Having heard a lot about this film I felt I should have a look for myself. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless mind was released in 2004 and was directed by Michael Gondry. Eternal Sunshine picked up numerous Saturn awards, as well as an two oscars for best writing and original screenplay. Eternal Sunshine follows the story of a couple who undergo a procedure to erase each other from their memories when their relationship ends. The film, which takes place mainly in Joel's (Jim Carrey) mind replays events from his relationship with Clementine (Kate Winslet) who has had all memories of him erased. We see the events unfold from most recent to oldest memories. Whilst each memory is recovered by Joel they are erased within by the medical procedure. It is only when Joel replays all his past does he realize what he has lost, and decides he no longer wants to erase Clementine. It is at this point in the film where it's creativity is at his strongest- in an attempt to save his memories he tries to hide Clementine's memories in places where she does not belong.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless mind takes a clever story line and produces a radical example of Maze cinema- in which the story is told backwards. This film keeps you guessing at every turn and you are desperate to see how this story ends.
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