Reflections on "500 Days of Summer" [ENG/ESP]

Hello Hive friends and movie lovers! I hope you're having a lovely day. Recently, after a long time, I rewatched "500 Days of Summer", a movie that captivated me from the first time I saw it due to its unique way of telling a love story, exposing realities often explored in cinema but with its own particular touch and without much pretension.

"500 Days of Summer", directed by Marc Webb, is a romantic comedy that follows Tom (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), a young man with a mediocre job who falls hopelessly in love with Summer (Zooey Deschanel). Through a non-linear narrative, the film shows us the highs and lows of their relationship over 500 days.

I remember identifying quite a lot with Tom when I first saw the movie. Despite not being a cliché film, it knows how to use them in an attractive and moving way. On one hand, we have Tom, someone with a good but quite mediocre life, whose existence is revolutionized by Summer's arrival at his workplace.

Tom's confused feelings are purely real and contradictory. Tom experiences a rollercoaster of emotions, hiding the reality of his situation behind his desires and expectations. The movie constantly asks us the question: What is love? The meaning of love is presented repeatedly, starting with the metaphor of Summer's black hair, her most valuable possession, but which she cuts off without concern, knowing it will grow back. Tom, on the other hand, clings to a concept of love influenced by destiny and the existence of soulmates.

Despite Summer's repeated claims that she wasn't looking for anything serious, she's in a constant search for someone who will change that idea. Tom and Summer have very different perspectives on love: Tom, clinging to his ideal, and Summer, to her search. Summer hates definitions and denies love due to her experiences, while Tom idealizes it, leading their relationship to an inevitable fate from the start.

Throughout the movie, both characters grow and learn about the true meaning of love. Summer pushes Tom to pursue his dreams of becoming an architect, and Tom learns that love is much more complex than the events he calls destiny. He learns to let go and move on.

"500 Days of Summer" is not a love story, but a story about love and how it can change perspectives throughout our lives. It's a collection of experiences where we identify with one or the other character, depending on our own experiences. At different stages of our lives, we will side with either Tom or Summer.

Tom believed he wouldn't be happy until he found the right girl, idealizing Summer despite her warnings that she didn't want anything serious. In the end, their relationship fails, and Tom seems like the good guy who gave everything for someone who didn't reciprocate. However, the movie shows us Tom's mistake: idealizing Summer to the point of emotionally depending on her.

Summer was Tom's catalyst, a perfect woman for him. However, she is the antithesis of love for Tom, someone who doesn't exist to be a secondary character in anyone's life. Summer was on her own journey of self-discovery.

Both make mistakes and hit rock bottom, but the real lesson of the movie is to learn to love complex people in different stages of their personal journey, to let go, and to improve with each person who passes through our lives. Tom can't expect his happiness to depend on an idealized girl. But Tom isn't the villain; he simply has his own concept of love, and Summer is his lesson. Both complement each other in the chaos of their relationship and contribute to the new direction of their lives.

The movie teaches us that love can hurt us, and life will make us learn from our mistakes. In love, there are no heroes or villains, only stories intertwined with different conceptions of what love is. It's okay to make mistakes; we must fight for the dreams that make us happy while keeping our feet on the ground, remembering that after Summer always comes Autumn.

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Reflexiones sobre "500 Days of Summer"

¡Hola amigos de Hive y amantes del cine! Espero que estén teniendo un lindo día. Hace poco, después de mucho tiempo, volví a ver "500 Days of Summer", una película que me cautivó desde la primera vez que la vi por su forma única de contar una historia de amor, exponiendo realidades tan comunes en el cine pero con su toque particular y sin pretensiones.

"500 Days of Summer", dirigida por Marc Webb, es una comedia romántica que sigue a Tom (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), un joven con un trabajo mediocre que se enamora perdidamente de Summer (Zooey Deschanel). A través de una narrativa no lineal, la película nos muestra los altos y bajos de su relación a lo largo de 500 días.

Recuerdo identificarme bastante con Tom cuando vi la película por primera vez. A pesar de que no es una película de clichés, sabe utilizarlos de manera atractiva y conmovedora. Por un lado, tenemos a Tom, alguien con una vida buena pero mediocre, cuya existencia se ve revolucionada por la llegada de Summer a su trabajo.

Los sentimientos confusos de Tom son puramente reales y contradictorios. Tom experimenta una montaña rusa de emociones, ocultando la realidad de su situación tras sus deseos y expectativas. La película nos plantea constantemente la pregunta: ¿Qué es el amor?. El significado del amor se presenta una y otra vez, comenzando con la metáfora del pelo negro de Summer, su posesión más valiosa pero que ella corta sin reparo, sabiendo que volverá a crecer. Tom, en cambio, se aferra a un concepto del amor influenciado por el destino y las almas gemelas.

A pesar de que Summer afirma repetidamente que no busca algo serio, está en una constante búsqueda de alguien que cambie esa idea. Tom y Summer tienen perspectivas muy distintas del amor: Tom, aferrado a su ideal, y Summer, a su búsqueda. Summer odia las definiciones y reniega del amor debido a sus experiencias, mientras que Tom lo idealiza, llevando su relación a un destino inevitable desde el principio.

A lo largo de la película, ambos personajes crecen y aprenden sobre el verdadero significado del amor. Summer impulsa a Tom a perseguir sus sueños de ser arquitecto, y Tom aprende que el amor es mucho más complejo que los eventos que llama destino. Aprende a dejar ir y a seguir adelante.

"500 Days of Summer" no es una historia de amor, sino una historia sobre el amor y cómo puede cambiar de perspectiva a lo largo de nuestras vidas. Es un recopilatorio de experiencias donde nos identificamos con uno u otro personaje, dependiendo de nuestras vivencias. En diferentes etapas de nuestra vida, nos pondremos del lado de Tom o de Summer.

Tom creía que no sería feliz hasta encontrar a la chica adecuada, idealizando a Summer a pesar de sus advertencias de no querer nada serio. Al final, su relación fracasa, y Tom parece el chico bueno que lo dio todo por alguien que no le correspondió. Sin embargo, la película nos muestra el error de Tom: idealizar a Summer hasta el punto de depender emocionalmente de ella.

Summer era el catalizador de Tom, una mujer perfecta para él. Sin embargo, ella es la antítesis del amor para Tom, alguien que no existe para ser el personaje secundario en la vida de nadie. Summer estaba en su propio viaje de autodescubrimiento.

Ambos cometen errores y tocan fondo, pero el aprendizaje real de la película está en aprender a amar a personas complejas en diferentes etapas de su viaje personal, a dejar ir y mejorar con cada persona que pasa por nuestras vidas. Tom no puede esperar que su felicidad dependa de una chica idealizada. Pero Tom tampoco es el villano; simplemente tiene su concepto del amor y Summer es su aprendizaje. Ambos se complementan en el caos de su relación y aportan al nuevo rumbo de sus vidas.

La película nos enseña que el amor puede lastimarnos y que la vida nos hará aprender de nuestros errores. En el amor no hay héroes ni villanos, solo historias entrelazadas con diferentes concepciones de lo que es el amor. No está mal cometer errores; debemos luchar por los sueños que nos hacen felices mientras mantenemos los pies en la tierra, recordando que después del verano siempre viene el otoño.

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