Kruczynski reveals herself as a figment of the Barish’s imagination throughout the erasure. “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” inspires both empathy and thoughtful consideration of human psychology and philosophy. The reality of Barish losing himself to his memories becomes frighteningly real as the people in his memories become faceless and incomplete under the sound of Jon Brion’s soundtracks and Barish’s own racing heart. In many brilliant jump cuts, Barish walks seamlessly from the darkening aisles of a bookstore, where book titles gradually erase with his memory, into the stairwell of his own home in a new time frame. Spatially distant voices make it difficult to differentiate between Joel’s memory and reality. The non-chronological order and stunningly detailed sound and visual editing immerse the viewer in the disorienting dreamscape of Barish’s subconscious. He resorts to having her erased as well, causing him to relive the entirety of their relationship through the erasing memories. When Barish (Jim Carrey) discovers that Kruczynski (Kate Winslet) has had him professionally erased from her memory, he is heartbroken and unable to cope. The primary storyline of “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” follows Clementine Kruczynski and her partner Joel Barish in a series of deconstructed and non-linear memories. Screenwriter Charlie Kaufman and Director Michael Gondry compile mind-bending glimpses into love and nostalgia while grappling with the paradox of existing separately from one’s memory. Its timeless complexities are worth infinitely more. I would like to preface this by saying that I cannot do this film justice after only one viewing and with only a few hundred words - or even with one million. Read the extended, spoilers-included review here. “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” (2004) is single-handedly the most strikingly beautiful and creative film I have ever seen.
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