D. Jones500 Days of Summer
September 4th 2009 04:10
"Let me start by saying that this is not a love story."
Let me actually start by saying that this movie was BRILLIANT. Everything about it was done right. I think it was pretty much the best movie of 2009 so far.
I'll start at the acting, like always. The acting in this was sublime. I don't see how either Joseph Gordon-Levitt or Zooey Deschanel could not have their careers skyrocket after this movie. Even all the extras and people with small roles were perfect. The irony of the main character's little sister and her use of humor was brilliant. The protagonist's friends were also very well played. Everything was great about the acting. Usually you can pick out one thing you didn't like in a movie (or in a movie like GI Joe's case....everything), but in this, I had a hard time not liking anything.
The directing was also brilliant, and perhaps, even more. Watching this was a bit like a Christopher Nolan film (consistently out of order), but it was very organized and clear. The order and the juxtaposition of scenes and tones, and the creativity of it all was so refreshing and powerful. The best things about this movie are the understated details, like the comparison to the first scene and The Graduate (I'm trying really hard not to spoil any of it for you). The situational irony, the use of the sets and script was perfect. Everything looked, felt, and sounded good about this movie.
The story was amazing. This was like a revolution in Romantic comedies. Honestly, I think it transcends the genre, like so many great movies do. A great Sci-Fi, like Star Wars really shouldn't be called a Science Fiction movie. A great action movie like Die Hard, that has real characters and a story shouldn't be put in the same category as most action movies. This film was great because it was so true. A lot of the people I saw it with were in relationships, and were very naive, and were in their first relationship, so they still assumed that things like what happened in the movie don't happen. Not to people like them. I think the movie struck a chord with them then, and their natural reaction is to just think that it's, and I quote, "stupid." It's a tough one to wrap your head around, but when you realize the twist and you see the ending, you'll realize that this movie is brilliantly written.
In short, this movie, was perfect. It was the most original and creative thing to come out of the box office all year, and is hands down the best romantic comedy I've ever seen.
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Let me actually start by saying that this movie was BRILLIANT. Everything about it was done right. I think it was pretty much the best movie of 2009 so far.
I'll start at the acting, like always. The acting in this was sublime. I don't see how either Joseph Gordon-Levitt or Zooey Deschanel could not have their careers skyrocket after this movie. Even all the extras and people with small roles were perfect. The irony of the main character's little sister and her use of humor was brilliant. The protagonist's friends were also very well played. Everything was great about the acting. Usually you can pick out one thing you didn't like in a movie (or in a movie like GI Joe's case....everything), but in this, I had a hard time not liking anything.
The directing was also brilliant, and perhaps, even more. Watching this was a bit like a Christopher Nolan film (consistently out of order), but it was very organized and clear. The order and the juxtaposition of scenes and tones, and the creativity of it all was so refreshing and powerful. The best things about this movie are the understated details, like the comparison to the first scene and The Graduate (I'm trying really hard not to spoil any of it for you). The situational irony, the use of the sets and script was perfect. Everything looked, felt, and sounded good about this movie.
The story was amazing. This was like a revolution in Romantic comedies. Honestly, I think it transcends the genre, like so many great movies do. A great Sci-Fi, like Star Wars really shouldn't be called a Science Fiction movie. A great action movie like Die Hard, that has real characters and a story shouldn't be put in the same category as most action movies. This film was great because it was so true. A lot of the people I saw it with were in relationships, and were very naive, and were in their first relationship, so they still assumed that things like what happened in the movie don't happen. Not to people like them. I think the movie struck a chord with them then, and their natural reaction is to just think that it's, and I quote, "stupid." It's a tough one to wrap your head around, but when you realize the twist and you see the ending, you'll realize that this movie is brilliantly written.
In short, this movie, was perfect. It was the most original and creative thing to come out of the box office all year, and is hands down the best romantic comedy I've ever seen.
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