(500) Days Of Wonder

Before I talk about catching that wonderful movie @ Grand Cathay, time for a Life, Curious advertisement first:
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And now, the much-hyped about (500) Days of Summer. I'm so glad it screened at the Grand Cathay, which means people want to watch it! (Although theatre was only half-filled when I caught it)
"I want that shirt."
I give the movie:





"This is not a love story." The movie forewarns, although sometimes you'd wish it was. But as far as romantic comedies go, this one will be a memorable addition.

Greeting card writer and hopeless romantic, Tom (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), meets the alluringly elusive Summer (Zooey Deschanel) at his work place, and he proclaims he has fallen in love. However, as the opening scene tells us, she will break up with him, and the rest of the movie is a back-and-forth zipping of the 500 days they've been together, with Tom revisiting his memories to find out what went wrong.

Unconventional is the word of the day. Marc Webb's debut feature film follows a non-linear but oft-amusing storyline, and interlaces the movie with quirky cuts, including a song-and-dance sequence (homage to Enchanted - oh yes, you read that right), and a split-screen that shows two versions of a scene at the same time, just to name a few.

The off-beat result matches the two characters' hot-and-cold relationship, and they do produce some hilarious moments. The charm of both the lead actors add colour to an already vibrant template.

But the big question here is: Will he discover the truth? Will he solve the problem? The film does answer that on day 499, and suffice to say, it stuck by to what it claimed at the start.

FINAL SAY: When a rom-com essentially makes you question "What is love?", you know you're in for something different. But is it good different? It is up for you to judge. I just thought it was very special. You can't stop smiling.
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After some very bleah ramen at ION Orchard with head of SPBA, we went to eat the famed-tofu cheesecake at Sun with Moon.
Isn't overwhelmingly cheesy (because of the combination of tofu) so it doesn't get very jelat. The cake is seamless - and the crust at the bottom is perfect. Thumbs up.
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Just came back from project meeting at town. ION back-to-back. Feeling atas already. Okay, maybe not. Time to go back to study! Totally wasted this weekend. Okay, maybe not.

Take care, people!