Joel Barish (Jim Carrey) is shy, introverted, and doesn't go out much. Clementine (Kate Winslet), on the other hand, is spunky and spontaneous - she truly carpe's her diem. The polar opposites get together, but soon their relationship begins to unravel. A Manhattan-based company, Lacuna, Dr. Howard Mierzwack (Tom Wilkinson), receptionist (Kirsten Dunst) and lab technicians (Mark Ruffalo and Elijah Wood) erase your painful memories away, a sort of new beginning. As both Clementine and Joel go through this process after their break-up, their memories are uncovered and subsequently loss. The film explores the idea of choosing the live with those memories; or simply erasing them in order to forget the pain that inevitably comes along. A romance with some existential concepts, this movie will make you think about choices and the profound effects of them on not only your life, but the life of others. This star-studded cast has put on a splendid performance, and it's interesting to see Jim Carrey in a role that isn't purely comedic.
Now, if this interests you, go on and watch the movie! After this post, there will be spoilers!
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