If this initial conflict in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless mind isn’t enough for you (have you no heart?), it gets a little more complicated. After rounding up every single photo, note, and memento that reminds him of Clementine, Joel gets put under so Dr. Mierzwiak, and his two technicians, Patrick (Elijah Wood) and Stan (Mark Ruffalo) can begin the procedure. Joel’s memories of Clementine begin to fade away as he’s re-experiencing them through his dream-like state, and he realizes that the pain of forgetting about her entirely is a fate worse than their initial falling out.
As each memory collapses around him, he holds on for dear life because there’s no way for him to reverse the procedure, or let the doctor know he’s changed his mind.
Joel knows that when he wakes up, all will be forgotten, and he’ll move on with his life. But a life without even his memories of Clementine seems unbearable to him.
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