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Allybee:
hm, a lot of what I would say has already been said. I didn't like this movie. I think a lot of what I didn't like about this movie had to do with personal preference, not the actual movie. it just seemed so corny and sickly sweet that it gave me a headache. also the audience kept laughing, so I couldn't tell if I actually thought something was funny or if it was just that everyone else did.

in terms of gimmicks, what I did like was the "what tom imagined would happen" vs. "what actually did," I thought that was clever and absorbing to watch. the others did not do it for me. I don't like dancing in my movies (moulin rouge is my least favorite movie of all time). I like some romantic movies - I'm a sucker for eternal sunshine - but this just wasn't one of them. did not feel fresh to me.

my favorite thing about this movie, though, was the colors (and maybe also the decor in summer's apartment). I found it aesthetically pleasing. the part where tom is on the train going to the wedding, and it cuts to his friend, was really beautiful to me - half the screen is really cool light blues and white, the other half is red and brown. that really appealed to me.

also lise, there is kind of a happy ending, isn't there? he meets another girl who is going to give him a chance? that's happier than most films, anyways.

I dunno. I just felt like... well, I have really strong thoughts about what is played at sundance these days, but I guess I should save that for another thread.

imapiratearg:

--- Quote from: Blyss on 31 Jul 2009, 11:20 ---I admit to being intrigued by the trailer.  I may see it.

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It looks cute!

knives:

--- Quote from: Yayniall on 30 Jul 2009, 13:04 ---It's a remake of 120 Days of Sodom.
But with way more coprophagia.

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I wish.
--- Quote from: Lise on 31 Jul 2009, 10:02 ---3) Avec, I don't see how you relate 500 Days with "every other romantic comedy" because unlike the typical romantic comedy... it's brutally honest. There is no happy ending. Someone gets crushed. I've seen The Proposal and The Ugly Truth at the behest of my friends, and I wanted to literally SHOOT myself throughout. I didn't have that reaction while watching 500 Days, and if you did... perhaps romantic movies in general aren't your thing.

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How is it 'brutally honest'? I'll leave out the metaphorical things, like I said elsewhere I actually enjoyed the dance bit, but even the 'real world' stuff isn't what I would call brutal or honest. The whole thing is hipster twee that relies on silly wish fulfillment. If anyone did half the BS stupid name did I very much hope they get run over.Just because a movie plays sad music and doesn't have the main couple get together doesn't make the movie brutal It just means the creators are genre savvy. I might let you pass on honest, if only considering the movie as a memory unreality.

Lise:
Here comes a big giant spoiler for anyone of you who hasn't seen the movie yet, so be forewarned:







SPOILER: Why is it brutally honest? Summer gets married in a very short period of time after she breaks up with Tom. I don't know how well you'd deal in a situation like that, Knives, but relatively speaking, that is a pretty sharp blow. If your ex bluntly tells you that they didn't believe in the concept of love and long-term relationships only because they weren't "sure about it with you," that's rather brutal.

And IMO, hipster twee would be more of the "Away We Go" movie that's also out in theaters now. Ugh.

The only part of the movie I'd consider "wish fulfillment" would be concerning Autumn.

PS: I thought this argument was interesting: "The new hipster trend is to hate indie hipster movies with folk music and quirky characters. Therefore, if you hate movies simply for the presence of these elements (and not as the singular entities they are), then you are yourself a hipster. You need to refine your hating skills."

scarred:

--- Quote from: Lise on 02 Aug 2009, 13:47 ---And IMO, hipster twee would be more of the "Away We Go" movie that's also out in theaters now. Ugh.

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