Some of the strength of this case can be explained through the film’s use of the character Mary, and this is further explained through Carl Plantinga’s framework for how viewers respond morally and non-morally to fictional characters in film (2010).
The character who is most present in their life is Clementine because she is being present, occurring, and existing in Joel’s mind. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind makes a strong case against memory removal. CHARACTERS: Joel (Jim Carrey), Clementine. The absolutely brilliant film was based on Alexander Pope’s Eloisa to Abélard (which the receptionist mentions to Joel during his procedure). Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Quote Alexander Pope. PHILOSOPHICAL ISSUES: memory and identity relationships ethics. Source: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Film, from wallpapercave. “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” is dealing with the ideas of ownership, truth, time, and presence.įor example ownership is represented of having the memory of the one person, truth is shown through spirituality, time is shown by the existence of their memories, and presence is brought out through Joel’s mind of Clementine. ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND (2004).
Their futile and fragile relationship being explored through a nonlinear story where they both try to erase each other from their memories but being unable to truly erase the feelings that they share for each other. Once the process starts, Joel realizes he doesn't really want to forget Clementine, so he starts sneaking her away into parts of his memory where she don't belong that changes other things about his memories also. The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is a story of two lovers who come to know each other in multiple ways. However, as he watches his memories of her fade away, he realizes that he still loves her, and may be too late to correct his mistake.
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The movie takes place mostly in Joel's mind, which follow his memories of Clementine backwards in time as each recent memory is replaced, and the process then goes on to the previous one and then erased. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind A man, Joel Barish, heartbroken that his girlfriend Clementine underwent a procedure to erase him from her memory, decides to do the same. Frustrated by the idea of still being in love with a woman who doesn't remember their time together, Joel agrees to do the procedure also, to erase his memories of Clementine. The movie “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” is the story of a guy, Joel, who discovers that his long-time girlfriend, Clementine, has undergone a psychiatrist's experimental procedure in which all of her memory of Joel is removed, after the couple has tried for years to get their relationship working right.
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