The slogan of the film "500 Days of Summer" states that this is not a love story, but a love story. The full-length romantic comedy of Mark Webb became one of the best films of 2009, and this despite the fact that the reviews of critics and viewers were rather mixed.
About the plot
To someone, at first glance, the film may seem like a template melodramatic Hollywood product. However, many of those who thought so, judging by the reviews, were pleasantly surprised.
The main character is Tom Hanson, he works in a company that produces greeting cards. His job is to write congratulatory inscriptions. A new employee comes to the office with an unusual name Summer (Summer from English “summer”). The young man in an instant realizes that the meeting is destined. However, the girl is in no hurry to have a serious relationship. She does not believe in love and prefers to avoid socially imposed patterns of behavior and labels.
In an interview, the main actor of "500 Days of Summer" Joseph Gordon-Levitt regarding the plot of the film said that stories about broken hearts are written not only for the weaker sex. The film completely immerses the viewer in the atmosphere of an emerging love affair with all the ensuing consequences. He has long been included in the classics of the genre. The main characters not only demonstrate their acting skills in it, but also sing and even dance.
500 Days of Summer: Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt
The role of the main character, Tom Hanson, was invited to the film by an American actor and aspiring director Joseph Gordon-Levitt. The viewer knows him from the paintings “Beginning”, “Loop of Time”, “The Dark Knight: The Revival of the Legend”, “Walk”.
“Love in strength can be compared with a lightning strike, but it does not act stereotyped. For each person, she makes separate requirements and special rules. Reality does not always correspond to what we expect. That is why my hero was left with a broken heart, ”- said actor D. G. Levitt about the plot of the film and his idea.
For a talented game in the film “500 Days of Summer”, the actor in 2009 was awarded with nominations for the Detroit Film Critics Society, the film award “Independent Spirit” and “Golden Globe”.
Starring Zoe Deschanel
The main character, Summer, who desperately does not believe in love and prefers loneliness and freedom, was played by American actress and singer Zoe Deschanel. The viewer probably remembers her by episodic roles in the films Elf, The Good Girl, Love and Other Troubles, as well as the main ones in Always Say Yes and the TV series New.
The actor’s work was nominated for a Satellite Award (an annual prize awarded by the International Press Academy).
"500 days of summer": reviews
In the early days of the film, the film received mixed reviews, but in the end, positive reviews gained a numerical advantage. According to the popular American portal about movies and TV shows Rotten Tomatoes, the picture has a rating of 86%. At the 67th Golden Globe awards ceremony, the film immediately fell into two categories.
Rolling Stone critic Peter Travers called the script the original, focusing on fun moments, but at the same time reflecting what kind of breakdowns occur in the souls of the main characters.
“This is not a romantic comedy. Can you call such films "Annie Hall", "When Harry Met Sally"? Also no. So the "500 Days of Summer", whose actors are incredibly sweet, gives a complete picture of the touching relationship of zero children. An ideal story with kisses, fooling around in "Ikea", sex in the shower, a mess in the head. Absolute misunderstanding of each other. Love ”, - excerpt from the review of Gazeta.ru.
Well, for contrast, we give two negative reviews about the film. One of the viewers expressed the opinion that Tom and Summer are not the most balanced people on the planet and, if they were his friends, he would not have felt sympathy for them. According to another, “500 Days of Summer” is a film compulsorily disposed to itself and illogically constructed; it is actually not a spiritual romance, but a dummy.