Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind film ending

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) film ending



Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is a movie about two opposites who attract, break apart and opt to erase their memories together to move on. We watch these characters unknowingly struggle to find happiness following their memory erasing procedures. What is erased within the mind is found hidden in their heart. Our hearts never let go of love; they store these warm feelings forever.

True love is never easy to find. What happens if true love is realized as soon as your relationship ends? Joel (Jim Carrey) and Clementine (Kate Winslet) fall for one another, only to discover their personal flaws push each other away. As tragic as this love story appears, there is actually a happy ending to cheer viewers up.

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While driving down a residential road, Joel listens to a tape of Clementine discussing her true thoughts about Joe. She says he is boring and pathetic. It's the cold hard truth, which Joel obviously can't accept. He stops the car and rudely tells Clementine to get out. She leaves the car angry and upset. 

Clementine returns to visit Joel at his place. She listens to a taped session of Joel discussing what he really thinks of Clementine. On this tape, Joel shares his real thoughts on Clementine's hair. He tells her, in person, that he loves her hair. She thanks him for recognizing her hair. 

Joe is embarrassed this tape is playing, passively telling Clementine he intends to stop it. However, Clementine says it's only fair to insinuate she wants to continue listening to this tape since Joel heard hers playing on the car cassette player. She asks whether Joel has any whiskey to drink. 

Underestimating the scant amount of whiskey left in the bottle, Joe pours the remainder of its contents into a glass. He hands this glass to Clementine to drink. Clementine gets offended by Joel claiming all she does is sleep with guys and doesn't care if she hurts them. She denies she is this way, objecting to Joel's perception of her cold actions toward men. 

Joel denies Clementine is promiscuous. Nevertheless, Clementine is unable to keep listening to critique about her treatment of men and decides to leave. Joel follows Clementine to the door, where both say bye. She tells him "it was nice meeting you and all" and leaves. Joel can't bear the thought of losing Clementine again, so he decides to chase after her. 

In the hallway, Joel tells Clementine to wait. She challenges Joe, asking him what he wants. Joel requests Clementine to wait for awhile. She stares at his puppy dog look and breaks down.

Clementine says "okay" to confirm she will wait for Joel. Then face-to-face, Clementine warns Joel that she is a messed up girl who only cares about herself. In response to this warning, Joel also says "okay" to confirm he is also ready to take another step with Clementine. She lets out a nervous, emotional laugh to reveal her relief. The two laugh together, showing us this relationship is ready to start up again. 

Joel and Clementine run on a snowy beach. Their joyful laughter convey warmth and happiness. Running along, they playfully flick snow at each other. 

After multiple attempts to move past the past pain, Joel and Clementine find their true love is too powerful to ignore. 

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind film ends.