Dec 04, 2014 500 days of summer essay 1 in 500 days of summer, tom and summers relationship is different than most relationships. How 500 days of summer gets the manic pixie dream girl. Countless scripts have subjected their protagonists through the archetypal woes, resentments, and recoveries associated with botched relationships, and this one is no exception. Summer is more distant and does not want a relationship, while tom wants a relationship. The official trailer for 500 days of summer, starring joseph gordonlevitt and zooey deschanel. Joseph gordonlevitt and zooey deschanel star in director marc webbs wry, nonlinear romantic comedy about a.
Cu summer opening the door to the boardroom, about to come. He reflects back on their 500 days together to try to figure out where their love affair went sour, and in so doing, tom rediscovers his true passions in life. This sweet, sizzling movie shows how love hurts and heals. Zooey deschanel and joseph gordonlevitt, exploring love. Synopsis 500 days of summer is presented in a nonchronological format, each scene being introduced by which of the 500 days it is.
The official book tiein to the acclaimed romantic comedy from. I would like to comment on something im sure many people have. I found myself laughing out loud at many of the scenes, but the laughs in the theater were few, and i think most people would label this a drama with streaks of black comedy. This is a great book for anyone who love 500 days of summer. Director marc webbs glee in making the film is apparent. Ten years later, 500 days of summer is quick, funny, romantic, and heartbreaking. She doesnt notice tom whose face looks like hes just seen god. It is important to note cinematographically that the film opens with day 488, the scene where tom and summer are seated at a bench and the audience sees. Aug 15, 2009 t his is not a love story, a voiceover warns, as a super8 film of a young couple swoons across the screen. Days of summer is a 2009 american romantic comedydrama film by firsttime director marc. This was an excellent romantic comedy, although many might not agree that it is either romantic or a comedy. I dont know who jenny beckman is, but if shes anything like the summer we. Amongst the influx of romantic comedies, 500 days of summer stands above the rest, presenting a harsh yet realistic perspective of love.
The shooting script from the worlds largest community of readers. So its no surprise that pop music plays an important role in setting the films tone. Cheers to director marc webb, the hilarious and heartfelt script by scott neustadter and michael h. Link copied 500 days of summer is a story of boy meets girl, but it is not a love story.
Its an original story but i can name some books that have similar plot with 500 days of summer or. Just because she likes the same bizzaro crap you do doesnt mean shes your soul mate. Tom has more than fifty selfhelp books on a shelf by his bed. The shooting script newmarket shooting script 9781557049216. These 21 quotes from 500 days of summer take a realistic. Even before the film begins, the viewer is treated to an insight to the lead female character. Any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental. People always say start at the beginning, but we didnt know at the time it was the beginning. We start near the end, and then hop around between the times that were good and the times that left pain. This is a story of boy meets girl, begins the wry, probing narrator of 500 days of summer, and with that the film takes off at breakneck speed into a funny, truetolife, and unique dissection of the unruly and unpredictable year and a half of one young mans noholdsbarred love affair. Zooey deschanel with joseph gordonlevitt in 500 days of summer t he glassyeyed, almost sinister prettiness of zooey deschanel colours the. Walking tour selected historic locations from the 2009 fox searchlight film 500 days of summer for much more information about the rich history of this area, including these and. The narrator tells the viewer in the first 5 minutes of the movie that though the story is about a boy and girl, it isnt a love story.
The very frank narrative is a refreshing change from other romcoms. Michael h weber, screenwriter a young greeting card writer is hopelessly, helplessly searching for the girl of his dreams, and his new coworker, summer finn, may just be the one. For all the warm, generous, very funny things that it is, the movie is also a cry of pain from a guy who just cant figure. Based on the film 500 days of summer, starring joseph gordonlevitt and zooey deschannel, this fanfiction focusses on toms relationship with autumn, who he meets at the very ending of the film. We know this because a basso profundo narrator richard mcgonagle tells us so in the opening moments of the film. The plot as given here has been rearranged in chronological order. The book featured prominently in the film 500 days of summer, where it was the reading matter of choice for the protagonist. If not do you know of any good books that are similar or have the same vibe. But 500 days of summer, a huge hit in the states, contains more truths about love than any lame romcom eva wiseman sat 15 aug 2009 19. Feb 24, 2018 500 days of summer is an offbeat romcom film about a woman, summer finn, who doesnt believe true love exists, and a young man, tom hansen, who falls for her its a delightful movie that not. Its been well over 500 days since the end of this movie broke our hearts and we are still not over it. Most people have heard this question, either being asked to or asked by them. There are some details can be discover in this book. Jul 15, 2009 we start near the end, and then hop around between the times that were good and the times that left pain.
When tom, a hapless greeting card copywriter and hopeless romantic, is blindsided after his girlfriend summer dumps him, he shifts back and forth through various periods of their 500 days together to try to figure out where things went wrong. Through the trials and tribulations of tom and summer s socalled relationship, tom could always count on the advice of his two best friends, mckenzie and paul. Popular 100 days of summer books goodreads share book. Mar 03, 2014 arnold schwarzenegger this speech broke the internet and most inspiring speech it changed my life. Spoilers 500 days of summer is presented in a nonchronological format, each scene being introduced by which of the 500 days it is. The film charts the course of summer and toms relationship and gives us various days in parentheses. Summer finn is a quirky young woman hired as his bosss assistant. Tom, greetingcard writer and hopeless romantic, is caught completely offguard when his girlfriend, summer, suddenly dumps him. He narrates it from the perspective of the present, looking back at certain events in a nonchronological order.
Original, quirky and utterly delightful, 500 days of summer is a ray of genuine cinematic sunshine coming at the end of a blockbuster season thats been clouded with generic tosh. He reflects on their 500 days together to try to figure out where their love affair went sour, and in doing so, tom rediscovers his true passions in life. Tom hansen tells the story of his relationship with summer finn. Near the start of 500 days of summer, the narrator outlines how summer has something special that makes men pay attention. Tom joseph gordonlevitt, greetingcard writer and hopeless romantic, is caught completely offguard when his girlfriend, summer zooey deschanel, suddenly dumps him. His reflections ultimately lead him to finally rediscover his true passions in life. Overview 500 days of summer is the feature film directorial debut from marc webb, a noted music video director who has lensed clips for such artists as regina spektor, my chemical romance, weezer, and green day.
Jan 17, 2019 but 500 days of summer also makes us, like tom, look at summer without ever really seeing her for far too long. Everyman is celebrating 25 years of fox searchlight with a weekender of our favourite films across london from thursday 29th august to sunday 1st september. Expectations vs reality from 500 days of summer youtube. I love the smiths, zooey deschanel enthuses during the early moments of 500 days of summer, thus setting the stage for her relationship with britpop fanatic joseph gordonlevitt.
Whether or not you believed this ten years ago, its clear in 2019 that summer in 500 days of summer was never a villain. May 07, 2017 500 days of summer translates this argument to another important aspect of our lives, relationships. Thirty sunsets by christine hurley deriso, the byron journals by daniel ducrou, bringing the summer by julia green. Is the movie 500 days of summer based on a book a book. Eva wiseman on 500 days of summer, a romcom with a. Summer in 500 days of summer was never the villain you. Summer zooey deschanel is a pragmatist and believes that true love is the stuff of fairy tales and nothing more. Summer gives a little wave before following vance out. Jan 15, 2016 500 days of summer is not based on a book. These different roles suggest the complex perceptions between the genders and how. Gordonlevitt and deschanel work perfectly, with believable charge and. This is a blog about all things 500 days of summer. Best wishes on your breakup zooey deschanel and joseph gordonlevitt play amorous coworkers in 500 days of summer.
For example, thomas best friend paul is working in a hospital. With music playing such an integral role in the story line, its refreshing to see that the accompanying soundtrack does its job well, distilling the characters record collections not to mention the movies. The perfect soundtrack indiepop infused with cleverly ironic 80s hits, the smart cinematography, the occasionally broken fourth wall. When they meet, tom is convinced from the start that she is it but, for summer, it is just another brief encounter in 500 days of summer. Its an original story but i can name some books that have similar plot with 500 days of summer or at least remind me to 500 days of summer when i was reading them. Aug 07, 2009 this was an excellent romantic comedy, although many might not agree that it is either romantic or a comedy. Its unique way it tells its story is probably what drew me into 500 days of summer in the first place.
The film is memorable scene after scene, from the couples ikea shopping trip to their illfated date to see. A lot of movies i purchase these days get a bit boring the second or third time you watch them, but in 500 days of summer you notice new things every time, which makes it worthwhile. Starting at the end, jumping back and forth between different points in a mans life. Weber and the two stars, zooey deschanel and joseph gordonlevitt, who offer an advanced class in screen chemistry. He praised the directing of marc webb, stating, its the oldest bittersweet story in the book, of course, but musicvideo director marc webb. He doesnt explicitly say this is just her looks, theres an implication of something extra, an it factor. Bookends simon and garfunkel 500 days of summer youtube.
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