Sweet Disposition

Rating: 9/10 (20 October 2018)

500 days of summer blew my expectations. "This is not a love story", expressed prominently by the narrator in the opening scene. This single sentence pique my interest early in the movie as that was my initial expectation: a love story. This movie is lovable, its enjoyable, it makes you feel good (not everybody), everything that makes it fun.
I'm usually never impressed my rock or indie soundtracks played in movies as unless I'm a fan of that genre of musician I'll never really get into it in one listening. However, the use of music in this movie is phenomenal, it plays with the tone, mood and general emotion. It guides the audience and moves them along the pacing of the movie. Really good work. Acting is fantastic, I loved both Zooey and Joseph Gordon-Levitt in this film. Nothing much to add here, they both acted really well and it helped the immersion.
This movie is fun, that's what I love about it. Sometimes we watch film to loosen up and this movie is for that, it helps us think about things other than our lives for a second and that really helps. It's also helps that the film portrays things that have meaning rather than superficial jokes and gags without substance. It dwells on our life, we can relate with the humour because we understand his predicament. It plays on our habits and our expectations. That's why I love this film. Go watch it!