This movie officially started my vacation. I was pretty obsessed in getting a copy of this film, friends kind of give me brief preview of what this movie is all about. And one time, when I was browsing yahoo movies (I have this habit of browsing yahoo's movie stills), I saw that Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is included in the Viewer's Top 30 Romance Movies. And so my eagerness to watch the movie heightened. And so the first day I didn't have classes, I downloaded the movie. And yes, the movie was great. Not so so, but just great.
The story is about the couple; Clementine and Joel. Clementine went to this erasing-memory-clinic where a doctor and his colleagues erased the part where you didn't want to dwell on. "She decided to erase you almost as a lark." And so Clementine choose Joel to erase in her memory, "Our files are confidential Mr. Barish so we can't show you any evidence. Suffice it to say, Miss Kruczynski was not happy and she wanted to move on. We provide that possibility. " And so Joel, also decided to erase Clementine in his memory, but in the middle of erasing Clementine in his memory, he unconsciously doesn't want it anymore, "Can you hear me? I don't want this any more! I want to call it off!", he want to keep Clementine, but it is too late; "By morning, you'll be gone. " And actually after forgetting each other they meet again and they liked each other AGAIN (talking about uselessness?), what's sweet is that after a night of being together they learned that they erased each other :)), but Joel after being angry pursued Clementine :x.
here's the last conversation:
Joel: I don't see anything I don't like about you.
Clementine: But you will! But you will, and I'll get bored with you and feel trapped, because that's what happens with me.
Joel: Okay.
Clementine: [pauses] Okay.
Okay is all that made the comeback a success, Joel is the sweetest :))
I like the movie because I can relate to Clementine and her odd ways. Hahahaha. And what was funny is that it happened in Vday. And the clinic is soooo busy during pre-VDays :)) talking about bitter people :)). But the movie is really great. Oh yes, you don't have to remind me, I know I suck at reviews but believe me it was great :) What I realized is that at some point or moment we don't need the person anymore or at times we always wish that a person who have hurt us will be gone and we want them out of our senses and memories. But I wouldn't think of erasing every or any bit of my memory even at times, bad memory lingers and sometimes it makes you sick, but after that you'll be okay and that particular event will help you become the stronger person you always want to be.
oh wait, I copied the lines from IMDb. ;)
"Joely?" "Yeah Tangerine?" "Am I ugly?" "Uh-uh." "When I was a kid, I thought I was. I can't believe I'm crying already. Sometimes I think people don't understand how lonely it is to be a kid, like you don't matter. So, I'm eight, and I have these toys, these dolls. My favorite is this ugly girl doll who I call Clementine, and I keep yelling at her, "You can't be ugly! Be pretty!" It's weird, like if I can transform her, I would magically change, too." "You're pretty." "Joely, don't ever leave me." "You're pretty... you're pretty... pretty..." (the part in Joel's memory that he wanted to keep)
"This is it, Joel." "It's going to be gone soon." "I know." "What do we do?" "Enjoy it."
"You know me, I'm impulsive." "That's what I love about you."
"Look man, I'm telling you right off the bat, I'm high-maintainance, so... I'm not gonna tip-toe around your marriage, or whatever it is you've got goin' there. If you wanna be with me, you're with me.""Okay." "Too many guys think I'm a concept, or I complete them, or I'm gonna make them alive. But I'm just a fucked-up girl who's lookin' for my own peace of mind; don't assign me yours." "I remember that speech really well." "I had you pegged, didn't I?" "You had the whole human race pegged." "Hmm. Probably." "I still thought you were gonna save my life... even after that." "Ohhh... I know." "It would be different, if we could just give it another go-round." "Remember me. Try your best; maybe we can."
I could die right now, Clem. I'm just... happy. I've never felt that before. I'm just exactly where I want to be.
sweeeeeeeet :X
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.
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