Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

2004 · Movie · R · 108 min

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Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 3

Its writer stated on the record that "i'm essentially writing for myself because that's the audience I know and am interested in, assuming or hoping that there are other people who have similar fee…" 1. Its director stated on the record that "we definitely didn't want to make a science fiction movie, The procedure that the memory company Lacuna Inc uses is a device to explore someone's feelings of n…" 2. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 6 of 100 3. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for White and below it for Black and Hispanic 4.

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    Creator statementwriter: "I'm essentially writing for myself because that's the audience I know and am interested in, assuming or hoping that there are other people who have similar feelings or problems to mine and would enjo…"SPLICEDwire interview, 2004 source ↗
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    Creator statementdirector: "We definitely didn't want to make a science fiction movie. The procedure that the memory company Lacuna Inc uses is a device to explore someone's feelings of nostalgia, which is uncontrollable."Dazed interview, 2014 source ↗
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    Content balanceAdvocacy 6 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1
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    RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: White 73, Black 26, Hispanic 28.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1

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Synopsis

Joel Barish, heartbroken that his girlfriend underwent a procedure to erase him from her memory, decides to do the same. However, as he watches his memories of her fade away, he realises that he still loves her, and may be too late to correct his mistake.

Young MaleYoung FemaleMature MaleMature Female
Primary audienceOlder Women
Targeted

Quadrant Scores

Young Men
20
Young Women
51
Older Men
49
Older Women
80
Advocacy6
Entertainment

Audience Representation

White
73
Black
26
Hispanic
28
Asian
42
South Asian
46
Middle Eastern
52
Indigenous
48
Mixed
42
Other
48
LGBTQ+
0

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Cast & Crew

Hinju Kim (director) · Scott P. Murphy (director)