The book 500 days of summer

Positive elements 500 days of summer wrestles, albeit playfully, with the question of what it means to be in a real, committed relationship. Tom and summer play house in fantasy homes at ikea ikea stockholm to be exact, if you want to take a more negative view of. The plot as given here has been rearranged in chronological order. The film is presented in a nonlinear narrative, jumping between various days within the 500 days of tom and summers relationship. The shooting script from the worlds largest community of readers. You must know that 500 days of summer is one of my alltime favorite movies. We are told from the start that this isnt a love story, yet as the narrative unfolds, we keep feeling that we have been lied to. Technically, 500 days of summer is a romantic comedy, but compared to most movies in the genre, it stands by itself a movie so genuinely funny and achingly poignant, it.

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. This sweet, sizzling movie shows how love hurts and heals. Eight surprising facts about 500 days of summer nz herald. Tom joseph gordonlevitt, greetingcard writer and hopeless romantic, is caught completely offguard when his girlfriend, summer zooey deschanel, suddenly dumps him. Youre not going to understand the girl very well, and you may learn more about the boy. Its a feat of star acting, and it helps make 500 days not just bitter or sweet but everything in between. Tom hansen tells the story of his relationship with summer finn. Weber and the two stars, zooey deschanel and joseph gordonlevitt, who offer an advanced class in screen chemistry.

Despite all of that, 500 days of summer is a great romantic comedy that id recommend to any fans of the two main stars, as well as folks who enjoy unique takes on overdone genres like the romcom. Browse other questions tagged plotexplanation ending 500daysofsummer. For all the warm, generous, very funny things that it is, the movie is. Its an original story but i can name some books that have similar plot with 500 days of summer or. Countless scripts have subjected their protagonists through the archetypal woes, resentments, and recoveries associated with botched relationships, and this one is no exception. The official book tiein to the acclaimed romantic comedy from. Summer is more distant and does not want a relationship, while tom wants a relationship. Architecture has a special significance to the film 500 days of summer. The official trailer for 500 days of summer, starring joseph gordonlevitt and zooey deschanel. 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. With zooey deschanel, joseph gordonlevitt, geoffrey arend, chloe grace moretz. Walking tour page 5 of 6 grand central market 315 south broadway john parkinson, 1897 listed in the national register of historic places this was the site of a deleted scene from the film in which tom and summer are shopping for fruit. Cheers to director marc webb, the hilarious and heartfelt script by scott neustadter and michael h. We know this because a basso profundo narrator richard mcgonagle tells us so in the opening moments of the film.

From the famous ikea scene to the truth about tom, we look back at the hit indie romance. Find all 49 songs in 500 days of summer soundtrack, with scene descriptions. Listen to trailer music, ost, original score, and the full list of popular songs in the film. 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. Zooey deschanel with joseph gordonlevitt in 500 days of summer t he glassyeyed, almost sinister prettiness of zooey deschanel colours the spacey, detached mood of this romantic tragicomedy. So its no surprise that pop music plays an important role in setting the films tone. High quality 500 days of summer gifts and merchandise. Most people have heard this question, either being asked to or asked by them. In the opening seen, the omniscient narrator warns the audience of the outcome of the. 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.

Ever since 500 days of summer was released in 2009, a downtown l. The shooting script newmarket shooting script 9781557049216. For those who havent seen it, it had a scrambled timeline to contrast between the good and bad days in the couples relationship as well as to reflect how normal people remember things in the past usually jumping from one memory to another and not necessarily in chronological order. So i have just finished watching a movie called 500 days of summer for the umpteenth time. Joseph gordonlevitt og zooey deschanel on the set of days of summer, dir. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. Weber and scott neustadter, the script narrates the story of the male protagonist and memories of his failed relationship that lasted for exactly 500 days scott 1. What 500 days of summer teaches us about chasing what. He narrates it from the perspective of the present, looking back at certain events in a nonchronological order.

Buildings, both interiors and exteriors, are the focus of many shots. Built by retired ohio entrepreneur homer laughlin, founder of the. These 21 quotes from 500 days of summer take a realistic. These different roles suggest the complex perceptions between the genders and how. As infatuation seizes tom and as summer begins to reciprocate it seems, hes initially content to concede to summers desire not to label whats happening between them. For those of you who are unfamiliar with it, its basically a movie about a guy tom played by joseph gordonlevitt who madly falls in love with a girl summer played by zoey deschanel and during the span of 500 days, he desperately chases her until he finally. Upon encountering his boss beautiful new secretary, summer deschanel, tom discovers that the pair have plenty in common despite the fact.

If not do you know of any good books that are similar or have the same vibe. Marc webb not a typical love story, but a very heartwarming film. Film threat critic scott knopf gave the film a maximum fivestar rating and called the script fantastic. The ending may not be what weve come to expect, but the beats and choices that many of the characters make. It might be 500 times less but one day touches on some of the same topics. An offbeat romantic comedy about a woman who doesnt believe true love exists, and the young man who falls for her. Its the story of a relationship, filtered through one mans obsession. From the beginning of the movie, it is made clear that this movie is not tom and summers love story, but a movie about love between tom and 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. Summary and analysis for the film 500 days of summer. Is it what youve been told in the movies, songs and stories, or is it something else entirely. The book movie high fidelity inspired 500 days in my opinion its absolutely fantastic, check both out.