zondag 4 december 2011

"Blessed are the forgetful: for they shall have done with their stupidities too."

“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.y. A quote from Alexander Pope's "Eloisa to Abelard," which is the basis of the second feature film by Director Michel Gondry ( Human Nature, Be kind Rewind ) and writer Charlie Kaufman ( Being John Malkovich, Adaptation ). What would you do if you heard that your girlfriend literally had you erased from her memory? Joel Barish ( Jim Carrey ) decides that he will erase his girlfriend Clementine ( Kate Winslet ) also from his own memory, but while this is happening he comes to the conclusion he doesn’t want to erase her at all. Eternal sunshine is a marvel in every way. The acting is at a very high level. Jim Carrey is still very much underestimated as a serious actor, but hold very strong in this movie. The visual creation of a memory being erased, is something we normally see only in dreams and the story is so well written and adapted to visuals it is a lust for the eye and the brain in one.


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