▁the ▁main ▁character ▁forget s ▁he ▁is ▁a ▁trained ▁assass in . ▁Another ▁mis re presentation ▁of ▁the ▁reality ▁of ▁memory ▁loss ▁in ▁the ▁mov ies ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁in ▁C lean ▁S late ▁( 1 9 9 4 ) ▁and ▁ 5 0 ▁First ▁D ates ▁( 2 0 0 4 ) ▁where ▁the ▁characters ▁are ▁able ▁to ▁encode ▁memory ▁during ▁the ▁day ▁but ▁lose ▁all ▁memory ▁of ▁that ▁day ▁at ▁night , ▁while ▁sleep ing . ▁ ▁Mov ies ▁often ▁restore ▁victim ' s ▁memory ▁through ▁a ▁second ▁tra uma , ▁or ▁through ▁a ▁kind ▁of ▁cu ed ▁recall ▁when ▁they ▁revis it ▁familiar ▁places ▁or ▁see ▁familiar ▁objects . ▁ ▁The ▁phenomen on ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁tra uma ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁in ▁Sing ing ▁in ▁the ▁Dark ▁( 1 9 5 6 ) ▁where ▁the ▁victim ▁experiences ▁the ▁on set ▁of ▁am nes ia ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁tra uma ▁of ▁the ▁Hol oca ust , ▁but ▁memory ▁is ▁restored ▁with ▁a ▁blow ▁to ▁the ▁head . ▁Although ▁neu ros urg ery ▁is ▁often ▁the ▁cause ▁of ▁am nes ia , ▁it ▁is ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁solution ▁in ▁some ▁mov ies , ▁including ▁Del ux e ▁An nie ▁( 1 9 1 8 ) ▁and ▁Ras cal s ▁( 1 9 3 8 ). ▁ ▁Memory ▁er asure ▁is ▁port rayed ▁in ▁E ternal ▁Sun sh ine ▁of ▁the ▁Sp ot less ▁Mind ▁( 2 0 0 4 ) ▁ ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁Men ▁in ▁Black ▁mov ies . ▁ ▁Men