Sometimes directors offer audiences such puzzles that you can't figure out what's what the first time. But it's precisely these intricate films that are valued more than others. People love to watch them two or even three times, and each viewing reveals something new. Here's one such masterpiece.
The fantastic melodrama “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” (2004) rightfully made it into the Top-250 golden hits of “KinoPoisk.” The film, featuring the brilliant Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet in the lead roles, doesn't easily give itself up to even experienced connoisseurs on the first attempt. It needs to be watched more than once to understand what screenwriter Charlie Kaufman and director Michel Gondry wanted to convey.
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In the film's world, there's a technology that allows you to erase unwanted memories. A small office, a doctor with a reassuring smile, and a morning without tormenting thoughts about someone who was once part of your life. Tempting? Perhaps.
The narrative unfolds in reverse. First, we see two strangers drawn to each other like magnets. Then — the protagonist's desperate attempt to preserve what he himself decided to destroy. We wander through the corners of his subconscious as memories collapse one by one.
It's amazing to watch the transformation of the actors — Jim plays a reclusive, introspective person, so unlike his usual roles, and his partner creates a character as vibrant and unpredictable as the colors of her hair.
The film invites viewers for a second, more thoughtful viewing, almost immediately after the credits — to solve the puzzle, see the details that escaped the first time, and possibly rethink their own relationship with the past. By the way, the film won an “Oscar” for Best Original Screenplay. Isn't that a good reason to make sure the award was more than deserved?
