"How happy is the blameless vestal's lot! The world forgetting, by the world forgot. Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind! Each pray'r accepted, and each wish resign'd;" - Eloisa to Abelard, Alexander Pope
Forgetting is probably one of the most taxing, most difficult things to do, after something wonderful has gone awry. One doesn't want to deal with pain, so one tries to forget. Forget about falling in love with a married man, forget about an abusive relationship with your husband, forget about the love of your life you who had set you off this trail of bad relationships.
This is the basic premise of the movie, "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind".. After the end of a tumultuous relationship, two lovers erase each other from their memories through a procedure done by Lacuna Inc. Everything takes place while you are asleep, and in the morning, you are as good as new. No more heartaches, no more pain. Or so you think.
Interesting story, and I'm sure something we can all relate to, in one way or another. Who hasn't tried to block out someone from your mind? Who hasn't gone through so much pain to want to just forget that everything ever happened, even the good ones? The actors in this film are brilliant. I never really liked Jim Carrey, but he is just different in this film. He does well as this soft-spoken, boring man who fell in love with an eccentric woman who changes her hair color every so often, reflecting how much she does things on impulse. A case of opposites attract? Maybe. But the whole point of this movie is not so much about relationships, as it is about coping with pain and loss. And maybe it is a little about love, and how we find it in strange places, strange people, and that no matter how much we try to run away from it, if it's there, it's there.
Good editing. The flashbacks, the contrast of colour -- outstanding.
And lastly, my favorite lines.
"Too many guys think I'm a concept or I complete them or I'm going to make them alive, but I'm just a fucked up girl who is looking for my own peace of mind.".. :)
"Blessed are the forgetful: for they get the better even of their blunders." -- Friedrich Nietzsche
"Drink up young man, it will make the whole seduction part less repugnant"..
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