"Enjoy it"

Rating: 10/10 (3 August 2016)

Even though this is labeled as a review, it really is not. (tangent) However, if you read any of my "reviews" you can easily see they are not reviews at all. Rather impressions and images which have pushed me in a different direction or helped clear up some of lives major issues. So, no this is not a review. Just a few thoughts on a great film and more importantly how it fit into this short life.
So, onward. Randomly at the Library late last night I found one of my old treasured films, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Now, I have a quick moment and I am going to write about it...well, quickly.
First, a great film. Exploring life, love, loss, love again, forgiveness, qorkey people and some realities of life (even though this is very much fantasy and within one own mind). A bit confusing at first, and you will need to watch it a second time through to fully understand its greatness. In fact, this was the fourth time I've watched it and I made new connections. At its heart it is a love story, between two very very human individuals. Each with their own flaws, each with their own...well...personality. And that is where it goes beyond a typical film; at the films heart there are real characters and real relationships. I challenge you to go through the film and not point at one of the characters and say they remind you of someone, or a moment/situation that reminds you of one of lives situations. Great on its own.
The second part is how it fit into my life. I watched this film for the first time with my girlfriend at the time, I loved it, she hated it. Regardless, that memory is there. Moving on, freshmen year of college comes along and I finally bought it on DVD. Again, watched it with someone amazing. She asked to borrow it, and well, that was the last time I saw the DVD or her :/
Haha...so, maybe a sad story. But I am able to remember the people and the relationships very clearly. And, unlike the character of Joel I do not want those memories erased; regardless of the heart ache I felt at various times. In fact, as crazy as it is, I spoke with the person today which took it for the first time in a couple years.
It is amazing how much we can remember. And more importantly how much clearer we see it with five-six years of experience on us.
Clementine: "This is it, Joel. It's going to be gone soon." Joel: "I know." Clementine: "What do we do?" Joel: "Enjoy it."