Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Memorable Monologue: 500 Days of Summer


"This is a story of boy meets girl. The boy, Tom Hansen of Margate, New Jersey, grew up believing that he'd never truly be happy until the day he met the one. This belief stemmed from early exposure to sad British pop music and a total mis-reading of the movie 'The Graduate'. The girl, Summer Finn of Shinnecock, Michigan, did not share this belief. Since the disintegration of her parents' marriage she'd only love two things. The first was her long dark hair. The second was how easily she could cut it off and not feel a thing. Tom meets Summer on January 8th. He knows almost immediately she is who he has been searching for. This is a story of boy meets girl, but you should know upfront, this is not a love story."

~ Richard McGonagle as the Narrator in 500 Days of Summer (2009)

5 comments:

Melanie's Randomness said...

My boyfriend is basically Tom in this movie. I'm definitely not Summer because I can't part with my long hair. CJ knew when he met me he had to see me again, I hope mine is a love story not like Summer.

Great movie!!

quizshowbob said...

I haven't seen this. I'll have to check it out.

Chantale said...

I just watched it last night.. It is now officially one of the best movies I've ever seen. It's brilliant on so many levels!

Hipstercrite said...

that movie had some good writing. great dialogue.

Jen said...

I LOVE this movie. I got it a couple of weeks ago and instant;y fell in love with it. I must watch it again.