The first time I watched Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, I was puzzled. Who would want to erase the memories of people they loved?
Erasing memories of love, as painful as they could be, seemed like the silliest thing in the world to do.
Today, I watched a few scenes of the film again, and — for the first time — could relate. Sometimes you just need to forget.
Sometimes, you just need to make the memories, good and bad, go away.