Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
What a strange, strange movie. “How does one come to terms with a hard
breakup?” has always been a question I
have explored. But how much harder is
the situation when the person realizes that their ex-lover does not even
recognize them. It seemed like a ploy when
I watched Clementine completely disregard Joel when he visited her at work. I was upset because of how disrespectful it
seemed. My annoyance was only heightened
when I found out that she chose to have the procedure. When Joe then decided to have it happen to
him as well, I was not surprised. He was
having a hard time dealing with her departure.
I can’t blame him for his decision.
However, how important do memories of Clementine become to him. We frequently think that the departure of
knowledge is the departure pain and sorrow.
I had a friend once say that he would prefer to never know a friend if
they ended up hurting him in the end.
But do the good memories not outweigh the pain?
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