Not a movie review of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

What do people write on movie reviews? I don’t read them. I have probably read people’s opinion on some movies on Rotten Tomato or IMDB at some point.

So I just saw Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind for the second time and this time I was not bored (that's an understatement).

My first thought was, ooohhhkaaaay, here we go again with the manic pixie dream girl lead because the film has to be exciting and creative. Only to realize later on, she can be just as relatable.

How can people be in love at an astonishing level and still not be right for each other? Why does that kind of configuration is even in existence?  What a waste right?

I certainly did not like it the first time I saw it. I guess that’s why people give second chances. It’s because we change, and our perspective changes.

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is a beautiful film. It made me think. It made me imagine. It made me feel things.

The film used "basic", and transformed it to a fantasy. I mean, look at Lacuna’s office. There wasn’t any effort to make it appear like a futuristic brainy-thing-bleughk-trying-hard facility. It looked just like a regular “meh” office that you pass by everyday.

I do dig some of Clementine’s outfit though. I wanted to sorta bookmark her “as Mrs Hamlyn” look, if and when I have the opportunity to go to a costume party. Boss can play 4 y.o. Joel Barish in his pajamas with yellow airplane print. 

I enjoy the hint of comic in its soundtrack. There wasn’t a standout song though. For me all the background music was just to add to the feelings. And not take away from the scene, do you get what I mean? I mean, do you do that? When watching something, a movie or a TV show, and a really good song comes up, and you have to pause what you are watching (if possible) to find out what that song is? Do you do that?  

And the irony that Mary had to have the procedure done on her too. That was a ”nice” touch. See what I did there? It was nice. A bit abrupt in my opinion though, but not exactly forced.  

At the end, as much as I want to root for them, I was already apprehensive. But maybe just like the second chance I gave this film, Clem and Joel deserves it too.

Ps. They first used “Okay. Okay” (I’m looking at you John Green and TFiOS)

PPS. Kate Winslet’s skin OMG!

Ppps. How dare you Patrick?! Where the hell is your moral compass?!!

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