![]() ![]() They share a unique attraction that bursts with a contagious and aspiring desire. The film takes place around Valentine’s Day, so it’s only fitting to mention this unorthodox, but none the less, heartbreakingly beautiful film.īoth Winslet and Carrey do an admirable job of conveying their frustrations and their longings. Yet, it doesn’t abandon the facts: relationships take work, none of us is perfect, and in order to successfully bond yourself to another, you have to accept it all: thorns included. What’s wonderful and unique about the movie is the fact that it questions things like fate and the consideration of love’s sneaky little design. Like magnets, they are drawn to Montauk, to one another, and as Winslet says, “she’s not perfect.” There’s going to be things they dislike about each other, so, is it worth taking the leap again if you know it may be painful? Therein lies the rub. However, destiny, if one believes in such a thing, has a way of bringing these two back together. Often, the two (within the memory) are aware of what’s happening but ultimately unable to stop it. Eventually, he decides to take that irreversible leap and we re-live their memories, stunningly, with an ample hand and visually stunning sequences. When we figure out that she had Joel erased we see it from his perspective, trying to wrap his head around the absurdity of the situation. What would we do for love? What would we do to move on? It is sad, but also another way of showing the strength of love… or in this case, perhaps, an unhealthy cohesion of infatuation and loneliness. Wood has been dating Clementine using the information he received from Joel after the memory wipe. This isn’t the first time they’ve fallen for one another, which initiates a unique dramatic story that ensnares its audience.Įnter the interesting crew led by Tom Wilkinson, with Kirsten Dunst and Mark Ruffalo as his associates (with a funny, disconnected sort of dynamic here) and the somewhat creepy Elijah Wood. The why is then revealed as we discover the two had one another erased from their minds. Just as the characters do, we feel a familiarity, a pull that is undeniable. There’s something there, even if it can’t be quantified. ![]() Clementine ( Kate Winslet) is bold, ostentatious the complete opposite of the reserved Joel ( Jim Carrey) but she strikes a chord with him- a jumpstart to his heart. The film starts with the two fatefully meeting. In the case of Joel and Clementine, in the “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” (2004) nothing is simple, everything is messy, but ultimately (despite its surreal- dream-like sequences) it is also an honest appraisal of love in its many forms. There are moments, after watching this film, where I wonder, would I want to forget? Would you? It would sure be easier. Year: 2004 Runtime: 118 Minutes Director: Michel Gondry Writer: Michel Gondry, Charlie Kaufman Starring: Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Tom Wilkinson, Kirsten Dunst By Kristy Strouse ![]()
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