Clementine Krucynski & Joel Barish | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

The conclusion of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, a 2004 sci-fi romance, brings Joel Barish and Clementine Krucynski’s tale to a close while still leaving their future open. This is a film directed by Michael Gondry and written by Charlie Kauffman about Joel Barish, played by Jim Carrey, and Clementine Kruczynski, portrayed by Kate Winslet, two strangers who meet on a train and fall in and out of love.

Both of them are given medications to erase their memories of the other, but not before recording tapes to remind them of anything they dislike about each other. Rather than relieving them of the suffering that the relationship has caused, it exacerbates the situation. Since its release, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind has been hailed as a modern masterpiece due to its ending. It’s a breathtaking climax that lingers long after the credits have rolled, both enigmatic and rewarding as well as optimistic but with the possibility of more destruction to come.