In what way did tom misinterpret the movie the graduate. A clever, offbeat romantic comedy, 500 days of summer is refreshingly honest and utterly charming. After collaborating on the script for 500 days of summer, the writers hid the project for 6. How 500 days reference to the graduate sums up modern day relationships. This is a story of boy meets girl, but you should know upfront, this is not a. Album 500 days of summer the score from the motion picture. What you never knew about 500 days of summer movie refinery29. Browse other questions tagged plotexplanation ending 500daysofsummer.
Id go along with kat maradiaga for the most part, but i wanted to expand on her answer a little. Feb 19, 2015 500 days of summer might not be as wholly problematic as my impassioned illustration suggests. While in london for graduate studies, neustadter dissected the mismatched relationship through emails with michael h. However, there is an undercurrent of hatred which gives this film a bitter aftertaste.
It opened in july in just a couple of dozen theaters, but at its peak it reached the top ten and played. Do you remember in the beginning of the movie when the narrator describes tom believing the idea of true love because of he listens to a lot of british pop music and he misinterpreted the movie the graduate. In an age of instant gratification and narcissism, our generation are left feeling misunderstood when it comes to dating. A shuffled account of a failed relationship starring aspirational hipsters du jour joseph gordon levitt and zooey deschanel, 500 days of summer. The independent film 500 days of summer is as refreshing as hot air it might be subtitled the dog days of august. I wish my taste at 17 years old had been more sophisticated. See, i, for a variety of reasons, identified with tom more than i should have. In the opening seen, the omniscient narrator warns the audience of the outcome of the. At the end of the graduate, elaine leaves her fianc. How to use the 500 days of summer script to master non. He praised the directing of marc webb, stating, its the oldest bittersweet story in the book, of course, but musicvideo director marc webb. Jul 16, 2009 the ending is tidy and way too cute, but 500 days is otherwise a different kind of love story.
Jul 21, 2009 near the end of tom and summer s 500 days together, they go to a matinee of the graduate, and as they watch the final scene dustin hoffman and katharine ross in the back of the bus, staring numbly ahead, summer weeps miserably, while tom appears transported by the romance of it all. Dec 04, 2014 the ending of 500 days of summer was interesting because it talked about how tom no longer believed in fate, but everything that happens is pure coincidence. Life lessons i finally appreciate the ending to 500 days of summer motivational. I still have hope for webb, i think he didnt have any real control of the overarching story of the movies. So yesterday i was having a discussion with a couple of friends on realistic romance films and 500 days of summer. In the end, 500 days of summer is a stylized perversion of breakfast at tiffanys that builds on the merits of the classic while completely dismissing the alltoo forgiving ending. He did not chalk things up to fate anymore, he did not believe in soul mates, and he did not believe that everything happens for a reason. Released in 2009, the romcom chronicles the relationship between tom joseph gordonlevitt and summer zooey deschanel, two coworkers with polar opposite views on love. People always say start at the beginning, but we didnt know at the time it was the beginning. Stupid, love gave nudes to an eighth grader as his graduation present. However, the narrator says this reading of the film is completely off. Cheers to director marc webb, the hilarious and heartfelt script by scott neustadter and michael h. Aug 15, 2009 but 500 days of summer, a huge hit in the states, contains more truths about love than any lame romcom eva wiseman sat 15 aug 2009 19.
In the movie 500 days of summer, why did summer cry after. Marc webb director, michael weber writer, scott neustadter writer, and joseph gordonlevitt actor 1. It is important to note cinematographically that the film opens with day 488, the scene where tom and summer are seated at a bench and the audience sees summers ringed finger as the two hold hands. Sweet disposition 500 days of summer ost by ohmyjaja.
Its a feat of star acting, and it helps make 500 days not just bitter or sweet but everything in between. Tom excitedly shows summer a ringo starr solo album. I love 500 days of summer and though i didnt like any of webbs spiderman movies he had the relationship between gwen and peter down perfectly. Five hundred days of summer analysis film studies essay. The former believes he is destined to find the one someday, while the latter sees that very idea as an irrational fantasy. Zooey deschanel with joseph gordonlevitt in 500 days of summer t he glassyeyed, almost sinister prettiness of zooey deschanel colours the. Cu summer opening the door to the boardroom, about. How to use the 500 days of summer script to master nonlinear storytelling. Aug 12, 2009 500 days of summer begins by introducing tom hansen as a boy who is wrong about love, because he totally misread the ending of the movie the graduate 1967. Tom certainly learns this by the end of the film, and his growth as a character is quite. The ending is tidy and way too cute, but 500 days is otherwise a different kind of love story. Why 500 days of summer is the truest movie around thought. What is the correct reading of the graduate, according to 500 days. The plot as given here has been rearranged in chronological order.
The final scene in 500 days of summer is completed by answering the question fate does exist and there is the one or soul mate out there and you will never know when it happens. Ext movie theater day tom and summer walk out of a movie theatre. Spoilers ahead, this is a semiargumentative analysis about the state of the main character, tom, at the end of the movie. How to use the 500 days of summer script to master nonlinear. The official book tiein to the acclaimed romantic comedy from fox searchlight pictures, an audience hit at the 2009 sundance film festival, starring joseph gordonlevitt 3rd rock from the sun, 10 things i hate about you and zooey deschanel yes man, the happening, the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy. To paraphrase a quote from before sunset, choosing a superior interpretation depends on your stance on romance. So the film is essentially the 500 days that tom meets a girl named summer, and eventually resolves his relationship with her. Why is there a hatred note to jenny beckman 500 days of summer. What is the correct reading of the graduate, according to. In 500 days of summer, what is toms perception of the. The screenwriters of 500 days of summer talk love, the smiths, and how the graduate ruined them for life.
Browse other questions tagged plotexplanation ending 500 days ofsummer. At the end of 500 days of summer, summer chooses another man. Dec 12, 2018 a simple question with a very interesting answer. Sep 03, 2009 zooey deschanel with joseph gordonlevitt in 500 days of summer t he glassyeyed, almost sinister prettiness of zooey deschanel colours the spacey, detached mood of this romantic tragicomedy. We all agreed we love the arc of how it portrayed a relationship and how it wont always work out for you in the end. Its got some terrific moments, specifically when it follows toms flights of fancy. Later in the movie, tom and summer, the woman hes in love with, go to see the movie.
A lot of movies i purchase these days get a bit boring the second or third time you watch them, but in 500 days of summer you notice new things every time, which makes it worthwhile. The best acting of all time compilation part iv hd duration. A shuffled account of a failed relationship starring aspirational hipsters du jour joseph gordon levitt and zooey deschanel, 500 days of. The voiceovers were all done on the first day of production.
Some say theyre annoyed by the way it begins on day 488 or whatever and then jumps around, providing utterly unhelpful data labels. Explanation on the ending of 500 days of summer movies. Narrative and stylistic analysis of 500 days of summer. Aug 30, 2010 500 days of summer summer the graduate. Why is there a hatred note to jenny beckman 500 days of. Preteen toms reading of the movie is that everyone has a destined soul mate like elaine to ben. An offbeat romantic comedy about a woman who doesnt believe true love exists, and the young man who falls for her. The script by scott neustadter and michael weber is a pleasant surprise in so many ways but. Maybe some people dont like the form of this movie, but i think this movies style is very unique, which makes this movie very interesting. Nothing is meant to be is a good ending for this special movie, which named the 500 days of summer. I would like to comment on something im sure many people have noticed.
The graduate and 500 days of summer spoilers in an age of instant gratification and narcissism, our generation are left feeling misunderstood when it comes to dating. Summer is more distant and does not want a relationship, while tom wants a relationship. Writing a script can be hard enough without playing around with timeframes and trying to still make it all make sense. When tom attends summers engagement party, we see a split screen on one side, we see how tom imagined the party would go, and on the other, how it really goes. Prior to their breakup, neustadter wanted to write a r. Popular movie quotes from romantic film 500 days of summer. This is a story of boy meets girl, begins the wry, probing narrator.
Whenever they occur in the movie, the film breaks from the pov of tom joseph gordonlevitt. How 500 days reference to the graduate sums up modern day. Analysis of 500 days of summer heartshapedhandgrenade. The narrator tells the viewer in the first 5 minutes of the movie that though the story is about a boy and girl, it isnt a love story. I loved it for its emotional honesty, for the way the film depicted toms thought process on screen. In the movie 500 days of summer, why did summer cry. But like toms own relationship with the graduate, my own love of 500 days of summer was based on a bit of a misreading. But 500 days of summer, a huge hit in the states, contains more truths about love than any lame romcom eva wiseman sat 15 aug 2009 19. Here be spoilers for the graduate and 500 days of summer i loved 500 days of summer. The screenwriters of 500 days of summer talk love, the smiths. Jan 16, 20 here be spoilers for the graduate and 500 days of summer i loved 500 days of summer. May 27, 2011 spoilers ahead, this is a semiargumentative analysis about the state of the main character, tom, at the end of the movie. The ending of the relationship was painfully and unforgettably awful, which prompted. A recent movie that, in the end, doesnt even deserve to mention.
But that doesnt stop tom from going after her, again an. Today is the 10year anniversary of 500 days of summer. Despite all of that, 500 days of summer is a great romantic comedy that id recommend to any fans of the two main stars, as well as folks who enjoy unique takes on overdone genres like the romcom. We began chatting and found that we shared the same taste in books and music. We start near the end, and then hop around between the times that were good and the times that left pain. Feb 14, 2020 500 days of summer pokes holes in toms worldview from its opening minutes, calling him out for completely misreading the graduate which ultimately becomes the catalyst for his breakup with summer. Anyway, my point is, the next night we watched a new flick that makes reference to the graduate. Weber and the two stars, zooey deschanel and joseph gordonlevitt, who offer an advanced class in screen chemistry. In 500 days of summer 2009, the narrator says that tom, the male lead, has a notion of love and romance based on a complete misreading of the ending of the graduate, his favorite film. Weber screenplay and marc webb director in 2009 film 500 days of summer.
It won the national book award last year for youngadult fiction and its a great book. Jenny beckman is in fact a real person, and was the manic pixie dream girl that broke once of the writers hearts, which was scott neustadter. Tom still believes in the notion of a transforming, cosmically destined, lightningstrikesonce kind of love. It is very hard for a film to break out of limited release and become a legitimate mainstream hit. Every other week i read an article about modern dating the term fuck boy comes to mind. This sweet, sizzling movie shows how love hurts and heals. Countless scripts have subjected their protagonists through the archetypal woes, resentments, and recoveries associated with botched relationships, and this one is no exception. After collaborating on the script for 500 days of summer, the writers hid the project for 6 months until sparse financial situations pressured them to sell their script.
Jan 26, 2017 in the end, 500 days of summer is a stylized perversion of breakfast at tiffanys that builds on the merits of the classic while completely dismissing the alltoo forgiving ending. Is 500 days of summer a remake of breakfast at tiffanys. The carnivalfair scene in tasm2 really solidified me on that. But it certainly doesnt go far enough to show the audience how truly misogynistic tom is throughout. Eva wiseman on 500 days of summer, a romcom with a. But it certainly doesnt go far enough to show the audience how truly misogynistic tom is. The narrator telling us this, in a wryly amused way, sounds like james earl jones, though i cant find a credit for him. However, that is exactly what 500 days of summer did. Mar 16, 2018 500 days of summer is a film based on the relationship between a man and a woman in their midtwenties. Int record store later tom and summer shop for music.
The cultural impact of 500 days of summer duration. Summary and analysis for the film 500 days of summer. Every other week i read an article about modern dating the term fuck boy comes to. Mar 03, 2014 500 days of summer the only love story you ever need to see duration. The good news is, though, that nonlinear stories like the one found in the 500 days of summer script are actually easier to write than you may think. What is the correct reading of the graduate, according to 500. Days of summer is a 2009 american romantic comedydrama film by firsttime director marc. Sudden extreme change in mood from the blissful delight and enthusiasm to the destroyed misanthropic attitude occasionally involving a mix of confusion and fear are all cleverly written and presented in a very unconventional way by michael h. This was a reference to goethes novel the sorrows of young werther, which is the first unrequited love protagonist in literature. Near the end of tom and summers 500 days together, they go to a matinee of the graduate, and as they watch the final scene dustin hoffman and katharine ross in the back of the bus, staring numbly ahead, summer weeps miserably, while tom appears transported by the romance of it all. We never remember in chronological order, especially when were going back over a failed romance. A decade later, im haunted by the evidence that it was not. Tom hansen tells the story of his relationship with summer finn. I have seen this movie before, but i have different feeling this time.