500 Days of Summer: My Fave Movie of 2009

I have been raving about this movie since last year. It's not what critics would say a critically-acclaimed movie but personally, it's one of those I enjoyed to the hilt. It's witty, well-thought of and the plot isn't something that you find in ultra cheesy romantic comedies.

The beginning scenes kept me hooked. It helped that Zooey Deschanel was irresistibly charming and darn pretty. Next to Alyson Hannigan of How I Met Your Mother fame, Zooey is quirky in a disarming kind of way.

Back to the story of Tom and Summer. Halfway into the movie, I was starting to be convinced that I am Summer. Indifferent and insensitive to the affection being offered by someone who thinks I am a clone of Diane Kruger (that was an exaggeration!). I have always been cynical and jaded especially when emotions are at play. I don't give my trust right away, I always feel that people are nice to me because they want something in return. To me, one's kindness is always triggered by an ulterior motive. With Summer, she loves to make fond of Tom's vulnerability. She is aware that Tom would do anything for her, and so she plays along. Tom becomes an unsuspecting victim of Summer's manipulative nature.

Tom, on the other hand, loves too much that sometimes he forgets himself. He loves freely without expecting anything in return, he loves dearly with not a care in the world. Ironically, his love and affection isn't reciprocated nor appreciated by the person he gave his ALL to.

Close to the ending, I realized I'm not Summer. I am Tom.