500 Days of Summer: "This is not a love story. It's a story about love."

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Hi. I LOVE (500) Days of Summer! I watched it when it came out on DVD and I haven't been able to stop thinking about it so I bought the soundtrack and then today I ordered the DVD. I can't wait until it gets here.

I will say, the movie faked me out. The beginning collage showed the scene with Summer & Tom on the park bench with her wedding ring and I thought that was their future so most of the movie I was like "When are they getting back together?" And then the wonderful reality/expectation scene you guys mentioned came on and I was like "oh". Then I remembered the very first line - "This is not a love story". It was a little bit of a disappointment for me at first but I kept thinking and thinking about the movie and the more I thought about it the more I liked it.

I also loved the dancing scene with Tom. I have respected JGL for awhile as a great actor, but that scene made me have quite the crush on him and I am, well, I'll just say a bit older than him. I think he did a fantastic job with the role of Tom.

For those of you who don't like Summer and thought she was cold- remember the movie was from his perspective. Also, I got the impression that since Tom was such a sucker for love that he fell hard frequently (didn't his sister say something like "not again" when he was depressed over Summer?). This just happened to be the only one we, as an audience, saw, but I don't think it was the only crushing relationship Tom's had. I also loved how the relationship with Summer made him learn and progress and grow to where he was able to meet Autumn.

Ok- way too much analysis right now! I just really loved this movie, LOVE the soundtrack and can't wait to watch it again.
 
I loved this movie too! I thought it was fantastic and one of the best movies I've seen all year :nod:

And I have the soundtrack too mukooh :D :high_five:
 
The 500 Days of Summer was amazing. So beautiful and true, it was awesome! I remember when I first saw the trailer I was so hooked that I memorised the trailer and when I finally saw the movie I must say it was a favorite of this year. :blush:
 
it gave me hope that "tom" had finally met his one true love....his fate...his destiny....through the occurance of a chance meeting with"autumn" at a job interview and an invitation for a cup of coffee afterwards....all in all ...when i put it into perspective.....autumn follows summer.....so for me it's the perfect way to end the film...........
 
hi....i saw the '(500) days of summer' over a month ago and really enjoyed it as welll.............it also has a killer soundtrack.....which i have...

i happened to see this article in the los angeles times today....regarding the soundtrack to the film.....hopefully your thread will take off, as soon as others see this wonderful film......



'500 Days' of music: The soundtrack behind the sleeper hit

'(500) Days of Summer': A tale of dangerous rock 'n' roll romanticism?

L.A. as filtered by love in '(500) Days of Summer'
By Todd Martens

August 22, 2009
Los Angeles Times

In director Marc Webb's breakout indie hit "(500) Days of Summer," the words "you have good taste in music" are as meaningful as "I love you." Characters in the twentysomething modern love story, set in downtown Los Angeles, connect over a mutual appreciation of gloomy '80s-rock romantics the Smiths, and emotions including adulation and heartache are all broadcast via drunken karaoke.

Music has been a key selling point to "(500) Days of Summer," helped in part by one of the film's leads, Zooey Deschanel (when not acting, she's one half of She & Him, a vintage-spiked indie pop group). Indeed, the growing sleeper success of the Fox Searchlight flick isn't limited to the film world, as its soundtrack is proving to be a steady seller as well. Largely in limited release since July 17, the well-reviewed film, made for less than $10 million, has earned close to $20 million.

"It's a reflection of a very personal time in someone's life, and it's not wrapped in a high concept," Webb said of the movie. "It bares its soul, and I think people are really appreciating that."

The ill-fated love affair between Deschanel's elusive Summer and Joseph Gordon- Levitt's sensitive everyman Tom, told in an inventive non-sequential narrative that hopscotches over the 500 days of their relationship, is documented with a left-of-center score. Regina Spektor's piano-based fairy tale "Us" sets the tone, while Hall & Oates represent the emotional peak, and Simon & Garfunkel the low. The Sire/Warner Bros. soundtrack has posted sales increases each of the last three weeks. Since its early July release, it has sold 42,000 copies in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan.

That may seem a modest number, especially when the Atlantic Records soundtrack to "Twilight" has sold more than 2 million copies. Yet soundtracks aren't mainstays on the U.S. pop chart these days. The Reprise soundtrack to "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen," featuring a hyped new tune from Linkin Park, has sold only 23,000 copies.

"We always felt that every relationship has a soundtrack," said Scott Neustadter, who co-wrote the film with Michael H. Weber. "Music plays a role in any kind of relationship, and it would not have been as real-feeling if we didn't acknowledge that."

The filmmakers didn't get every song on their wish list. A karaoke scene is missing Bruce Springsteen's "Born to Run" because Webb's request for clearance was denied. The director shot alternative takes of some scenes, sans music cues, in case clearances were denied.

Yet music doesn't always have to be heard to play a role. The audience learns about Summer through her musical taste -- she championed indie band Belle & Sebastian in high school, and her favorite Beatle is Ringo. The script is full of musical nods -- or warnings.

"If you bond over the Smiths, for example, that's not good," Neustadter said. "That's a recipe for disaster."


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Actors Joseph Gordon-Levitt, left and Zooey Deschanel perform in a scene from the movie " (500) Days of Summer."
 
Gosh, I'm so jealous everyone's been able to see this film. Haven't heard a bad review from anyone..
 
I agree Summer was very real, but she came off a little archetypal to me, and I think that just had to do with the fact that we saw her how Tom saw her at any given moment. It was all through his perspective. I liked that though.

Ahhhh he is SO cute. I am so heading over to his thread asap.
 
I LOOOVE this movie. It's my favorite movie of this year. I can relate to it and it's honest about relationships. It's not like those cliches of romantic comedy which I love.

My favorite scene was the expectations vrs reality cause i can relate to that soo much and the music that went along with it was heartbreaking.

JGL and Zooey have like the best chemistry.

And the soundtrack is amazing..I highly recommend you buy it. :nod:
 
I really hope I get to see this movie on Sunday. Honestly, I've been anticipating it all summer.
 
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I just recently watched 500 Days of Summer, and I absolutely fell in love with it! :love: It's a refreshing take on the typical romantic comedy, and a must-see for the summer! Joseph and Zooey were wonderful together! Great soundtrack, too! Any other fans? Here are the trailers below for those who haven't heard of it.

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