Snippet of my life that i still remember now...




Watched "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" over at Su's last night. I think the show was absolutely brilliant.

The funny thing is, i didn't think it was very brilliant after finishing the show...but this morning I woke up and I found myself thinking of the movie and how beautiful some of the lines in the show was. And then i concluded "I think the show is brilliant."

I normally watch movies, rave all about it for like the next half an hour over supper and then chuck it right into some deep obscure corner of my brain never to be opened unless necessary(like social knowledge needed at PR-ing situations...)

But i found myself sub-counsciously thinking of the movie, about how interesting the idea is. That people might be able to erase specific memories of people.... people who have hurt them in a relationship or have done something to affect their lives someway or another.

But in every relationship that ends, there will always be the good and the bad memories. And when you erase the memories, you erase them ALL. The good and the bad.

I don't have a witty punchline for this post, I didn't finish the show with any conclusion of sorts... just a thought to occupy my mind with. If i had a choice, would i erase any of my memories...? Would it make me a better person? Less burdened perhaps? And less wary?


here are some of my favourite quotes of the movie...

Joel: Constantly talking isn't necessarily communicating.



[Mary reads to Dr. Mierzwiak out of "Bartlett's Familiar Quotations"; the lines are from Alexander Pope's poem "Eloisa to Abelard"]
Mary: 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.



[as Joel and Clementine eat out, he thinks about the other glum-looking couples in the restaurant]
Joel: Are we like couples you see in restaurants? Are we the dining dead?


Mary: Adults are, like, this mess of sadness and phobias.



Clementine: This is it, Joel. It's going to be gone soon.
Joel: I know.
Clementine: What do we do?
Joel: Enjoy it.