Director: Marc Webb
Stars: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Zooey Deschanel, and Geoffrey Arend
Summary:
This romantic comedy-drama film captures the views of two contradictory
personalities when it comes to love. Tom
(Joseph Gordon-Levitt), a greeting card copywriter, is a hopeless romantic who
believes happiness comes from love, affection and a fulfilling relationship.
However, Summer (Zooey Deschanel), Tom’s co-worker is quite the opposite. After
the disintegration of her parents’ marriage, she articulates that she does not believe
in true love. As Tom falls for Zooey and the feelings are not reciprocated, he reflects
on his failed romance and soon rediscovers himself in the process.
My Review:
I love the screenplay and directing of the movie as the story is
unfolded in an unchronological order. It is presented in a nonlinear narrative
structure, jumping within the 500 days of their relationship. I enjoyed this
because it accentuated how the relationship was blissful yet also self-destructive
for the both of them. Additionally, the untraditional style of filming
highlighted the contrasting nature of their connection with time and created a
refreshing, unpredictable and sometimes realistic point of view of love. The
acting in the film is definitely believable and I found that the plot was
original and very much entertaining. It’s
one of the movies you can watch over and over again and notice different things
every time. Definitely recommend!
My Rating: 9.5/10
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