500 Days of SUMMER----To be honest I don't really liked that film
but somehow, somewhere deep inside my inner core (That's kinda weird actually)
something tells me that it isn’t a bad film after all.
"500 days of
summer tells us about love between two human beings who once adored and charmed
each other but their unnamed or unexplained relationship wither as time passes
by."---That was just a personal opinion about the movie though, but I
think that was or “is” the world's meaning of reality. Time is always an issue
that would either break or make any real-ationship.
Is time really
that important? Can it really make or break any relationship that a person has?
I thought these kind of things only happens in movies. The boy will go away,
the girl will be left behind and then either of the two will have a miserable
life and then at the climax of the story the characters will decide to move on
and reinvent their lives. And then, after 2, 3 or 4 years they will see each
other and then its like they rode a time machine that turned back time to when
their love all started. Those times when they were friends and fell in love.
Their first valentines, christmas, birthdays and anniversary together. Times
when they use to sit along-side and gaze at each other’s eyes and tell how much
they deeply love the creature opposite them. After they reminisce their times
together, they will kiss and then they will live happily ever after.
(SUPER MAINSTREAM ‘someone’ would definitely say.)
HOW ABOUT THIS STORY? A girl and a boy met each other at a very “untimely”
moment? The situation isn’t really like a fairytale or “the love at first sight”
thingy because they didn’t practically fell for each other instantly. The Guy
(being a fickle minded one) liked another
girl but end up with a different girl. The different
girl unintentionally made the guy fell for her (at least that’s what
she’s told) at a short period of time. The different girl and the Guy didn’t
have so much in common but they loved each other. To make the story even more
complicated “THE GUY” will leave her in about a month or so. The Different
Girl’s world was crashed and she can’t do anything about it but to bare
770 days of agony and despair away from the GUY she loves.
(The question is, can they make it? If you are the writer or the
director of the film how can you make the story work? It’s not like “DEAR JOHN”
of Sparks for the love of the world! THE GUY AND THE DIFFERENT GIRL hasn’t spent
lots of memorable times together to have the TIME MACHINE kind of moments… They will be apart for a very long
time with very little memories in hand…Can they make it?)
Well, if I am going to continue writing that story I will do
anything in my capability to make their love story work. I will write day in
and day out, revise, proofread and if I have do it all over again… I WILL! Just
so I can make their story prevail in all time.
770 days of agony will be a story much more romantic than
twilight. Much more magical than Harry Potter series, more adventurous than Dan
Brown’s novels and will try to be more inspiring and loving than Coelho or
Sparks’ masterpieces.
I may sound ridiculous and dreamy in that perspective. But being
in love is not about making their story perfect. It’s about making their story
work even with unimaginable inspirations and materials. If in the story of 500
DAYS of SUMMER, the relationship didn’t work as expected, doesn’t mean that all
love stories should end up tragically. Even if movies and novels keep insisting
that love will fade in time, doesn’t mean that we all should give up trying.
Even if time and distance is the great enemy, doesn’t mean that we should
always raise the white flag and make ourselves prisoner of loneliness. Love
doesn’t count miles or hours apart. Love counts on faithfulness and honesty.
Maybe while you’re reading this you’re expecting more of a
critique for the movie 500 days of summer. But I am sorry to disappoint you and
your expectations, because this is a love story bound to be told and I am just
making a POINT.
“500, 600, 700 , 800 or
1000 days… IT DOESN’T MATTER! Yes many things can happen! Many things can
change. But true love should never be affected by NUMBERS”--- Christine Isabel Donato.
(It feels unethical to quote something you’ve personally wrote… But what the
heck! IM IMMENSELY INSPIRED, IN LOVE and EXCITED TO FACE THE PRESENT and THE
FUTURE hahahaha)