If you could erase the memory of someone you loved, would you? Is love a choice or a dependency? And can we erase our pain without erasing part of ourselves? Join Anji, a brilliant Cannes-nominated film director, for a Watch & Talk exploring love, pain and identity through Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (a favourite of several Popcorn Club hosts). Its premise is easy to connect with: a love story about people trying to erase their memories of a painful relationship. Yet beneath that accessible story lies extraordinary philosophical and psychological depth, raising questions about why we love, what we regret, and whether there is ever truly such a thing as a new beginning.

Through selected scenes and guided discussion, we’ll explore how the film’s fractured, memory-like storytelling, montage and structure draw us into the experience of remembering and losing someone. With Anji’s perspective as a filmmaker, we’ll discuss both the ideas and the cinematic choices that make them feel so intimate: how memories shape identity, whether painful experiences are worth keeping, and what it means to choose love when you know it might hurt. No prior viewing or film knowledge is necessary; just bring your curiosity and your own perspective on the things we wish we could forget, and the things we hope we never will.

如果你能把爱过的人的记忆抹掉，你会抹吗？爱是一种选择，还是一种依赖？我们能不能抹掉痛苦，又不顺手抹掉自己的一部分？跟着 Anji 来一场观影聊片，从《暖暖内含光》聊爱、痛和身份。Anji 是一位很厉害的戛纳提名电影导演，这部片也是好几个 Popcorn Club 主持人的心头好。它的设定特别好懂：一个爱情故事，讲的是有人想把自己那段痛苦感情的记忆删掉。但在这个好懂的故事底下，藏着特别深的哲学和心理层面的东西，会让人忍不住想：我们为什么会爱，我们后悔什么，以及到底有没有所谓的“重新开始”这回事。

我们会通过精选片段和引导讨论，看看这部电影那种碎片化、像记忆一样的叙事方式、蒙太奇和结构，是怎么把我们拉进“记住一个人”和“失去一个人”的体验里的。有 Anji 作为电影人的视角，我们会聊片里的想法，也聊那些让这些想法变得特别私密的电影选择：记忆怎么塑造身份，痛苦的经历值不值得留着，以及当你明知道可能会受伤，还是选择去爱，到底意味着什么。没看过这部片、不懂电影也完全没问题；带上你的好奇心，还有你自己对那些想忘掉的事、和那些希望永远别忘的事的看法就行。