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Its an original story but i can name some books that have similar plot with 500 days of summer or. On its face, 500 days of summer seems somewhat revolutionary. Now, i think youre just remembering the good stuff. Eva wiseman on 500 days of summer, a romcom with a. The official book tiein to the acclaimed romantic comedy from. The film stars joseph gordonlevitt and zooey deschanel, and employs a nonlinear narrative structure, with the story based upon its male protagonist and his. Zooey deschanel and joseph gordonlevitt, exploring love. This is a story of boy meets girl, but you should know upfront, this is not a. We start near the end, and then hop around between the times that were good and the times that left pain. Though tom joseph gordonlevitt and summer zooey deschanel are an adorable couple, in the end, it just was not meant to be. It appears to feature characters that challenge gendered stereotypes, and in the opening sequence, claims to not be a love story. Is the movie 500 days of summer based on a book a book. How to use the 500 days of summer script to master non.

Zooey deschanel and joseph gordonlevitt in 500 days of summer 2009 ralph macchio at an event for 500 days of summer 2009 zooey deschanel and. The film is being considered as a major step in the right direction for the career of director marc webb, who up until this point, has done mostly featurelength music videos for green day and 3 doors down. The good news is, though, that nonlinear stories like the one found in the 500 days of summer script are actually easier to write than you may think. The film is presented in a nonlinear narrative, jumping between various days within the 500 days of tom and summers relationship. 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. Parents need to know that 500 days of summer is a smart romantic dramedy thats ageappropriate for teens and up, but its thoughtful exploration of relationships may speak more to those in college and older. In the movie 500 days of summer, summer catches tom reading a book and mentions it looks like a good book. We know this because a basso profundo narrator richard mcgonagle.

In the film, 500 days of summer, viewers follow the unfolding love story between tom hansen and summer finn. However, that is exactly what 500 days of summer did. He makes himself impossible to root for, because theres nothing endearing about some naive twentysomething smithslistener who rides out his overromanticization. So far 500 days of summer has been generating some buzz on the festival circuit, most notability at sundance and sxsw. While it isnt a love story, 500 days doesnt focus on much beyond the relationship of the main characters tom and summer, told strictly. 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. If youre like me, you dont just watch any romantic comedy. 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. How to use the 500 days of summer script to master nonlinear storytelling.

Zooey deschanel with joseph gordonlevitt in 500 days of summer t he glassyeyed, almost sinister prettiness of zooey deschanel colours the. Writing a script can be hard enough without playing around with timeframes and trying to still make it all make sense. But 500 days of summer, a huge hit in the states, contains more truths about love than any lame romcom eva wiseman sat 15 aug 2009 19. When i tell people that 500 days of summer is my favorite movie, they usually respond in disbelief. With music playing such an integral role in the story line, its refreshing to see that the accompanying soundtrack does its job well, distilling the characters record collections not to mention the movies. I love the smiths, zooey deschanel enthuses during the early moments of 500 days of summer, thus setting the stage for her relationship with britpop fanatic joseph gordonlevitt. With zooey deschanel, joseph gordonlevitt, geoffrey arend, chloe grace moretz. Although it was released as primarily an indie film, 500 days of summer has grown in popularity among a general audience. If not do you know of any good books that are similar or have the same vibe. They are completely in love, but summer does not believe in long term relationships. The artsy directing, strong performances, intelligent dialogue, and the creative elements used such as split screens, time jumps, a song and dance number, and illustrations are delightful to watch.

It opened in july in just a couple of dozen theaters, but at its peak it reached the top ten and played. Produced by jessica tuchinsky, mark waters, mason novick, steven j. 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. 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. Tom, greetingcard writer and hopeless romantic, is caught completely offguard when his girlfriend, summer, suddenly dumps him. For all the warm, generous, very funny things that it is, the movie is also a cry of pain from a.

It has a sweetyetrealistic view of relationships thats refreshing given the usual formulaic dreck in this genre. 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. He reflects on their 500 days together to try to figure out where their love affair went sour, and in doing so, tom rediscovers his true passions in life. They were recently named 10 writers to watch in variety. I immediately became a big fan of 500 days of summer after watching the trailer just a couple of weeks ago.

Countless scripts have subjected their protagonists through the archetypal woes, resentments, and recoveries associated with botched relationships, and this one is no exception. Personally, i only watched this one because it had both joseph gordonlevitt and zooey deschanel. This means the romantic in you can find the love story, and the cynic in you can find the. People always say start at the beginning, but we didnt know at the time it was the beginning. The plot as given here has been rearranged in chronological order.

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. What was the moraltheme of the movie 500 days of summer. The shooting script from the worlds largest community of readers. 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. This is the very first post on the 500 days of summer blog, hello. 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 deserves to be shelved. Its not realistic in the sense of hipster greeting card careers, bullshit smart as adults child characters, musical numbers, and all the rest of the smarmy stuff that makes me embarrassed to have watched it. 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. A fox searchlight release of a watermark production. An offbeat romantic comedy about a woman who doesnt believe true love exists, and the young man who falls for her. It is very hard for a film to break out of limited release and become a legitimate mainstream hit.