(500) Days of Summer
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A week or two ago, I saw (500) Days of Summer with some friends. It is the ultimate hipster-indie-rom com. Of course, quite firmly they insist (and accurately so), “This is not a love story. It is a story about love.”
The story follows a young man who falls desperately in love with Summer, played by Zooey Deschanel. They date, they’re happy, then everything implodes. Somehow it manages to be bittersweet, with far more sweet than bitter. There’s an absolutely fantastic dance number, lots of good music including some by my girl Regina Spektor, and some totally cute romantic moments. It sort of turns the traditional romance set-up on its head, but do I recommend it? Absolutely. As much as I love romantic movies, it’s refreshing to see one that isn’t predictable.
Have you seen (500) Days of Summer? What did you think? If not, are you planning on seeing it?
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That’s a really good point, Susan. As much as I supported Tom’s quest for Summer, I’m glad they didn’t villainize her and gave her her own HEA. The one line she said– “I felt what I was never sure about with you”–just about broke my heart, but it’s such an incredible moment between Tom and Summer.
Plus, Tom’s sister was awesome. I loved that he had such a confidant in a pre-teen.
I loved this movie (in fact, I just posted to another blog about it half an hour ago). It doesn’t have the standard HEA in that Tom and Summer do not wind up together (not a spoiler as that’s stated in the first five minutes). I liked that none of the characters is a bad person and that it ends on a hopeful note that both of them will wind up with their own HEA. So many movies would either villainize one of them or make the ending totally depressing. This one doesn’t, it’s fun, the characters are appealing, and I advise everyone to see it.
Have I seen it? No. I thought your blog post was about, you know, the summer. But I’m definitely going to see it now! I rarely watch movies because most just don’t interest me, but after watching that preview and reading your recommendation, this one is definitely going on my “must watch” list.