500 Days of Summer- Movie ESSAY
In the film “500 Days of Summer” directed by Marc Webb, we were presented a scene where the protagonists of the film, Tom and Summer, are seen playing around inside an IKEA store. Webb uses this scene to give the audience an insight as to what the relationship is between Tom and Summer by using film techniques such as body language, lighting and dialogue which portrays the themes of expectations vs reality and idealisation of relationships/ love.
Webb uses body language to show intimacy. The intimacy between both characters is shown when Tom and Summer are holding hands, almost lovingly, as they race towards the bedroom section of the store. This common action is often naturally done by couples to show they find comfort in each other’s presence. Webb also establishes Tom’s facial expression with close up shots as he stares at Summer (while they both lie on the bed facing towards each other) with an almost love struck expression, signifying as if being with Summer is all he’s ever wanted. Thus portraying how mentally and emotionally enchanted he is with her. These facial expressions reinforce the supposed intimacy in their relationship but later on leave the viewers confused when Summer denies she is looking for anything serious and Tom
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The high-key lighting which is shown through majority of the scene (as it is the natural lighting of the store), creates a happy/light hearted tone, similar to the mood of Tom and Summer. This demonstrates idealisation of love and normalises the myth in which people who are in relationships are always happy and without complications in their life. High-key lighting is also presented as both protagonists are in the kitchen section of the IKEA store, presenting a homely feeling as if the kitchen is their own. This portrays the Expectations vs Realities of a relationship and suggests of a future where Tom and Summer are
The scene setting was disarrayed and cluttered representing chaos in the characters lives. The dim lighting represents the hidden truth; Bright lighting represents truth, openness and clarity. In the darkness our mind can see a different perspective, in the light our minds can see what is real. The sound of crickets and outside noises can be heard throughout the duration of the performance. This represents the loneliness and isolation from the outside or ‘real’ world. Throughout the disappearance of Ruby, Sylvie especially has been isolated inside of their home, away from the rest of the world to escape from her unbearable grief, to a world of
This time around, the image of people sitting warm and comfortably in their homes does not offer any comfort to Gillian, as she knows it is something Tom never had, and now can never have. So, instead of the lights being a reassuring beacon of hope, they have forever become a symbol of the abandonment and despair for Gillian, and a reminder of the horrific sight of Tom’s death. This sight also reminds Gillian of her failure to help or save Tom’s life in the hut, which conveys the main themes of the novel, in a literal sense.
Moving forward tom and summer had a lot of conflicts during their relationship. Tom had an issue with summer committing to him, and where they stand in their relationship. Overall commitment was the main issue. Summer just wanted to be friends and tom wanted more. For instance’s on day 118 tom is at a game, and he says what he should do in regards of asking what is their relationship status to summer. On the other hand summer shows not much of emotion to tom and keeps him confused throughout their relationship. Tom and summer could manage their conflicts by talking about the real issue of their relationship verses going through the emotions and not having an
Summer days are not supposed to be gray and gloomy. They are not supposed to made for the mourning of the dead. They are meant for happiness and bright white smiles, short blond hair blowing in the wind and the same time as long brown hair with flowers threaded through like stars in the sky. They are meant to be long and warm with the feeling of love in the air. Not to be marred with the thoughts of death. They are supposed to be innocent and free, not locked in a tomb, but how else was a summer day supposed to go without the puzzle piece of love in the box?
Reasoning: The reason why Margot is crying is because she realized she won’t be able to see the sun because the kids locked her in. Concluding sentenceIn the text and video of "All Summer in a Day," the author masterfully employs elements of mood to evoke powerful emotional impacts on both the characters and the audience. Restate the thesis: the author skillfully utilizes elements of mood to evoke powerful emotional impacts on both the characters and the audience, effectively immersing readers in the poignant emotional landscape of the
Imagine living on a planet with endless rain. In the short story “All Summer In A Day”, The main character Margot, suffers from depression since she moved to Venus five years ago. Also, the children are jealous of Margot because she has a memory of the sun so they harass and bully her. The children on Venus treat Margot unfairly because of her differences. This is shown when they lock her in the closet, when they harass her and when they accuse her of lying about knowing what the sun looks like.
“It has been raining for seven years; thousands upon thousands of days compounded and filled from one end to the other with rain, with the drum and gush of water, with the sweet crystal fall of showers and the concussion of storms so heavy they were tidal waves come over the islands.” (Bradbury, 1954) In the dystopian story, “All Summer In A Day” by Ray Bradbury, it takes place on the planet, Venus. A group of children, along with scientists get to live there, while being educated at the underground school. Margot, who is only 9 years old, wasn't born on Venus like the other children, but instead on Earth. She’s the only one who remembers how the sun felt through her skin and how beautiful it shined. On the contrary, the other children are jealous of her because she has some memory of the sun, while they don’t. Jealousy caused the children to harass, isolate, and make her depressed.
The story “All Summer in a Day” by Ray Bradbury, talks about a girl, Margot, that has moved to Venus from Earth, when she was four years old. In the short story, the young girl goes through hard times, because she is different, from another planet. The major difference between her and her classmates, is the fact that she, coming from earth, has seen the sun. On the other hand, the kids on Venus have no remembering of the sun, . Often, they also bully her physically and emotionally, just because she has seen something that they haven’t, and they start to feel jealousy towards her. The author of this story is trying to teach sto the reader that, jealousy controls people's minds in a negative way, and the consequences are majorly
Kids can be cruel when they are envious as shown in the short story, “All Summer In A Day,” by Ray Bradbury. The sun is what makes Margot happy, and when that gets taken away from her. In this short story there is several acts of cruelty to Margot by her classmates. These kids live in the planet of Venus, and they haven’t seen the sun in seven years, except for Margot. The kids are only nine years old so they haven’t seen the sun since they were two years old, but Margot moved there from Earth when she was four and she remembers the sun and that makes the other kids envious. In the beginning of the story it is the day that the sun is supposed to come out for the first time in seven years! The kids were skeptical except for Margot because she wanted to see it so bad. The kids were starting to prepare for the sun to come out but they were sitting inside waiting. While they were waiting the kids decided to lock Margot in a closet and not let her out. When the sun came out all the kids ran outside to play in the sun that felt so warm and nice on their skin, except for Margot, who was sitting inside in the dark closet. When the kids came back inside they felt sorry for leaving Margot in there. Envy can lead people to commit awful acts and cause shame as demonstrated throughout the character's actions in, “All Summer In A Day.”
Throughout the movie “500 Days of Summer” there are multiple communication concepts that play a key role in both the outcome of the movie and how the characters in the movie are perceived. The ups and downs of Tom and Summer’s relationship does not only keep the audience interested, but also has great examples of communication concepts; such as life scrips, lack of acknowledgement, self-disclosure, and revising communication.
As time progresses Summer is made aware that Tom has an interest in her. Even though Summer has made her opinion known that she does not believe in love, they soon portray the obvious characteristics of mutual attraction and of being in a relationship. This most likely can be attributed to reciprocal liking; Summer starting to like Tom more, simply because she knows Tom likes her.
First of all, depth and breadth of penetration is revealed in this movie. Firstly, the breadth of penetration is described by the Griffin (2009); “the range of areas in an individual’s life over which disclosure takes place…The breadth is the amount of information we disclose between two people.” In the case of the relationship between Tom and Summer we learned about, Tom’s breadth is his job, a fan of The Smith, and where he is from. In addition, for Summer, her breadth learned about her job, a fan of The Smith, and where she is from, and “Anal girl”. If I take one of example from these breadth, Summer does not tell when she started liking The Smiths, or how she discovered The Smiths, or what her favorite song by The Smiths is. None of that information is any more personal than “I love The Smiths.” I believe that the level of penetration is deep. As this story shows that at the first time they met, they talked small talk. However, the depth of
Imagine living on the planet Venus where it is dark and rainy all day, everyday. Imagine never experiencing the way the sun feels on your body or what it is like to be woken up early in the morning by the bright sun. In the short story “All Summer in a Day” by Ray Bradbury the young children never experience the sun. It takes place on the planet Venus where it rains all year round. It focuses on a conflict between a group of school children and a girl named Margot who doesn’t fit in with the other children.
The story of Summer, by David Updike, is set during that idyllic time in life when responsibility is the last word on anyone's mind. And yet, as with all human affairs, responsibility is an ever-present and ever-necessary aspect to life. What happens when the protagonist, Homer, loses his awareness of a certain personal responsibility to maintain self-control? Homer's actions increasingly make him act foolishly, internally and externally. Also, how does Homer return to a sense of sanity and responsibility? To a degree, I would say that he does.
Imagine living without the sun, the sun that gives off warmth and happiness for many people. Tom and Lily have not seen the sun in countless years. The setting illustrates what Tom, Lily and all the citizens are missing now that it has been gone for many years. The dress will symbolize the sunshine and happiness that has been lost ever since the nuclear bomb. The characterization focuses on Tom and Lily and how they are the dynamic characters to show that when something slips away from someone, they will do anything to get it back. In “Searching For Summer” by Joan Aiken, the theme appreciate what is given in life before it is lost is portrayed through the use of setting, symbolism, and characterization to reveal that people do not notice