recognition of plot is by physical distinctions that have been realized.
The stark contrast between how humans normally operate and the computer like operation of Lenny shows how developed the human mind really is. At the beginning of this course, we discussed the question of if the human mind is a computer. With this movie in mind, I think the similarities are between the normal capacity of the human mind and a computer are vastly different. The movie emphasized the mundane nature of computer operations and how our perspectives and abilities would be barred with them. Perhaps the future of computing will allow for more similarities, but regardless, the human possesses unique capabilities that classify our abilities.