My Favorite Movie

My favorite movie is (500) Days of Summer. Besides the exquisite soundtrack that the movie offers, the story happens to switch the roles of the guy breaking a girl's heart and instead the girl is the heartbreaker. The protagonist, Tom Hansen, is very into the idea of finding your soulmate and falling in love. His love interest, Summer Finn, does not share this belief and I actually end up hating and loving her character at the end. Hating because she literally rips apart Tom's heart; loving her because she is honest about why it didn't work out with Tom. This film was released in 2009 and I currently own two copies of the movie. I never get tired of watching this movie because I can relate to the expectations and reality that Tom experiences in the movie. My favorite scene is when Summer and Tom stop seeing each other and Tom is going through the pain of a broken heart; in the scene, he's lying face down on his bed and playing with a tennis ball. He keeps attempting to bounce it and fails every time until finally he gets the rythym going and this symbolizes how he's getting his life back together. He then starts to focus on his dream of being an architect and reads a ton of books. The soundtrack is also one of the biggest parts of why this movie stands out so much to me. Apart from having French and alternative artists, the movie introduced me to one of my favorite artists Regina Spektor. Her sweet voice and the piano in her music is both the best and saddest music I've ever heard. She has a song in the movie called "Hero" and it plays in the background when Tom goes to see Summer after a long time of not seeing her. He has all these expectations in his head of the perfect evening; everything falls into place in his imagination. However, reality can hurt when it doesn't go your way. Tom sees Summer showing off an engagement ring to her friend; Tom doesn't even get angry. He storms out of the rooftop where the party is held and into the dark streets of Downtown LA. The music goes extremely well with that scene and I can't even begin to say how much I LOVE the cast. While it is an independent film, it is one of the best I've ever seen.