Buildings, both interiors and exteriors, are the focus of many shots. 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. Joseph gordonlevitt and zooey deschanel star in director marc webbs wry, nonlinear romantic comedy about a. A fox searchlight release of a watermark production.
If not do you know of any good books that are similar or have the same vibe. These different roles suggest the complex perceptions between the genders and how. See more ideas about 500 days of summer, 500 days and zooey deschanel. Is the movie 500 days of summer based on a book a book. We never remember in chronological order, especially when were going back over a failed romance. He praised the directing of marc webb, stating, its the oldest bittersweet story in the book, of course, but musicvideo director marc webb. Stills from 500 days of summer click for larger image special features. He makes himself impossible to root for, because theres nothing endearing about some naive twentysomething smithslistener who rides out his overromanticization. Emily wells and fatima mirza, senior staff writers tom from 500 days of summer is without a doubt one of the most infuriatingly cliche hipsters ever to come to the big screen. But this book isnt a love story, its a story about love. The shooting script newmarket shooting script 9781557049216. This is the very first post on the 500 days of summer blog, hello.
In the movie 500 days of summer, summer catches tom reading a book and mentions it looks like a good book. Whenever they occur in the movie, the film breaks from the pov of tom joseph gordonlevitt. Weber have written projects for sony, universal, 20th century fox, paramount, and fox searchlight pictures, including the semiautobiographical 500 days of summer and the notatall autobiographical pink panther 2. Since i was a selfpublished author, i organized a tour with my book i went to 30 cities in croatia and neighbouring countries, where i held multimedia lectures and presentations of my book, in front of 4,000 people altogether. 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. But it certainly doesnt go far enough to show the audience how truly misogynistic tom is. They were recently named 10 writers to watch in variety. Reality 500 days of summer great scene about a nice guys expectations. A video about tom and summer from the lovely film 500 days of summer. The official book tiein to the acclaimed romantic comedy from. For all the warm, generous, very funny things that it is, the movie is also a cry of pain from a. Explore our collection of motivational and famous quotes by authors you know and love. Tom is a normal guy, who gawks over summer like any other male. Shop 500 days of summer limited edition steel pack bluray.
Sweet disposition 500 days of summer ost by ohmyjaja. When tom attends summers engagement party, we see a split screen on one side, we see how tom imagined the party would go, and on the other, how it really goes. 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. People always say start at the beginning, but we didnt know at the time it was the beginning. The official trailer for 500 days of summer, starring joseph gordonlevitt and zooey deschanel.
A story of boy meets girl 500 days of summer youtube. Is it what youve been told in the movies, songs and stories, or is it something else entirely. As a result, its really no wonder why the film has achieved the distinction and recognition it has for being one of the best films in. After it looks as if shes left his life for good this time, tom hansen reflects back on the just over one year that he knew summer finn. Most people have heard this question, either being asked to or asked by them. I immediately became a big fan of 500 days of summer after watching the trailer just a couple of weeks ago.
I know that summer was just an independent character who wanted to make her own choices. The voiceovers were all done on the first day of production. In this antiromantic comedy about love and fate, a young greeting card writer joseph gordonlevitt is hopelessly, helplessly searching for the girl of his dreams. But summer is different, she likes the same music as him, finds similar humor, and shares common interests. Personally, i only watched this one because it had both joseph gordonlevitt and zooey deschanel.
It proves to be much more of a dark comedy than i think it intends to be, but watching it. An offbeat romantic comedy about a woman who doesnt believe true love exists, and the young man who falls for her. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Browse other questions tagged plotexplanation ending 500daysofsummer. Days of summer is a 2009 american romantic comedydrama film by firsttime director marc. Its an original story but i can name some books that have similar plot with 500 days of summer or. We start near the end, and then hop around between the times that were good and the times that left pain. Zooey deschanel with joseph gordonlevitt in 500 days of summer t he glassyeyed, almost sinister prettiness of zooey deschanel colours the. Produced by jessica tuchinsky, mark waters, mason novick, steven j. See more ideas about 500 days of summer, 500 days and movie quotes. The shooting script by scott neustadter 1,025 ratings, 3.
The majority of romcoms you see have a happy ending, where you have been rooting for the title characters to get together and they do. The ending may not be what weve come to expect, but the beats and choices that many of the characters make are familiar territory for fans of romantic fare. We have watched an american comedydrama film, named 500 days of summer. The hopeless romantic hidden within the depths of me thought i would watch a quirky little love story. This film describes that a couple named tom and summer get together for 500 days full of joys and sorrows. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed.
Stills from 500 days of summer click for larger image customers who bought this item also bought. I recommend this book to young adults, and romance readers. What was the moraltheme of the movie 500 days of summer. Fifteen days of summer paperback march 4, 2015 by becky perkins author 5. When i first watched the film 500 days of summer, i had high expectations. Countless scripts have subjected their protagonists through the archetypal woes, resentments, and recoveries associated with botched relationships, and this one is no exception. Architecture has a special significance to the film 500 days of summer. Summer is more distant and does not want a relationship, while tom wants a relationship. However, there is an undercurrent of hatred which gives this film a bitter aftertaste. Its got some terrific moments, specifically when it follows toms flights of fancy. The film stars joseph gordonlevitt and zooey deschanel, and employs a nonlinear narrative structure, with the story based upon its male protagonist and his memories. The plot as given here has been rearranged in chronological order.
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