500 Days of Summer is a romantic comedy that
follows the life of Tom, who meets a girl, Summer, one day at work. Tom falls
for her the instant he sees her, and eventually the two start talking on a
professional and personal level. While Tom's life premise is based on the idea
of falling on love with "the one," Summer is quite the contrast, not
believing in love at all. Their attraction to each other becomes obvious as it starts
to exhibit all the characteristics of a traditional relationship... only it's
not. Summer favors the idea of not labeling their "relationship." Tom
goes along with this idea for some time before showing signs of serious
frustration and agony out of his desire for more than a "casual
relationship." After their intriguing, exciting, and heartbreaking time together,
Summer goes on to marry another man, while Tom is left in despair until he
meets a girl named Autumn, at which point the story comes to a fitting
conclusion.
The cinematography in this film is refreshingly unfamiliar.
Its non-linear storyline essentially gives away the ending (to an extent) early
on. The phrase, “The journey is the destination,” has never been more true than
it is here. The film is shot in a modernly artistic way, which parallels the
ebb and flow of relationships in today’s society. The cinematography played an
essential role in the success of this film.
Director Marc Webb draws on all aspects of modern
day relationships, the good and the bad, and depicts a genuine portrayal of
just that, which all viewers can relate to. Webb does a phenomenal job at keeping
the viewers’ interest and making sure that every scene can somehow relate to
our own personal lives, whether single, in a relationship, or just keeping it
casual. 5/5.
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