(500) Days of Summer [DVD] [2009]

indie romance classic with soundtrack to die for :-)

So I thought I would get this movie as it looked like a chick flick and from time to time I get one to see with my wife during the evening as a treat to her. I usually view them first. After about 15 minutes of watching this my mind was so numb that it rebelled and I had to shut it off and do something stimulating like doing my taxes which as you can imagine is like wanting to pull out your fingernails. This gives you some idea of how much I liked this movie.

I dont think I need to write a full review about the movie, the people before me did a great job.

I recently borrowed this movie, knowing nothing about it. The narrator starts off saying that ...this is not a love story... Huh, I wondered, what is THAT supposed to mean....it looks exactly like a love story....

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Great Film.

Zoey.!!

Its hard for me to see through the rose-tinted glasses of Zooey Deschanel, her beauty, and the eloquence of her voice; Joseph Gordon-Levitt is also a solid actor. This movie had some well executed designs; jumping back and forth through 500 days of a relationship was artfully done, hooking me without utterly confusing me, as can often happen. Theres a dance scene of Gordon-Levitts thats just priceless; Zooey sings and--as always--my heart melts.

The two stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt (from Third Rock TV Show) and Zooey Deschanel (Failure to Launch) are almost too good for this film. They are great characters and the movie is funny. Tom (Gordon-Levitt) is the star. He writes and creates greeting cards but has higher aspirations. Tom wants to be an architect. Zooey is Summer, a sweet and beautiful quirky girl. The film goes back and forth in time, and we see a complicated relationship, often troubled with some communications problems. It is typical romantic piece, and satisfyingly fun to watch.

I guess everyone has a right to their feelings, but why didnt Summer feel that whatchamacallit was good enough for her? Was it because he was just a lowly greeting card copy writer as opposed to an architect? Certainly she didnt feel that way when she was dating him. Also, sometimes people have to do things that they dont necessarily sign up for, for the time being. He was on a heros journey. Do you penalize the hero for saving the himself and going through the process? He finally came into himself. She seemed like a two-faced, stuck up, condescending wench. It just seemed like he wasnt good enough for her. Couldnt she have broken up with before he committed himself to her? His time, his feelings, and emotions?