836 days....(and counting?)

500 days of summer has officially breached my top 5 favorite movies of all time.

1. forrest gump
2. 300
3. The godfather, Part II
4. 500 days of summer
5. Avatar

i feel like this movie can be enjoyed (loved) by anyone that can acknowledge the opposite sex in a post-pubescent manner. i cite my own experience as proof. sue me if you don't agree

thus far, i've seen it twice:
1. with abriella. we were happy. beautiful relationship. still in love. i thought the movie was awesome
2. with chas (no homo). broken up with abriella. very depressed. relationship in tatters. i still thought the movie was awesome.

that's a pretty astounding feat to accomplish, as far as a movie's goals are concerned. two completely different men, versions 1) and 2), both loved the movie.

the first time around, an "in love" person identifies with the happy times because, well, he's happy. he can even sympathize for the unhappy times in a "shit, i hope that doesn't happen to us" kinda way. all the assurance he needs is a 90 degree turn to the left and the lips waiting for him there. "good, now that that's settled, let's watch the movie some more."

the second time around, a "completely miserable, distraught" person identifies with the sad times because, well, he just got dumped. he sees Tom's pain. recognizes it as his own. they share a solid 210 days of misery (i think) before the movie ends. He even identifies with the happy parts of the movie because he was there at one point, too. but all he thinks during those joyous times is "haha, enjoy it while it lasts. she's just gonna dump your ass and take a giant theoretical shit on your face. then you'll feel like me"

regardless: awesome movie