![]() ![]() The way that the brain is analyzed and displayed in the film is similar to Freud’s theories of the mind. They decide even after listening to the tapes, that their relationship will be worth going through again. These tapes hold the other’s worst traits and habits. Joel and Clementine receive their tapes in the mail and listen to them. Her response to finding out this information is to mail back all of the pre-procedure tapes which reveal personal information on why the patient wants to have a certain person erased. This leads him to tell her that she had the procedure done to erase him from her memory. Mierzwiak due to a previous, memory-erased affair. Mary ends up acting upon feelings she has for her boss, Dr. Mary, the receptionist for the Lacuna Corporation, the company that performs the memory erasure procedure. We find out towards the end of the movie that this is the second time they are meeting, without the prior knowledge of each other because this is post-procedure. ![]() When viewing the film, you appear to see the couple’s initial meeting. It can be argued that Joel and Clementine decided to date again because they would rather have the memories of each other, both good and bad, rather than not have any memories of each other at all through the theories of Freud and Nietzsche, this be proven. We are the sum of our experiences and our memories. Perhaps there are lessons that this person taught you throughout your relationship and without these lessons, you would not be the person you are today. Would erasing all memories of a person be worth it in the long run? There are complications to erasing memories, as to lose the bad memories of someone would mean you would have to lose the good parts too. If you had the choice to erase an ex-girlfriend or ex-boyfriend from your mind, would you? This is the decision Joel Barrish faces in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. ![]()
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