The Eternal Freedom of the Blacked Out Mind
By Regina Walker 08/17/15
If the memory of drug use could be erased, there would be no euphoric recall, no urge to relapse . . .
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In the film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, the lead female character, Clementine, is unable to get over her previous romantic relationship. The relationship is filled with good and bad memories, and it plagues her so much that she agrees to undergo a procedure to erase the entire relationship from her memory. Despite all the emotional depth of the relationship, she feels it is worth it to let go of the positive memories to free herself from the bad. Once her ex-boyfriend, Joel, realizes what she has done, he has the same procedure performed on himself. Joel, though, once he’s made the decision to undergo the procedure, still fights the effects of the erasing process, attempting unsuccessfully to hold on to Clementine, and the happy memories they shared.
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