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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is one of those movies that stays in your head - which is fitting for a film that comes out vehemently against the virtues of forgetting. So what exactly makes this film as memorable to viewers as Clem and Joel are to each other, compared to plenty of other stories that faded from consciousness? And what makes any story analyzable – sparking viewers to think, talk, debate?

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CHAPTERS
00:00 What makes Eternal Sunshine analyzable?
00:58 BIG Patreon Announcement!
02:45 The Analyzable categories
03:03 Visual Storytelling
06:05 Symbolism
09:44 Writing
17:26 World
20:23 Impact
23:01 Why this film sticks
23:49 Patreon Tier Breakdown

CREDITS
Executive Producers: Debra Minoff & Susannah McCullough
Chief Creative Director: Susannah McCullough
Associate Producer: Tyler Allen
Writer: Susannah McCullough & Jessica Babineaux
Narrator: Jessica Babineaux
Video Editor: Tyler Allen