In a darker corner of the romantic drama genre, you’ll find that things take a turn for the worse sometimes. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind revolves around the concept of obliterating any specific person from your life: literally erasing all memories of them from your mind.
But what happens if you meet that person again? With its peculiar package of bright colors and surreal quirks (e.g. a small boy in a grown man’s body, inexplicably receding figures, abrupt scene changes), Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind illustrates the highs and lows of relationships, and the regret that comes with toying with what is irreversible.
