I watched a movie, which of course means that I will share my thoughts about it. Having looked back at my last post, I think I took too long, so I'll try to be brief.
"500 Days of Summer" premiered at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year.
There is some narration involved in the movie and the narrator starts off by informing the audience that "this is not a 'love story', but a story about love". And that's kind of what it is.
The performances were good, the story was interesting and funny, but what I liked most of all was the direction.
It was directed by first-time director Marc Webb whose previous work includes mostly music videos, which I think helps a lot in this movie. The soundtrack is excellent and the director makes good use of it.
Webb also takes liberties to try some unconventional tactics in filmmaking for example in one scene, the screen splits and you see a version of what someone wanted to happen and what did happen, it was great.
Other films that come to mind with this movie are "Stranger Than Fiction", "Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy", "Garden State", and some of Woody Allen's stuff.
It might be the best movie I've seen in 2009 up there with "State of Play".
I would have to give this movie 3 and a half swigs of diet A&W Root Beer (out of 4)
Next time take me =)
ReplyDeleteI'm wanting to see this, so I'll tell James you liked it and maybe he'll want to go too!
ReplyDeleteugh i want to see this but its not out in tallahassee for FOREVER! just add it to the list of reasons i wish i was still in NYC
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