Possible spoilers! Written for an English class

Rating: Null/10 (7 May 2018)

500 Days of Summer is a brilliantly crafted film that captures attention and tugs on heartstrings in a unique way. My initial reaction to the movie was two thumbs up due to it's aesthetically pleasing nature and intricate story line, I would absolutely recommend this movie as a fun movie to watch that still has meaning behind it.
A principle part of the movie is the nonconventional sequence it follows. It jumps around from different points in their relationship so the viewer doesn't watch their relationship from start to finish but rather a scatter of events from it. Also, the narrator states in the beginning of the movie, "this is not a love story". This creative production of the movie is what differentiates it from conventional movies about relationships.
The next interesting aspect of the movie is the colors it uses. Tom is primarily brown, Summer is primarily blue. The viewer can tell the intensity of their relationship at the time by the color of their clothes or the color of the room or scene around them. It also shows how incompatible Tom and Summer really are. They are two different people based on their colors. Therefore, they spend a bit of the movie trying to force themselves to be someone they aren't, which is why they don't end up together.
The reason I truly loved the movie was the characters, Tom is a stubborn man who tries to shape the world around him to his liking. Summer is emotionally unavailable. Watching these two interact is oddly intriguing, watching them fall out of love makes sense. I still somehow was left thinking they might work out.
The movie is similar to Hero (2002) directed by Zhang Yimou. This movie paints each scene with a different color. This helps the viewer understand the emotions of the film through visual clues. It's a very beautiful way to convey emotion.
The movie projects the idea that trying to be someone you're not and trying to be with someone you're not meant to be with leads to unhappiness. This very real message portrayed in an interesting way makes the movie an overall great watch.