Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind story
The film follows an estranged couple who have erased each other from their memories.
21 total · 3 choice · 8 major · 10 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| coping with memories of a lost love | choice | Joel after Clementine left him. |
| memory erasure | choice | Clementine had gone to a special clinic to have her memories of her boyfriend Joel erased because she was not happy and wanted to move on. Joel followed suit. |
| romantic love | choice | Joel and Clementine were besotted with each other. |
| boyfriend and girlfriend | major | We saw Joel and Clementine go through a lot of ups and downs in their relationship. Patrick entered into a relationship with Clementine by imitating Joel. |
| extrovert vs. introvert | major | Spontaneous extrovert Clementine ended up feeling bored and trapped after getting into a serious relationship with boring introvert Joel. |
| infatuation | major | Patrick was working hard to seduce Joel's ex-girlfriend. |
| lovers' quarrel | major | Joel and Clementine had a stormy relationship with many such spats. |
| opposites attract | major | The film concluded with spontaneous extrovert Clementine and boring introvert Joel giving love a shot. |
| the nature of love | major | The film used two lovers having their memories erased and then meeting again to explore what it means for people to be in love, warts and all. |
| the nature of memory | major | We saw an elaborate depiction of what it was like to have one's memories erased. It was like having a dream where people and things disappear around you one by one. |