![]() ![]() But the technical aside, the scene works on an emotional level as it shows a scene I think we can all relate to: one in which we are forced to do something that we immediately regret and try to forget. The scene uses technical forced perspective camera work as it switches between childhood and adult Joel that are worth mentioning. The memory is one where Joel is peer-pressured, by four friends/bullies, into striking what appears to be an injured or dead bird with a hammer. In this scene, Joel is trying to hide Clementine in a buried memory from his childhood. ![]() But instead of choosing a technical scene, I have chosen a brief but very emotional scene as my favorite. Slowly the house, and likewise the memory, fall apart piece by piece.įavorite Scene: From a technical standpoint, this film has many interesting scenes to love and dissect as a favorite scene. But as the memory of the event is being erased, he is allowed to stay and to imagine what might have happened. Joel originally had left the house, leaving Clementine alone because he was afraid. This is most evident in the first night Joel and Clementine are together in the empty house on the beach. The film represents this by personifying Joel’s memories into a character in the representation of Clementine so the audience can understand the relationship. While events of the past are concrete, factual elements, the memory of the events are not. Without it, the film falls apart as it would not make sense that Joel could talk and interact with his memories of Clementine. (If you are unfamiliar with surreal artistry, then look at the works of Salvador Dali, René Magritte and Frida Kahlo.) Out of necessity, the storytelling relies on the surreal nature of dreams and memories. This leads to a surreal quality in the scenes. As I mentioned in the synopsis of the film, most of the movie takes place in Joel’s mind as Clementine is slowly being erased.
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