Outside of time, says Nietzsche, the man pulls his historicity, tastes pure present, conquers and feels his freedom. Instead, the “hypermnesic” (inability to forget) would be pure retention, pure nostalgia. Amnesia is presented as a lightness, a source of creativity and freedom. This quote by Nietzsche perfectly illustrates the thesis of The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, a beautiful philosophical movie of the 90’s, along Gattaca. Against Locke and most philosophers, who considers the memory as the foundation of identity and thus the stability of the individual, Eternal Sunshine supports to the Nietzsche’s thesis that forgetting is vital to humans, memory, and thereby the memories it accumulates, weighs about man and paralyzes his action. It’s not the decision that hurts.‘ In the smallest as in the greatest happiness, there is always something that make happiness is happiness: the ability to forget, or to say it more scholarly, the ability to feel for a time outside history ‘ ( Nietzsche, Seconds Considerations) One decision that no one claims does not necessarily surpass the other. If you’re worried about jumping on a moving train heading in different directions, you may be relieved to think that all the results are worth it in different ways. It will take some time to form the final message, the message about making a big decision.
Nobody to the Tenet primer.)Īt this point, you probably know if this movie is for you. (Someone needs to connect the entropy section of Mr. We cover chaos theory, the butterfly effect, dove superstitions, and space-time continuums. He explains it through an empty gig as the host of science television. What if I didn’t have to make any choices?Ĭhoices and meaningful choices are of concern to Belgian director and screenwriter Jaco van Dormael. Here’s a twist: add a third option to it. As a young boy, no one has to choose to live with his father or mother after divorce. Still, no one keeps you sitting on the end credits. Young Nemo chooses between mother and father. That might be the point: he’s exploring his choices, backtreading, and throwing himself into the future. The one downside is that the story that puts it all together is tapped with a half-dried glue stick. Other than Award-winning minimalist score, Buddy Holly, Hans Zimmer, Otis Redding, Eurythmics, and Sandman are in four different versions that will take you to this sci-fi fairy tale. It’s Louis Morin who worked on the Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind to really imprint the dream landscape that’s coming to you. The helicopter literally lifts the sea slab into place like a jigsaw puzzle. The solemn bank door opens towards the white beach where helicopters flock. Turn from page to page through the peak of creative transitions by visual effects supervisor Louis Morin. These results can be seen in the Matrix, Inception, and a gorgeous frame album reminiscent of the colorful fairy tale version of 2001: A Space Odyssey. His head is filled with all possible consequences from all the decisions he makes. No one is on a journey to find the absolute best way to live his life. These eras, colored with blue, red and yellow motifs, represent different ideas such as depression and despair (blue), passion and love (red), and material wealth (yellow). They are all related to his failed relationships dating back to the 80’s with Elise (Sarah Polley), Anna (Diane Kruger) and Jeanne (Linh Dan Pham). Still, wisely, the film is approaching the relationships that connect his life.įlashback to Jared Leto, who isn’t wearing a prosthesis, as it covers an important part of an empty life.
I’ve settled on Nobody’s life story, but Nobody’s life story doesn’t make sense.įrom the beginning to the end of time, from angels and swirling white voids to spaceships heading to the red planet, we can see the full length of his presence without anyone.