500 Days of Summer [Samra]?

I had wanted to see this movie the day i saw the trailer. But i seemed to forget about it and other pressing matters of life kicked in and i never had the chance. Now with less than a week left for summer, i finally watched this movie. And wow. I'm completely blown away. It's funny because the narrator tells us at the beginning of the movie that this isn't a love story, but for some weird reason, throughout the movie, when things were going bad between the couple, i still believed that they would end up together. I guess you can blame hollywood for this preconditioned notion majority of us tend to have when watching these romantic movies. The chemistry between Levitt and Deschanel is undeniable, both bring a very fresh, new, quirky kind of affection towards each other. At the same time, they're two very different people with different views on relationships. Tom (Levitt) believes Summer (Deschanel) is the one whereas Summer is not looking for anything serious which you can almost call, friends-with-benefit mode. Of course, this becomes the root of the problem later on. Yeah so there is no happy ending for the couple but i have to admit, this for me is an eye-opener. It reaches out to both sides of the party, the dumper and the dumpee. Obviously, if you haven't been in these situations before, it might be difficult to appreciate this movie. But after watching it, i finally learned something. That it's okay! It's okay to have someone whom you love more in this world and not have them feel the exact same way. It's okay! It happens. A lot. Especially with young couples. Everyone you meet whether it be in passing or whether they spend a significant amount of time with you, has a purpose. Relationships begin and relationships end. That's just a part of life. It's okay if someone has broken your heart because... you found out more about yourself in the process. The events have shaped you to the individual you are now. And it's time to be thankful for this. 500 days of Summer is sort of like an EX. You pop it into the dvd player and sit back and enjoy the memorable moments you had with someone, then once it comes out of the player, it breaks your heart all over again. This doesn't have to be taken as a negative thing. This movie is VERY true to life and it helped me. I recommend it!

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