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Movie
description |
-Jim
Carrey
-Kate
Winslet
ETERNAL
SUNSHINE
OF
THE
SPOTLESS
MIND
is
an
unconventional
romance
told
in
the
abstract,
inventive,
and
comedic
storytelling
style
of
screenwriter
Charlie
Kaufman.
Like
his
scripts
for
ADAPTATION
and
BEING
JOHN
MALKOVICH,
this
plot
works
off
of a
relatively
complex
idea
that
is
more
easily
explained
through
the
language
of
film
than
through
words.
In
its
most
basic
description,
Joel
(Jim
Carrey)
is
undergoing
a
medical
procedure
to
erase
the
memory
of
his
ex-girlfriend,
Clementine
(Kate
Winslet).
However,
while
he
is
unconscious
and
the
procedure
is
underway,
he
takes
a
journey
through
his
mind,
reliving
moments
with
Clementine
for
fear
of
losing
her
forever.
Using
disjointed
sound
and
action,
foggy
periods
indicating
Joel's
confusion,
and
flashbacks
to
childhood
where
objects
appear
much
bigger
than
they
are
to
adult
eyes,
the
cinematography
communicates
Joel's
dilemma
with
visual
hilarity.
Only
occasionally
is
the
film
laugh-out-loud
funny;
instead
it
is
much
more
deeply
and
darkly
amusing
as
the
absurdity
of
the
situation
grows.
ETERNAL
SUNSHINE
is
nothing
short
of
brilliant--a
credit
to
director
Michel
Gondry
(who
has
a
topnotch
reputation
for
his
aesthetic
music
videos
by
artists
such
as
Bjork).
Carrey
is
wonderfully
understated
in
the
role
of a
simpleminded
nice
guy,
and
his
signature
goofiness
is
used
only
a
handful
of
times.
Winslet
lights
up
the
screen
with
her
blue
hair
and
orange
sweatshirt,
playing
a
lively
free
spirit
and
loose
cannon.
There
are
also
strong
supporting
performances
by
Kirsten
Dunst,
Elijah
Wood,
and
Mark
Ruffalo,
along
with
an
excellent
score
by
Jon
Brion
and
a
peppy
soundtrack
including
songs
by
E.L.O.
and
the
Polyphonic
Spree.
The
film's
conclusion
promises
to
satisfy
viewers;
it
offers
a
beautiful
metaphor
for
the
end
of a
love
affair
that
brings
perfect
closure
to
this
excellent
film.
Portions
of
this
page
Copyright
1948-2006 Muze
Inc.
and
Muze
Europe
Ltd.
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