This is a post on a movie. I feel the need to post on eternal sunshine for two reasons: (1) it was a stinkin' awesome flick, and (2) this post will hopefully prompt sir donovan to put up his own post about it. I saw it with him about two weeks ago and he's been promising to post about it ever since. Still no dice...
So as I was saying, this is a post on a movie. I drove down to the good old Tivoli with Evan and heard a great script. I saw great acting. There was also a great script. And I saw some keen photography. And did I mention the script? Charlie Kaufman was able to convince me that lead characters Joel and Clementine represented something bold and universal about the human condition. My affections, intellect, and ethics walked away shaken but stimulated. (Not to mention my poor, underdeveloped aesthetic grid.)
Can someone tell me why this movie worked on so many levels? I mean, it's kinda special when a soundtrack and a plot generally help one another out in a movie. BUT this?! This movie matched its incredible script (Kaufman) with lead roles (Winslett and Carey), a soundtrack, a supporting cast, and cinematography that blew me away. The directing was also very fine -- not what carried the movie, but certainly an enabler of all those other variables. How does that happen? What made all those disparate elements gel together?
Well, anyway. Go see it. Some people mess around in the movie, so be prepared for sensitive people to be disappointed. Still, it's a fine piece of art.
Posted by nickles at April 6, 2004 01:32 AM