I can’t explain out the film in fully chronological fashion, the deletion of memory happens backwards. He decides to get the procedure done on himself, remove Clem and her memories from his brain. Joel, in retaliation, goes in for the same option. In Clem’s case, the target is Joel and she acts “impulsively” to get her memories of Joel erased. The subject completely forgets the target person and all memories connected to the target person. The general procedure happens over night and the subject wakes up with a specific set of memories missing. Kate takes the first plunge to use the help of an organization called Lacuna who specialize in erasing specific memories connected to a person. It has that confident streak that can either go swimmingly or blow up spectacularly, and here, it works like a charm, pulling you in.The film is about Joel (Jim) and Clem (Kate) who first meet at a beach and fall in love. There’s the assumption that you’ll understand what’s happening by the end. This complex visual representation makes for a beautiful, and fully relevant, example of how our brains can work, with tiny bits darting back and forth. The fact that Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind was even made is amazing, because it’s one of the most intelligent films I’ve ever watched: it is confusing from beginning to end, but that’s because it quite literally moves like how your mind works, in little snippets. “Blessed are the forgetful, for they get the better even of their blunders.” - Mary (Kirsten Dunst) I mean, when Kirsten Dunst can make reading quotes a highlight, you know she’s good:
As for the rest of the cast, I honestly forgot that Kirsten Dunst, Mark Ruffalo and Elijah Wood were in this movie, but was nevertheless impressed with their emotional character building.
Jim Carrey, too, gave such a soulfully-understated performance that he made sad Joel one to root for, and made the whole premise totally believable. Her eyes, especially, are so expressive, making those odd running scenes one of the most interesting. Kate Winslet, in particular, with her salon-worthy coloured hair - which, itself, played a huge part in character building - was amazing, giving us the coolness of a manic pixie dream girl while breaking that stereotype with her perfectly flawed portrayal of Clementine. The cast, itself, is what makes Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind so good, because this is the film that made me actually love Kate Winslet and Jim Carrey. Over the course of two days, we see a bunch of flashbacks that show how their tumultuous previous relationship ended when they each had the other person removed from their memories. A man, Joel (played by Jim Carrey), meets a woman named Clementine (Kate Winslet).
An indication of how confusing the film is? Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is categorised as “Drama, Romance, (and) Sci-Fi” in IMDb.
It’s odd, considering that the plot itself sounds ridiculous when you try to explain it. (yes, I watched it through before writing this.) What Does This Plot Even Mean?! And through the years, catching bits and pieces on television, the one emotion that stays with me is just an overwhelming fondness for the movie. I watched it years ago when I was younger, but couldn’t remember the whole plot, only how it made me feel. Because this film is an oldie but a goodie, well-deserving of its status as one of the “ Greatest Movies Of All Time.”Īdmit it: there’s no way you weren’t singing “Oh My Darling, Clementine” for an hour after watching Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
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