Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Trailer
January 23rd, 2004 at 3:08 pm (Movie News)
A trailer for the upcoming movie Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) gives us the first view of the latest from the brilliant and twisted mind of screenwriter Charlie Kaufman (Being John Malkovich (1999), Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002), Adaptation. (2002)). In the new movie In the new movie Jim Carrey plays a man that hires an agency to erase his memory of falling in love with his girlfriend played by Kate Winslet. The movie also stars Kirsten Dunst, Tom Wilkinson, Elijah Wood, and Mark Ruffalo.
Nick said,
January 26, 2004 at 9:40 pm
The trailer makes it look interesting and the cast looks great. But the director….Human Nature wasn’t very good at all and most of the other work is videos, not usually a good omen. Are him and Kauffman and Jonze buddies or something? They seem to be involved with each other here and there.
heathcliffe said,
January 29, 2004 at 7:35 am
I know next to nothing about this film. What genre does it [purport] to fall into?
Leopoldo said,
January 29, 2004 at 9:35 am
Huh, good question. I am really not sure what specific Genre would be appropriate for these kind of movies.. I think Adaptation but more so Being John Malkovich are both so unique it would be a misnomer to lump them in to any genre. When talking about high-concept, high-writing movies like these I use the term ‘theatrical’ meaning that the script is so tight it looks like it may have been adapted from theater, but even that is a misleading term. Nick, you have good insight into film, how would you categorize Eternal Sunshine, Being John Malkovich or Adaptation? I think Magnolia is another candidate for whatever this genre is.
Nick said,
January 29, 2004 at 11:32 am
I never saw Magnolia for some reason.
I’d say they are a type of modern (meaning present tiem) surrealism, maybe. Surrealism, like in Bergman’s 7 Signs or whatever it’s called, doesn’t really fly today, especially in the US, but these approach it. You start off somewhat realistic but take journeys through surrealism. They’re also dark comedies.
Definitely a unique style. The only problem I really have with them is that the guy can’t quite finish. He’s like a good salesman who just can’t close the deal. I think if he could ever figure out how to end a movie right, he’d have a truly great movie. But Kauffman’s endings just haven’t felt right yet.
WPeppers said,
March 23, 2004 at 10:44 am
What does “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” mean? I know it originates from an Alexander Pope poem, but what did he intend to say with this?
heathcliffe said,
March 29, 2004 at 5:33 am
It comes from Alexander Pope? Dang, I should have known that…I’m supposed to be educated in the literary field…