I Can't Get Over with 500 Days of Summer!

I'm off from work yesterday. I went home in Bulacan since I miss my family. I decided that since I don't have plans for my freaking "bitin" restday I'll go for a movie marathon. While I'm at the bus I already feel like I'm in a moviehouse or should I say moviebus. I've watched two movies already "Drag Me to Hell" and "Final Destination 5" while eating donuts and sipping iced coffee. I was trying to get a good sleep while I'm on my way home but because of the sound effects that surrounded the entire bus I decided to keep awake. I arrived at home already 3pm. I just ate "merienda" and started my third movie. I heard a lot of good feedbacks about "500 Days of Summer". At first, I don't have any idea what the film is all about till I watched it. And until now, I still can't get over with it. In one way or another, I somehow can relate with the lead actress (Zooey Deschanel) character.

Like what the movie tagline is this is a story of boy meets girl. Tom (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is a greeting card writer who grew up believing that he'd never be truly happy until the day he met the one. This sounds very unique for a guy like him. Where can I find someone like Tom? However the girl, Summer Finn did not have the same belief. She only love two things. Her long dark hair and how she could cut it off and don't feel a thing. Hmmm..mysterious girl!

When I watched this film I felt like I sort of had the same belief like of Summer. As of this moment, I enjoy being single but I haven't seen a romance this touching since I saw Summer and Tom. They said being single means being lonely. Oooopps! I don't agree with that. When you're single. you can do a lot of stuff. You also fall in love. You also admire someone. You're also happy. What makes it different is the word "FREEDOM". There's a dialogue in this movie that I kinda like. Here it goes:

Mckenzie: So do you ahve a boyfriend?
Summer: No.
Mckenzie: Why not?
Summer: Because I don't want one.
Mckenzie: Come on, I don't believe that.
Summer: You don't believe that a woman could enjoy being free and independent?
Mckenzie: Are you a lesbian?
Summer: No I'm not a lesbian. I just, dont feel comfortable being anyone's girlfriend. I don't actually feel comfortable being anyone's anything.
Mckenzie: I don't know what you're talking about.
Summer: Really?
Mckenzie: Nope.
Summer: Ok, let me break it down for you.
Mckenzie: Break it down.
Summer: Ok. I like being on my own. I think relationships are messy and people's feelings get hurt. Who needs it? We're young, we live in one of the beautiful cities in the world; might as well have fun while we can and, save the serious stuff for later.
Tom: What happens if you fall in love?
Summer: You don't believe that, do you?
Tom: It's love, it's not Santa Claus.

Yo! All the single ladies. That's actually how Summer defines her life. No terms of endearment. No labels. No commitment, just simply going with the flow. Poor Tom. As for myself, I may be like Summer but there are things that I can't let go of nor deny with like the happy feeling when you're with someone. Sometimes it's good to start a relationship when you became friends rather than total strangers. Tom was hopelessly romantic but in the end, he did not end up with Summer nor Summer did not end up with Tom. This somehow contradicts my belief about faith when Tom mentioned that "coincidences really exists, there's no such thing as faith. Nothing was meant to be". I don't know why I had this too much belief in faith. Do I really have to hold on? I feel too confused about it. And with expectations vs. reality, it still reality that matters. I've really got a feeling that no matter how much you love a person there will come a time that you'll wake up and realize that he's not the one for you and you're not sure about that person till you meet the right one. Arrgghhh! Love really comes in different ways! Who cares about fairytales or cartoonish character in love? Tom and Summer will always be two different people with different ideas of a relationship, yet they remain lovable all the same. Well in the end, this is indeed not a love story. And talking about my own lovestory, who knows when will it start and how will it end. I just hope it will be beautiful.