Memories. You're Talking About Memories.

It's the normal, redundant love story. Boy meets girl. Boy falls for girl. Girl leaves boy. Boy erases all traces of girl from his memory.

What?

So, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is not the typical romance movie. And that's why I like it (see the earlier post about Revolutionary Road for a longer explanation).

Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet star in this surreal romantic comedy as a couple that has a falling out. Winslet goes to a company that specializes in erasing specific memories. Her memories of Carrey are erased. When Carrey finds out, he is so heart broken that he decides to take the same action.

What I found interesting is that a large portion of the film takes place within Carrey's mind as the memory erasing procedure is in progress. Much of Carrey and Winslet's relationship is told through disjointed, non-chronological memories that are being corrupted until they're finally erased. Through this series of surreal and often amusingly fantastical imagery, Carrey realizes just how much he cared for Winslet, and fights desperately to try to hold onto some memories of her.

It's one of those movies were you spend a lot of the time wondering what's going on. I like those movies. They keep you on your toes. I feel it makes for a more actively engaging movie experience.

8/10 Toddsperience

And don't call me Boo.