How long 500 Days of Summer should have lasted.

flamingeyebrows · 8 months

He is lovesick romantic. He would have grasped any smallest of coincidence as a sign of romantic destiny. That was the WHOLE point of the movie.

saskpirate420 · 8 months

I read the guys lines in the voice of Sterling Archer. Fits perfectly.

[deleted] · 8 months

"Do you want to be my girlfriend?"

"No. Not really."

The End

SpaceJocket · 8 months

Recently watched this with the gal friend. We sat there and analyzed their personalities. JDL at least has goals, friends, and seems generally naive but good natured. Not the most intricate character but decent.

Zooey/Summer on the other hand was a free spirit.....

We don't see her friends, she doesn't seem to have any aspirations. If I had to guess her free time was probably spent looking at the wall and watching old VH1 music videos or something.

We decided that the Autumn girl he meets in the end displayed more character in two minutes than Summer did the entire movie.

nivbrook · 8 months

I stay away from anyone whose favorite Beatle is Ringo. That's basically the equivalent of saying "I don't like The Beatles."

revchu · 8 months

God damn Manic Pixie Dream Girls.

agladwin · 8 months

You're right, if a movie character were a bit less melodramatic, the plot wouldn't have worked.

What a revelation! I wonder if this could apply to other movies....

dtails · 8 months

This isn't the op's work. Credit: http://amajor7.tumblr.com/

KeithStone89 · 8 months

This is one of my all-time favorite movies! Being a hopeless romantic young man myself I saw many similarities between my own experiences and thus movie. Fall head over heels in love with a girl, she considers us 'just friends' even though 'friends' don't bang, and spend a long ass time trying to get over her after it culminates to the breaking point. Lost 2 years of my life sleeping with strange and getting drunk to oblivion.

deejayalemus · 8 months

There are some movies I watch and I can see the filmmaker using the medium to rather obviously tell you about his/her own personal taste. I find it somewhat refreshing, but I also know that certain scenes exist solely to facilitate their love of the Smiths, or to make a Thundercats reference, or slip in an Evil Dead 2 or Vanishing Point shoutout.

insert-username-here · 8 months

I don´t know if I´m gonna watch this movie but I am curious about something. Based on the fact that the counter resets and other character developments did he learn his lesson or is he doomed to repeat the same mistake again.

hacelepues · 8 months

The gender trends with regards to this movie are pretty interesting. Most guys I know really enjoyed it and could easily relate to Joseph GL's character.

Most girls I know (asides from the ones who "didn't get it" and still believe that it's a cute love story) didn't really like it. I "get it", it's the whole hopeless romantic=DOOM deal, but I don't like (500) Days. Not to mention, Summer is an empty shell of a woman who is impossible to relate to. I'll watch it, but I don't really enjoy it.

I guess it just really speaks to guys in a way I have trouble understanding.

bigred42 · 8 months

This movie completely ruined Zooey Deschanel for me.

DaBigSpenDawg · 8 months

I like The Smiths. Doesn't mean you should date me.

sydneyj89 · 8 months

I laughed for an irrationally long time.

rembinalle · 8 months

How long JGL probably lasted

FTFY

who-boppin · 8 months

Huh, never knew there was such a hatred/debate about this movie, interesting.

deadendcruiser · 8 months

When I find someone who loves the smiths I first check if they're gay, they usually are and we become bestfriends.

I'm bias, my first tattoo was morrissey lyrics. When I went to his show a few month ago I had nosebleed seats until a promoter type guy saw my outfit. I just had the glasses and a really old smiths shirt. He gave me and my friends wrist bands to the pit. I got front row right next to these two guys that travel going to all of morrissey's shows. They knew the set list and tried to make a scramble to the stage, didn't make it but they got close.

I still thought OP's post was funny despite how much I've let slip about my morrissey fandom.

puglovers · 8 months

but Zooey's so HOT

Petrarch1603 · 8 months

Other than the Hall and Oates scene, I hated that movie.

blablabla90 · 8 months

The whole movie made me think of puppy love and my first girlfriend, the whole romantic destiny thing. I really identified with JGL's character , in the most shameful way. The movie made me recall what a complete lovesick pussy I was for that girl...I've since matured romantically.

It's a decent movie, but i fucking hate Zooey Deshanel...The bitch cant sing, everytime that cotton commercial comes on i wanna shoot myself she's really not that cute and she's completely capitalizing on that hipster indie chick look. Fuck that bitch.

ping0m0r3 · 8 months

I didn't like this film at all. My girlfriend is an architect and disliked it even more. I probably didn't "get it" but I just didn't understand the pretension of the characters. If there was less of that it may have been okay. It wasn't cinema.

gunslinger_006 · 8 months

I'm pretty sure that the only people I know who like this movie, are self interested women who identify with the main character as a totally desirable, yet unattainable female who chews up men like bubblegum.

LOL fuck that movie.

Anyone else?

derekfromtulsa · 8 months

Puts bag on other shoulder. Walks away.

ZombieLikesPuns · 8 months

Wow. The one time being a shameless hipster could ever come in handy.

williemcbride · 8 months

Just imagined Gordon-Levitt with Archer's voice.

tadcalabash · 8 months

To be honest, I first connected with my now fiancee over our shared favorite tv show and favorite band.

Obviously we've since connected in a much deeper way, but it's nice to share those kinda things.

SadCow · 8 months

Why do people feel such a sense of entitlement over the things they like; regardless of how you felt about the movie, this is a funny picture. Bravo, OP.

Cloberella · 8 months

Sterling!?

maroon5fan · 8 months

The reason I didn't like that movie is because I think Summer is a real bitch. She doesn't believe in love, yet she is still in a relationship? That doesn't make sense.

inyourowntime · 8 months

YES! Thank you! I am the only one in my group of friends that did not fall for Zooey - I found her so unlikable in this film - 'oh I like The Smiths and I am really fucking quirky'...no...please no. The only thing worse than this film are its teenage 'hipster' fans who think Morrissey is the be all and end all of music.

franklyimshocked · 8 months

Only saw this recently and loved it. Two of the best modern leads IMO

projectfigment · 8 months

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lionelboydjohnson · 8 months

Finally... thank you. Horrible movie.

auntiewarhol · 8 months

This movie sucked bad - and generally I try to give movies that someone recommends me a fair shake. I made it 10 min into this one.

aaybma · 8 months

The film was bareable until he met the girl at the end and she revealed her name. That was just about one of the cheesiest lines I've ever heard, and that's when i nope'd out of the film. Granted it was the last scene, but that'll teach them.

silentmikhail · 8 months

This movie literally emulated my life almost scene by scene. This movie felt like it was about my life cause I was going through some of the same things this movie portrayed around the same time frame

emohipster · 8 months

This is why you don't have a girlfriend, miserable asshole! /s

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