Even though you're told at the beginning of (500) DAYS OF SUMMER that it's not a love story, you'll insist on believing the opposite. Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel play the Boy and the Girl: he a would-be architect who writes greeting card copy; she an administrative assistant at the greeting card company. Their story is told out of order, skipping from day 5 to day 376 to day 43, for instance, showing the intricacies of this particular relationship as it waxes and wanes in its development.
In some ways, the "love story" is the tribute to the architecture of downtown Los Angeles, not the new stuff like the Disney, but the old stuff, like the Bradbury building. If you haven't taken an architectural tour yourself, do. Check out the LA Conservancy for ideas.
Complicated and fulfilling, (500) DAYS OF SUMMER is well worth experiencing the heartaches and joys of this relationship. You'll come away with an understanding how relationships work, including, maybe, your own.
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