Hello: Here is today's movie.
(500) DAYS OF SUMMER
{although this film happens in a non-linear way, with lots
of flashbacks/flashforwards, I’m giving the plot synopsis in a straight forward
way as otherwise it’s too confusing}
Tom Hansen, who studied to be an
architect, but works at a greeting card company meets Summer Finn, the new
assistant to his boss, Vance. We learn that Tom believes in true love, but
Summer does not. Tom chats Summer up at an office party and is intrigued by
her. After a karaoke night at a local
bar, where Summer says she doesn’t want to be anybody’s girlfriend, Tom’s
friend McKenzie blurts out that Tom likes Summer. She proposes they be friends,
but the next day kisses him in the copy room .They start a ‘casual”
relationship, as Summer puts it. However, Tom is soon head over heels in love
with her and walking on cloud nine, as evidenced by a fantasy sequence when Tom
and fellow pedestrians break into a song and dance routine. Tom shows her his favorite
spot in the city in a park. Tom asks his little sister Rachel for advice about
his relationship with Summer. One night at a bar a guy comes onto Summer and
Tom ends up getting belted. Afterwards Summer is mad at Tom and they have a
fight. Finally on day 290 they breakup after watching The Graduate. Tom
takes the break-up hard and his friends McKenzie and Paul call in Rachel to
help. Summer quits her job and Vance moves Tom to writing consolation cards.
Later they both attend the wedding of a co-worker and dance together. Summer
invites him to a party at her apartment. He attends with a split screen showing
his expectations of what’s going to happen: getting back together with Summer
versus the reality of what does happen: Tom leaves when he notices she’s
wearing an engagement ring. Tom really goes into a deep funk and quits his job.
He starts looking for architecture jobs. On May 11, 2010 Tom is at the park when Summer comes to talk
to him. He expresses his bewilderment at her behavior, while she tells him she
found love, just with some one else. [1:21:20 to 1:27:02] A few days later while waiting for a job
interview, he meets a fellow candidate and asks her out. Her name is Autumn.
A very quirky and refreshing film. This movie is very
different from the usual romance film because it concludes with a happy ending
for only one of the main characters. It makes different film choices also, such as Tom’s fantasy
flashmob and the split screen view of the party.
In the film at 1:54 we are told that Day 1 is January 8 - 9. We
are told at 1:21:18 that it is Day 488, which would be May 11 of the next year.
That is the only way it works out so day 500 is May 23.
Director - Marc Webb
Producer - Mason Novick, Jessica Tuchinsky, Mark Waters,
Steven J. Wolfe and Scott G.
Hyman
Narrator - Richard McGonagle
Starring –
Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Tom Hansen
Zooey Deschanel as Summer Finn
Chloë Grace Moretz as Rachel Hansen
Geoffrey Arend as McKenzie
Matthew Gray Gubler as Paul
Clark Gregg as Vance
Rachel Boston as Alison
Minka Kelly as Autumn
Maile Flanagan as Rhoda
Patricia Belcher as Millie
Olivia Bagg as Young Summer
Yvette Nicole Brown as Vance's New Secretary
Screenplay - Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber
Released – January
17, 2009
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