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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind: Better to Have Loved (1 Corinthians 13:7)

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Joel and Clementine have their relationship erased from memory—a technology that removes the pain of heartbreak. But as Joel undergoes the procedure, he realizes he wants to keep the memories, even the painful ones. He runs through his mind, trying to hide Clementine somewhere she will not be deleted. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. The film asks: would we erase our wounds if we could? And answers: perhaps the wounds and the love cannot be separated. Joel chooses to keep Clementine, even knowing how it ends, because the alternative—a heart untouched by love—is worse than grief.

Topics & Themes

memorylovepainlosschoicerelationship

Scripture References

1 Corinthians 13:7Song of Songs 8:6-7Ecclesiastes 3:11

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