(500) Days of Summer2009
Romantic Comedy
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Zooey Deschanel
I watched 500 Days of Summer last night with my brother. I am sure most people watched this movie while on a date or with a member of the opposite sex, well that wasn't really an option for me. Did it ruin the experience? I have no idea, but at least you might get a laugh out of my brother and I watching 500 Days of Summer by ourselves on a Monday night.
For those who don't know the movie chronicles the 500 days Tom (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) has a relationship with Summer (Zooey Daschanel). Day 1 being the first time he sees her, and day 500 being the day he finally gets over her. In between you see their first kiss, the first time they hang out, fights, making up, and everything else that happens over the course of a relationship. As the opening line of the movie says, this is not a love story, because they do not end up together in the end. However, it does not go straight from day 1 to 500 it jumps around to various days in the timeline. I sort of liked all the quirks the director threw in. Most notably being how the timeline jumped around to different days instead of just going from 1 to 500. It kept me on my toes the whole time thinking "so this was after that fight, but before that other thing." I enjoyed the musical number after the first time they had sex, both because it was a good song and because it had a great mood about it. The brief pieces of animation and dream sequences also added to the light mood of the film
As expected, Joseph Gordon-Levitt kills it in this movie. With only a few recent roles he has proven to be one of the top young actors out there right now. Just rent The Lookout if you don't believe me. He is likeable and relatable as Tom, and without that, this movie would be a lot worse. Zooey Deschanel is fine as Summer. She is really cute and acts like the quintesential hipster girl, which I expected. Now I don't know if you are suppose to really like Summer that much or not so I can't say if she played the role the way it was intended. A nerdy part of me also really enjoyed Chloe Moretz who plays Tom's little sister, not only for the funny lines she had in this movie but because she plays Hit Girl in the upcoming comic book movie Kick Ass, which I gaurantee will be one of everybody's favorite movies in 2010 (you can quote me on that).
When all was said and done I really did not care for Summer at all. The only things she seemed to have going for her was that she is really cute and that she is fun to hang out with sometimes. Other than that she comes off as really selfish. She didn't really care about Tom's feelings that much, she just said she doesn't want a relationship but does nothing but lead Tom on not really caring how he feels about their situation. Also towards the end she invites Tom to a party she is throwing without letting him know something very important. That was totally shady and a super dick move, but of course she did that because she really doesn't care how other people care I really wish Tom would have ripped into a little more instead of just being the nice guy. Late in the movie Tom makes a great point about the things she does while claiming they are not dating and are just friends and that is "You don't treat a friend like that." So basically, fuck Summer, because she is kind of a selfish bitch.
I know there are a few things that stopped me from enjoying the movie as much as other people have. Those things have absolutely nothing to do with the actual quality of the movie itself. Those things being the fact that I have never been in a relationship, and the fact that I have never gone through a break up. Maybe I will watch this movie again after one of those things takes place and see if my reaction to it changes. Because how much you connect with characters and a plot directly affects how much you enjoy a movie.
500 Days of Summer is a fun movie. Its not sappy, its not sad. If you have ever been in a similar situation you might find watching it to be carthardic. It is realistic without being boring. There are more than a few laugh out loud moments to be had without being a straight up comedy. I just hope I never meet a girl who does what Summer does to Tom's heart to mine.
3 out of 5 Stars
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For those who don't know the movie chronicles the 500 days Tom (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) has a relationship with Summer (Zooey Daschanel). Day 1 being the first time he sees her, and day 500 being the day he finally gets over her. In between you see their first kiss, the first time they hang out, fights, making up, and everything else that happens over the course of a relationship. As the opening line of the movie says, this is not a love story, because they do not end up together in the end. However, it does not go straight from day 1 to 500 it jumps around to various days in the timeline. I sort of liked all the quirks the director threw in. Most notably being how the timeline jumped around to different days instead of just going from 1 to 500. It kept me on my toes the whole time thinking "so this was after that fight, but before that other thing." I enjoyed the musical number after the first time they had sex, both because it was a good song and because it had a great mood about it. The brief pieces of animation and dream sequences also added to the light mood of the film
As expected, Joseph Gordon-Levitt kills it in this movie. With only a few recent roles he has proven to be one of the top young actors out there right now. Just rent The Lookout if you don't believe me. He is likeable and relatable as Tom, and without that, this movie would be a lot worse. Zooey Deschanel is fine as Summer. She is really cute and acts like the quintesential hipster girl, which I expected. Now I don't know if you are suppose to really like Summer that much or not so I can't say if she played the role the way it was intended. A nerdy part of me also really enjoyed Chloe Moretz who plays Tom's little sister, not only for the funny lines she had in this movie but because she plays Hit Girl in the upcoming comic book movie Kick Ass, which I gaurantee will be one of everybody's favorite movies in 2010 (you can quote me on that).
When all was said and done I really did not care for Summer at all. The only things she seemed to have going for her was that she is really cute and that she is fun to hang out with sometimes. Other than that she comes off as really selfish. She didn't really care about Tom's feelings that much, she just said she doesn't want a relationship but does nothing but lead Tom on not really caring how he feels about their situation. Also towards the end she invites Tom to a party she is throwing without letting him know something very important. That was totally shady and a super dick move, but of course she did that because she really doesn't care how other people care I really wish Tom would have ripped into a little more instead of just being the nice guy. Late in the movie Tom makes a great point about the things she does while claiming they are not dating and are just friends and that is "You don't treat a friend like that." So basically, fuck Summer, because she is kind of a selfish bitch.
I know there are a few things that stopped me from enjoying the movie as much as other people have. Those things have absolutely nothing to do with the actual quality of the movie itself. Those things being the fact that I have never been in a relationship, and the fact that I have never gone through a break up. Maybe I will watch this movie again after one of those things takes place and see if my reaction to it changes. Because how much you connect with characters and a plot directly affects how much you enjoy a movie.
500 Days of Summer is a fun movie. Its not sappy, its not sad. If you have ever been in a similar situation you might find watching it to be carthardic. It is realistic without being boring. There are more than a few laugh out loud moments to be had without being a straight up comedy. I just hope I never meet a girl who does what Summer does to Tom's heart to mine.
3 out of 5 Stars
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i really enjoyed this movie!
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