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When ERASING Someone Leaves Their Shape Behind | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Have you ever tried to forget someone, only to find yourself drawn back to them by something you couldn't name? Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind looks at what happens when love is removed surgically and the body refuses to cooperate. The central question is whether choosing someone again, with the full record of failure already in hand, is a deeper form of love than choosing them the first time. The film is often read as a romance, but the psychology underneath it is far stranger and more uncomfortable than that.
The episode traces how Joel's grief turns from relief to resistance as the…
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