ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND is an unconventional romance told in the abstract, inventive, and comedic storytelling style of screenwriter Charlie Kaufman. Like his scripts for ADAPTATION and BEING JOHN MALKOVICH, this plot works off of a relatively complex idea that is easier explained through language of film than through words. In its most basic description, Joel (Jim Carrey) is undergoing a medical procedure to erase the memory of his ex-girlfriend, Clementine (Kate Winslet). However, while he is unconscious and the procedure is underway, he takes a journey through his mind, re-liv... ing moments with Clementine for fear of losing her forever. Using disjointed sound and action, foggy periods indicating Joel's confusion, and flashbacks to childhood where objects appear much bigger than they are to adult eyes, the cinematography communicates Joel's dilemma with visual hilarity. Only occasionally is the film laugh-out-loud funny; instead it is much more deeply and darkly amusing as the absurdity of the situation grows. ETERNAL SUNSHINE is nothing short of brilliant--a credit to director Michel Gondry (who has a topnotch reputation for his aesthetic music videos by artists such as Bjork). Carrey is wonderfully understated in the role of a simpleminded nice guy, and his signature goofiness is used only a handful of times. Winslet too is almost unrecognisable as she lights up the screen with her blue hair and orange sweatshirt, playing a lively free spirit and loose cannon. There are also strong supporting performances by Kirsten Dunst, Elijah Wood, and Mark Ruffalo, along with an excellent score by Jon Brion and a soundtrack of songs by E.L.O. and The Polyphonic Spree. The film's conclusion promises to satisfy viewers; it offers a beautiful metaphor for the end of a love affair that brings perfect closure to this excellent film.
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A worker bee with a briefcase, Joel first meets Clementine one blustery afternoon. Invited to a winter beach party by his friends Carrie and Rob (Jane Adams and David Cross, both note perfect), he notices Clementine standing at the edge of the water, staring out to sea. "How odd," Joel muses in hushed voice-over, to be "drawn to someone's back." After a few introductory stammers, one thing leads to another amid much flirtatious hemming and hawing. Love blooms and then -- because life is suffering and this is, after all, a Charlie Kaufman movie -- wilts one pathetic petal at a time. Clementine grows restless, unhappy with everything that once drew her to Joel, and then one day she...
One of the Best Films of the Year
I love that we live in a decade when something like Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind isn't just made but is also a major film release. Apart from having to go to a box office and say that title in order to order a ticket, its where that ticket is being sold - at a large multiplex near you. On top of 21 Grams, its as though Hollywood, looking back at the many years of film history, through German Existentialism, French New Wave and the Easy Riders of the sixties, feels some kind of continued obligation to present something intelligent and experimental in amongst its more traditional fare. Which is a great, great thing.
Not that everything within is entirely original. A woman t...
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I really liked this movie. It was a bizarre dark comedy/romance. I didn't know if Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet would make a good couple but they pulled it off.
pain is a part of life, its not always easy to hold up to but it shapes who you are and in the end brings wisdom and perahps even some enlightenment. this is a movie that expresses that sentiment better than anything else i have seen in film. your pain is a gift. and the sweet wouldnt taste the same without it. you simply must watch this film and with an open mind..stick with it my rating= 3/3 for performance.. 3/3 for story/plot dev.. 3/3 for entertainment/artistic merit and 0.5/1 for spark of genius.. overal 9.5/10 and a new highlight of my playlist ^_^
my rating= 3/3 for performance.. 3/3 for story/plot dev.. 3/3 for entertainment/artistic merit and 0.5/1 for spark of genius.. overal 9.5/10 and a new highlight of my playlist ^_^
