Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

[slycat]

Went to the cinema this evening to go and see Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. I knew I wanted to go and see it from the first time I read that Charlie Kaufman (Of Being John Malkovitch and Adaptation fame) and Michel Gondry (Famous for many fantastic and ingenious music videos) were doing a project. These two had collaborated before on a film called Human Nature, which... wasn't that great to be honest, so I had my reservations on the film. However, I was happy to see that on this occaison, the two worked really well together and have provided a very strange, clever, beautifully shot film. The premise is rather simple, a couple break up and they use a technology to erase the memories but there's a lot more to it than that. Don't want to go into it really as it will spoil the film for anyone who wants to enjoy it with a fresh mind. (I guess if the technology existed, I could tell you all about it and then you can erase those memories before going to see the film ;)

I'm back at work tomorrow as I don't get bank holidays off which is a bummer. Shouldn't be that busy though but it'll seem like a wasted potential day of doing stuff. My bro suggested going to London which I had to turn down as I've not got the day off. In a related note, I've decided that I really need a holiday. I need to fly off somewhere different for a while. Can't really take any holiday until I've completed my probationary period at work (End of May) and even then I won't be able to afford much (due to my aforementioned impulse purchase). Certainly won't be able to afford AnthroCon again which is a shame as I really enjoyed my trip there in 2002. Then again, what I did in the time surrounding the con made it a good time for me, not just the con itself. I have spoken with nonezumi about the idea of going to Amsterdam which could be fun. No idea when it'll happen though.

In other random news, I went out Saturday night with some friends of my brother who I later learnt, know my boss and stuff. It's quite a small world really. We went to the pub at 8 until closing time and then went on to a goth/alternative club called The Nexus. Was a great evening out, I don't go out enough... :P

Comments

[xendragon.livejournal.com]

ooh id go along in yer suitcase to amsterdam!!

[slycat.livejournal.com]

But there won't be any space for my clothes!

[porsupah.livejournal.com]

"Clothes? Where we're going, we don't need.. clothes."

Which segues nicely into Human Nature, which I have here, but haven't yet watched. Kaufman seems, frankly, very uneven, if imaginative - BJM I loved, whilst Adaptation.. showed great promise in the first half, and then veered off into cheeseland, presumably coinciding with his "brother" becoming involved in the scriptwriting; still not a bad film, but something of an uneasy laminate.

I need to see Amsterdam again. And Brugges, for that matter. But I'd probably have to pay pilgrimage to Westvleteren as well, and that's well down into the south, not that Belgium's a vast country. So many places to see, so little money to do it.

[slycat.livejournal.com]

I agree. I need to see it again just to catch all the bits I missed. No doubt, I'll find myself going "aaah!" as I realise that A + B = C or whateveR :P