Breaking traditional conventions of film creates a unique, thought provoking experience for the viewer. It is this originality that interests and captivates the viewer. Marc Webb’s ‘500 Days of Summer’ does exactly this through the films non-linear narrative, reversal of gender stereo types and the distortion of time in the film. Webb’s film breaks customs and challenges traditions of contemporary film making.
‘500 Days Of Summer’ breaks filmmaking tradition and distorts time through its non-linear narrative and references to both the 1960’s and 200’s. Emerging in 2009, ‘500 Days Of Summer’ rose through many blockbuster films such as ‘Harry Potter’, ‘Twilight’, ‘Sherlock Holmes’ and Avatar; all grossing at an average of $2050,0410,95. …show more content…
Webb intended to create a sweet and colourful love story that is suddenly hit by reality. As he says, “Happily Ever After is a great way to tell stories when you 're young but eventually it loses its meaning because it 's just not true.” This theme is immediately noticed in the film, as we see Toms expectations of his “dream girl” fade away with the cold and harsh reality of life. The sullen beginning where we hear over a narration that “this story of boy meets girl…is not a love story” places an impending feeling of doom on the audience. The viewers then watch what seems to be a love story fall apart in front of their eyes. ‘500 days of Summer’ was Webb’s debut feature film, previous to this, he directed music videos. This work benefited Webb as alike to ‘500 Days of Summer’, music videos “don’t really have a lot of money, so I knew how to [direct] effectively and efficiently.” The artistic vision for the film also banks off his own experiences, Webb reported that he “felt like [he] had been through something like this before” and that the film tells parts of his story in a more theatrical and playful way. The director uses past experiences to shape his film and bring a sense of reality to it. His artistic approach is in contrary to traditional filmmaking as he combines expectations and reality into his …show more content…
Sudden switches of time leave the audiences wondering what happened in these other day that lead to each moment. Unlike many mainstream films, ‘500 Days of Summer’ allows audiences to use their own imagination to write the couple’s story in-between periods where the film time bends, thus, giving every viewer a unique view and interpretation of the entire story. However, some viewers feel simultaneously cheated by knowing that “this is not a love story.” This giveaway and use of dramatic irony forces audiences to watch what seems to be a sweet, fairy-tale love story fall apart. While some viewers feel this way, the non traditional take gives audiences a unique experience from watching the film, that is uncommon in most mainstream movies. Time bending evokes the mood of curiosity, wonder and exposes audiences to a different style of filmmaking. This breaks filmmaking conventions through the use of audience integration and non linear
‘500 Days Of Summer’ breaks filmmaking tradition and distorts time through its non-linear narrative and references to both the 1960’s and 200’s. Emerging in 2009, ‘500 Days Of Summer’ rose through many blockbuster films such as ‘Harry Potter’, ‘Twilight’, ‘Sherlock Holmes’ and Avatar; all grossing at an average of $2050,0410,95. …show more content…
Webb intended to create a sweet and colourful love story that is suddenly hit by reality. As he says, “Happily Ever After is a great way to tell stories when you 're young but eventually it loses its meaning because it 's just not true.” This theme is immediately noticed in the film, as we see Toms expectations of his “dream girl” fade away with the cold and harsh reality of life. The sullen beginning where we hear over a narration that “this story of boy meets girl…is not a love story” places an impending feeling of doom on the audience. The viewers then watch what seems to be a love story fall apart in front of their eyes. ‘500 days of Summer’ was Webb’s debut feature film, previous to this, he directed music videos. This work benefited Webb as alike to ‘500 Days of Summer’, music videos “don’t really have a lot of money, so I knew how to [direct] effectively and efficiently.” The artistic vision for the film also banks off his own experiences, Webb reported that he “felt like [he] had been through something like this before” and that the film tells parts of his story in a more theatrical and playful way. The director uses past experiences to shape his film and bring a sense of reality to it. His artistic approach is in contrary to traditional filmmaking as he combines expectations and reality into his …show more content…
Sudden switches of time leave the audiences wondering what happened in these other day that lead to each moment. Unlike many mainstream films, ‘500 Days of Summer’ allows audiences to use their own imagination to write the couple’s story in-between periods where the film time bends, thus, giving every viewer a unique view and interpretation of the entire story. However, some viewers feel simultaneously cheated by knowing that “this is not a love story.” This giveaway and use of dramatic irony forces audiences to watch what seems to be a sweet, fairy-tale love story fall apart. While some viewers feel this way, the non traditional take gives audiences a unique experience from watching the film, that is uncommon in most mainstream movies. Time bending evokes the mood of curiosity, wonder and exposes audiences to a different style of filmmaking. This breaks filmmaking conventions through the use of audience integration and non linear