Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind was my #17. While this didn't make my top of all time list, it was pretty much always going to make a more focused list on the 00s like this. Back in the actual 00s, it most likely would have been top 10, or maybe even top 5. It's faded somewhat for me over time, but I still think it is one of the best films of the decade. A touching and wonderfully creative analysis on the human condition in matters of love, and how it can fade over time.
A few years after this was released, I went through the experience of ending a long relationship of 10 years, and found myself watching this frequently throughout all that. The viewings were very potent at that time, to say the least.
Oh, one more thing...Holden's comments about the highs of love being worth it, no matter what the outcome is, reminded me of another film, which would most certainly make my Best of the 10s list: Arrival. It covers that concept in a different way, but it is just as affecting.
A few years after this was released, I went through the experience of ending a long relationship of 10 years, and found myself watching this frequently throughout all that. The viewings were very potent at that time, to say the least.
Oh, one more thing...Holden's comments about the highs of love being worth it, no matter what the outcome is, reminded me of another film, which would most certainly make my Best of the 10s list: Arrival. It covers that concept in a different way, but it is just as affecting.
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