(Eric."Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind." 22 October, 2008. Online image. Yahoo Creative Commons. 21 February, 2010.)Question #1 from "self" unit: What forces shape our sense of "self"?
Answer: The forces that shape our sense of "self" can be directly related to our social interactions with other people. For instance, many people have several different "selves" which they use in different situations in an attempt to please everyone they meet. In Joel's case, meeting Clementine changed his "self" dramatically, mostly in the case of his personality.
Question #2 from "self" unit: Is there a "self" that I can control? If so, who is doing the controlling?
Answer: Sigmund Freud created the iceburg theory, which stated that the human "self" is made up pf three components. The tip of the iceburg being the Id (the part of the "self" with natural drives and wants). The middle and the bulk of the iceburg is the Ego (the part of the "self" that is the conscience), and the underwater base of the iceburg is the Superego (the part of the "self" that balances the Id and the Ego). The reason that the superego is described as "underwater," is because it is our unconcious, and the part of us that we can not control.
Using this knowledge as a basis I would say that the "self" can both be in our control and out of our control. For some people, the Id is in more control of their body, whereas for others they are able to control themselves through the use of their conscience.
Question #1 from film critique: What is the central conflict of the film?
Answer: The central conflict of the film is that, after having a huge fight, Joel's sweetheart Clementine erases him for her memory. In a very emotional state Joel makes the rash decision to erase her from his mind in return.
This conflict is both internal and external. It is internal, because after the mind erasing operation is underway Joel decides that he no longer wants the treatment. It is also internal in the sense that he is fighting with feelings of sadness and confusion.Answer: The forces that shape our sense of "self" can be directly related to our social interactions with other people. For instance, many people have several different "selves" which they use in different situations in an attempt to please everyone they meet. In Joel's case, meeting Clementine changed his "self" dramatically, mostly in the case of his personality.
Question #2 from "self" unit: Is there a "self" that I can control? If so, who is doing the controlling?
Answer: Sigmund Freud created the iceburg theory, which stated that the human "self" is made up pf three components. The tip of the iceburg being the Id (the part of the "self" with natural drives and wants). The middle and the bulk of the iceburg is the Ego (the part of the "self" that is the conscience), and the underwater base of the iceburg is the Superego (the part of the "self" that balances the Id and the Ego). The reason that the superego is described as "underwater," is because it is our unconcious, and the part of us that we can not control.
Using this knowledge as a basis I would say that the "self" can both be in our control and out of our control. For some people, the Id is in more control of their body, whereas for others they are able to control themselves through the use of their conscience.
Question #1 from film critique: What is the central conflict of the film?
Answer: The central conflict of the film is that, after having a huge fight, Joel's sweetheart Clementine erases him for her memory. In a very emotional state Joel makes the rash decision to erase her from his mind in return.
The conflict is external, because even after Joel decides that he wants to call off the operation he has no way of communicating with those in his environment as he is asleep.
Question #2 from film critique: Adress the "WHY" (i.e., the filmmakers "deeper meaning"). What is (are) the message(s) to the audience?
Answer: The message that I find in this film is that nobody should ever erase a memory, whether it be sad or not. The reason that this is important is because while bad memories are just that, bad, they are a way of teaching people lessons and preventing bad things from happening in the future. As shown by this movie, Joel immediatley becomes attracted to Clementine when he meets her for the second time after the operation. Because he had his memory erased there was nothing to stop this from happening.
- Tia Lambert '13
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