Continuity mistake: When Howard's wife is leaving Joel's apartment, the first two shots show her trench coat belt hanging from the bottom of the driver's door. In the third shot the belt is no longer hanging from the door. (01:19:30)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Plot summary
Directed by: Michel Gondry
Starring: Kirsten Dunst, Elijah Wood, Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Mark Ruffalo, Gerry Robert Byrne
Joel (Jim Carrey) discovers that his long-time girlfriend, Clementine (Kate Winslet), has undergone an experimental procedure that erases all her memories of him after their failed relationship. Frustrated, Joel decides to undergo the same procedure and have Clementine erased from his memory. Once the procedure starts, however, Joel realizes he doesn't really want to forget her. He begins smuggling her into other parts of his memory, but this alters his other memories.
More mistakes in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Joel: My God, there's people coming out of your butt.
Trivia: There is a carnival scene in the movie which actually took place in Times Square in New York. The cast and crew had to run around after it to get a perfect shot.
Question: Why is there so much blue symbolism in Kate Winslet's house. I know her hair is blue, but are we to believe she changes the colour of everything in her house when she changes her hair colour (which is often, apparently)?
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Chosen answer: Psychologists believe blue is a 'peaceful' color, as opposed to agressive colors like red. Experiments seem to show that people are genuinely effected emotionally by use of colors. Blue would promote a clear, calm - dare I say spotless - mind. Note this is also used in Forrest Gump; almost everything Gump wears is blue, suggesting again his calm, uncluttered thoughts.