How does the reverse chronology affect the storytelling? Can false memories be implanted? And did Charlie Kaufman follow traditional screenplay structure? Listen now to find out! Scott Croco and Jay Holavarri unhack Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004).

When a man discovers his girlfriend has erased him from her memory, he does the same thing in return. Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet star in Michel Gondry's and Charlie Kaufman's Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)!

Episode Log:

• March 2004 trivia (1:45)
• Summary of Eternal Sunshine's story/plot (4:45)
• Charlie Kaufman's script (8:05)
• Movie Review (22:30)
• The Amstrad PPC640 computer (51:50)
• Movie's method of erasing memories (56:55)
• Scientific studies on memory (1:00:50)
• Digression into NFL football (1:06:25)
• Human memory is unreliable (1:09:55)
• False memories, misinformation effect, memory blindness (1:11:00)
• Applying theoretical memory concepts to real life (1:21:05)
• Budget, Box Office (1:24:05)
• Critics' reactions, awards (1:28:05)
• "Fiction or Fake?" game (1:30:00)

Episode 049 - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) unhacked!

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