#ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF A SPOTLESS MIND MOVIE#

Percy: I want to start with kind of a general question, but - I know, in just reading a little bit about your writing and reading about you, it seems like you are a big movie fan. It made him rethink the way we experience and remember love. And it changed the life of Chaitanya Kumar. You catch things that you never saw before. It’s the kind of movie that, every time you watch it, you learn something new about yourself and about love and about the film itself. If you ask someone if they’ve seen Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and they have, chances are that, immediately, they let out a big sigh, because it’s that kind of a movie. Percy: This kind of a bizarre, and yet, completely interesting plot could only come from the minds of Michel Gondry and Charlie Kaufman - Charlie Kaufman, who brought us the insane Being John Malkovich, and Michel Gondry, who had at that point was mostly known for music videos that were visually arresting and unforgettable. And it’s kind of a complicated plot to describe, but essentially, the two of them meet and fall in love and then break up and then choose to go through this really extensive procedure where they’re gonna have their memories erased so that they no longer can think of each other, can even remember the relationship that they had. Percy: The movie centers around Joel and Clementine, played by Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet. And it’s because it’s so raw and honest and vulnerable in talking about the reality of being attracted to someone who causes you pain being attracted to someone who may actually not be the best person for you. I was on a date, actually, and it was going really badly, but the movie itself was transformative.

Percy: Has there ever been a movie that captures the loneliness and heartbreak of love as well as Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind? When I think about this movie, I think about where I was the first time I saw it. And if you’ve seen Eternal Sunshine, prepare to have your heart broken all over again. We’re gonna talk about all the details you’ll need to enjoy the conversation. If you haven’t seen this movie, don’t worry. I’m Lily Percy, and I’ll be your guide this week as we talk with climate expert Chaitanya Kumar, as he talks about the movie that changed his life, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

Eternal sunshine of a spotless mind