Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet star in this fascinating tale of memory, angst and love. Winslet's Clementine decides she doesn't want to be involved with Carrey's Joel anymore so she has him erased from her memory and life. The service includes having all her friends refrain from reminding her of what she's lost.
Joel tries to get her back and then has his own erasing, but the whole thing goes weird. The people do the erasing use the clients and then erase their memories as well as some thoughts leak through and the clients sometimes find themselves in a state of confused flashing and gaps.
Interesting study about the nature of who we are.
Library: Bandon, Coos Bay, North Bend & SWOCC
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0338013/
Amazon: Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind (Widescreen Edition)
François Truffaut brings to screen Ray Bradbury's classic novel about a future where firemen burn books instead of prevent fires. Julie Christie and Oskar Werner star as the fireman and his wife. Christie also plays the girl the fireman becomes fascinated by. I didn't realize this until just now reading it off the Movie Database.
Montag, the fireman, finds himself dissatisfied with life and he meets a young woman with a whole new philosophy. She wants to read and know about books and society wants them burned and any independent thought stomped out.
Do watch the special features where Bradbury talks about his novel as it relates to the film. He tells some behind the scenes stories about how the idea came to him and how the film-maker adapted changing elements.
Library: VHS; Coos Bay & Coquille. DVD; Myrtle Point.
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060390/
Amazon: Fahrenheit 451
Nicolas Cage gets a glimpse into his alternative life with Téa Leoni. At first he HATES it but eventually he likes the different man he becomes. The path he took originally turned him into jerk of the year who makes his employees work the holidays.
In his alternative world he learns the value of family and love and tries to hold on tight to that place. It's quite Scroogesque in its contrasts. Pop some popcorn and have a nice watch. Well worth the couple hours.
Library: Bandon.
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0218967/
Amazon: The Family Man
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