Just like EEAAO, ESOTSM is way more than the sum of a bunch of unapologetic genre parts. RELATED: From 'Halloween' to 'EEAAO': Jamie Lee Curtis's best genre roles, ranked Yes, the movie is a metaphysical multiverse galaxy-brain head trip, but deep down - and also right on the surface - it’s a bittersweet domestic drama, a marital comedy, a story of immigrant striving and a hurt-filled ballad of mother-daughter love.” As in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind or Pixar’s Inside Out, the antic cleverness serves a sincere and generous heart. Scott’s too, as he wrote in his exuberant New York Times review: “This whirligig runs on tenderness and charm. Granted, that’s not just our opinion, but the esteemed A.O. So it’s no surprise that you can see the film’s influence on EEAAO (and not just in the lengthy titles that cry out of for acronyms). Certainly Scheinert’s love of ESOTSM made its way in, and what makes its way into the artist must assuredly make its way out of their art. And that shout out likely means The Daniels have seen at least a couple more of Kaufman’s head-caving gems, like Being John Malkovich and Adaptation, which could probably be seen as influential if one was doing an auteur study. ![]() Kaufman is, of course, the evil genius behind the wild thought experiment that is ESOTSM. Shout out to Charlie Kaufman of course.” The Kaufman influence But while the list isn’t ordered, Scheinert lets us know in the comments ESOTSM comes first: “My undisputed champion. If you’ve seen the beautiful mishmash that is EEAAO then you probably won’t be surprised how wildly eclectic his list is, with everything from ESOTSM, to Hayao Miyazaki’s Princess Mononoke, to David Wain and Michael Showalter’s comedy classic, Wet Hot American Summer. ![]() Indeed, Scheinert told us as much about his ESOTSM fandom in his favorite movies list, which he contributed with comments to BFI's 2022 Sight & Sound Best Films of All Time poll (H/T IndieWire). Granted, all is fair in love, because Clementine already has no recollection of Joel. Howard Mierzwiak (Tom Wilkinson), and his bumbling co-horts (Kirsten Dunst, Mark Ruffalo and Elijah Wood), to have his memories of Clementine completely erased. So what does he do? Well, in this bizarre world, he goes to Lacuna, headed by Dr. Of course, it’s no secret that at least half The Daniels, Scheinert specifically, is a huge fan of Michel Gondry’s multilayered, multidimensional 2004 film, starring Jim Carrey as schlubby Joel Barish, a broken man trying to forget the pain caused by the end of his relationship with lovably quirky Clementine Kruczynski (Kate Winslet). RELATED: Orange hoodies, colorful hair and memory in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
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