No Infantile Amnesia: Difference between revisions

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Can be [[Truth in Television]] - certain memories ''can'' stay in one's brain.

== Anime and Manga ==

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* In ''[[Star Trek V the Final Frontier (Film)|Star Trek V the Final Frontier]]'', Sybok conjures Spock's most distressing, self-torturing memory, which turns out to be his father dissing him seconds after his own birth.

** Perhaps it wasn't a literal memory, but more a symbolic manifestation of Spock's [[Half Human Hybrid]] angst.

** Perhaps it wasn't a literal memory, but more a symbolic manifestation of Spock's [[Half-Human Hybrid]] angst.

*** If we take Deleted Scenes as canon, ''[[Star Trek (Film)|Star Trek]]'' disproves this as a real memory. In the scene showing Spock's birth Sarek seems pleased, and since this took place before Nero's attack to the ''USS Kelvin'' is safe to assume that it was unaffected by this event

*** Plus the basic logic of, "he got a human woman pregnant, what exactly did he ''expect'' to be born?" It is possible the filmmakers intended this trope, though.

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* In ''[[Final Fantasy VI]]'', it's kind of difficult to figure out just whose memory it is when we see Maduin and Madonna/Madeline's flashback. The only character around who ''should'' be able to remember is Maduin... who's technically dead. But the scene in question seems to imply that it's ''Terra's'' flashback. Which includes her parents meeting. Before she was even conceived. What?!

** Though technically dead, as magicite the esper that formed it is not completely 'gone', as shown from numerous instances where the only form you speak with is after it's turned into magicite. Also, the flashback is entirely from Maduin's point of view. It is likely that Maduin is showing his memory using the power he has as magicite -- and that his purpose in showing the memory is to cause Terra to remember her origin. However anything Terra remembers of this event that she states afterwards is an example of this trope.

*** This also [[Narrative Profanity Filter|explains]] why Terra's conception is shown as being [[G Rated Sex|sparkly lights dancing in the sky producing an instant baby]], rather than the usual method.

*** This also [[Narrative Profanity Filter|explains]] why Terra's conception is shown as being [[G-Rated Sex|sparkly lights dancing in the sky producing an instant baby]], rather than the usual method.

* In ''[[Psychonauts (Video Game)|Psychonauts]]'', Sasha's first memory vault sequence takes place when he was a baby.

** This may tie into the fan theory that psychics mentally mature faster than normal humans.