Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind — Chaitanya Kumar

This Movie Changed Me

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4.6 • 589 Ratings

🗓️ 6 March 2018

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

If you could, would you erase memories of past lovers? This idea is at the heart of “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,” and Chaitanya Kumar says he wouldn’t. Still, the movie made him rethink the way we experience and remember love.

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0:00.0	Hello, movie fans. I'm Lily Percy, and I'll be your guide this week as we talk with climate expert, Jitanya Kumar, about the movie that changed his life, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
0:10.9	If you haven't seen this movie, don't worry, we're going to talk about all the details you'll need to enjoy the conversation.
0:16.6	And if you've seen Eternal Sunshine, prepare to have your heart broken all over again.
0:23.0	Change your heart.
0:28.1	Look around you.
0:32.1	Has there ever been a movie that captures the loneliness and heartbreak of love as well as eternal
0:38.3	sunshine of the spotless mind. When I think about this movie, I think about where I was the
0:43.2	first time I saw it. I was on a date, actually, and it was going really badly. But the movie
0:49.4	itself was transformative. And it's because it's so raw and honest and vulnerable
0:55.6	in talking about the reality of being attracted to someone
0:59.3	who causes you pain, being attracted to someone
1:02.2	who may actually not be the best person for you.
1:08.3	My name's Clementine, by the way.
1:11.6	I'm Joel. Hi, Joel.
1:12.6	Hey.
1:13.6	No jokes about my name.
1:16.6	Oh, no.
1:17.6	You wouldn't do that.
1:18.6	You're trying to be nice.
1:20.6	It means merciful, right?
1:23.6	Clemency.
1:24.6	Although it hardly fits.
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