(500) Days of Summer
Fox Searchlight Pictures
2009 - Rated PG-13 - 1 hr 35 min
Director: Marc Webb
Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Zooey Deschanel, Geoffrey Arend
This is probably my favorite "relationship" Indy flick since Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Except this movie has Zooey Deschanel, who is amazing. Love her.
So this movie also has an interesting structure, with Joseph Gordon-Levitt's story jumping back and forth within the 500 days that he was in love (or obsessed) with Summer Finn (Deschanel). He's the clean-cut, love-sick puppy guy and she's the off-beat, living and loving life girl who can't be tied down. A classic story of unrequited love with a twist: the presentation.
Gordon-Levitt does a good job of being whiney without getting on your nerves and Deschanel isn't so quirky you can't connect to her. Both characters have their own journeys, and this movie tells the story of the intersection of those stories and how it sends them both in opposite directions.
But as the narrator warns you in the beginning, this isn't a love story. It's more of what I call a "life movie" or a character piece that picks up and leaves off abruptly. I think most people will enjoy it for its realism and the characters.
I actually don't usually care for Zooey Deschanel and have never gotten why some love her so much. That said she's perfectly cast for this part. Great movie, and kudos to the random song and dance number!
ReplyDeleteI love that scene, very "Enchanted" like. I think I like her because she seems so normal, like a regular off-beat kind of girl you might hang out with. Did you see "Yes, Man"? I thought she was hysterical in that :)
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