In this romance film, which is also directed by a Frenchman, there is no self-righteous determination and impracticality. Although the structure of the whole story is based on a program that erases memory. However, it is real, and when it is so tearful, it can still nod convincingly.
Love is always beautiful at the beginning. The only-so-so Joel encountered a green-haired Clementine at the beach party. Her hair is always changing, just like her volatile emotions. And maybe it's this kind of willful pampering that can conceal the loneliness after the splendor. That kind of loneliness ditch has built a colorful wall, hoping that people will be close to touch, but will not reveal the gap.
When they start to love each other, they quarrel, curse, jealously, and leave. So sad. All of this is the price of love. It has never made a promise of forever sweetness. It only gives the appearance that best meets people's wishes at first, and then you will experience the unpredictable bitterness when you really step into it. Because of the contrast, they all chose to erase their memories. Clementine first, then Joel.
But programs are programs after all, no matter how perfect they are, they are invented and operated by people. The little doctor and the little nurse were messing around together. The little doctor’s children stole Joel's personal belongings about Clementine. He seemed to like Clementine, who had cleared his memories last week, and wanted to use Joel's memory to get her heart. Joel regained consciousness in his memory. So the scene I mentioned at the beginning appeared.
Those quarrels and unhappiness gradually fade away, and what is about to be deleted are the memories of love. Those laughter and surprises, those strange words about Clementine, the freezing Charles River in the winter, the bookstore, Clementine’s unprovoked hair color, Joel’s shy and unnatural smile, the Chinese food they ate together (they are really familiar with chopsticks Where...), that hut by the sea...It turns out that the beautiful part is a little bit bigger.
Watching Joel regain consciousness over and over again, opening his eyes, trying to stop the procedure, but to no avail. The little doctor and the little nurse found the abnormality and called the big doctor. The great doctor worked hard to execute his own procedure-to delete Joel's memory.
So, in their own memory, Joel and Clementine tried their best to avoid being found. They went to many places they had never been before, hoping to exploit the loopholes in their memory. However, Joel found that there was nothing in his memory that was not related to Clementine. She is all in his memory. He hugged her in the last second, feeling her warmth, and in the next second she disappeared-was erased.
He gave up running away.
In the bookstore, she said to him: "Remember me, try your best. Maybe we can." She stood on her toes and gently touched the tip of his nose. He smiled and she disappeared. On the beach where they met for the first time, she took a chicken drumstick and said to him: "This is it, Joel. It's going to be gone soon." He lowered her head and replied, "I know." She looked at him: "What should we do ?" He smiled: "Enjoy it." On the cold beach, they walked, as usual, Clementine jumped and jumped, and Joel was in a later place, he walked very slowly, as if to remember all of this . In the hut by the sea, Joel knew that this last memory would disappear with the disappearance of the house, but he calmly said goodbye.
Even if the memory disappears, I will still fall in love with you. That kind of feeling can't be said to be unreasonable, unpredictable, unpredictable, and it can point to the end without rational guidance. So, at the end of the film, it returns to the beginning scene-they love each other again, the only difference is that they know their past, know that each other erases each other's memories, know that they have hurt each other, but they still choose Together.
By the way, there is another key person: the little nurse. Christine Dunst, she really fits this persistent role. It turned out that she was also the one who erased the memory. In order to escape the pain of falling in love with the big doctor who already has a family, she chose to erase the memory. But in the end, she fell in love with him again, inevitable. So it became clear that all the little nurses sent all the patient's tapes (recording the process of deleting the memory of the patient's narration) to them.
Charlie Kaufman made this story so touching. Those details, those with strong metaphors that are easily overlooked if not paying attention, made me sigh, curled up in the dark blanket after the lights were turned off.
I'm tired of singing hymns for a long time, but the waves are magnificent but empty. The love here is so realistic that it is within reach, but it is extremely romantic.
Thanks to Kim Carey. He is a good actor. Cowardly demeanor, hesitant expression, forbearing sadness... He is no longer the king of comedy who needs exaggerated body language and expressions to please the audience. He can also be serious, and he can send and receive freely.
Thanks Kate Winslet. She is also a good actor. Although she has passed the age of pretending to be tender, her hair color is naturally natural. Because of her, Clementine can be so cute freely.
Finally, end with this verse: 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.
——Alexander Pope (translated into Pope Alexander in the movie, because Pope means Pope in English. At the beginning, the little nurse said that Pope Alexander meant Pope Alexander, and the doctor corrected Alexander Pope, which was British Classical poet)
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