tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post3913169055440523686..comments2024-03-15T04:08:16.172-04:00Comments on Only the Cinema: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless MindEd Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-33276972344643401352009-04-13T14:59:00.000-04:002009-04-13T14:59:00.000-04:00This is the one film that can bring a tear to my e...This is the one film that can bring a tear to my eye no matter how many times I've seen it, and I've seen it plenty. Outstanding masterwork of a film in all areas - not mentioned in your great review is the integral contributions of cinematographer Ellen Kuras, whose handheld photography in this film has spawned a thousand imitators since and score composer Jon Brion (this generation's Nino RotaTimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11486551437430330303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-54457039409011580462009-04-13T08:45:00.000-04:002009-04-13T08:45:00.000-04:00Thanks for the comments, guys. Jason, I'm especial...Thanks for the comments, guys. Jason, I'm especially with you. I don't think I've ever <I>actually</I> cried at a movie, but there are a few films that have gotten me close, and this is definitely one of them. Its emotions are just so rich and complicated. You're also right that this is about fate as much as memory: Joel and Clementine are drawn together again almost as soon as they forget about Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-51493810960032620252009-04-12T22:48:00.000-04:002009-04-12T22:48:00.000-04:00Over at The House Next Door this weekend, Matt Zol...Over at The House Next Door this weekend, Matt Zoller Seitz called <I>The Darjeeling Limited</I> a "waterworks" movie -- a movie that never fails to produce a good cry.<BR/><BR/><I>Eternal Sunshine</I> doesn't bring me to tears every time I see it, but close to it. It's emotionally devastating, in ways both heart-warming and sad.<BR/><BR/>I agree with your assessment, but as much as it's about Jason Bellamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18150199580478147196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-83777851565811688382009-04-12T21:38:00.000-04:002009-04-12T21:38:00.000-04:00I remember, after seeing this for the first time i...I remember, after seeing this for the first time in the theater, feeling very....odd. Not in a bad way. I just wasn't quite sure what I had seen and knew I wanted to see it again. A lot of other viewers seemed to feel the same. Today, this film seems to keep getting better with age. A career high for Jim Carrey, and possibly Charlie Kaufman as well. (I just saw, and hated, "Synecdoche, New York,"Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01450775188328918558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-56055860230650238182009-04-12T16:18:00.000-04:002009-04-12T16:18:00.000-04:00Yes, this film is a masterpiece indeed,(my own #2 ...Yes, this film is a masterpiece indeed,(my own #2 of it's year behind Von Trier's DOGVILLE, but only narrowly) and I've read and have written so much on it that it all seems so repetitious. But not this great review of course, which always examines film through an enrapturing prism.<BR/> The only thing I could possibly add to this magisterial treatment is proper mentioning of Jon Brion's Sam Julianonoreply@blogger.com