After I first saw “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,” I couldn’t watch it again. (And I’m one of those people who loves watching a movie over and over.) The pain of a recent traumatic relationship was too raw, and I identified far too seriously with Joel’s feeling of being erased. All I had to do was here this song on the radio, and I was a mess. But I watched it again a few weeks ago (with some apprehension) and I’m happy to report that now, it’s just another movie. Ironic, huh? Beck:
Everybody’s gotta learn sometime
