Thanks for watching. The disclaimer at 13:33 says: Confession: While I was researching this video it was actually quite hard to find many recent examples of people actually doing this. In fact, it was much easier to find examples of people like Herman using Clem as a rebuttal to the trope rather than as an example of it. This means two things: 1) It's good that 'the discourse' has moved on since 2014; and 2) We're still going to talk about it.
isn't the director from France? Why would you think that he sounds like he has a fake french accent? maybe because he is speaking in English and it sounds odd? maybe if you found footage of him speaking french it would make more sense
I love the feeling of conflict at the end of the movie, you want them to be together again even though it's easy to see that it will again reach an unhealthy place.
I only noticed it when editing this video, but the final shot of them walking down the beach cuts and re-sets several times before fading to the credits. To me, it implies that they went down the same path many times, ending the same way with them erasing their memories of each other then finding a way to start again....again and again.
@@PentexProductions I'm optimistic. The idea of making the same mistake twice is fundamentally repellant to me and it doesn't even matter what we're talking about. At the end though, Clem recognizes that pathetic, wimpy, apologetic smile, the wounded puppy-shit that Joel does, in the hallway. She recognizes it and then considers it. You can see in her face that she concludes that it's not that bad. She okays it. But more than that though, it's just not reasonable to expect the same outcome when monumentally new information has been introduced into the equation. They are both armed with the tapes and the knowledge that they both erased the other person. You don't take extreme measures when you're 50/50 meh on something. Plus consider the reaction of Joel and Clem's friends when they both come around and retell the story of how they both accidentally met each other again, after the DND letters from Lacuna. Even if Joel or Clem could pretend to be blasé about the odds of meeting each other again, on a whim, in winter in Montauk, their friends reaction of complete stupefaction would have an impact. Sure, they might have to work a little harder on the second go, but they'd have "fate" constantly ringing in their ears. They'd have a good excuse for a little more effort. IMHO.
maybe it will, maybe it won’t. there’s still ambiguity in the ending which makes it beautiful. to stay in love is to fall in love with the same person over and over again. joel and clem met each other and liked each other for the second time even when they had no memories of each other. like the user above said, armed with this information, they can use that to work out their relationship. maybe the rewind at the end doesn’t have to signify their “toxic cycle”. maybe it’s just them rewinding their happy times together so that they can fall in love again and again in their relationship
The okay at the end of the film says everything. They will fight again for sure, they may even break up again, but even sharing the bad with some one you really love isn't so bad, specially once you accept it after experiencing its loss. After 20 years of the movie, we have developed such a twisted and insane view of relationships thanks to social media and the ideology of toxic positivity, that anything that isn't joy and happiness is now called toxic, with the toxic person needing to be eliminated, but in reality it's the friction that creates a relationship, reaching impasses and overcoming them, building, accepting. Saying it's okay when you know things won't be okay all the time, because it is okay to not be okay all the time
This movie didn't get enough attention for it's 20 year anniversary. It's only gotten better with age. A timeless masterpiece and my favorite of all time. Great analysis!
For everyone that has watched this video without seeing the movie, I was 17 just about to graduate high school when I went to see this movie when it released. This movie changed my life and I will still to this day 20 years later that this is my favorite movie of all time. Please do yourself a favor if you haven’t watched it, stop the video, watch the movie and come back. It’s affected me in early, middle, and late adulthood. A local theater played it a few years ago and I jumped at the opportunity again to see it again as I did at 17 years old. Fun fact, it was at the Alamo Drafthouses and the preshow was Michel Gondrys music videos mentioned in this video and then some. I still have the cd of the soundtrack I bought back in 2004. This movie is magic. Thank you for making people aware of this forgotten masterpiece.
This and Gattaca are my favourite movies of all time. I watch them both at leat once a year. Incredible pictures and I always appreciate whenever I see anybody giving Eternal Sunshine credit. Thank you for your video!
When I first discovered Michel Gondry as music video and commercial director in the 90s, this movie was exactly the sort of result I could only dream of would be the result if he got to do cinema. It's his masterpiece, it's so disappointing that none of his other films come remotely close to this.
@@PentexProductions what do you mean by "fake" french accent? Michel Gondry is from FRANCE and is a native speaker. I use to love watching your vidoes , but it seems you have done very little research into his life. How arrogant of you.
What's pretty awesome that the marketing was made for fans of Jim Carrey in expecting your typical Carrey comedic performance and yet the fabs weren't ready for an artistic dramatic Jim Carrey performance, it's just incredible
I still have one video of my ex on my phone. When we were just messing around in the parking lot next to my car I think about deleting it all the time then I get scared. That’s the last I’ll hear of her voice. What if I forget her face. It’s weird that it’s scary. I like to think sometimes that she didn’t make as much of an impact on me as I thought Ifk
Best love movie ❤ its just such a great journal of beatiful details and memory dissection in a perfect way with perfect cast and writing. Memento is also one of my favorite movies and I never even connected these two before this video😅
Apart from the many things I like about the film, I also like the fact that the film, unlike modern ones, doesn't only focus on the sexual aspect of their relationship. It shows the entire package- the friendship, the playful energy of new love, the silly banter, and then the fights.
last night i got the chance to rewatch this movie in theater on 35 mm. as joel was left alone on the charles regretting the procedure the reel ended and crackled and after a few color bursts the theater was left in darkness. the rest of the film continued. today my hair is tied up and clipped aside and i listen to the soundtrak and practice my free will. meet me in montauk.....
Who notices the doctor doesn’t take his own medicine when presented with the same situation, after having cheated on his wife with Mary? The story doesn’t address this as far as I remember so we don’t know why he chooses not to, but that is interesting to me given his enthusiasm for it as a great solution for everyone else. Often those in power do not relent/consent to being subject to their own rules.
There are sources linked in the description of my videos that show the main places I did the research. Lots of special features are available on DVD and Blu-ray releases of movies too, which is where most of the behind the scenes footage comes from.
@@PentexProductions You didn't do your research well enough....... you're a joke! You would not know what a native french speaker sounds like. Michel Gondry is from FRANCE and is a native speaker.
Fun Fact : Charlie Kaufman almost cancelled the project and left because his writing process came during the time when Christopher Nolan's Memento came out in 2000, which both movies shared a little bit of similarities about memory but producer Steve Golin persuade him to complete the script. The rest is history
Pentex Productions I am subscribing .... you said Michel Gondry was speaking with a fake french accent.. I can only assume you though he was American? Michel Gondry is from Versailles (near Paris, France) he is a native speaker. You clearly need to say sorry to any of your subscribers who also may be from France...... I see you have not been around french people or understand how they talk or the language
Clementine was the archetype for the crazy bluehaired women of today. It's interesting that people don't the Montauk Project in relation to the plot of this movie.
Thanks for watching. The disclaimer at 13:33 says:
Confession: While I was researching this video it was actually quite hard to find many recent examples of people actually doing this. In fact, it was much easier to find examples of people like Herman using Clem as a rebuttal to the trope rather than as an example of it. This means two things:
1) It's good that 'the discourse' has moved on since 2014; and
2) We're still going to talk about it.
isn't the director from France? Why would you think that he sounds like he has a fake french accent? maybe because he is speaking in English and it sounds odd? maybe if you found footage of him speaking french it would make more sense
I love the feeling of conflict at the end of the movie, you want them to be together again even though it's easy to see that it will again reach an unhealthy place.
I only noticed it when editing this video, but the final shot of them walking down the beach cuts and re-sets several times before fading to the credits. To me, it implies that they went down the same path many times, ending the same way with them erasing their memories of each other then finding a way to start again....again and again.
@@PentexProductions I'm optimistic. The idea of making the same mistake twice is fundamentally repellant to me and it doesn't even matter what we're talking about. At the end though, Clem recognizes that pathetic, wimpy, apologetic smile, the wounded puppy-shit that Joel does, in the hallway. She recognizes it and then considers it. You can see in her face that she concludes that it's not that bad. She okays it.
But more than that though, it's just not reasonable to expect the same outcome when monumentally new information has been introduced into the equation. They are both armed with the tapes and the knowledge that they both erased the other person. You don't take extreme measures when you're 50/50 meh on something. Plus consider the reaction of Joel and Clem's friends when they both come around and retell the story of how they both accidentally met each other again, after the DND letters from Lacuna. Even if Joel or Clem could pretend to be blasé about the odds of meeting each other again, on a whim, in winter in Montauk, their friends reaction of complete stupefaction would have an impact. Sure, they might have to work a little harder on the second go, but they'd have "fate" constantly ringing in their ears. They'd have a good excuse for a little more effort. IMHO.
maybe it will, maybe it won’t. there’s still ambiguity in the ending which makes it beautiful. to stay in love is to fall in love with the same person over and over again. joel and clem met each other and liked each other for the second time even when they had no memories of each other. like the user above said, armed with this information, they can use that to work out their relationship. maybe the rewind at the end doesn’t have to signify their “toxic cycle”. maybe it’s just them rewinding their happy times together so that they can fall in love again and again in their relationship
The okay at the end of the film says everything. They will fight again for sure, they may even break up again, but even sharing the bad with some one you really love isn't so bad, specially once you accept it after experiencing its loss.
After 20 years of the movie, we have developed such a twisted and insane view of relationships thanks to social media and the ideology of toxic positivity, that anything that isn't joy and happiness is now called toxic, with the toxic person needing to be eliminated, but in reality it's the friction that creates a relationship, reaching impasses and overcoming them, building, accepting. Saying it's okay when you know things won't be okay all the time, because it is okay to not be okay all the time
@@PentexProductionsi disagree because logistically this makes no sense. lacuna shut down
I love that the scene with the elephants was just serendipitous and the film crew just rushed out and caught an improvised scene w
This movie didn't get enough attention for it's 20 year anniversary. It's only gotten better with age. A timeless masterpiece and my favorite of all time. Great analysis!
One of the greatest films of all time and Carey’s best performance.
For everyone that has watched this video without seeing the movie, I was 17 just about to graduate high school when I went to see this movie when it released. This movie changed my life and I will still to this day 20 years later that this is my favorite movie of all time. Please do yourself a favor if you haven’t watched it, stop the video, watch the movie and come back. It’s affected me in early, middle, and late adulthood. A local theater played it a few years ago and I jumped at the opportunity again to see it again as I did at 17 years old. Fun fact, it was at the Alamo Drafthouses and the preshow was Michel Gondrys music videos mentioned in this video and then some. I still have the cd of the soundtrack I bought back in 2004. This movie is magic. Thank you for making people aware of this forgotten masterpiece.
Thank you for watching and sharing your own experience of the movie.
@@PentexProductions what do you mean by "fake" french accent? Michel Gondry is from FRANCE and is a native speaker.
This and Gattaca are my favourite movies of all time. I watch them both at leat once a year. Incredible pictures and I always appreciate whenever I see anybody giving Eternal Sunshine credit. Thank you for your video!
When I first discovered Michel Gondry as music video and commercial director in the 90s, this movie was exactly the sort of result I could only dream of would be the result if he got to do cinema. It's his masterpiece, it's so disappointing that none of his other films come remotely close to this.
Great breakdown, and good synopsis of the nuance of those tropes we see in cinema. First time I’ve heard that expressed in such a clear way! Kudos!
Thanks! It's a fascinating area I might did into in future a bit more.
@@PentexProductions what do you mean by "fake" french accent? Michel Gondry is from FRANCE and is a native speaker.
I use to love watching your vidoes , but it seems you have done very little research into his life. How arrogant of you.
Simply a masterpiece, I love this movie so much!
One of the legit best movies ever made.
Every time I watch this masterpiece I go into a state of liminal space and I love it ❤
What's pretty awesome that the marketing was made for fans of Jim Carrey in expecting your typical Carrey comedic performance and yet the fabs weren't ready for an artistic dramatic Jim Carrey performance, it's just incredible
I’ve watched this movie like 8 times, it’s brilliant.
I still have one video of my ex on my phone. When we were just messing around in the parking lot next to my car
I think about deleting it all the time then I get scared.
That’s the last I’ll hear of her voice. What if I forget her face.
It’s weird that it’s scary. I like to think sometimes that she didn’t make as much of an impact on me as I thought
Ifk
Best love movie ❤ its just such a great journal of beatiful details and memory dissection in a perfect way with perfect cast and writing.
Memento is also one of my favorite movies and I never even connected these two before this video😅
This and The truman show are the only roles i've loved from Jim
Thank you my friend.
I cannot believe this has only 7k views. Keep up the incredible work, man.
A great essay about the movie I love the most.
Thank you!
Apart from the many things I like about the film, I also like the fact that the film, unlike modern ones, doesn't only focus on the sexual aspect of their relationship. It shows the entire package- the friendship, the playful energy of new love, the silly banter, and then the fights.
last night i got the chance to rewatch this movie in theater on 35 mm. as joel was left alone on the charles regretting the procedure the reel ended and crackled and after a few color bursts the theater was left in darkness. the rest of the film continued. today my hair is tied up and clipped aside and i listen to the soundtrak and practice my free will. meet me in montauk.....
Loved the video!
Thanks for watching!
Great video! Made me interested in watching the movie
It's a great movie, hope you enjoy it.
Great analysis. I realized that I’ve seen many of these if not all of them.
Who notices the doctor doesn’t take his own medicine when presented with the same situation, after having cheated on his wife with Mary?
The story doesn’t address this as far as I remember so we don’t know why he chooses not to, but that is interesting to me given his enthusiasm for it as a great solution for everyone else. Often those in power do not relent/consent to being subject to their own rules.
Where do you find all this information?
There are sources linked in the description of my videos that show the main places I did the research. Lots of special features are available on DVD and Blu-ray releases of movies too, which is where most of the behind the scenes footage comes from.
@@PentexProductions You didn't do your research well enough....... you're a joke! You would not know what a native french speaker sounds like. Michel Gondry is from FRANCE and is a native speaker.
Fun Fact : Charlie Kaufman almost cancelled the project and left because his writing process came during the time when Christopher Nolan's Memento came out in 2000, which both movies shared a little bit of similarities about memory but producer Steve Golin persuade him to complete the script. The rest is history
interesting, thanks for sharing!
Totally, you can see why he was nervous about Memento. The video has an interview with Kaufman where he talks about this. Glad they went ahead anyway!
Pentex Productions I am subscribing .... you said Michel Gondry was speaking with a fake french accent.. I can only assume you though he was American? Michel Gondry is from Versailles (near Paris, France) he is a native speaker. You clearly need to say sorry to any of your subscribers who also may be from France...... I see you have not been around french people or understand how they talk or the language
Thanks for watching. I said he has a thick French accent, not fake.
It's odd that Kristen's character comes on to Harry right after sleeping with the other guy. What was that all about?
👊 "Promosm"
15:03 Pathetic - this is how we construct culture. Generalisations.
… huh
Clementine was the archetype for the crazy bluehaired women of today. It's interesting that people don't the Montauk Project in relation to the plot of this movie.
This movie sucked
You suck
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@@babablacksheeps So why did you watch this vidoe? lol