A note for those who are confused

Rating: 10/10 (27 April 2004)

There are some slight *Spoilers* here. This message is for those who saw the movie but were confused by the "changes in time" elements. First of all, I loved the movie and there's really nothing to add about how great the performances were, etc. But, I want to explain to those of you who didn't understand that each segment of Joel's memory is in reverse order. However, the segment itself obviously goes in chronological order for brief periods of time. This is much like how we remember things in our own mind. There's probably just a few minutes played out in our mind (or seconds sometimes) that we can recall. So, these segments of "memories" of Joel are being erased, starting with the latest that he remembers of Clementine until he first meets her. There is no "jumping around" in time. It's strictly in reverse order. Sorry, I just wanted to clear that up, and I hope it will help you when you see this wonderful film again. Thanks for listening!