Since this is quite possibly one of the most excruciatingly painful movies ever made, would we be able to watch it again, now that it’s out on DVD? Uncertain. Stunningly beautiful, it inspires a host of machinations in the mind of the viewer. If you had the chance to completely erase your most painful memories, would you? That’s the premise of this movie, simply put, as a somewhat mismatched couple (Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet) fight to retain the memories of their doomed love affair after they pay a mad doctor to wipe their minds clean of it. As the most realized film so far from writer Charlie Kaufman (Adaptation, Being John Malkovich,) Eternal Sunshine blends the plodding, prosaic moments that make up true intimacy with a shimmering and often hilarious imaginary world. The lovers run through their own memories, grasping even for the bad ones, because it’s the journey, despite the destination, that matters.
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