The awesome relationship movie Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) ends with a scene in which the two main characters are tempted to get back together but are not sure. The woman points out that they both know they will most likely just end up breaking up again. The man responds by saying "Okay" and then the woman also says "Okay."
Are they saying they are okay with getting back together despite the probable outcome? Or are they saying they are okay with not getting back together despite their mutual attraction?
Answer
The scene goes like this:
Joel: I can't see anything that I don't like about you.
Clementine: But you will! But you will. You know, you will think of things. And I'll get bored with you and feel trapped because that's what happens with me.
Joel: Okay.
Clementine: [pauses] Okay.
Clementine is warning him that she will eventually feel bored with him, and things will go wrong all over again. Joel is saying "Okay" to all that. He wants the chance to make sweet memories with her again. He realized how important they were to him when he almost lost them. Despite the eventual heart break, those moments were worth all the anguish.
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