(500) Days of Summer
(500) Days of summer looks back over the 500 days that Summer Finn (Zooey Deschanel) spent in Tom Hansen (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) life. Summer had always attracted the attention of men, Tom was no different, it was love at first sight. Tom was obsessed with finding the perfect girlfriend, his sole mate and he felt Summer was that person…
The movie has a narrator and he very early warns you that “This is a story of boy meets girl. But you should know up front, this is not a love story.” But that’s exactly what it is, it may not be ‘boy meets girl, they fall in love, they live happily ever after, the end’ but it is all about love.
I love the whole feel of the movie it’s so different from your typical romantic comedy, it feels raw and real, you really feel Tom’s pain, his happiness, you live these 500 days with him. As always what makes a film so enjoyable is the brilliantly written story but the great performances, some lovely cinematography and some quality music just draw you in and make this a very memorable experience. I would normally now find what’s wrong with the movie (and there are things) I would normally complain that ‘I don’t like the fact that it skips around in time a bit so you never really know where you are’, however I actually think it works in this movie, you are living the film through Tom’s eyes as he casts his mind back on his relationship with Summer, sometimes you don’t remember things in order, you remember the good more than bad, the funny more than sad, so in this case it seems right it’s all a little mixed up. Oh and the other things that are wrong, well they just don’t matter, they don’t distract from a great movie. (You can tell I enjoy a movie when I’ve got nothing to complain about)
A really enjoyable and original movie, definitely makes my highly recommended list of 2009 (which is still pretty short). Go and see it!
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