Ever notice that every blockbuster movie has the same fundamental pieces? A hero, a journey, some conflicts to muck it all up, a reward, and the hero returning home and everybody applauding his or...

New York, Early 2000sWe know what you're thinking: "Oh, New York. How original. No one's ever done a movie in New York before." But, really, this location was important to Gondry. In fact, the movi...

Faking First PersonFirst person doesn't really exist in its true form when it comes to movies. We suppose directors can go all out to really create the experience of a character in the film, but af...

Romance; Science Fiction; MysteryRomanceWell, this one is a no-brainer. Eternal Sunshine is a movie about two people falling love… and then out of love… and then in love again—except sort of...

Eternal Sunshine's title comes from a line in Alexander Pope's poem, "Eloise to Abelard," which Mary Svevo recites to Howard during the memory-erasing procedure. The lines that Mary recites are:How...

Joel and Clem. Together forever. One way or another, we have a feeling this is going to be true. At the movie's close, our protagonists, despite knowing that they have already tried and failed to h...

RWhen it comes to the big R, Eternal Sunshine gets it mostly because of its language. Yeah, there's a little sexiness between Stan and Mary and Joel and Clem; people have a few drinks; and Rob talk...