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So subtle.ĭude lost his favorite childhood item and all the It breaks my heart a little bit for the character. We realize this is something he lost amidst this journey. Pierre Bismuth created the story with Kaufman and Gondry. In the script, Mary and Howards relationship resulted in an unplanned pregnancy, leading to Howard pressuring Mary into an abortion, which Howard also erased from her memory. Near the film's end Joel mentions that his favorite thing as a child was his Huckleberry Hound doll. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (also simply known as Eternal Sunshine) is a 2004 American romantic science fiction drama film written by Charlie Kaufman, directed by Michel Gondry, and starring Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (also simply known as Eternal Sunshine) is a 2004 American romantic science fiction drama film written by Charlie Kaufman. Near the film's start Joel admits he doesn't know what Huckleberry Hound is. The core question of this film: is it a good idea to erase the memory of lost love? What else is lost with that? What makes reality and life, and does erasing your past change everything? For better or worse? Man, this is so well done: you might consider it a reverse plant and payoff. One of these hyper specific genius points that struck me again this time around is that of the plant and payoff of Huckleberry Hound. Obviously, a million other genius moves were made along the way by screenwriter Charlie Kaufman, director Michel Gondry, and team. In the most simple sense, it is a setup and a takeoff, then a decision to change course. This week though I was looking back over primarily the first half of the film. I've gone into a complete structure analysis that you can check here if you're curious. Another film that I simply cannot believe was conceived and produced. I've posted on Eternal Sunshine several times.