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2009: (500) DAYS OF SUMMER and the Formative Power of Pop Culture
Manage episode 350169109 series 2865408
Through its obsession with pop culture, director Marc Webb's "(500) Days of Summer" is as much about romcoms as it is a romcom itself, full of stylistic flourishes, "Annie Hall"-like experimentation and non-linear structuring gimmicks.
In this episode, Mike and Brian discuss how that approach informs the movie's central coming-of-age themes, they talk cultural mile markers, how Webb and screenwriters Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber are able to make light of young love/first heartbreak without discrediting the experience and, finally, they decide whether or not this film will make their top fives of 2009.
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130 episod
Manage episode 350169109 series 2865408
Through its obsession with pop culture, director Marc Webb's "(500) Days of Summer" is as much about romcoms as it is a romcom itself, full of stylistic flourishes, "Annie Hall"-like experimentation and non-linear structuring gimmicks.
In this episode, Mike and Brian discuss how that approach informs the movie's central coming-of-age themes, they talk cultural mile markers, how Webb and screenwriters Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber are able to make light of young love/first heartbreak without discrediting the experience and, finally, they decide whether or not this film will make their top fives of 2009.
Want to choose an movie for a future episode? BECOME A PATRON.
Agree or disagree with our takes? EMAIL bestpicturethis@gmail.com.
130 episod
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