(500) days of summer

"this is not a love story. it's a story about love."

i loooooooooved this movie. in my opinion it is a pretty accurate depiction of relationships and dating. or, at least what i believe to be true as far as relationships are concerned. there always seems to be the one person in the relationship who feels just a bit more deeply/strongly. i feel as though, more often than not, there isn't an equal amount of love/devotion from both parties involved.

i was ecstatic that i was finally able to convince some friends to go see this film with me. i must admit, i was a little worried at first that they might not enjoy the film. but director Marc Webb did such an amazing job with this film, my friends ended up loving it! 

there is this amazing split-screen scene in the movie... it's Expectations vs. Reality, and it is beautiful, heartbreaking, simple, and it MADE the movie for me.

(500) days of Summer doesn't follow a traditional story line, or any particular style for that matter. it stands out. maybe these qualities are what caused me to fall in love with this movie. it's completely refreshing! funny, quirky, heartbreaking, inspiring... i could go on but, i won't. 

i'll end on this note: go see this film. you will not be disappointed.

p.s. the soundtrack is pretty amazing as well. =]