The heart of this story lies in the theory that even though
you might find Mr. or Miss Right, it may not be a mutual discovery. Tom (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) works as a greeting card
writer, who falls instantly in love with his boss’s new assistant Summer
(Zooey Deschanel). And from the very beginning
we are told that although this is a romance story, it is not a love story. I disagree…it does teach us about love, only
a different version of it.
Throughout the film, the timeline
of where Tom and Summer are in their relationship flashes up to propel us along
their journey. Tom is one of those
romantic, wear-your-heart-on the-sleeve kind of guys and Gordon-Levitt has played
him so well and convincingly that-in my mind-he is now propelled into Hottie
status. Summer is a little harder to
figure out. She is a woman looking for
her own true love even though she tries to deny it by saying she doesn’t want
to put labels on what she and Tom share.
But this story is really about
Tom. In the 500 days that they have
together, he runs the gamut of every facet that Love can be. Joy, hope, passion, despair, reconciliation,
anger, and finally, acceptance.
Every shot and frame of this film
is artistic. The director, Marc Webb,
has done a fantastic
job bringing each segment of this film to emotional
life. It is one reason I like Indie
films, because I always get done watching them with the moral or tale replaying
through my head.
I won’t give anything away, but the
ending, though not the happy ending one might expect, is satisfying. Tom does find his closure. And in turn leaves us realizing that the
heart truly is big enough to hold all types of loves and loss.
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