There's Summer & Tom in everyone of us

Hi Khunnais,

Tonight I watched 500 Days of Summer for the xx time. Well, I love this movie. There hasn't been any boy-meets-girl movie that I prefer over this one since. I really recommend you see it if you haven't.

It's a great story about modern relationship, where the guy isn't that typical guy from Mars, and the girl isn't really from Venus. Tom, played by sweet Joseph-Gorden Levitt, talks about his feelings to his friends and his sister, and describes why he adores Summer at length. He gets attached. He wants to define the status of their relationship. He believes in love and soul mate. Summer, played by the effervescent Zooey Deschanel, wants to be in the relationship for the ride, not looking for anything serious. She avoids "the talk". And she thinks true love is a fairy tale the way Santa Claus is.

I identify with Tom at some point in my life, and with Summer at the other. You know there were times you think this one is it, and you went for it so wholeheartedly only to realize that you ran and ran and ran all alone. There were times when you really wanted it to be it coz the other person is so good to you, but you knew all along that he is not your 'it' so you had to end it, thus hurting him.


500 Days is not your typical boy-meets-girl film coz it carries so much pain in it (unlike a normal rom-com which is always happy and cheerful). Tom didn't understand why he and Summer didn't work out when he knew the first time he met her that she was the one for him. Yet amongst the mourning and aching of Tom, the film offers hope. As if it tries to say that losing one love isn't the end of the world. It is the beginning of a new journey. Maybe it's a journey for you to a meet the right one, who might be waiting just around the corner.

So why bother suffering through all these pains at all? Coz when you miraculously meet the right one, any pain you have suffered is worth it. And you will be thankful for all Summers you have met, coz all the wrong things happened with you and Summers make it crystal clear what it feels like when you meet the right one.