Days of Summer (2009)

Director: Mark Webb
Writers: Scott Newstad, Michael H. Webb
Cast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Zooey Deschanel, Geoffrey Arend, Chloe Moretz, Matthew Gray Gubler, Clark Gregg, Pat Risha Belcher / Rachel Boston / Minka Kelly / Charles Walker / Ian Reid Kessler / Villette Rodriguez / Yvette Nicole Brown / Nicole Vichush/ Miley Flanagan/ Sid Werner/ Richard McGonagall/ Jean-Paul Vignon/ Subir Azul/ Gas Carr/ Na Dean Ellis/ Tiffany Granas/ Brandon Henschel/ Lexie Hume/ Jennifer Lee Keyes/ Tim Lacatner/ Rebecca Ling/ Anthony Maciona/ Ryan Thomas/ Kristen Vincent/ Jules Webb/ Olivia Howard Bucky/ Joseph Butler/ Adam Emery/ Jennifer Hetrick / Michael Justice / Kevin Leung / Michelle Mason / Alan Thompson / Pellacent Wein / Catherine Wisback / Jon Morgan Woodward / .. .
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Romance / Literature
Region: United States
Languages: English/French/Swedish
Release: 2009-01-17 (Sundance Film Festival) / 2009-08-07 (USA)
Length: 95 minutes
Also known as: Heartbeat (500) Days (Hong Kong) / Summer Love (500 Days) (Taiwan) / 500 Days of First Love / 500 Days with Summer / Midsummer (500) Days / 500 Days of Summer
Rating: IMDB 7.7 / Rotten Tomatoes 85%

Movie Synopsis
Tom from New Jersey (Joseph Gordon-Levitt Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is a young man who is addicted to the British Elegy and the situation of “The Graduate”. He works for a greeting card company and is tasked with writing creative greetings. At a certain meeting, Tom’s boss introduced his new assistant to everyone. She is Summer (Zooey Deschanel), an attractive girl from Michigan. Summer’s parents divorced since childhood, so she has a different attitude towards feelings. Tom and Summer didn’t fall in love at first sight, but they showed affection to each other after a bar K song and became atypical lovers. Moreover, this office romance is heating up rapidly, and the love is burning beyond anyone’s expectations. Finally, in a restaurant, Summer broke up with Tom unfeelingly. Tom, who is deeply in love, can’t bear the blow of broken love and is depressed. The partners around him hope to help him out of the shadows. However, this is not the whole story. The film reassembles time from Tom’s perspective, allowing the audience Appreciate the overtones of 500 days of love in comparison…

“500 Days of Summer” is a romantic comedy-drama movie directed by Marc Webb and written by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber. The movie stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Tom Hansen, a greeting card writer who falls in love with Summer Finn (Zooey Deschanel), an assistant in his office. The movie follows their 500-day journey, showing the ups and downs of their relationship and how Tom struggles to accept that Summer does not want to be in a committed relationship with him.

The movie starts with Tom seeing Summer for the first time, and from that moment on, he is smitten with her. The two strike up a conversation, and Tom discovers that they have similar interests, and they share the same taste in music. Tom is a hopeless romantic who believes in true love and soulmates, and he feels that Summer is the one for him. However, Summer is not looking for a serious relationship, and she warns Tom that she does not believe in love.

Despite this, Tom persists in pursuing Summer, and the two begin dating. The movie shows the 500 days of their relationship in a non-linear narrative, jumping back and forth between the different days. We see the couple going on dates, spending time together, and falling in love. However, the relationship starts to fall apart when Tom realizes that Summer does not want to be in a committed relationship with him. Tom is devastated and begins to question his beliefs about love and relationships.

As the movie progresses, Tom becomes increasingly disillusioned with Summer and starts to resent her for not wanting to be with him. He tries to distance himself from her, but he cannot seem to let go of his feelings for her. Meanwhile, Summer moves on with her life and begins dating someone else. Tom realizes that he needs to move on and start living his life without Summer.

The movie’s themes center on love, heartbreak, and the nature of relationships. It challenges the traditional romantic comedy trope of finding “the one” and instead focuses on the idea that not all relationships are meant to last forever. The movie portrays Tom’s journey as he comes to accept that love does not always have a happy ending and that sometimes it is better to let go and move on.

The movie also explores the different stages of a relationship and how they can affect a person’s emotions. It shows how falling in love can make a person feel alive and full of hope, but it also demonstrates the pain and heartbreak that can come with a failed relationship. Ultimately, the movie suggests that it is better to embrace the journey of life and love, even if it does not always end the way we want it to.

In conclusion, “500 Days of Summer” is a heartwarming, yet bittersweet movie that challenges the traditional romantic comedy formula. It is a movie that reminds us that love and relationships are complicated and that not all love stories have happy endings. The movie’s nonlinear narrative structure, combined with its excellent soundtrack and stellar performances, makes it a must-watch for fans of the romantic comedy-drama genre.