hollywood will weep

this may very well be the best movie i have ever seen. it is directed beautifully, and the music intertwines throughout scenes with such perfection. however, the thing that really caught my attention was the incredibly accurate depiction of life. this is not a hollywood movie. the guy does not get the girl. and that flies in the face of all hollywood has told us. people do not always get the one they love, but will go on for days, months, weeks, maybe even years crying, drinking, breaking plates, and dwelling on all that could have been if this other person could only realize what the now heart broken individual has come to realize. our expectations are often decimated by reality, so we move on, probably kicking and screaming.

i suppose this film intrigued me with such lure because it is the film i would never make, but have yearned for someone to direct it into existence.

ladies and gentlemen, 500 days of summer.