“How happy is the
blameless vestal’s lot!
The world
forgetting, by the world forgot.
Eternal sunshine of
the spotless mind!
Each pray’r
accepted, and each wish resign’d”
― Alexander Pope,
Eloisa to Abelard
In simple words, this quote means that virgins/nuns
(vestals) forget about the world and the world forgets about them as well. In this
scenario (spotless mind), when they speak to the lord, all their wishes and desires
are fulfilled and they receive eternal happiness (sunshine). Although, in the
context of the poem vestal means virgin, in the context of the movie it could
mean a clear head.
So I saw this movie yesterday (a tad too late I guess)
and it has now become one of my favourite movies ever. The thought behind it
aside, the narration of this love story is so unique and beautiful that
it totally blew me away.
ESoaSM is a story of two individuals who fall in love and
then separate due to circumstances. They then decide to undergo a procedure
which helps them erase that phase of their life. But even though they forget
each other, their feeling towards each other reunites them in another
mysterious way. When they find out the nasty things they
said to each other before separating earlier, they feel that they will yet
again face similar problems and decide to go different ways. But it’s not
easy... is it?
When the movie began, we thought that this procedure was
the best thing in the world. It would make heartbreaks and deaths so easy. It would
make ‘a fresh new start’ a reality. However, as the story went ahead, I
realised how important memories were. Even if you try to kill them, your
feelings don't change. Sometimes you need to learn from mistakes. At other
times, you need memories to feel the warmth a million times over.
The movie made me realise that a spotless mind may not be
the happiest. You need to let go of certain things and live in the moment. You need
to love and learn from your past to get eternal sunshine for NO life is beautiful
without the experiences you’ve had, the memories you are making and the things
you will remember for the rest of your life.
I have believed that you cannot forget a memory. No matter what. Come on, it was worthy enough to be a memory right. How can you just forget it?
ReplyDeleteHaving said that, the only way to let it go is to overlap it with new memories and new people. Make new memories so that you do not have to go back to the old ones :)
Erasing the past abruptly is easily said than done.The good lingers for ever and the bad leaves a scar.A memory-free life is no life at all.
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