Thanks to the performances and a mind-bending script, the movie won Oscars for Winslet and screenwriter Charlie Kaufman.
Eternal Sunshineis sweet, funny, and has a lot of things to say about love and relationships.
Thanks to theaward-winning writing by Charlie Kauffman, the movie also has some extremely memorable and profound quotes.
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It’s at this point that he realizes the grave mistake he is making by forgetting him entirely.
Eventually, he reaches his happiest memory with Clementine.
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It is during a winter that the pair share, when they’re lying on a frozen lake together.
19I Thought Maybe You Were A Nut.
But You Were Exciting.
18Constantly Talking Isnt Necessarily Communicating.
Clem is someone who overshares, whereas Joel comes across as emotionally distant.
17Are We Like Those Bored Couples You Feel Sorry For In Restaurants?
Are We The Dining Dead?
I Cant Stand The Idea Of Us Being A Couple People Think That About.
16You Dont Tell Me Things, Joel.
Im An Open Book.
I Tell You Everything, Every Damn, Embarrassing Thing.
Clementine, on the other hands, holds nothing back from Joel, and tells him everything.
15"Im Always Anxious Thinking Im Not Living My Life To The Fullest, You Know?
Taking Advantage Of Every Possibility?"
Clementine tends to chase after things and often gives them up just as quickly.
If she doesn’t take advantage of every possibility, what could she miss out on?
While Joel seems to look for love, Clementine looks for something deeper in life.
If she doesn’t take advantage of every possibility, what could she miss out on?
It also ties into one of the more famousEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mindquotes.
13"Sand Is overrated.
Its Just Tiny, Little Rocks."
Before he meets her, he walks on the beach and bends down to ruffle through some sand.
Joel then says this quote, which abstractly ties into memories.
Many people have referred to memories and life as sand slipping away.
Joel says sand is “overrated” because it is just “tiny, little rocks.”
However, that is what makes it so incredible.
Memories are tiny, little rocks building into a large beach of sand in a person’s mind.
When you remove moments, memories lose their form and meaning.
12"We Met At The Wrong Time.
Thats What I Keep Telling Myself Anyway."
Joel believes they will find each other again, and he says as much.
Joel believes they will find each other again, and he says as much.
Joel To Carrie
Joel doesn’t understand what happened between him and Clementine.
This led him to visit his friends Carrie (Jane Adams) and Rob (David Cross).
