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(500) Days of Summer · Verbal Diorama

• 2:37
  Hi,
• 2:37
  everyone.
• 2:38
  I'm
• 2:38
  Em,
• 2:38
  and
• 2:38
  welcome
• 2:39
  to
• 2:39
  verbal
• 2:39
  diorama,
• 2:40
  episode
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  322,
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  500
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  Days
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  of
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  Summer.
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  This
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  is
• 2:45
  the
• 2:45
  podcast
• 2:45
  that's
• 2:45
  all
• 2:45
  about
• 2:45
  the
• 2:46
  history
• 2:46
  and
• 2:46
  legacy
• 2:46
  of
• 2:47
  movies
• 2:47
  you
• 2:47
  know,
• 2:47
  and
• 2:48
  movies
• 2:48
  you
• 2:48
  don't.
• 2:49
  There's
• 2:49
  either
• 2:49
  an
• 2:49
  evil,
• 2:50
  emotionless,
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  miserable
• 2:51
  human
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  being,
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  or
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  She's
• 2:53
  a
• 2:53
  robot.
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  Or
• 2:55
  maybe
• 2:55
  you're
• 2:55
  just
• 2:56
  remembering
• 2:56
  the
• 2:56
  good
• 2:57
  stuff.
• 2:59
  Seriously,
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  I
• 2:59
  did
• 3:00
  get
• 3:00
  a
• 3:00
  comment
• 3:00
  on
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  Spotify
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  once
• 3:01
  claiming
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  I
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  was
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  AI.
• 3:03
  I'm
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  not.
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  I
• 3:04
  am
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  a
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  genuine
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  humanoid
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  person
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  with
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  bones
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  and
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  flesh
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  and
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  whatever
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  else
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  you
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  humans
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  have,
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  except
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  emotions,
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  I
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  don't
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  have
• 3:13
  those.
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  Welcome
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  to
• 3:15
  Verbal
• 3:15
  Diorama.
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  Whether
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  you're
• 3:17
  a
• 3:17
  brand
• 3:17
  new
• 3:17
  listener,
• 3:17
  whether
• 3:18
  you're
• 3:18
  a
• 3:18
  regular
• 3:18
  returning
• 3:19
  listener,
• 3:19
  thank
• 3:20
  you
• 3:20
  for
• 3:20
  being
• 3:20
  here.
• 3:20
  Thank
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  you
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  for
• 3:21
  choosing
• 3:21
  to
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  listen
• 3:22
  to
• 3:22
  this
• 3:22
  podcast.
• 3:23
  I'm
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  so
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  happy
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  to
• 3:24
  have
• 3:24
  you
• 3:24
  here
• 3:24
  for
• 3:25
  the
• 3:25
  history
• 3:25
  and
• 3:25
  legacy
• 3:26
  of
• 3:26
  500
• 3:27
  Days
• 3:27
  of
• 3:27
  Summer.
• 3:28
  And
• 3:28
  as
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  always,
• 3:29
  if
• 3:29
  you
• 3:29
  are
• 3:29
  a
• 3:30
  returning
• 3:30
  listener,
• 3:31
  thank
• 3:31
  you
• 3:31
  so
• 3:31
  much
• 3:31
  for
• 3:32
  returning
• 3:32
  to
• 3:32
  this
• 3:32
  podcast.
• 3:33
  I
• 3:33
  am
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  so
• 3:34
  grateful
• 3:34
  to
• 3:34
  have
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  you
• 3:35
  come
• 3:35
  back
• 3:35
  to
• 3:36
  this
• 3:36
  podcast
• 3:36
  because
• 3:37
  there
• 3:37
  are
• 3:37
  a
• 3:37
  lot
• 3:37
  of
• 3:37
  podcasts
• 3:38
  out
• 3:38
  there
• 3:38
  that
• 3:38
  are
• 3:38
  all
• 3:38
  vying
• 3:39
  for
• 3:39
  your
• 3:39
  ears
• 3:40
  and
• 3:40
  for
• 3:40
  your
• 3:40
  attention
• 3:40
  and
• 3:41
  for
• 3:41
  you
• 3:42
  to
• 3:42
  come
• 3:42
  back
• 3:42
  to
• 3:43
  Verbal
• 3:43
  Diorama.
• 3:43
  Genuinely
• 3:44
  does
• 3:44
  mean
• 3:44
  so
• 3:45
  much
• 3:45
  to
• 3:45
  me,
• 3:46
  even
• 3:46
  if
• 3:46
  I
• 3:46
  am
• 3:46
  an
• 3:47
  emotionless
• 3:47
  AI
• 3:47
  robot.
• 3:48
  But
• 3:49
  genuinely,
• 3:50
  thank
• 3:50
  you
• 3:50
  so
• 3:50
  much
• 3:50
  for
• 3:50
  your
• 3:51
  support.
• 3:51
  It
• 3:52
  really
• 3:52
  does
• 3:52
  mean
• 3:52
  the
• 3:53
  world.
• 3:54
  And
• 3:54
  I
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  feel
• 3:54
  like
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  this
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  month
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  there's
• 3:55
  a
• 3:55
  little
• 3:55
  bit
• 3:55
  of
• 3:55
  tonal
• 3:56
  whiplash
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  going
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  on
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  in
• 3:57
  the
• 3:57
  month
• 3:57
  of
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  November
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  on
• 3:58
  this
• 3:58
  podcast
• 3:58
  because
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  I've
• 4:00
  intentionally
• 4:01
  scheduled
• 4:02
  movies
• 4:02
  that
• 4:02
  are
• 4:03
  very
• 4:03
  different
• 4:03
  from
• 4:04
  each
• 4:04
  other.
• 4:05
  So
• 4:05
  we
• 4:05
  started
• 4:06
  with
• 4:06
  Austin
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  Powers
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  International
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  man
• 4:07
  of
• 4:07
  Mystery,
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  and
• 4:08
  then
• 4:09
  last
• 4:09
  episode
• 4:10
  was
• 4:10
  a
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  completely
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  different
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  type
• 4:11
  of
• 4:11
  movie
• 4:12
  in
• 4:12
  I
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  Am
• 4:12
  Legend.
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  And
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  again
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  I've
• 4:14
  kind
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  of
• 4:14
  tonally
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  whiplashed
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  back
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  to
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  a
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  sort
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  of
• 4:18
  romantic
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  comedy
• 4:19
  that's
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  kind
• 4:20
  of
• 4:20
  neither
• 4:21
  of
• 4:21
  those
• 4:21
  things,
• 4:21
  but
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  also
• 4:22
  both
• 4:22
  of
• 4:22
  those
• 4:22
  things
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  at
• 4:23
  the
• 4:23
  same
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  time.
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  And
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  modern
• 4:25
  dating
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  can
• 4:26
  very
• 4:26
  easily
• 4:26
  be
• 4:27
  summarized
• 4:27
  by
• 4:28
  expectation
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  versus
• 4:29
  Reality.
• 4:30
  Your
• 4:31
  expectation
• 4:31
  is
• 4:32
  that
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  the
• 4:32
  amazing
• 4:33
  person
• 4:33
  you've
• 4:33
  been
• 4:33
  chatting
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  to
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  on
• 4:34
  an
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  app
• 4:35
  is
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  just
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  as
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  delightful
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  and
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  funny
• 4:37
  in
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  real
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  life,
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  that
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  you'll
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  just
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  hit
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  it
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  off
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  straight
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  away,
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  enjoy
• 4:41
  each
• 4:41
  other's
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  company,
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  and
• 4:42
  eventually
• 4:43
  end
• 4:43
  up
• 4:44
  dating.
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  It'll
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  become
• 4:45
  serious,
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  you'll
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  label
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  it,
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  and
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  within
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  a
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  few
• 4:47
  years,
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  maybe
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  you'll
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  move
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  in
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  together,
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  maybe
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  you'll
• 4:50
  get
• 4:50
  engaged
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  if
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  you're
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  both
• 4:51
  set
• 4:51
  on
• 4:52
  marriage,
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  or
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  maybe
• 4:53
  you
• 4:53
  won't,
• 4:54
  but
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  love
• 4:54
  will
• 4:54
  blossom
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  and
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  you'll
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  have
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  met
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  your
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  person,
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  your
• 4:57
  soulmate,
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  your
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  one
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  true
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  love.
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  Happily
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  ever
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  after.
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  Or
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  at
• 5:01
  least
• 5:01
  that's
• 5:02
  what
• 5:02
  the
• 5:02
  movies
• 5:02
  tell
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  us.
• 5:04
  The
• 5:04
  reality
• 5:05
  is
• 5:06
  shutting
• 5:06
  on
• 5:06
  a
• 5:06
  dating
• 5:07
  app
• 5:07
  where
• 5:07
  they
• 5:07
  seem
• 5:07
  nice
• 5:08
  and
• 5:08
  normal
• 5:08
  and
• 5:09
  on
• 5:09
  paper,
• 5:10
  potential
• 5:11
  nice
• 5:11
  date.
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  Until
• 5:12
  you
• 5:13
  get
• 5:13
  to
• 5:13
  a
• 5:13
  date
• 5:14
  where
• 5:14
  they
• 5:14
  turn
• 5:14
  up
• 5:14
  50
• 5:15
  minutes
• 5:15
  late,
• 5:16
  get
• 5:16
  down
• 5:16
  on
• 5:16
  their
• 5:16
  knees
• 5:17
  in
• 5:17
  a
• 5:17
  crowded
• 5:17
  coffee
• 5:18
  shop
• 5:18
  and
• 5:18
  beg
• 5:18
  for
• 5:19
  forgiveness
• 5:19
  before
• 5:20
  bragging
• 5:20
  about
• 5:20
  how
• 5:21
  important
• 5:21
  they
• 5:21
  are
• 5:22
  at
• 5:22
  their
• 5:22
  job
• 5:22
  and
• 5:23
  proceeding
• 5:23
  to
• 5:23
  tell
• 5:23
  a
• 5:24
  story
• 5:24
  about
• 5:24
  how
• 5:24
  they
• 5:24
  broke
• 5:25
  a
• 5:25
  bone
• 5:25
  when
• 5:25
  they
• 5:25
  were
• 5:25
  a
• 5:25
  child
• 5:26
  and
• 5:26
  then
• 5:26
  demonstrating
• 5:27
  how
• 5:27
  flexible
• 5:28
  that
• 5:29
  particular
• 5:29
  joint
• 5:30
  is
• 5:30
  before
• 5:31
  telling
• 5:31
  you
• 5:31
  they
• 5:31
  lied
• 5:32
  about
• 5:32
  facts
• 5:32
  on
• 5:32
  their
• 5:32
  profile,
• 5:33
  they
• 5:33
  aren't
• 5:34
  looking
• 5:34
  for
• 5:34
  anything
• 5:34
  serious,
• 5:35
  and
• 5:35
  they
• 5:35
  actually
• 5:35
  hate
• 5:36
  cats,
• 5:36
  but
• 5:37
  they've
• 5:37
  already
• 5:37
  booked
• 5:38
  a
• 5:38
  concert
• 5:38
  for
• 5:38
  the
• 5:38
  second
• 5:39
  date,
• 5:39
  which
• 5:39
  is
• 5:40
  actually
• 5:40
  never
• 5:40
  going
• 5:40
  to
• 5:41
  happen,
• 5:41
  and
• 5:41
  then
• 5:41
  as
• 5:42
  soon
• 5:42
  as
• 5:42
  you
• 5:42
  make
• 5:42
  an
• 5:42
  excuse
• 5:43
  to
• 5:43
  leave,
• 5:43
  they
• 5:44
  go
• 5:44
  in
• 5:44
  for
• 5:44
  an
• 5:44
  awkward
• 5:45
  hug
• 5:46
  where
• 5:46
  their
• 5:46
  hand
• 5:47
  travels
• 5:47
  a
• 5:47
  bit
• 5:47
  further
• 5:48
  south
• 5:48
  than
• 5:49
  you're
• 5:49
  comfortable
• 5:49
  with.
• 5:50
  So
• 5:50
  you
• 5:51
  get
• 5:51
  home
• 5:51
  quickly,
• 5:52
  write
• 5:52
  out
• 5:52
  a
• 5:52
  thanks
• 5:53
  for
• 5:53
  the
• 5:53
  date,
• 5:53
  but
• 5:53
  I
• 5:54
  don't
• 5:54
  think
• 5:54
  we're
• 5:54
  compatible.
• 5:55
  I
• 5:55
  wish
• 5:55
  you
• 5:55
  all
• 5:55
  the
• 5:55
  best
• 5:56
  message
• 5:57
  and
• 5:57
  then
• 5:57
  you
• 5:57
  would
• 5:57
  match
• 5:57
  them.
• 5:59
  And
• 5:59
  yes,
• 6:00
  all
• 6:00
  of
• 6:00
  those
• 6:00
  things
• 6:01
  have
• 6:01
  happened
• 6:02
  to
• 6:02
  me.
• 6:04
  Various
• 6:04
  different
• 6:04
  guys.
• 6:05
  I'm
• 6:05
  kind
• 6:05
  of
• 6:05
  amalgamating
• 6:06
  a
• 6:06
  load
• 6:06
  of
• 6:07
  different
• 6:07
  horrendous
• 6:08
  state
• 6:08
  stories
• 6:08
  together,
• 6:09
  but
• 6:10
  my
• 6:10
  point
• 6:10
  is
• 6:10
  reality
• 6:11
  is
• 6:12
  nothing
• 6:12
  like
• 6:12
  expectation,
• 6:14
  and
• 6:14
  this
• 6:14
  movie
• 6:15
  proves
• 6:15
  it.
• 6:16
  Here's
• 6:16
  the
• 6:16
  trailer
• 6:17
  for
• 6:17
  500
• 6:18
  Days
• 6:18
  of
• 6:18
  Summer.
• 8:39
  Tom
• 8:39
  Hansen
• 8:40
  is
• 8:40
  an
• 8:40
  aspiring
• 8:40
  architect
• 8:41
  who
• 8:41
  currently
• 8:41
  earns
• 8:42
  his
• 8:42
  living
• 8:42
  as
• 8:42
  a
• 8:42
  greeting
• 8:43
  card
• 8:43
  writer,
• 8:44
  where
• 8:44
  he
• 8:44
  meets
• 8:45
  his
• 8:45
  boss's
• 8:45
  new
• 8:45
  assistant,
• 8:46
  Summer
• 8:46
  Finn.
• 8:47
  Tom
• 8:47
  falls
• 8:48
  in
• 8:48
  love
• 8:48
  at
• 8:48
  first
• 8:49
  sight
• 8:49
  and
• 8:49
  discovers
• 8:50
  that
• 8:50
  the
• 8:50
  pair
• 8:50
  have
• 8:51
  plenty
• 8:51
  in
• 8:51
  common.
• 8:52
  They
• 8:52
  both
• 8:52
  love
• 8:52
  the
• 8:53
  Smiths,
• 8:53
  and
• 8:53
  they're
• 8:54
  both
• 8:54
  fans
• 8:54
  of
• 8:54
  surrealist
• 8:55
  artist
• 8:55
  Magritte.
• 8:56
  Before
• 8:57
  long,
• 8:57
  Tom
• 8:57
  is
• 8:58
  smitten.
• 8:58
  All
• 8:59
  he
• 8:59
  can
• 8:59
  think
• 8:59
  about
• 8:59
  is
• 9:00
  summer.
• 9:01
  Tom
• 9:01
  believes
• 9:01
  deeply
• 9:02
  in
• 9:02
  the
• 9:02
  concept
• 9:02
  of
• 9:03
  true
• 9:03
  love
• 9:03
  and
• 9:03
  soulmates.
• 9:04
  And
• 9:04
  he's
• 9:05
  finally
• 9:05
  found
• 9:06
  his.
• 9:06
  Summer
• 9:07
  sees
• 9:07
  true
• 9:08
  love
• 9:08
  as
• 9:08
  the
• 9:08
  stuff
• 9:09
  of
• 9:09
  fairy
• 9:09
  tales
• 9:09
  and
• 9:10
  tells
• 9:10
  Tom
• 9:10
  she
• 9:11
  isn't
• 9:11
  looking
• 9:11
  for
• 9:11
  a
• 9:12
  serious
• 9:12
  relationship.
• 9:13
  Undaunted
• 9:14
  and
• 9:14
  undeterred
• 9:15
  by
• 9:15
  Summer's
• 9:16
  casual
• 9:16
  stance,
• 9:17
  Tom
• 9:17
  believes
• 9:17
  their
• 9:18
  love
• 9:18
  is
• 9:18
  the
• 9:18
  real
• 9:18
  deal
• 9:19
  and
• 9:19
  that
• 9:20
  Summer
• 9:20
  will
• 9:20
  eventually
• 9:21
  believe
• 9:22
  it,
• 9:22
  too.
• 9:23
  Let's
• 9:24
  run
• 9:24
  through
• 9:24
  the
• 9:24
  cast
• 9:24
  of
• 9:24
  this
• 9:25
  movie.
• 9:25
  We
• 9:25
  have
• 9:25
  Joseph
• 9:26
  Gordon
• 9:26
  Levitt
• 9:27
  as
• 9:27
  Tom
• 9:27
  Hansen
• 9:28
  Zooey
• 9:29
  Deschanel
• 9:29
  as
• 9:29
  Summer
• 9:30
  Finn
• 9:30
  Geoffrey
• 9:31
  Arend
• 9:31
  as
• 9:31
  Mackenzie
• 9:32
  Chloe
• 9:33
  Grace
• 9:33
  Moretz
• 9:34
  as
• 9:34
  Rachel
• 9:34
  Hansen
• 9:35
  Matthew
• 9:36
  Gray
• 9:36
  Gubler
• 9:37
  as
• 9:37
  Paul
• 9:38
  Clark
• 9:38
  Gregg
• 9:39
  as
• 9:39
  Vance
• 9:40
  Rachel
• 9:40
  Boston
• 9:41
  as
• 9:41
  Alison
• 9:42
  and
• 9:42
  Minka
• 9:42
  kelly
• 9:43
  as
• 9:43
  autumn.
• 9:45
  500
• 9:45
  days
• 9:46
  of
• 9:46
  summer
• 9:46
  was
• 9:46
  written
• 9:47
  by
• 9:47
  Scott
• 9:47
  Neustadter
• 9:48
  and
• 9:48
  Michael
• 9:48
  H
• 9:48
  Weber
• 9:49
  and
• 9:49
  was
• 9:50
  directed
• 9:50
  by
• 9:50
  Mark
• 9:51
  Webb.
• 9:53
  And
• 9:53
  this
• 9:53
  is
• 9:53
  a
• 9:53
  story
• 9:53
  of
• 9:54
  boy
• 9:54
  meets
• 9:54
  girl.
• 9:55
  The
• 9:55
  boy,
• 9:56
  Tom
• 9:56
  Hansen
• 9:57
  of
• 9:57
  Margate,
• 9:57
  New
• 9:57
  Jersey,
• 9:58
  grew
• 9:58
  up
• 9:58
  believing
• 9:59
  that
• 9:59
  he'd
• 9:59
  never
• 9:59
  truly
• 10:00
  be
• 10:00
  happy
• 10:01
  until
• 10:01
  the
• 10:01
  day
• 10:01
  he
• 10:02
  met
• 10:02
  the
• 10:02
  one.
• 10:03
  This
• 10:03
  belief
• 10:03
  stemmed
• 10:04
  from
• 10:04
  an
• 10:04
  early
• 10:04
  exposure
• 10:05
  to
• 10:05
  sad
• 10:05
  British
• 10:06
  pop
• 10:06
  music
• 10:06
  and
• 10:07
  a
• 10:07
  total
• 10:07
  misreading
• 10:08
  of
• 10:08
  the
• 10:08
  movie
• 10:08
  the
• 10:09
  Graduate.
• 10:10
  The
• 10:10
  girl,
• 10:10
  Summer
• 10:11
  Finn
• 10:11
  of
• 10:11
  Shinnecock,
• 10:12
  Michigan,
• 10:13
  did
• 10:13
  not
• 10:13
  share
• 10:13
  this
• 10:13
  belief.
• 10:14
  Since
• 10:14
  the
• 10:15
  disintegration
• 10:15
  of
• 10:15
  her
• 10:16
  parents
• 10:16
  marriage,
• 10:16
  she'd
• 10:17
  only
• 10:17
  loved
• 10:17
  two
• 10:18
  things.
• 10:18
  The
• 10:19
  first
• 10:19
  was
• 10:19
  her
• 10:20
  long,
• 10:20
  dark
• 10:20
  hair.
• 10:21
  The
• 10:21
  second
• 10:21
  was
• 10:22
  how
• 10:22
  easily
• 10:22
  she
• 10:23
  could
• 10:23
  cut
• 10:23
  it
• 10:23
  off
• 10:24
  and
• 10:24
  not
• 10:24
  feel
• 10:24
  a
• 10:25
  thing.
• 10:25
  Tom
• 10:26
  meets
• 10:26
  summer
• 10:26
  on
• 10:27
  January
• 10:27
  8th.
• 10:28
  He
• 10:28
  knows
• 10:29
  almost
• 10:29
  immediately
• 10:30
  she
• 10:30
  is
• 10:30
  who
• 10:30
  he
• 10:31
  has
• 10:31
  been
• 10:31
  searching
• 10:32
  for.
• 10:32
  This
• 10:33
  is
• 10:33
  a
• 10:33
  story
• 10:33
  of
• 10:34
  boy
• 10:34
  meets
• 10:34
  girl,
• 10:35
  but
• 10:35
  you
• 10:35
  should
• 10:35
  know
• 10:36
  up
• 10:36
  front
• 10:37
  this
• 10:37
  is
• 10:37
  not
• 10:37
  a
• 10:38
  love
• 10:38
  story.
• 10:40
  It
• 10:40
  starts,
• 10:41
  though,
• 10:41
  with
• 10:42
  love.
• 10:43
  Love
• 10:43
  that
• 10:43
  turned
• 10:43
  to
• 10:44
  heartbreak
• 10:44
  when
• 10:44
  a
• 10:45
  relationship
• 10:45
  ended
• 10:46
  between
• 10:46
  writer
• 10:47
  Scott
• 10:47
  Neustadter
• 10:48
  and
• 10:49
  an
• 10:49
  unnamed
• 10:49
  woman
• 10:50
  that
• 10:50
  may
• 10:50
  or
• 10:51
  may
• 10:51
  not
• 10:51
  be
• 10:51
  Jenny
• 10:52
  Beckman,
• 10:52
  but
• 10:53
  who
• 10:53
  probably
• 10:53
  isn't
• 10:54
  Jenny
• 10:54
  Beckman,
• 10:55
  because
• 10:55
  surely
• 10:56
  that's
• 10:56
  a
• 10:56
  defamation
• 10:57
  lawsuit
• 10:57
  waiting
• 10:58
  to
• 10:58
  happen.
• 10:59
  In
• 10:59
  1998,
• 11:00
  when
• 11:00
  Scott
• 11:00
  Neustadter
• 11:01
  worked
• 11:01
  at
• 11:02
  Tribeca
• 11:02
  Films
• 11:02
  as
• 11:03
  a
• 11:03
  development
• 11:03
  executive,
• 11:04
  he
• 11:04
  hired
• 11:05
  Michael
• 11:05
  H
• 11:06
  Weber
• 11:06
  as
• 11:06
  his
• 11:06
  intern.
• 11:07
  They
• 11:08
  both
• 11:08
  loved
• 11:08
  movies
• 11:09
  and
• 11:09
  would
• 11:09
  casually
• 11:09
  chat
• 11:10
  about
• 11:10
  the
• 11:10
  movies
• 11:10
  they
• 11:11
  watched
• 11:11
  and
• 11:11
  loved.
• 11:12
  They
• 11:12
  bonded
• 11:13
  over
• 11:13
  the
• 11:13
  movie
• 11:14
  Rushmore
• 11:14
  and
• 11:15
  Neustadter
• 11:15
  had
• 11:15
  always
• 11:16
  wanted
• 11:16
  to
• 11:16
  be
• 11:16
  a
• 11:17
  writer,
• 11:17
  but
• 11:17
  he
• 11:18
  wasn't
• 11:18
  brave
• 11:18
  enough
• 11:18
  to
• 11:19
  go
• 11:19
  to
• 11:19
  LA
• 11:19
  and
• 11:20
  wait
• 11:20
  on
• 11:20
  tables
• 11:21
  to
• 11:21
  get
• 11:21
  his
• 11:22
  big
• 11:22
  break
• 11:22
  as
• 11:22
  a
• 11:22
  screenwriter.
• 11:24
  Together,
• 11:24
  they
• 11:24
  would
• 11:24
  go
• 11:25
  up
• 11:25
  to
• 11:25
  the
• 11:25
  roof
• 11:25
  at
• 11:25
  the
• 11:25
  Tribeca
• 11:26
  Film
• 11:26
  Centre
• 11:27
  and
• 11:27
  talk
• 11:27
  about
• 11:27
  the
• 11:27
  scripts
• 11:28
  coming
• 11:28
  in.
• 11:29
  Eventually,
• 11:30
  Neustadter
• 11:31
  decided
• 11:31
  to
• 11:31
  complete
• 11:32
  his
• 11:32
  graduate
• 11:32
  studies
• 11:33
  and
• 11:33
  enrolled
• 11:34
  at
• 11:34
  the
• 11:34
  London
• 11:34
  School
• 11:35
  of
• 11:35
  economics
• 11:36
  in
• 11:36
  2002,
• 11:37
  which
• 11:37
  meant
• 11:37
  a
• 11:38
  move
• 11:38
  to
• 11:38
  the
• 11:38
  UK.
• 11:39
  It
• 11:39
  was
• 11:39
  here,
• 11:40
  where
• 11:40
  he
• 11:40
  was
• 11:41
  the
• 11:41
  boy
• 11:41
  who
• 11:42
  met
• 11:42
  a
• 11:42
  girl
• 11:42
  in
• 11:43
  London,
• 11:43
  the
• 11:44
  aforementioned
• 11:44
  and
• 11:45
  probably
• 11:45
  not
• 11:45
  named
• 11:46
  Jenny
• 11:46
  Beckman.
• 11:47
  And
• 11:47
  while
• 11:47
  Neustadter
• 11:48
  was
• 11:48
  smitten,
• 11:49
  she
• 11:49
  wasn't
• 11:49
  really
• 11:50
  looking
• 11:50
  for
• 11:50
  anything
• 11:50
  serious.
• 11:51
  He
• 11:52
  would
• 11:52
  email
• 11:52
  Weber
• 11:53
  about
• 11:53
  the
• 11:53
  relationship
• 11:54
  and
• 11:54
  when
• 11:54
  the
• 11:55
  breakup
• 11:55
  came,
• 11:55
  it
• 11:56
  felt
• 11:56
  like
• 11:56
  the
• 11:57
  end
• 11:57
  of
• 11:57
  the
• 11:57
  world
• 11:58
  for
• 11:58
  him.
• 11:58
  You
• 11:59
  can
• 11:59
  kind
• 11:59
  of
• 11:59
  see
• 11:59
  where
• 11:59
  this
• 12:00
  is
• 12:00
  going.
• 12:00
  He
• 12:01
  was
• 12:01
  Tom,
• 12:01
  she
• 12:02
  was
• 12:02
  Summer.
• 12:02
  And
• 12:03
  the
• 12:03
  screenplay
• 12:03
  both
• 12:03
  Neustadter
• 12:04
  and
• 12:04
  Weber
• 12:05
  always
• 12:05
  wanted
• 12:05
  to
• 12:05
  write
• 12:06
  came
• 12:06
  organically
• 12:07
  from
• 12:07
  Neustadter's
• 12:08
  experience
• 12:09
  of
• 12:09
  heartbreak
• 12:10
  in
• 12:10
  London.
• 12:10
  And
• 12:11
  Neustadter
• 12:11
  admits
• 12:12
  that
• 12:12
  he
• 12:12
  originally
• 12:13
  set
• 12:13
  out
• 12:13
  to
• 12:13
  get
• 12:14
  some
• 12:14
  sort
• 12:14
  of
• 12:14
  cathartic
• 12:15
  revenge
• 12:16
  on
• 12:16
  his
• 12:16
  ex.
• 12:17
  He
• 12:17
  smothered
• 12:18
  himself
• 12:18
  in
• 12:18
  movies
• 12:18
  and
• 12:19
  music
• 12:19
  during
• 12:19
  his
• 12:20
  lowest
• 12:20
  moments,
• 12:21
  pretty
• 12:21
  much
• 12:21
  exactly
• 12:22
  like
• 12:22
  Tom
• 12:22
  does.
• 12:23
  In
• 12:23
  another
• 12:24
  parallel
• 12:24
  to
• 12:24
  the
• 12:24
  events
• 12:25
  of
• 12:25
  the
• 12:25
  movie,
• 12:25
  Neustadter
• 12:26
  confided
• 12:27
  in
• 12:27
  his
• 12:27
  younger
• 12:28
  sister
• 12:28
  about
• 12:28
  the
• 12:28
  relationship.
• 12:29
  And
• 12:30
  she
• 12:30
  was
• 12:30
  also
• 12:30
  much
• 12:31
  younger
• 12:31
  than
• 12:31
  him,
• 12:32
  11
• 12:32
  years
• 12:32
  younger.
• 12:33
  During
• 12:34
  the
• 12:34
  writing
• 12:34
  process
• 12:35
  though,
• 12:35
  he
• 12:36
  realised
• 12:36
  that
• 12:37
  this
• 12:37
  girl
• 12:37
  didn't
• 12:38
  actually
• 12:38
  do
• 12:39
  anything
• 12:39
  wrong,
• 12:40
  that
• 12:40
  she
• 12:40
  was
• 12:40
  honest
• 12:40
  with
• 12:41
  him
• 12:41
  up
• 12:41
  front
• 12:41
  about
• 12:42
  not
• 12:42
  wanting
• 12:42
  a
• 12:43
  serious
• 12:43
  relationship.
• 12:44
  And
• 12:44
  clearly
• 12:45
  he
• 12:45
  liked
• 12:45
  her
• 12:46
  more
• 12:46
  than
• 12:46
  she
• 12:46
  liked
• 12:47
  him.
• 12:48
  It
• 12:49
  was
• 12:49
  the
• 12:49
  Canadian
• 12:50
  anthology
• 12:50
  film
• 12:50
  32
• 12:51
  Short
• 12:51
  films
• 12:52
  about
• 12:52
  Glenn
• 12:52
  Gould
• 12:53
  that
• 12:53
  inspired
• 12:54
  a
• 12:54
  screenplay
• 12:54
  that
• 12:54
  was
• 12:55
  more
• 12:55
  a
• 12:55
  bunch
• 12:55
  of
• 12:56
  short
• 12:56
  films
• 12:57
  to
• 12:57
  tell
• 12:57
  a
• 12:57
  relationship
• 12:58
  story
• 12:58
  that
• 12:59
  you
• 12:59
  could
• 12:59
  tell
• 12:59
  in
• 12:59
  a
• 13:00
  non
• 13:00
  linear
• 13:00
  fashion,
• 13:01
  to
• 13:01
  create
• 13:02
  a
• 13:02
  rom
• 13:02
  com
• 13:02
  that
• 13:03
  had
• 13:03
  elements
• 13:04
  of
• 13:04
  rom
• 13:04
  and
• 13:05
  com
• 13:05
  but
• 13:05
  was
• 13:05
  a
• 13:06
  deconstruction
• 13:06
  of
• 13:06
  the
• 13:07
  genre,
• 13:07
  more
• 13:08
  realistic
• 13:08
  about
• 13:09
  the
• 13:09
  relationship
• 13:10
  and
• 13:10
  most
• 13:10
  importantly
• 13:11
  was
• 13:11
  co
• 13:12
  written
• 13:12
  by
• 13:12
  the
• 13:12
  guy
• 13:13
  who
• 13:13
  was
• 13:13
  the
• 13:14
  basis
• 13:14
  of
• 13:14
  the
• 13:14
  guy
• 13:15
  at
• 13:15
  the
• 13:15
  centre.
• 13:16
  And
• 13:16
  it
• 13:16
  would
• 13:16
  be
• 13:16
  very
• 13:17
  much
• 13:17
  a
• 13:17
  story
• 13:17
  from
• 13:18
  the
• 13:18
  male
• 13:18
  perspective,
• 13:19
  or
• 13:19
  at
• 13:19
  least
• 13:20
  Tom's
• 13:20
  perspective.
• 13:22
  The
• 13:22
  script
• 13:22
  evolved
• 13:23
  over
• 13:23
  a
• 13:23
  year,
• 13:24
  starting
• 13:24
  out
• 13:24
  as
• 13:25
  308
• 13:25
  Days
• 13:26
  of
• 13:26
  April,
• 13:27
  where
• 13:27
  April
• 13:28
  was
• 13:28
  the
• 13:28
  girl,
• 13:29
  day
• 13:29
  one
• 13:29
  was
• 13:30
  their
• 13:30
  meeting
• 13:30
  and
• 13:31
  day
• 13:31
  308
• 13:32
  was
• 13:32
  their
• 13:32
  breakup.
• 13:33
  It
• 13:33
  was
• 13:34
  honed
• 13:34
  over
• 13:34
  time,
• 13:35
  became
• 13:35
  150
• 13:36
  pages
• 13:36
  long
• 13:37
  with
• 13:37
  an
• 13:37
  incredibly
• 13:38
  long
• 13:38
  first
• 13:39
  act
• 13:39
  and
• 13:40
  the
• 13:40
  question
• 13:40
  became
• 13:41
  how
• 13:41
  to
• 13:41
  focus
• 13:41
  and
• 13:42
  tighten
• 13:42
  the
• 13:42
  script
• 13:43
  and
• 13:43
  also
• 13:44
  how
• 13:44
  to
• 13:44
  end
• 13:44
  it.
• 13:45
  The
• 13:45
  non
• 13:45
  linear
• 13:46
  script
• 13:46
  worked
• 13:47
  mostly
• 13:47
  because
• 13:47
  of
• 13:47
  how
• 13:48
  you
• 13:48
  perceive
• 13:48
  experience
• 13:49
  and
• 13:49
  how
• 13:50
  you
• 13:50
  remember
• 13:50
  certain
• 13:51
  things
• 13:51
  at
• 13:51
  certain
• 13:52
  times.
• 13:52
  Or
• 13:52
  your
• 13:53
  memory
• 13:53
  is
• 13:53
  jarred
• 13:54
  by
• 13:54
  something
• 13:54
  specific
• 13:55
  and
• 13:56
  also
• 13:56
  that
• 13:56
  your
• 13:56
  memory
• 13:57
  only
• 13:57
  remembers
• 13:58
  things
• 13:58
  that
• 13:58
  you
• 13:58
  want
• 13:59
  to.
• 13:59
  Tom
• 14:00
  forgets
• 14:00
  the
• 14:01
  negative
• 14:01
  parts,
• 14:02
  the
• 14:02
  arguing,
• 14:02
  the
• 14:03
  incompatibilities.
• 14:04
  He
• 14:04
  only
• 14:04
  remembers
• 14:05
  the
• 14:05
  positive
• 14:06
  parts
• 14:06
  of
• 14:06
  Summer.
• 14:07
  The
• 14:07
  script
• 14:07
  would
• 14:08
  start
• 14:08
  from
• 14:08
  a
• 14:08
  place
• 14:09
  of
• 14:09
  anger,
• 14:09
  but
• 14:10
  evolve
• 14:10
  into
• 14:11
  a
• 14:11
  place
• 14:11
  of
• 14:11
  contentment.
• 14:13
  They
• 14:13
  considered
• 14:14
  the
• 14:14
  idea
• 14:14
  that
• 14:15
  Summer
• 14:15
  would
• 14:15
  stop
• 14:15
  the
• 14:15
  movie
• 14:16
  after
• 14:16
  a
• 14:16
  certain
• 14:17
  scene
• 14:17
  and
• 14:17
  go,
• 14:18
  that's
• 14:18
  not
• 14:18
  how
• 14:18
  it
• 14:19
  actually
• 14:19
  happened.
• 14:20
  That
• 14:20
  she
• 14:20
  would
• 14:20
  take
• 14:20
  control
• 14:21
  and
• 14:21
  you'd
• 14:21
  see
• 14:22
  her
• 14:22
  version
• 14:22
  of
• 14:22
  events.
• 14:23
  It
• 14:23
  was
• 14:23
  a
• 14:24
  fun
• 14:24
  idea,
• 14:24
  but
• 14:24
  it
• 14:25
  violated
• 14:25
  the
• 14:25
  logic
• 14:26
  of
• 14:26
  the
• 14:26
  movie
• 14:26
  because
• 14:27
  the
• 14:27
  movie
• 14:27
  is
• 14:28
  supposed
• 14:28
  to
• 14:28
  be
• 14:28
  entirely
• 14:29
  from
• 14:29
  Tom's
• 14:30
  point
• 14:30
  of
• 14:30
  view.
• 14:31
  And
• 14:31
  that's
• 14:31
  why
• 14:32
  we
• 14:32
  learn
• 14:32
  little
• 14:33
  to
• 14:33
  nothing
• 14:33
  about
• 14:34
  Summer
• 14:34
  except
• 14:35
  for
• 14:35
  the
• 14:35
  background
• 14:36
  Tom
• 14:36
  has
• 14:36
  created
• 14:37
  for
• 14:37
  her.
• 14:38
  She
• 14:38
  is
• 14:38
  in
• 14:39
  many
• 14:39
  ways
• 14:40
  the
• 14:40
  manic
• 14:41
  pixie
• 14:41
  dream
• 14:41
  girl,
• 14:42
  but
• 14:42
  only
• 14:42
  because
• 14:43
  Tom
• 14:43
  doesn't
• 14:43
  really
• 14:44
  care
• 14:44
  about
• 14:44
  her,
• 14:45
  just
• 14:45
  about
• 14:45
  the
• 14:46
  idea
• 14:46
  of
• 14:46
  her.
• 14:46
  And
• 14:47
  that's
• 14:47
  why
• 14:47
  she's
• 14:48
  never
• 14:48
  fully
• 14:48
  fleshed
• 14:49
  out
• 14:49
  or
• 14:49
  given
• 14:50
  much
• 14:50
  personality.
• 14:51
  If
• 14:51
  it's
• 14:51
  not
• 14:52
  in
• 14:52
  the
• 14:52
  movie,
• 14:52
  Tom
• 14:53
  didn't
• 14:53
  care
• 14:53
  to
• 14:54
  remember
• 14:54
  it.
• 14:55
  Even
• 14:55
  when
• 14:55
  she
• 14:55
  does
• 14:56
  open
• 14:56
  up
• 14:56
  to
• 14:56
  him,
• 14:57
  Tom's
• 14:57
  internal
• 14:58
  monologue
• 14:58
  speaks
• 14:59
  over
• 14:59
  her.
• 15:00
  Summer
• 15:01
  asks
• 15:01
  Tom
• 15:01
  questions
• 15:02
  about
• 15:02
  his
• 15:03
  life,
• 15:03
  his
• 15:03
  experiences
• 15:04
  and
• 15:04
  his
• 15:05
  dreams,
• 15:05
  but
• 15:06
  he
• 15:06
  never
• 15:06
  asks
• 15:07
  her.
• 15:08
  So
• 15:09
  the
• 15:09
  script
• 15:09
  had
• 15:09
  everything
• 15:10
  except
• 15:10
  an
• 15:10
  ending.
• 15:11
  And
• 15:12
  then
• 15:12
  the
• 15:12
  girl
• 15:12
  who
• 15:13
  didn't
• 15:13
  want
• 15:13
  a
• 15:13
  serious
• 15:14
  relationship
• 15:14
  with
• 15:15
  Scott
• 15:15
  Neustadter
• 15:16
  or
• 15:16
  indeed
• 15:16
  anyone,
• 15:17
  suddenly
• 15:18
  became
• 15:18
  engaged
• 15:18
  to
• 15:19
  someone
• 15:19
  else.
• 15:20
  And
• 15:20
  that
• 15:20
  was
• 15:20
  the
• 15:20
  answer.
• 15:21
  Summer,
• 15:22
  the
• 15:22
  girl
• 15:22
  who
• 15:23
  didn't
• 15:23
  want
• 15:23
  anything
• 15:23
  serious,
• 15:24
  would
• 15:25
  randomly
• 15:25
  meet
• 15:25
  her
• 15:26
  person
• 15:26
  and
• 15:26
  she
• 15:27
  would
• 15:27
  marry
• 15:27
  him.
• 15:28
  The
• 15:28
  rare
• 15:29
  quote
• 15:29
  unquote
• 15:29
  rom
• 15:30
  com
• 15:30
  that
• 15:30
  doesn't
• 15:30
  end
• 15:30
  with
• 15:31
  the
• 15:31
  boy
• 15:31
  and
• 15:31
  the
• 15:31
  girl
• 15:32
  happily
• 15:32
  together
• 15:32
  ever
• 15:33
  after,
• 15:33
  but
• 15:34
  it
• 15:34
  does
• 15:34
  lead
• 15:34
  to
• 15:34
  both
• 15:35
  of
• 15:35
  them
• 15:35
  being
• 15:35
  happy.
• 15:36
  And
• 15:36
  to
• 15:37
  understand
• 15:37
  500
• 15:38
  days
• 15:38
  of
• 15:38
  summer's
• 15:39
  impact
• 15:39
  on
• 15:39
  the
• 15:39
  genre,
• 15:40
  we
• 15:40
  need
• 15:40
  to
• 15:41
  talk
• 15:41
  about
• 15:41
  rom
• 15:41
  coms
• 15:42
  in
• 15:42
  the
• 15:42
  2000s.
• 15:43
  500
• 15:44
  days
• 15:44
  of
• 15:44
  summer
• 15:45
  was
• 15:45
  partially
• 15:45
  inspired
• 15:46
  by
• 15:46
  When
• 15:46
  Harry
• 15:47
  Met
• 15:47
  Sally
• 15:47
  in
• 15:48
  Feeling
• 15:48
  like
• 15:48
  these
• 15:49
  were
• 15:49
  actually
• 15:49
  real
• 15:50
  people
• 15:50
  with
• 15:50
  real
• 15:51
  lives
• 15:51
  and
• 15:51
  real
• 15:52
  experiences.
• 15:53
  The
• 15:53
  80s
• 15:54
  was
• 15:54
  the
• 15:54
  start
• 15:54
  of
• 15:54
  the
• 15:55
  high
• 15:55
  concept
• 15:55
  rom
• 15:56
  com
• 15:56
  like
• 15:57
  When
• 15:57
  Harry
• 15:57
  Met
• 15:57
  Sally,
• 15:58
  with
• 15:58
  its
• 15:58
  witty
• 15:58
  dialogue
• 15:59
  written
• 15:59
  by
• 15:59
  the
• 16:00
  incomparable
• 16:00
  Nora
• 16:01
  Ephron
• 16:01
  Splash,
• 16:02
  which
• 16:03
  I
• 16:03
  should
• 16:03
  definitely
• 16:04
  do
• 16:04
  an
• 16:04
  episode
• 16:04
  on
• 16:04
  at
• 16:04
  some
• 16:05
  point
• 16:05
  because
• 16:05
  it
• 16:06
  changed
• 16:06
  the
• 16:06
  game
• 16:06
  for
• 16:06
  Disney,
• 16:07
  being
• 16:07
  the
• 16:08
  first
• 16:08
  Touchstone
• 16:09
  Pictures
• 16:09
  released,
• 16:10
  and
• 16:10
  added
• 16:10
  the
• 16:10
  fantasy
• 16:11
  element
• 16:11
  of
• 16:11
  Madison
• 16:12
  being
• 16:12
  a
• 16:12
  mermaid,
• 16:13
  also
• 16:13
  propelling
• 16:14
  the
• 16:14
  name
• 16:14
  Madison
• 16:15
  into
• 16:15
  the
• 16:15
  stratosphere.
• 16:17
  The
• 16:17
  90s
• 16:17
  was
• 16:18
  the
• 16:18
  golden
• 16:18
  age
• 16:18
  of
• 16:18
  rom
• 16:19
  coms
• 16:19
  with
• 16:19
  Pretty
• 16:20
  Woman,
• 16:20
  Sleepless
• 16:20
  in
• 16:21
  Seattle,
• 16:21
  Four
• 16:21
  Weddings
• 16:22
  and
• 16:22
  a
• 16:22
  Funeral,
• 16:22
  you've
• 16:23
  Got
• 16:23
  Mail,
• 16:23
  Notting
• 16:24
  Hill,
• 16:24
  all
• 16:25
  huge
• 16:25
  hits
• 16:26
  with
• 16:26
  big
• 16:26
  name
• 16:26
  stars.
• 16:27
  The
• 16:28
  genre
• 16:28
  was
• 16:28
  full
• 16:28
  of
• 16:29
  cliches,
• 16:29
  predictable
• 16:30
  but
• 16:31
  comforting
• 16:31
  and
• 16:32
  often
• 16:32
  built
• 16:32
  around
• 16:33
  a
• 16:33
  specific
• 16:33
  concept.
• 16:34
  For
• 16:34
  every
• 16:35
  Bridget
• 16:35
  Jones
• 16:36
  there
• 16:36
  was
• 16:36
  a
• 16:36
  pitch
• 16:36
  Perfect.
• 16:37
  The
• 16:38
  early
• 16:38
  mid
• 16:38
  2000s
• 16:39
  was
• 16:39
  a
• 16:39
  gold
• 16:39
  mine
• 16:40
  of
• 16:40
  Kate
• 16:40
  Hudson,
• 16:41
  Matthew
• 16:41
  McConaughey,
• 16:42
  Jennifer
• 16:43
  Aniston
• 16:43
  and
• 16:43
  Katherine
• 16:44
  Heigl
• 16:44
  starring
• 16:45
  generic
• 16:45
  rom
• 16:46
  coms
• 16:46
  or
• 16:46
  Judd
• 16:47
  Apatow
• 16:47
  R
• 16:48
  rated
• 16:48
  comedies.
• 16:49
  And
• 16:49
  by
• 16:49
  the
• 16:49
  end
• 16:49
  of
• 16:50
  the
• 16:50
  decade
• 16:50
  the
• 16:50
  genre
• 16:51
  felt
• 16:51
  tired.
• 16:52
  Rom
• 16:52
  coms
• 16:53
  were
• 16:53
  no
• 16:53
  longer
• 16:54
  a
• 16:54
  draw
• 16:54
  for
• 16:54
  cinema
• 16:55
  goers.
• 16:55
  DVD
• 16:56
  by
• 16:56
  post
• 16:57
  services
• 16:57
  changed
• 16:58
  viewing
• 16:58
  habits,
• 16:59
  then
• 16:59
  streaming
• 17:00
  services
• 17:00
  changed
• 17:01
  it
• 17:01
  again,
• 17:02
  and
• 17:02
  mid
• 17:02
  budget
• 17:03
  films
• 17:03
  just
• 17:03
  became
• 17:03
  something
• 17:04
  you
• 17:04
  didn't
• 17:05
  go
• 17:05
  to
• 17:05
  the
• 17:05
  cinema
• 17:06
  for.
• 17:07
  500
• 17:08
  Days
• 17:08
  of
• 17:08
  Summer
• 17:08
  understood
• 17:09
  there
• 17:10
  was
• 17:10
  rom
• 17:10
  com
• 17:10
  fatigue.
• 17:11
  It
• 17:11
  wasn't
• 17:12
  the
• 17:12
  only
• 17:12
  movie
• 17:12
  that
• 17:13
  deconstructed
• 17:13
  or
• 17:14
  subverted
• 17:14
  the
• 17:15
  rom
• 17:15
  com
• 17:15
  tropes,
• 17:16
  but
• 17:16
  it's
• 17:16
  the
• 17:16
  one
• 17:17
  we
• 17:17
  all
• 17:17
  remember.
• 17:18
  Maybe
• 17:18
  because
• 17:19
  wherever
• 17:19
  you
• 17:19
  are
• 17:20
  in
• 17:20
  your
• 17:20
  life,
• 17:21
  it
• 17:21
  feels
• 17:21
  personal.
• 17:23
  After
• 17:23
  a
• 17:24
  few
• 17:24
  years
• 17:24
  in
• 17:24
  London,
• 17:25
  Scott
• 17:25
  Neustadter
• 17:26
  moved
• 17:26
  back
• 17:26
  to
• 17:26
  LA
• 17:27
  and
• 17:27
  the
• 17:28
  script
• 17:28
  felt
• 17:28
  a
• 17:29
  little
• 17:29
  too
• 17:29
  personal
• 17:29
  to
• 17:30
  him
• 17:30
  to
• 17:31
  shop
• 17:31
  around
• 17:31
  the
• 17:32
  studios.
• 17:33
  After
• 17:33
  getting
• 17:33
  fired
• 17:34
  as
• 17:34
  an
• 17:34
  Assistant
• 17:34
  to
• 17:34
  working
• 17:35
  in
• 17:35
  tv.
• 17:36
  He
• 17:36
  had
• 17:36
  two
• 17:37
  choices.
• 17:38
  Shop
• 17:38
  the
• 17:38
  script
• 17:38
  around
• 17:39
  or
• 17:39
  move
• 17:40
  back
• 17:40
  in
• 17:40
  with
• 17:40
  his
• 17:41
  parents.
• 17:41
  He
• 17:42
  and
• 17:42
  Webber
• 17:42
  got
• 17:42
  a
• 17:43
  handful
• 17:43
  of
• 17:43
  meetings
• 17:43
  with
• 17:44
  various
• 17:44
  managers
• 17:44
  and
• 17:45
  agents
• 17:46
  and
• 17:46
  a
• 17:46
  broad
• 17:46
  comedy
• 17:47
  script
• 17:47
  they'd
• 17:47
  written
• 17:48
  before.
• 17:48
  500
• 17:49
  days
• 17:49
  a
• 17:49
  summer
• 17:50
  was
• 17:50
  the
• 17:50
  script
• 17:50
  that
• 17:51
  the
• 17:51
  agents
• 17:51
  preferred,
• 17:52
  and
• 17:52
  so
• 17:52
  that
• 17:52
  was
• 17:53
  submitted
• 17:53
  around
• 17:53
  the
• 17:53
  studios
• 17:54
  as
• 17:54
  a
• 17:54
  spec
• 17:55
  script.
• 17:56
  But
• 17:56
  they
• 17:57
  didn't
• 17:57
  want
• 17:57
  to
• 17:57
  be
• 17:57
  known
• 17:57
  for
• 17:57
  that
• 17:58
  script.
• 17:58
  They
• 17:59
  wanted
• 17:59
  to
• 17:59
  sell
• 17:59
  500
• 18:00
  days
• 18:00
  of
• 18:00
  summer.
• 18:01
  So
• 18:01
  they
• 18:01
  advertised
• 18:02
  it
• 18:02
  as
• 18:02
  a
• 18:03
  new
• 18:03
  spec
• 18:03
  script,
• 18:04
  but
• 18:04
  it
• 18:04
  ended
• 18:05
  up
• 18:05
  shelved,
• 18:05
  with
• 18:06
  people
• 18:06
  confused
• 18:07
  about
• 18:07
  what
• 18:07
  it
• 18:07
  was.
• 18:08
  Was
• 18:08
  it
• 18:08
  a
• 18:08
  romance?
• 18:09
  Was
• 18:09
  it
• 18:09
  a
• 18:09
  comedy?
• 18:10
  Was
• 18:10
  it
• 18:11
  a
• 18:11
  drama?
• 18:11
  Was
• 18:12
  it
• 18:12
  a
• 18:12
  warning
• 18:12
  about
• 18:12
  toxic
• 18:13
  masculinity?
• 18:14
  No
• 18:15
  one
• 18:15
  really
• 18:15
  knew
• 18:15
  how
• 18:15
  to
• 18:16
  market
• 18:16
  it,
• 18:16
  but
• 18:16
  they
• 18:17
  liked
• 18:17
  it.
• 18:18
  It
• 18:18
  would
• 18:18
  lead
• 18:18
  to
• 18:18
  the
• 18:18
  pair
• 18:19
  being
• 18:19
  tapped
• 18:19
  to
• 18:19
  write
• 18:20
  The
• 18:20
  Pink
• 18:20
  Panther
• 18:21
  2.
• 18:21
  And
• 18:22
  a
• 18:22
  job's
• 18:23
  a
• 18:23
  job.
• 18:24
  The
• 18:25
  expectation
• 18:26
  would
• 18:26
  be
• 18:26
  that
• 18:27
  studios
• 18:27
  would
• 18:27
  be
• 18:27
  biting
• 18:28
  off
• 18:28
  their
• 18:28
  hands
• 18:29
  for
• 18:29
  a
• 18:29
  chance
• 18:29
  to
• 18:29
  make
• 18:30
  500
• 18:31
  days
• 18:31
  of
• 18:31
  summer.
• 18:32
  The
• 18:32
  reality
• 18:33
  was
• 18:33
  the
• 18:33
  complete
• 18:34
  opposite.
• 18:34
  But
• 18:35
  the
• 18:35
  movie
• 18:35
  had
• 18:35
  its
• 18:36
  fans,
• 18:36
  its
• 18:37
  producers,
• 18:37
  Mark
• 18:38
  Waters,
• 18:38
  Jessica
• 18:39
  Tucinski
• 18:39
  and
• 18:40
  Mason
• 18:40
  Novick,
• 18:41
  who
• 18:41
  advocated
• 18:42
  for
• 18:42
  it
• 18:42
  at
• 18:42
  Fox
• 18:42
  Searchlight
• 18:43
  and
• 18:44
  encouraged
• 18:44
  the
• 18:44
  studio
• 18:45
  to
• 18:45
  take
• 18:45
  a
• 18:45
  chance
• 18:46
  on
• 18:47
  would
• 18:47
  still
• 18:47
  take
• 18:48
  a
• 18:48
  year
• 18:48
  to
• 18:48
  get
• 18:48
  greenlit,
• 18:49
  though,
• 18:49
  mostly
• 18:50
  due
• 18:50
  to
• 18:50
  persistence
• 18:51
  of
• 18:51
  eventual
• 18:52
  director
• 18:52
  Marc
• 18:52
  Webb,
• 18:53
  who
• 18:54
  at
• 18:54
  that
• 18:54
  point
• 18:54
  was
• 18:54
  only
• 18:55
  known
• 18:55
  for
• 18:55
  directing
• 18:56
  music
• 18:56
  videos.
• 18:57
  He
• 18:57
  would
• 18:57
  see
• 18:58
  the
• 18:58
  script
• 18:58
  and
• 18:58
  loved
• 18:59
  the
• 18:59
  ending.
• 19:00
  He
• 19:00
  thought
• 19:00
  it
• 19:00
  felt
• 19:01
  more
• 19:01
  real
• 19:01
  than
• 19:01
  the
• 19:01
  formulaic
• 19:02
  rom
• 19:02
  coms
• 19:03
  Hollywood
• 19:03
  churned
• 19:04
  out
• 19:04
  during
• 19:04
  the
• 19:05
  genre's
• 19:05
  heyday.
• 19:06
  He
• 19:06
  would
• 19:06
  contact
• 19:07
  Fox
• 19:07
  Searchlight
• 19:08
  with
• 19:08
  storyboards
• 19:09
  and
• 19:09
  presentations
• 19:10
  to
• 19:10
  try
• 19:10
  to
• 19:10
  get
• 19:11
  them
• 19:11
  to
• 19:11
  greenlight
• 19:12
  the
• 19:12
  movie.
• 19:12
  The
• 19:13
  main
• 19:13
  issue
• 19:13
  seemed
• 19:14
  to
• 19:14
  be
• 19:14
  with
• 19:14
  the
• 19:14
  character
• 19:15
  of
• 19:15
  Summer
• 19:15
  and
• 19:16
  whether
• 19:16
  any
• 19:16
  actresses
• 19:17
  would
• 19:17
  actually
• 19:18
  be
• 19:18
  willing
• 19:18
  to
• 19:18
  play
• 19:19
  the
• 19:19
  character.
• 19:21
  Webb
• 19:21
  met
• 19:21
  Joseph
• 19:22
  Gordon
• 19:22
  Levitt
• 19:22
  on
• 19:22
  a
• 19:23
  whim
• 19:23
  and
• 19:23
  asked
• 19:23
  him
• 19:24
  who
• 19:24
  he
• 19:24
  thought
• 19:25
  should
• 19:25
  play
• 19:25
  Summer.
• 19:26
  Without
• 19:26
  hesitating,
• 19:27
  Gordon
• 19:27
  Levitt
• 19:28
  suggested
• 19:29
  his
• 19:29
  friend
• 19:29
  Zooey
• 19:30
  Deschanel,
• 19:31
  who
• 19:31
  had
• 19:31
  worked
• 19:31
  with
• 19:32
  him
• 19:32
  on
• 19:32
  Manic
• 19:32
  in
• 19:33
  2001.
• 19:34
  Deschanel
• 19:35
  was
• 19:35
  hired,
• 19:36
  and
• 19:36
  very
• 19:36
  quickly,
• 19:37
  Joseph
• 19:37
  Gordon
• 19:38
  Levitt
• 19:38
  joined
• 19:38
  the
• 19:38
  movie
• 19:39
  shortly
• 19:39
  afterwards
• 19:40
  because
• 19:40
  the
• 19:41
  pair
• 19:41
  were
• 19:41
  good
• 19:41
  friends,
• 19:41
  they
• 19:42
  had
• 19:42
  great
• 19:42
  chemistry,
• 19:43
  and
• 19:43
  they
• 19:44
  worked
• 19:44
  really
• 19:44
  well
• 19:44
  together.
• 19:46
  And
• 19:46
  it
• 19:46
  wasn't
• 19:46
  just
• 19:47
  Neustadter's
• 19:47
  romantic
• 19:48
  history
• 19:48
  on
• 19:49
  full
• 19:49
  display
• 19:49
  either.
• 19:50
  Everyone
• 19:51
  contributed
• 19:51
  cringeworthy
• 19:52
  moments
• 19:53
  to
• 19:53
  Tom
• 19:53
  and
• 19:53
  Summer's
• 19:54
  relationship.
• 19:55
  The
• 19:55
  awkward
• 19:55
  photocopy
• 19:56
  room
• 19:56
  kiss
• 19:57
  was
• 19:57
  experienced
• 19:57
  by
• 19:58
  director
• 19:58
  Mark
• 19:59
  Webb.
• 19:59
  The
• 19:59
  trips
• 20:00
  to
• 20:00
  IKEA
• 20:00
  were
• 20:01
  from
• 20:01
  Michael
• 20:01
  Weber's
• 20:02
  past
• 20:02
  relationships,
• 20:03
  including
• 20:03
  the
• 20:04
  fun
• 20:04
  first
• 20:04
  trip
• 20:05
  where
• 20:05
  they
• 20:05
  play
• 20:05
  house,
• 20:06
  and
• 20:06
  the
• 20:06
  second,
• 20:07
  where
• 20:07
  the
• 20:07
  fun
• 20:07
  and
• 20:07
  joy
• 20:08
  just
• 20:08
  isn't
• 20:08
  there
• 20:08
  anymore.
• 20:09
  They
• 20:10
  shot
• 20:10
  those
• 20:10
  scenes
• 20:10
  at
• 20:11
  the
• 20:11
  IKEA
• 20:11
  in
• 20:11
  Burbank
• 20:12
  overnight,
• 20:12
  when
• 20:13
  the
• 20:13
  store
• 20:13
  was
• 20:13
  closed
• 20:14
  and
• 20:15
  filming
• 20:15
  took
• 20:15
  place
• 20:15
  in
• 20:16
  California
• 20:16
  starting
• 20:17
  in
• 20:17
  May
• 20:17
  2008
• 20:18
  through
• 20:19
  to
• 20:19
  June
• 20:20
  2008,
• 20:20
  including
• 20:21
  at
• 20:21
  historic
• 20:22
  buildings
• 20:22
  like
• 20:23
  the
• 20:23
  Bradbury
• 20:23
  Building.
• 20:24
  Tom's
• 20:25
  favourite
• 20:25
  spot
• 20:26
  with
• 20:26
  the
• 20:26
  Bench
• 20:26
  was
• 20:26
  filmed
• 20:27
  at
• 20:27
  Angel's
• 20:28
  Knoll,
• 20:28
  a
• 20:28
  small
• 20:29
  green
• 20:29
  space
• 20:29
  overlooking
• 20:30
  downtown
• 20:30
  la.
• 20:31
  The
• 20:31
  Continental
• 20:32
  Building
• 20:32
  and
• 20:32
  the
• 20:33
  old
• 20:33
  Angels
• 20:33
  Flight
• 20:34
  Railway,
• 20:34
  where
• 20:35
  Tom
• 20:35
  points
• 20:35
  out
• 20:36
  the
• 20:36
  Fine
• 20:36
  Arts
• 20:36
  Building
• 20:37
  and
• 20:37
  its
• 20:37
  designers,
• 20:38
  Walker
• 20:38
  and
• 20:38
  Ison
• 20:39
  being
• 20:39
  his
• 20:39
  favourite
• 20:40
  architects.
• 20:41
  The
• 20:41
  film's
• 20:42
  bench
• 20:42
  was
• 20:42
  even
• 20:42
  graced
• 20:43
  with
• 20:43
  a
• 20:43
  plaque.
• 20:44
  But
• 20:44
  as
• 20:44
  of
• 20:45
  July
• 20:45
  2013,
• 20:46
  the
• 20:46
  park
• 20:46
  was
• 20:47
  fenced
• 20:47
  off
• 20:47
  due
• 20:48
  to
• 20:48
  state
• 20:48
  cutbacks
• 20:49
  and
• 20:49
  it
• 20:49
  has
• 20:50
  never
• 20:50
  reopened,
• 20:51
  which
• 20:51
  is
• 20:51
  really
• 20:51
  sad
• 20:52
  because
• 20:53
  looking
• 20:53
  on
• 20:53
  Google
• 20:54
  Maps,
• 20:54
  it
• 20:54
  looks
• 20:54
  like
• 20:55
  the
• 20:55
  only
• 20:55
  green
• 20:55
  space
• 20:56
  for
• 20:56
  blocks.
• 20:58
  This
• 20:58
  would
• 20:59
  be
• 20:59
  a
• 20:59
  small
• 20:59
  independent
• 21:00
  movie
• 21:00
  shot
• 21:01
  on
• 21:01
  location
• 21:02
  in
• 21:02
  and
• 21:02
  around
• 21:03
  Los
• 21:03
  Angeles.
• 21:03
  But
• 21:04
  whether
• 21:04
  you
• 21:04
  sympathise
• 21:05
  with
• 21:05
  or
• 21:06
  agree
• 21:06
  with
• 21:06
  Tom
• 21:07
  or
• 21:07
  Summer,
• 21:08
  costuming
• 21:08
  was
• 21:09
  vitally
• 21:09
  important
• 21:09
  to
• 21:10
  show
• 21:10
  just
• 21:10
  how
• 21:11
  much
• 21:11
  summer
• 21:11
  infiltrated
• 21:12
  Tom's
• 21:13
  life
• 21:13
  and
• 21:13
  his
• 21:14
  mind.
• 21:15
  Zooey
• 21:15
  Deschanel
• 21:16
  is
• 21:16
  a
• 21:16
  beautiful
• 21:17
  woman
• 21:17
  and
• 21:17
  she
• 21:18
  always
• 21:18
  looks
• 21:18
  great
• 21:19
  in
• 21:19
  slightly
• 21:20
  vintage
• 21:20
  fits,
• 21:21
  which
• 21:21
  worked
• 21:21
  because
• 21:22
  the
• 21:22
  filmmakers
• 21:22
  didn't
• 21:23
  want
• 21:23
  to
• 21:23
  tie
• 21:23
  the
• 21:24
  movie
• 21:24
  to
• 21:24
  a
• 21:25
  specific
• 21:25
  decade.
• 21:26
  There
• 21:26
  would
• 21:26
  be
• 21:27
  no
• 21:27
  UGG
• 21:27
  boots,
• 21:27
  no
• 21:28
  beach
• 21:28
  wear,
• 21:28
  nothing
• 21:29
  too
• 21:29
  expensive.
• 21:30
  These
• 21:30
  were
• 21:31
  young
• 21:31
  people
• 21:31
  in
• 21:32
  their
• 21:32
  first
• 21:32
  jobs
• 21:33
  out
• 21:33
  of
• 21:33
  college,
• 21:34
  and
• 21:34
  only
• 21:34
  Summer
• 21:34
  Finn
• 21:35
  would
• 21:35
  wear
• 21:35
  blue
• 21:36
  to
• 21:36
  bring
• 21:36
  out
• 21:36
  Zooey
• 21:37
  Deschanel's
• 21:37
  eyes,
• 21:38
  but
• 21:38
  also
• 21:38
  to
• 21:39
  show
• 21:39
  how
• 21:39
  summery
• 21:40
  Summer
• 21:40
  Finn
• 21:41
  really
• 21:41
  was.
• 21:42
  Summer
• 21:42
  would
• 21:42
  be
• 21:42
  a
• 21:43
  thrifter,
• 21:43
  visiting
• 21:44
  many
• 21:44
  of
• 21:44
  LA's
• 21:45
  thrift
• 21:45
  stores
• 21:45
  to
• 21:46
  find
• 21:46
  vintage
• 21:47
  fabrics
• 21:47
  reusing
• 21:48
  older
• 21:48
  designs.
• 21:49
  She
• 21:49
  wouldn't
• 21:50
  be
• 21:50
  sexualized
• 21:51
  and
• 21:51
  would
• 21:51
  always
• 21:52
  wear
• 21:52
  sensible
• 21:52
  shoes
• 21:53
  as
• 21:53
  a
• 21:53
  young
• 21:54
  woman
• 21:54
  in
• 21:54
  LA
• 21:54
  without
• 21:55
  a
• 21:55
  car.
• 21:55
  And
• 21:56
  all
• 21:56
  of
• 21:56
  those
• 21:56
  things
• 21:57
  were
• 21:57
  considered.
• 21:58
  Marc
• 21:59
  Webb's
• 21:59
  only
• 21:59
  specific
• 22:00
  request
• 22:00
  to
• 22:00
  costume
• 22:01
  designer
• 22:01
  Hope
• 22:02
  Hanifin
• 22:03
  was
• 22:03
  that
• 22:03
  the
• 22:03
  Summer
• 22:04
  wears
• 22:04
  blue
• 22:04
  rule.
• 22:05
  No
• 22:05
  other
• 22:05
  character
• 22:06
  would
• 22:06
  wear
• 22:06
  any
• 22:07
  shade.
• 22:08
  Tom
• 22:08
  would
• 22:08
  be
• 22:08
  all
• 22:09
  about
• 22:09
  hipster
• 22:09
  vests,
• 22:10
  skinny
• 22:11
  slacks,
• 22:11
  leather
• 22:12
  sneakers
• 22:12
  and
• 22:12
  skinny
• 22:13
  ties.
• 22:14
  But
• 22:14
  of
• 22:14
  course
• 22:14
  there
• 22:15
  is
• 22:15
  a
• 22:15
  very
• 22:15
  famous
• 22:16
  scene
• 22:16
  where
• 22:16
  everyone
• 22:17
  is
• 22:17
  wearing
• 22:18
  blue
• 22:18
  and
• 22:19
  Summer
• 22:19
  is
• 22:19
  nowhere
• 22:20
  to
• 22:20
  be
• 22:20
  seen,
• 22:21
  where
• 22:22
  Tom,
• 22:22
  after
• 22:22
  his
• 22:23
  first
• 22:23
  night
• 22:23
  with
• 22:23
  Summer,
• 22:24
  steps
• 22:25
  out
• 22:25
  of
• 22:25
  his
• 22:25
  apartment
• 22:25
  and
• 22:26
  into
• 22:26
  a
• 22:26
  full
• 22:26
  blown
• 22:27
  dance
• 22:27
  number
• 22:28
  set
• 22:28
  to
• 22:28
  Hauler
• 22:29
  notes,
• 22:29
  you
• 22:30
  make
• 22:30
  my
• 22:30
  dreams.
• 22:31
  It
• 22:32
  probably
• 22:32
  helped
• 22:32
  that
• 22:33
  Marc
• 22:33
  Webb
• 22:33
  made
• 22:34
  his
• 22:34
  name
• 22:34
  directing
• 22:35
  music
• 22:35
  videos.
• 22:36
  How
• 22:36
  else
• 22:36
  do
• 22:37
  you
• 22:37
  depict
• 22:37
  that
• 22:37
  rush
• 22:38
  of
• 22:38
  endorphins
• 22:38
  you
• 22:39
  get
• 22:39
  in
• 22:39
  a
• 22:39
  cinematic
• 22:40
  way?
• 22:40
  And
• 22:40
  obviously
• 22:41
  Tom
• 22:41
  was
• 22:42
  an
• 22:42
  extra
• 22:43
  emotional
• 22:43
  guy
• 22:44
  at
• 22:44
  that
• 22:44
  point
• 22:44
  in
• 22:44
  his
• 22:45
  life.
• 22:45
  But
• 22:46
  did
• 22:46
  Joseph
• 22:47
  Gordon
• 22:47
  Levick
• 22:47
  actually
• 22:48
  want
• 22:48
  to
• 22:48
  dance?
• 22:49
  Why,
• 22:49
  yes.
• 22:50
  Yes,
• 22:50
  he
• 22:50
  did.
• 22:50
  And
• 22:51
  he
• 22:51
  fully
• 22:51
  embraced
• 22:52
  the
• 22:52
  scene,
• 22:52
  despite
• 22:53
  being
• 22:53
  known
• 22:53
  at
• 22:53
  the
• 22:53
  time
• 22:54
  for
• 22:54
  his
• 22:54
  more
• 22:54
  serious
• 22:55
  roles.
• 22:56
  Marc
• 22:56
  Webb
• 22:57
  contacted
• 22:57
  choreographer
• 22:58
  Michael
• 22:58
  Rooney,
• 22:59
  who
• 22:59
  he'd
• 23:00
  worked
• 23:00
  with
• 23:00
  before,
• 23:01
  and
• 23:01
  they
• 23:01
  worked
• 23:01
  on
• 23:02
  an
• 23:02
  original
• 23:02
  piece
• 23:03
  with
• 23:03
  a
• 23:03
  cameo
• 23:04
  by
• 23:04
  Han
• 23:04
  Solo,
• 23:05
  of
• 23:05
  course.
• 23:05
  And
• 23:05
  the
• 23:06
  idea
• 23:06
  would
• 23:06
  be
• 23:06
  that
• 23:06
  Tom
• 23:07
  would
• 23:07
  be
• 23:07
  so
• 23:07
  elated
• 23:08
  by
• 23:08
  his
• 23:08
  night
• 23:08
  with
• 23:09
  Summer
• 23:09
  that
• 23:09
  this
• 23:10
  is
• 23:10
  the
• 23:10
  greatest
• 23:10
  day
• 23:11
  of
• 23:11
  his
• 23:11
  life.
• 23:11
  And
• 23:12
  he
• 23:12
  transitions
• 23:12
  into
• 23:13
  dance
• 23:13
  by
• 23:13
  being
• 23:14
  congratulated
• 23:15
  by
• 23:15
  people
• 23:15
  with
• 23:16
  its
• 23:16
  own
• 23:16
  visual
• 23:17
  messages,
• 23:17
  like
• 23:17
  hitting
• 23:18
  a
• 23:18
  home
• 23:18
  run
• 23:19
  after
• 23:19
  getting
• 23:19
  past
• 23:19
  first
• 23:20
  base,
• 23:20
  second
• 23:20
  base
• 23:21
  and
• 23:21
  third
• 23:21
  base,
• 23:22
  and
• 23:22
  including
• 23:22
  iconic
• 23:23
  dance
• 23:23
  moves
• 23:24
  like
• 23:24
  Saturday
• 23:25
  Night
• 23:25
  Fever
• 23:25
  and
• 23:26
  Elvis
• 23:26
  Presley's
• 23:27
  twist
• 23:27
  legs.
• 23:28
  Every
• 23:28
  single
• 23:29
  other
• 23:29
  person
• 23:29
  in
• 23:30
  this
• 23:30
  scene
• 23:30
  wears
• 23:31
  some
• 23:31
  shade
• 23:32
  of
• 23:32
  blue
• 23:32
  to
• 23:33
  reflect
• 23:33
  that
• 23:33
  Summer
• 23:34
  is
• 23:34
  the
• 23:34
  only
• 23:34
  thing
• 23:34
  in
• 23:34
  Tom's
• 23:35
  mind
• 23:35
  and
• 23:35
  that
• 23:36
  the
• 23:36
  world
• 23:36
  around
• 23:36
  him
• 23:37
  reflects
• 23:37
  her.
• 23:39
  Originally
• 23:40
  they
• 23:40
  wanted
• 23:40
  Duran
• 23:41
  Duran
• 23:41
  for
• 23:41
  the
• 23:41
  music,
• 23:42
  and
• 23:42
  then
• 23:42
  they
• 23:43
  heard
• 23:43
  hall
• 23:43
  and
• 23:43
  Oates.
• 23:44
  You
• 23:44
  Make
• 23:45
  My
• 23:45
  Dreams
• 23:46
  is
• 23:46
  genuinely
• 23:47
  one
• 23:47
  of
• 23:47
  my
• 23:47
  favorite
• 23:48
  songs
• 23:48
  of
• 23:48
  all
• 23:48
  time.
• 23:49
  That
• 23:49
  may
• 23:49
  be
• 23:49
  why
• 23:50
  I
• 23:50
  really
• 23:51
  love
• 23:51
  this
• 23:51
  movie
• 23:51
  more
• 23:52
  than
• 23:52
  most.
• 23:53
  Early
• 23:53
  iterations
• 23:54
  of
• 23:54
  this
• 23:54
  scene
• 23:54
  included
• 23:55
  a
• 23:55
  cameo
• 23:56
  by
• 23:56
  both
• 23:56
  Daryl
• 23:57
  hall
• 23:57
  and
• 23:57
  John
• 23:57
  Oates.
• 23:58
  But
• 23:58
  while
• 23:59
  John
• 23:59
  Oates
• 23:59
  was
• 24:00
  keen,
• 24:00
  Daryl
• 24:01
  hall
• 24:01
  wasn't,
• 24:01
  and
• 24:02
  so
• 24:02
  neither
• 24:02
  actually
• 24:03
  appeared.
• 24:04
  It
• 24:04
  became
• 24:04
  the
• 24:04
  standout
• 24:05
  moment
• 24:05
  of
• 24:05
  the
• 24:06
  movie
• 24:06
  and
• 24:06
  even
• 24:07
  included
• 24:07
  a
• 24:07
  little
• 24:07
  animated
• 24:08
  Blue
• 24:08
  Bird,
• 24:09
  because
• 24:09
  regular
• 24:10
  listeners
• 24:10
  will
• 24:10
  know.
• 24:11
  I
• 24:11
  do
• 24:11
  love
• 24:11
  my
• 24:12
  animation.
• 24:13
  But
• 24:13
  the
• 24:13
  scene
• 24:14
  that
• 24:14
  hits
• 24:14
  hardest,
• 24:15
  not
• 24:15
  just
• 24:16
  for
• 24:16
  me,
• 24:16
  but
• 24:16
  I
• 24:16
  think
• 24:16
  for
• 24:17
  many
• 24:17
  people
• 24:17
  especially,
• 24:18
  is
• 24:19
  the
• 24:19
  expectations
• 24:20
  versus
• 24:20
  reality
• 24:21
  scene.
• 24:22
  A
• 24:22
  split
• 24:22
  screen
• 24:23
  showing
• 24:23
  Tom's
• 24:24
  expectation
• 24:24
  of
• 24:25
  going
• 24:25
  to
• 24:25
  a
• 24:25
  party
• 24:25
  at
• 24:26
  Summer's
• 24:26
  apartment
• 24:27
  versus
• 24:27
  the
• 24:28
  reality
• 24:28
  of
• 24:28
  what
• 24:29
  happens
• 24:29
  at
• 24:29
  the
• 24:29
  party.
• 24:30
  Both
• 24:31
  versions
• 24:31
  play
• 24:31
  simultaneously,
• 24:32
  starting
• 24:33
  out
• 24:33
  relatively
• 24:34
  annoying,
• 24:34
  but
• 24:34
  gradually
• 24:35
  diverging
• 24:36
  in
• 24:36
  painful
• 24:37
  ways.
• 24:37
  In
• 24:38
  Tom's
• 24:38
  expectations,
• 24:39
  Summer
• 24:40
  is
• 24:40
  thrilled
• 24:40
  to
• 24:40
  see
• 24:41
  him.
• 24:41
  They
• 24:41
  have
• 24:41
  meaningful
• 24:42
  eye
• 24:42
  contact,
• 24:43
  she's
• 24:43
  affectionate,
• 24:44
  they
• 24:44
  connect
• 24:45
  deeply,
• 24:45
  and
• 24:46
  there
• 24:46
  are
• 24:46
  hints
• 24:46
  of
• 24:46
  reconciliation.
• 24:48
  In
• 24:48
  reality,
• 24:49
  Summer
• 24:49
  is
• 24:49
  polite
• 24:50
  but
• 24:50
  distant.
• 24:51
  She's
• 24:51
  mingling
• 24:52
  with
• 24:52
  other
• 24:52
  guests.
• 24:53
  Their
• 24:53
  interactions
• 24:53
  are
• 24:54
  awkward,
• 24:54
  and
• 24:55
  she's
• 24:55
  clearly
• 24:55
  moved
• 24:56
  on
• 24:56
  emotionally.
• 24:57
  The
• 24:57
  gut
• 24:58
  punch
• 24:58
  comes
• 24:58
  when
• 24:59
  Tom
• 24:59
  notices
• 25:00
  Summer's
• 25:00
  engagement
• 25:01
  ring.
• 25:01
  In
• 25:02
  his
• 25:02
  expectations,
• 25:03
  this
• 25:03
  moment
• 25:04
  doesn't
• 25:04
  exist
• 25:05
  at
• 25:05
  all.
• 25:06
  The
• 25:06
  two
• 25:07
  sides
• 25:07
  of
• 25:07
  the
• 25:07
  screen
• 25:07
  finally
• 25:08
  converge
• 25:09
  on
• 25:09
  this
• 25:09
  single,
• 25:10
  devastating
• 25:10
  reality
• 25:11
  that
• 25:12
  she
• 25:12
  is
• 25:12
  engaged
• 25:12
  to
• 25:13
  someone
• 25:13
  else.
• 25:15
  And
• 25:15
  the
• 25:15
  scene
• 25:15
  brilliantly
• 25:16
  captures
• 25:16
  the
• 25:16
  gap
• 25:16
  between
• 25:17
  what
• 25:17
  we
• 25:17
  hope
• 25:18
  for
• 25:18
  and
• 25:19
  what
• 25:19
  actually
• 25:19
  happens,
• 25:20
  especially
• 25:21
  after
• 25:21
  a
• 25:21
  breakup
• 25:22
  when
• 25:22
  we're
• 25:23
  still
• 25:23
  holding
• 25:23
  on
• 25:23
  to
• 25:24
  some
• 25:24
  hope.
• 25:25
  We
• 25:25
  almost
• 25:25
  tell
• 25:26
  ourselves
• 25:26
  the
• 25:26
  outcome
• 25:27
  of
• 25:27
  something
• 25:27
  because
• 25:28
  it's
• 25:28
  the
• 25:28
  outcome
• 25:29
  we
• 25:29
  think
• 25:29
  we
• 25:29
  want.
• 25:31
  It's
• 25:31
  relatable
• 25:32
  because
• 25:32
  we've
• 25:33
  all
• 25:33
  experienced
• 25:34
  a
• 25:34
  painful
• 25:34
  moment
• 25:34
  like
• 25:35
  that
• 25:35
  where
• 25:35
  the
• 25:36
  reality
• 25:36
  just
• 25:36
  punches
• 25:37
  you
• 25:37
  in
• 25:37
  the
• 25:37
  gut.
• 25:38
  Now,
• 25:38
  this
• 25:38
  is
• 25:39
  the
• 25:39
  only
• 25:39
  part
• 25:39
  of
• 25:39
  the
• 25:39
  movie
• 25:40
  for
• 25:40
  me
• 25:41
  where
• 25:41
  Summer
• 25:41
  is
• 25:42
  at
• 25:42
  fault.
• 25:42
  Not
• 25:43
  for
• 25:43
  moving
• 25:43
  on
• 25:44
  or
• 25:44
  getting
• 25:44
  engaged,
• 25:45
  but
• 25:45
  for
• 25:45
  not
• 25:46
  telling
• 25:46
  Tom
• 25:46
  upfront
• 25:47
  at
• 25:47
  Millie's
• 25:48
  wedding
• 25:48
  that
• 25:49
  she
• 25:49
  was
• 25:49
  getting
• 25:50
  married,
• 25:50
  or,
• 25:50
  at
• 25:50
  the
• 25:50
  very
• 25:51
  least,
• 25:51
  that
• 25:52
  she
• 25:52
  had
• 25:52
  met
• 25:52
  Someone
• 25:53
  new.
• 25:54
  She'd
• 25:54
  always
• 25:54
  been
• 25:55
  honest
• 25:55
  with
• 25:55
  him
• 25:56
  and
• 25:56
  maybe
• 25:56
  she
• 25:56
  was
• 25:57
  afraid
• 25:57
  of
• 25:57
  his
• 25:58
  reaction.
• 25:59
  But
• 25:59
  why
• 25:59
  then
• 26:00
  invite
• 26:00
  him
• 26:00
  to
• 26:00
  a
• 26:00
  party
• 26:01
  at
• 26:01
  yours
• 26:01
  if
• 26:01
  you're
• 26:02
  wearing
• 26:02
  a
• 26:02
  ring
• 26:03
  and
• 26:03
  other
• 26:03
  people
• 26:04
  at
• 26:04
  the
• 26:04
  party
• 26:04
  know
• 26:05
  you're
• 26:05
  engaged?
• 26:06
  Summer
• 26:06
  should
• 26:07
  have
• 26:07
  told
• 26:07
  Tom,
• 26:08
  but
• 26:08
  that's
• 26:09
  the
• 26:09
  only
• 26:09
  thing
• 26:10
  I
• 26:10
  can
• 26:10
  actually
• 26:10
  fault
• 26:11
  Summer
• 26:11
  for.
• 26:12
  But
• 26:12
  then
• 26:12
  I
• 26:13
  suppose
• 26:13
  we'll
• 26:13
  go
• 26:13
  back
• 26:13
  to
• 26:13
  the
• 26:14
  great
• 26:14
  thing
• 26:14
  about
• 26:14
  this
• 26:14
  movie.
• 26:15
  Whatever
• 26:16
  stage
• 26:16
  in
• 26:16
  your
• 26:16
  life
• 26:17
  you're
• 26:17
  at,
• 26:18
  you
• 26:18
  can
• 26:18
  watch
• 26:18
  this
• 26:19
  movie
• 26:20
  and
• 26:20
  you
• 26:21
  can
• 26:21
  see
• 26:21
  this
• 26:21
  movie
• 26:22
  in
• 26:22
  completely
• 26:22
  different
• 26:23
  ways
• 26:23
  at
• 26:23
  different
• 26:23
  stages
• 26:24
  of
• 26:24
  your
• 26:24
  life.
• 26:25
  You
• 26:25
  could
• 26:25
  watch
• 26:26
  it
• 26:26
  and
• 26:26
  believe
• 26:26
  Summer
• 26:27
  is
• 26:27
  the
• 26:27
  villain.
• 26:28
  Or
• 26:28
  you
• 26:29
  can
• 26:29
  experience
• 26:29
  a
• 26:29
  bit
• 26:30
  more
• 26:30
  of
• 26:30
  life
• 26:30
  and
• 26:31
  love
• 26:31
  and
• 26:31
  see
• 26:31
  that
• 26:31
  Tom
• 26:32
  isn't
• 26:33
  necessarily
• 26:33
  wrong,
• 26:34
  but
• 26:34
  he's
• 26:34
  immature
• 26:35
  and
• 26:36
  shouldn't
• 26:36
  be
• 26:36
  projecting
• 26:37
  all
• 26:37
  his
• 26:38
  wants
• 26:38
  and
• 26:38
  desires
• 26:39
  onto
• 26:39
  a
• 26:40
  woman
• 26:40
  who
• 26:40
  has
• 26:40
  told
• 26:41
  him
• 26:41
  that
• 26:41
  she's
• 26:42
  not
• 26:42
  that
• 26:42
  into
• 26:42
  him.
• 26:43
  It's
• 26:44
  a
• 26:44
  lesson
• 26:44
  for
• 26:44
  all
• 26:44
  of
• 26:44
  us.
• 26:45
  If
• 26:45
  a
• 26:45
  person
• 26:46
  says
• 26:46
  they're
• 26:46
  not
• 26:46
  that
• 26:46
  into
• 26:47
  you
• 26:47
  or
• 26:47
  employs
• 26:48
  it
• 26:48
  by
• 26:49
  suggesting
• 26:49
  a
• 26:50
  situationship
• 26:50
  when
• 26:51
  you
• 26:51
  want
• 26:51
  more,
• 26:52
  then
• 26:52
  they're
• 26:52
  not
• 26:52
  going
• 26:53
  to
• 26:53
  change
• 26:53
  their
• 26:53
  mind
• 26:54
  just
• 26:54
  because
• 26:54
  you
• 26:55
  want
• 26:55
  them
• 26:55
  to.
• 26:56
  They
• 26:56
  may
• 26:56
  change
• 26:57
  their
• 26:57
  mind
• 26:57
  because
• 26:58
  they
• 26:58
  want
• 26:58
  to
• 26:58
  change
• 26:59
  their
• 26:59
  mind,
• 27:00
  but
• 27:00
  you
• 27:00
  can't
• 27:00
  really
• 27:01
  rely
• 27:01
  on
• 27:01
  that
• 27:02
  happening.
• 27:02
  So
• 27:02
  if
• 27:03
  you're
• 27:03
  not
• 27:03
  happy,
• 27:04
  you
• 27:04
  should
• 27:04
  move
• 27:05
  on
• 27:05
  and
• 27:05
  find
• 27:05
  someone
• 27:06
  who
• 27:07
  you
• 27:07
  can
• 27:07
  be
• 27:07
  happy
• 27:07
  with
• 27:08
  and
• 27:08
  who
• 27:08
  does
• 27:08
  want
• 27:08
  the
• 27:09
  same
• 27:09
  things
• 27:09
  as
• 27:09
  you.
• 27:10
  As
• 27:10
  for
• 27:11
  Scott
• 27:11
  Neustadter,
• 27:12
  he
• 27:12
  may
• 27:12
  not
• 27:12
  have
• 27:13
  had
• 27:13
  his
• 27:13
  happily
• 27:13
  ever
• 27:14
  after
• 27:14
  with
• 27:14
  his
• 27:15
  Summer,
• 27:16
  but
• 27:17
  he
• 27:17
  also
• 27:18
  found
• 27:18
  his
• 27:18
  Autumn.
• 27:19
  He
• 27:20
  and
• 27:20
  his
• 27:20
  real
• 27:20
  life
• 27:21
  Autumn,
• 27:21
  Lauren
• 27:22
  Michelle
• 27:22
  Levy,
• 27:23
  married
• 27:23
  in
• 27:24
  2010
• 27:24
  and
• 27:24
  have
• 27:25
  two
• 27:25
  children
• 27:25
  together.
• 27:27
  So
• 27:27
  happy
• 27:27
  endings
• 27:28
  all
• 27:28
  round.
• 27:29
  And
• 27:29
  speaking
• 27:30
  of
• 27:30
  happy
• 27:30
  endings
• 27:30
  all
• 27:31
  round,
• 27:31
  it
• 27:31
  is
• 27:31
  time
• 27:32
  to
• 27:32
  segue
• 27:32
  into
• 27:32
  the
• 27:33
  obligatory
• 27:33
  Keanu
• 27:34
  reference
• 27:34
  of
• 27:34
  this
• 27:34
  episode.
• 27:35
  And
• 27:36
  if
• 27:36
  you're
• 27:36
  new
• 27:36
  here
• 27:36
  and
• 27:37
  you
• 27:37
  don't
• 27:37
  know
• 27:37
  what
• 27:37
  this
• 27:37
  is,
• 27:38
  it's
• 27:38
  where
• 27:38
  I
• 27:38
  try
• 27:38
  and
• 27:39
  link
• 27:39
  every
• 27:39
  move
• 27:39
  without
• 27:39
  a
• 27:39
  feature
• 27:40
  with
• 27:40
  Keanu
• 27:41
  Reeves,
• 27:41
  because
• 27:41
  he
• 27:41
  is
• 27:41
  genuinely
• 27:42
  the
• 27:42
  best
• 27:43
  of
• 27:43
  men
• 27:43
  and
• 27:44
  always
• 27:44
  will
• 27:44
  be.
• 27:45
  So
• 27:45
  Angel's
• 27:46
  Knoll,
• 27:46
  where
• 27:46
  Tom
• 27:47
  regularly
• 27:48
  sits
• 27:48
  to
• 27:48
  oversee
• 27:48
  the
• 27:49
  city,
• 27:49
  has
• 27:50
  a
• 27:50
  view
• 27:50
  of
• 27:51
  the
• 27:51
  Continental
• 27:51
  Building,
• 27:52
  a
• 27:53
  13
• 27:53
  story
• 27:53
  high
• 27:53
  rise
• 27:54
  residential
• 27:54
  building
• 27:55
  on
• 27:55
  Spring
• 27:55
  street
• 27:56
  which
• 27:56
  was
• 27:57
  completed
• 27:57
  in
• 27:57
  1903.
• 27:59
  I
• 27:59
  have
• 27:59
  it
• 27:59
  on
• 27:59
  good
• 27:59
  authority
• 28:00
  that
• 28:01
  it's
• 28:01
  not
• 28:01
  the
• 28:01
  same
• 28:01
  Continental
• 28:02
  as
• 28:03
  in
• 28:03
  John
• 28:03
  Wick.
• 28:04
  However,
• 28:05
  that
• 28:05
  was
• 28:05
  the
• 28:05
  only
• 28:06
  way
• 28:06
  I
• 28:06
  could
• 28:06
  think
• 28:06
  of
• 28:07
  to
• 28:07
  link
• 28:07
  this
• 28:07
  movie
• 28:08
  to
• 28:08
  Keanu
• 28:08
  Reeves,
• 28:09
  literally,
• 28:09
  because
• 28:10
  of
• 28:10
  the
• 28:10
  name
• 28:10
  of
• 28:10
  the
• 28:10
  building.
• 28:11
  That
• 28:11
  is
• 28:12
  the
• 28:12
  level
• 28:13
  of
• 28:13
  link
• 28:13
  that
• 28:14
  I'm
• 28:14
  trying
• 28:14
  to
• 28:14
  make.
• 28:14
  It's
• 28:15
  very
• 28:15
  difficult
• 28:15
  sometimes
• 28:15
  to
• 28:16
  link
• 28:16
  him
• 28:16
  to
• 28:16
  movies,
• 28:16
  but
• 28:17
  I
• 28:17
  thought
• 28:17
  this
• 28:17
  was
• 28:17
  a
• 28:18
  fun
• 28:18
  one.
• 28:19
  I've
• 28:19
  already
• 28:19
  kind
• 28:20
  of
• 28:20
  mentioned
• 28:20
  the
• 28:20
  music
• 28:21
  in
• 28:21
  the
• 28:21
  movie
• 28:22
  and
• 28:22
  the
• 28:22
  soundtrack
• 28:23
  was
• 28:23
  crucial
• 28:24
  to
• 28:24
  the
• 28:24
  film's
• 28:24
  identity.
• 28:25
  It
• 28:26
  features
• 28:26
  indie
• 28:27
  and
• 28:27
  alternative
• 28:27
  tracks
• 28:28
  from
• 28:28
  artists
• 28:28
  like
• 28:29
  the
• 28:29
  Smiths,
• 28:29
  Regina
• 28:30
  Spector
• 28:31
  and
• 28:31
  obviously
• 28:31
  Horn
• 28:31
  and
• 28:32
  Oates.
• 28:32
  Music
• 28:33
  wasn't
• 28:33
  just
• 28:33
  background,
• 28:34
  it
• 28:35
  was
• 28:35
  integral
• 28:35
  to
• 28:36
  Tom's
• 28:36
  character,
• 28:37
  his
• 28:37
  connection
• 28:38
  with
• 28:38
  summer
• 28:39
  and
• 28:39
  the
• 28:39
  film's
• 28:39
  emotional
• 28:40
  landscape.
• 28:41
  Two
• 28:41
  soundtrack
• 28:42
  albums
• 28:42
  were
• 28:42
  released
• 28:43
  for
• 28:43
  500
• 28:43
  days
• 28:44
  of
• 28:44
  summer.
• 28:45
  The
• 28:45
  first
• 28:45
  consisted
• 28:46
  of
• 28:46
  various
• 28:47
  pop
• 28:47
  songs
• 28:47
  from
• 28:47
  the
• 28:48
  film
• 28:48
  and
• 28:48
  the
• 28:48
  second
• 28:49
  has
• 28:49
  the
• 28:50
  score,
• 28:50
  which
• 28:50
  was
• 28:50
  composed
• 28:51
  by
• 28:51
  Michael
• 28:52
  Danna
• 28:52
  and
• 28:53
  Rob
• 28:53
  Simonson.
• 28:55
  500
• 28:55
  Days
• 28:55
  of
• 28:56
  Summer
• 28:56
  made
• 28:56
  its
• 28:57
  debut
• 28:57
  at
• 28:57
  the
• 28:57
  25th
• 28:58
  Sundance
• 28:59
  Film
• 28:59
  Festival,
• 29:00
  where
• 29:00
  it
• 29:00
  was
• 29:00
  a
• 29:00
  huge
• 29:01
  success
• 29:01
  and
• 29:01
  received
• 29:02
  a
• 29:02
  standing
• 29:03
  ovation
• 29:04
  in
• 29:04
  Europe.
• 29:04
  It
• 29:05
  premiered
• 29:05
  in
• 29:05
  Switzerland
• 29:06
  as
• 29:06
  the
• 29:07
  opening
• 29:07
  film
• 29:07
  of
• 29:08
  the
• 29:08
  62nd
• 29:08
  Locarno
• 29:09
  Film
• 29:10
  Festival.
• 29:11
  500
• 29:12
  Days
• 29:12
  of
• 29:12
  Summer
• 29:12
  opened
• 29:13
  in
• 29:13
  the
• 29:13
  US
• 29:13
  and
• 29:14
  Canada
• 29:14
  on
• 29:14
  17
• 29:15
  July
• 29:16
  2009
• 29:16
  on
• 29:17
  a
• 29:17
  limited
• 29:17
  release
• 29:18
  and
• 29:18
  later
• 29:18
  expanded
• 29:19
  to
• 29:19
  a
• 29:19
  wide
• 29:20
  release
• 29:20
  on
• 29:20
  7
• 29:21
  August
• 29:22
  2009.
• 29:23
  For
• 29:23
  a
• 29:23
  little
• 29:23
  independent
• 29:24
  movie,
• 29:24
  all
• 29:25
  of
• 29:25
  those
• 29:25
  things
• 29:26
  were
• 29:26
  a
• 29:26
  huge
• 29:26
  deal.
• 29:27
  It
• 29:28
  opened
• 29:28
  at
• 29:28
  11th
• 29:29
  at
• 29:29
  the
• 29:29
  US
• 29:29
  box
• 29:30
  office
• 29:30
  from
• 29:30
  only
• 29:31
  27
• 29:31
  cinemas.
• 29:32
  It
• 29:32
  peaked
• 29:33
  at
• 29:33
  ninth
• 29:33
  in
• 29:34
  its
• 29:34
  fourth
• 29:34
  week
• 29:34
  as
• 29:34
  it
• 29:35
  opened
• 29:35
  wide
• 29:35
  to
• 29:36
  817
• 29:37
  cinemas
• 29:38
  and
• 29:38
  it
• 29:38
  was
• 29:38
  bolstered
• 29:39
  by
• 29:39
  good
• 29:39
  word
• 29:40
  of
• 29:40
  mouth
• 29:40
  and
• 29:41
  an
• 29:41
  online
• 29:41
  marketing
• 29:42
  campaign
• 29:42
  that
• 29:43
  posted
• 29:43
  exclusive
• 29:44
  clips
• 29:44
  and
• 29:45
  used
• 29:45
  social
• 29:45
  media
• 29:46
  to
• 29:46
  promote
• 29:46
  the
• 29:46
  movie,
• 29:47
  including
• 29:48
  a
• 29:48
  partnership
• 29:48
  with
• 29:49
  a
• 29:49
  dating
• 29:49
  website,
• 29:50
  Guardian
• 29:51
  Soulmates,
• 29:52
  for
• 29:52
  a
• 29:52
  Screenmates
• 29:53
  event
• 29:54
  in
• 29:54
  which
• 29:54
  users
• 29:55
  of
• 29:55
  the
• 29:55
  site
• 29:55
  could
• 29:56
  win
• 29:56
  a
• 29:56
  chance
• 29:56
  to
• 29:57
  attend
• 29:57
  an
• 29:57
  early
• 29:57
  preview
• 29:58
  of
• 29:58
  the
• 29:58
  film,
• 29:59
  followed
• 29:59
  by
• 29:59
  a
• 29:59
  drinks
• 30:00
  reception
• 30:00
  in
• 30:01
  central
• 30:01
  London.
• 30:02
  On
• 30:03
  its
• 30:03
  modest
• 30:04
  $7.5
• 30:04
  million
• 30:05
  budget,
• 30:06
  500
• 30:06
  Days
• 30:07
  of
• 30:07
  Summer
• 30:07
  grossed
• 30:08
  $32.4
• 30:09
  million
• 30:09
  domestically
• 30:10
  in
• 30:10
  the
• 30:10
  U.S.
• 30:11
  and
• 30:11
  $28.3
• 30:13
  million
• 30:13
  internationally
• 30:15
  for
• 30:15
  a
• 30:15
  total
• 30:15
  worldwide
• 30:16
  gross
• 30:16
  of
• 30:16
  $60.7
• 30:17
  million.
• 30:19
  Not
• 30:19
  bad
• 30:20
  for
• 30:20
  a
• 30:20
  little
• 30:20
  indie
• 30:21
  movie
• 30:21
  not
• 30:22
  about
• 30:22
  love.
• 30:24
  Unlike
• 30:24
  Tomatoes,
• 30:25
  it
• 30:25
  has
• 30:25
  a
• 30:25
  rating
• 30:25
  of
• 30:26
  86%.
• 30:27
  The
• 30:27
  critical
• 30:28
  consensus
• 30:28
  reads
• 30:29
  a
• 30:29
  clever,
• 30:30
  offbeat
• 30:30
  romantic
• 30:31
  comedy,
• 30:32
  500
• 30:32
  Days
• 30:32
  of
• 30:33
  Summer
• 30:33
  is
• 30:33
  refreshingly
• 30:34
  honest
• 30:34
  and
• 30:35
  utterly
• 30:35
  charming.
• 30:36
  At
• 30:36
  the
• 30:37
  website's
• 30:37
  year
• 30:37
  end
• 30:38
  Golden
• 30:38
  Tomato
• 30:39
  Awards,
• 30:39
  which
• 30:39
  honor
• 30:40
  the
• 30:40
  best
• 30:40
  reviewed
• 30:40
  films
• 30:41
  of
• 30:41
  2009,
• 30:42
  the
• 30:42
  film
• 30:43
  was
• 30:43
  second
• 30:43
  in
• 30:44
  the
• 30:44
  romantic
• 30:44
  category.
• 30:46
  It
• 30:46
  also
• 30:46
  placed
• 30:47
  in
• 30:47
  Several
• 30:47
  critics
• 30:48
  top
• 30:48
  10
• 30:48
  lists
• 30:49
  of
• 30:49
  2009,
• 30:50
  including
• 30:50
  at
• 30:51
  number
• 30:51
  one
• 30:51
  for
• 30:52
  the
• 30:52
  St.
• 30:52
  Louis
• 30:52
  Post
• 30:53
  Dispatch,
• 30:54
  number
• 30:54
  two
• 30:54
  for
• 30:54
  About.com
• 30:55
  and
• 30:56
  the
• 30:56
  Capital
• 30:56
  Times
• 30:57
  and
• 30:57
  number
• 30:57
  three
• 30:58
  for
• 30:58
  BBC
• 30:59
  Radio
• 30:59
  1.
• 31:00
  500
• 31:01
  Days
• 31:01
  of
• 31:02
  Summer
• 31:02
  received
• 31:02
  two
• 31:02
  nominations
• 31:03
  at
• 31:03
  the
• 31:03
  67th
• 31:04
  Golden
• 31:05
  Globe
• 31:05
  Awards
• 31:05
  for
• 31:06
  Best
• 31:06
  Motion
• 31:06
  Picture,
• 31:07
  Musical
• 31:07
  or
• 31:08
  Comedy
• 31:08
  and
• 31:09
  for
• 31:09
  Joseph
• 31:09
  Gordon
• 31:10
  Levitt
• 31:10
  for
• 31:10
  Best
• 31:10
  Actor,
• 31:11
  Musical
• 31:11
  or
• 31:12
  Comedy.
• 31:12
  It
• 31:12
  would
• 31:13
  lose
• 31:13
  Best
• 31:13
  Motion
• 31:14
  Picture,
• 31:14
  Musical
• 31:15
  or
• 31:15
  Comedy
• 31:15
  to
• 31:16
  the
• 31:16
  Hangover
• 31:16
  and
• 31:17
  Best
• 31:17
  Actor,
• 31:18
  Musical
• 31:18
  or
• 31:18
  Comedy
• 31:19
  to
• 31:19
  Robert
• 31:19
  Downey
• 31:20
  Jr.
• 31:20
  For
• 31:20
  Sherlock
• 31:21
  Holmes.
• 31:21
  It
• 31:22
  was
• 31:22
  also
• 31:22
  nominated
• 31:23
  for
• 31:23
  three
• 31:23
  Independent
• 31:24
  Spirit
• 31:24
  Awards
• 31:25
  for
• 31:25
  Best
• 31:26
  Film
• 31:26
  and
• 31:26
  Best
• 31:27
  Male
• 31:27
  Lead
• 31:27
  and
• 31:28
  won
• 31:28
  the
• 31:28
  award
• 31:28
  for
• 31:29
  Best
• 31:29
  Screenplay.
• 31:31
  Scott
• 31:31
  Neustadter
• 31:32
  and
• 31:32
  Michael
• 31:32
  H.
• 31:32
  Weber
• 31:33
  received
• 31:34
  multiple
• 31:34
  awards
• 31:34
  for
• 31:35
  the
• 31:35
  screenplay,
• 31:36
  including
• 31:36
  the
• 31:36
  2009
• 31:37
  Hollywood
• 31:38
  film
• 31:38
  festivals
• 31:39
  Hollywood
• 31:39
  Breakthrough
• 31:40
  Screenwriter
• 31:41
  Award,
• 31:41
  the
• 31:42
  Satellite
• 31:42
  Award
• 31:42
  for
• 31:43
  Best
• 31:43
  Original
• 31:43
  Screenplay,
• 31:44
  the
• 31:45
  Southeastern
• 31:45
  Film
• 31:46
  Critics
• 31:46
  Association
• 31:47
  Award
• 31:47
  for
• 31:47
  Best
• 31:47
  Original
• 31:48
  Screenplay,
• 31:49
  and
• 31:49
  the
• 31:49
  Las
• 31:49
  Vegas
• 31:50
  Film
• 31:50
  Critics
• 31:51
  Society
• 31:51
  Award
• 31:52
  for
• 31:52
  Best
• 31:52
  Screenplay.
• 31:53
  Entertainment
• 31:54
  Weekly
• 31:55
  interviewed
• 31:55
  Joseph
• 31:56
  Gordon
• 31:56
  Levitt
• 31:57
  and
• 31:57
  Zooey
• 31:57
  deschanel
• 31:58
  on
• 31:58
  the
• 31:59
  10th
• 31:59
  anniversary
• 32:00
  of
• 32:00
  the
• 32:00
  movie
• 32:01
  in
• 32:01
  2019,
• 32:02
  and
• 32:03
  they
• 32:03
  talked
• 32:04
  about
• 32:04
  its
• 32:04
  cultural
• 32:04
  impact,
• 32:05
  but
• 32:06
  mostly
• 32:06
  about
• 32:07
  viewers
• 32:07
  frequent
• 32:08
  misconceptions
• 32:09
  of
• 32:09
  their
• 32:09
  characters,
• 32:10
  and
• 32:11
  both
• 32:11
  are
• 32:11
  refreshingly
• 32:12
  honest
• 32:12
  about
• 32:12
  who
• 32:13
  they
• 32:13
  think
• 32:13
  the
• 32:13
  real
• 32:14
  villain
• 32:14
  of
• 32:14
  the
• 32:14
  movie
• 32:15
  is.
• 32:16
  And
• 32:16
  spoiler
• 32:17
  alert,
• 32:17
  it's
• 32:18
  not
• 32:18
  Summer
• 32:18
  Finn.
• 32:19
  In
• 32:20
  researching
• 32:20
  this
• 32:20
  movie,
• 32:21
  it
• 32:21
  surprised
• 32:22
  me
• 32:22
  how
• 32:22
  controversial
• 32:23
  it
• 32:23
  actually
• 32:24
  is,
• 32:25
  and
• 32:25
  I
• 32:25
  get
• 32:25
  you
• 32:25
  either
• 32:26
  like
• 32:26
  it
• 32:26
  or
• 32:26
  you
• 32:26
  don't.
• 32:27
  I'm
• 32:27
  very
• 32:27
  much
• 32:28
  in
• 32:28
  the
• 32:28
  former
• 32:28
  camp,
• 32:29
  but
• 32:29
  a
• 32:29
  lot
• 32:29
  of
• 32:29
  the
• 32:30
  controversy
• 32:30
  seems
• 32:31
  to
• 32:31
  be
• 32:31
  around
• 32:31
  unlikable
• 32:32
  and
• 32:32
  pretentious
• 32:33
  characters,
• 32:34
  or
• 32:34
  specifically
• 32:35
  the
• 32:35
  manic
• 32:35
  pixie
• 32:36
  dream
• 32:36
  girl
• 32:36
  trope.
• 32:37
  And
• 32:38
  I
• 32:38
  think
• 32:38
  much
• 32:38
  of
• 32:38
  this
• 32:39
  criticism
• 32:39
  comes
• 32:39
  down
• 32:40
  to
• 32:40
  the
• 32:40
  character
• 32:40
  of
• 32:40
  Summer
• 32:41
  rather
• 32:41
  than
• 32:41
  Tom.
• 32:42
  But
• 32:42
  there's
• 32:43
  a
• 32:43
  reason
• 32:43
  why
• 32:43
  Summer
• 32:44
  comes
• 32:44
  across
• 32:44
  the
• 32:45
  way
• 32:45
  she
• 32:45
  does.
• 32:46
  She
• 32:46
  is
• 32:47
  actually
• 32:47
  a
• 32:47
  reflection
• 32:48
  of
• 32:48
  Tom's
• 32:48
  self
• 32:49
  indulgence
• 32:49
  and
• 32:49
  arrogance.
• 32:51
  Summer
• 32:51
  is
• 32:51
  whatever
• 32:52
  Summer
• 32:52
  is
• 32:53
  because
• 32:53
  Tom
• 32:53
  is
• 32:54
  framing
• 32:54
  her
• 32:54
  in
• 32:54
  that
• 32:55
  way.
• 32:55
  Summer
• 32:56
  is
• 32:56
  the
• 32:56
  quote
• 32:56
  unquote
• 32:57
  perfect
• 32:57
  girl
• 32:58
  because
• 32:58
  that's
• 32:59
  how
• 32:59
  Tom
• 32:59
  sees
• 32:59
  her,
• 33:00
  not
• 33:00
  how
• 33:00
  Summer
• 33:01
  sees
• 33:01
  herself.
• 33:02
  Tom
• 33:03
  creates
• 33:03
  an
• 33:03
  entire
• 33:04
  backstory
• 33:04
  for
• 33:04
  Summer,
• 33:05
  not
• 33:05
  actually
• 33:06
  taking
• 33:06
  the
• 33:06
  time
• 33:07
  to
• 33:07
  find
• 33:07
  out
• 33:07
  about
• 33:08
  her
• 33:08
  real
• 33:08
  backstory
• 33:09
  when
• 33:10
  he
• 33:10
  does
• 33:10
  ask
• 33:10
  about
• 33:11
  her
• 33:11
  past
• 33:11
  relationships.
• 33:12
  The
• 33:12
  photos
• 33:13
  we
• 33:13
  see
• 33:13
  on
• 33:13
  screen
• 33:14
  aren't
• 33:14
  the
• 33:15
  people
• 33:15
  Summer
• 33:15
  dated,
• 33:16
  but
• 33:16
  who
• 33:17
  Tom
• 33:17
  thinks
• 33:17
  Summer
• 33:18
  dated.
• 33:20
  Tom
• 33:20
  is
• 33:20
  inherently
• 33:21
  unlikable,
• 33:22
  but
• 33:22
  that's
• 33:23
  not
• 33:23
  a
• 33:23
  bad
• 33:23
  thing.
• 33:24
  Tom
• 33:24
  is
• 33:24
  just
• 33:25
  the
• 33:25
  sort
• 33:25
  of
• 33:25
  person
• 33:25
  who
• 33:26
  projects
• 33:26
  perfection
• 33:27
  onto
• 33:28
  someone
• 33:28
  who
• 33:28
  will
• 33:28
  never
• 33:28
  live
• 33:29
  up
• 33:29
  to
• 33:29
  that
• 33:29
  perfection.
• 33:30
  Which
• 33:30
  to
• 33:30
  be
• 33:30
  honest,
• 33:31
  is
• 33:31
  something
• 33:31
  I've
• 33:32
  probably
• 33:32
  been
• 33:32
  guilty
• 33:33
  of
• 33:33
  in
• 33:33
  the
• 33:33
  past
• 33:33
  too.
• 33:34
  Rose
• 33:34
  tinted
• 33:35
  glasses
• 33:35
  believing
• 33:36
  someone
• 33:36
  is
• 33:36
  perfect
• 33:37
  for
• 33:37
  you
• 33:37
  when
• 33:37
  they're
• 33:38
  clearly
• 33:38
  not.
• 33:39
  I
• 33:40
  see
• 33:40
  it
• 33:40
  all
• 33:40
  so
• 33:40
  clearly
• 33:41
  through
• 33:41
  the
• 33:41
  lens
• 33:41
  of
• 33:42
  this
• 33:42
  movie
• 33:43
  and
• 33:43
  completely
• 33:43
  differently
• 33:44
  to
• 33:44
  how
• 33:44
  I
• 33:45
  saw
• 33:45
  it
• 33:45
  in
• 33:45
  2010
• 33:46
  when
• 33:46
  I
• 33:46
  first
• 33:47
  saw
• 33:47
  this
• 33:47
  movie
• 33:47
  for
• 33:48
  the
• 33:48
  first
• 33:48
  time.
• 33:49
  The
• 33:49
  whole
• 33:50
  point
• 33:50
  is,
• 33:50
  is
• 33:50
  the
• 33:50
  movie
• 33:51
  is
• 33:51
  taking
• 33:51
  that
• 33:52
  stock
• 33:52
  rom
• 33:52
  com
• 33:53
  character,
• 33:53
  whatever
• 33:54
  gender
• 33:54
  they
• 33:54
  may
• 33:55
  be,
• 33:55
  in
• 33:56
  this
• 33:56
  case
• 33:56
  Tom,
• 33:57
  and
• 33:57
  pointing
• 33:57
  out
• 33:58
  the
• 33:58
  flaws
• 33:58
  of
• 33:58
  that
• 33:59
  behavior,
• 33:59
  not
• 34:00
  having
• 34:00
  it
• 34:00
  praised
• 34:01
  purely
• 34:01
  because
• 34:02
  they're
• 34:02
  the
• 34:02
  lead
• 34:03
  character
• 34:03
  in
• 34:03
  your
• 34:03
  movie.
• 34:04
  And
• 34:04
  that's
• 34:05
  why
• 34:05
  so
• 34:05
  many
• 34:05
  rom
• 34:05
  coms,
• 34:06
  in
• 34:06
  my
• 34:06
  opinion,
• 34:07
  don't
• 34:07
  work.
• 34:08
  The
• 34:08
  characters
• 34:09
  don't
• 34:09
  act
• 34:09
  like
• 34:10
  people,
• 34:10
  they
• 34:11
  act
• 34:11
  like
• 34:11
  characters
• 34:12
  in
• 34:12
  a
• 34:12
  movie.
• 34:13
  While
• 34:13
  500
• 34:14
  Days
• 34:14
  of
• 34:14
  Summer
• 34:15
  effectively
• 34:15
  switches
• 34:16
  the
• 34:16
  traditional
• 34:16
  gender
• 34:17
  norms
• 34:17
  of
• 34:18
  girl
• 34:18
  is
• 34:18
  obsessed
• 34:19
  with
• 34:19
  guy,
• 34:19
  guy
• 34:19
  just
• 34:20
  wants
• 34:20
  a
• 34:20
  casual
• 34:20
  fling.
• 34:21
  It
• 34:21
  also
• 34:21
  takes
• 34:22
  the
• 34:22
  tropes
• 34:22
  and
• 34:23
  cliches
• 34:23
  and
• 34:23
  uses
• 34:24
  them
• 34:24
  effectively
• 34:25
  to
• 34:25
  tell
• 34:25
  you
• 34:25
  what
• 34:26
  he's
• 34:26
  doing
• 34:26
  wrong,
• 34:27
  but
• 34:27
  then
• 34:27
  also
• 34:27
  using
• 34:28
  the
• 34:28
  non
• 34:28
  linear
• 34:29
  story
• 34:29
  to
• 34:29
  tell
• 34:29
  us
• 34:30
  up
• 34:30
  front
• 34:30
  that
• 34:30
  this
• 34:31
  isn't
• 34:31
  going
• 34:31
  to
• 34:31
  be
• 34:32
  what
• 34:32
  we
• 34:32
  expect.
• 34:34
  Even
• 34:34
  the
• 34:34
  cinematography
• 34:35
  is
• 34:35
  meant
• 34:35
  to
• 34:35
  highlight
• 34:36
  the
• 34:36
  conceited
• 34:37
  nature
• 34:37
  of
• 34:37
  rom
• 34:38
  coms,
• 34:38
  the
• 34:38
  use
• 34:39
  of
• 34:39
  colour
• 34:39
  to
• 34:39
  put
• 34:40
  focus
• 34:40
  on
• 34:40
  summer
• 34:41
  because
• 34:41
  that's
• 34:41
  what
• 34:41
  Tom
• 34:42
  wants,
• 34:43
  but
• 34:43
  also
• 34:43
  the
• 34:43
  pretentious
• 34:44
  sepia
• 34:45
  toned
• 34:45
  films
• 34:46
  that
• 34:46
  are
• 34:46
  literally
• 34:47
  his
• 34:47
  depression,
• 34:48
  void
• 34:48
  of
• 34:48
  all
• 34:49
  color.
• 34:49
  Because
• 34:50
  without
• 34:50
  summer
• 34:51
  is
• 34:51
  color
• 34:52
  even
• 34:52
  worth
• 34:52
  it?
• 34:53
  Without
• 34:54
  summer,
• 34:54
  is
• 34:55
  music
• 34:55
  even
• 34:55
  worth
• 34:56
  it?
• 34:56
  The
• 34:56
  way
• 34:57
  the
• 34:57
  movie
• 34:57
  uses
• 34:58
  music
• 34:58
  can
• 34:58
  literally
• 34:59
  tell
• 34:59
  you
• 35:00
  what
• 35:00
  Tom
• 35:00
  thinks
• 35:01
  or
• 35:01
  wants.
• 35:02
  He
• 35:02
  and
• 35:02
  Summer
• 35:02
  bond
• 35:03
  over
• 35:03
  the
• 35:03
  Smiths
• 35:04
  so
• 35:04
  when
• 35:05
  they
• 35:05
  break
• 35:05
  things
• 35:05
  off,
• 35:06
  he
• 35:06
  plays
• 35:07
  the
• 35:07
  Smiths
• 35:07
  in
• 35:07
  the
• 35:07
  office
• 35:08
  to
• 35:08
  get
• 35:08
  her
• 35:08
  interest.
• 35:09
  He
• 35:09
  plays
• 35:10
  a
• 35:10
  song
• 35:10
  called
• 35:11
  Please
• 35:11
  Please,
• 35:12
  Please
• 35:12
  Let
• 35:12
  Me
• 35:12
  get
• 35:13
  what
• 35:13
  I
• 35:13
  Want.
• 35:14
  Could
• 35:14
  he
• 35:15
  be
• 35:15
  any
• 35:16
  more
• 35:16
  obvious
• 35:16
  and
• 35:17
  desperate?
• 35:18
  Summer
• 35:19
  is
• 35:19
  not
• 35:19
  perfect.
• 35:20
  The
• 35:20
  movie
• 35:21
  just
• 35:21
  frames
• 35:21
  her
• 35:21
  that
• 35:22
  way.
• 35:22
  Tom
• 35:23
  is
• 35:23
  an
• 35:23
  unlikable
• 35:24
  protagonist
• 35:25
  and
• 35:25
  that's
• 35:25
  okay.
• 35:26
  We
• 35:27
  all
• 35:27
  want
• 35:27
  to
• 35:27
  have
• 35:27
  that.
• 35:28
  You
• 35:28
  make
• 35:28
  my
• 35:28
  dreams
• 35:29
  moment
• 35:29
  as
• 35:30
  long
• 35:30
  as
• 35:30
  it's
• 35:30
  with
• 35:30
  the
• 35:30
  right
• 35:31
  person.
• 35:32
  Whether
• 35:32
  for
• 35:32
  Tom,
• 35:33
  that's
• 35:33
  Autumn
• 35:34
  is
• 35:34
  another
• 35:34
  conversation
• 35:35
  entirely.
• 35:36
  Does
• 35:36
  the
• 35:36
  day
• 35:37
  count
• 35:37
  reset
• 35:38
  to
• 35:38
  show
• 35:38
  Tom's
• 35:39
  growth
• 35:39
  as
• 35:39
  a
• 35:39
  person,
• 35:40
  or
• 35:40
  does
• 35:40
  it
• 35:41
  reset
• 35:41
  because
• 35:42
  he's
• 35:42
  just
• 35:42
  going
• 35:42
  to
• 35:43
  make
• 35:43
  the
• 35:43
  same
• 35:43
  mistakes
• 35:43
  again?
• 35:44
  With
• 35:44
  Autumn
• 35:45
  I
• 35:45
  like
• 35:46
  to
• 35:46
  think
• 35:46
  it's
• 35:46
  the
• 35:46
  formal,
• 35:47
  but
• 35:47
  the
• 35:47
  truth
• 35:48
  is
• 35:48
  sometimes
• 35:49
  people
• 35:49
  just
• 35:49
  don't
• 35:49
  learn
• 35:50
  from
• 35:50
  their
• 35:50
  mistakes.
• 35:51
  That's
• 35:51
  what
• 35:52
  makes
• 35:52
  this
• 35:52
  movie
• 35:53
  stand
• 35:53
  the
• 35:53
  test
• 35:53
  of
• 35:53
  time.
• 35:54
  It's
• 35:54
  not
• 35:55
  anchored
• 35:55
  in
• 35:55
  a
• 35:55
  particular
• 35:56
  era,
• 35:57
  but
• 35:57
  it
• 35:57
  is
• 35:57
  anchored
• 35:58
  in
• 35:58
  a
• 35:58
  timeless
• 35:58
  story
• 35:59
  of
• 36:00
  boy
• 36:00
  meets
• 36:00
  girl.
• 36:01
  But
• 36:02
  not
• 36:02
  necessarily
• 36:03
  the
• 36:03
  right
• 36:03
  boy
• 36:04
  or
• 36:04
  the
• 36:04
  right
• 36:05
  girl.
• 36:06
  Thank
• 36:07
  you
• 36:07
  for
• 36:07
  listening.
• 36:07
  As
• 36:08
  always,
• 36:08
  I
• 36:08
  would
• 36:08
  love
• 36:08
  to
• 36:08
  hear
• 36:08
  your
• 36:09
  thoughts
• 36:09
  on
• 36:09
  500
• 36:10
  Days
• 36:10
  of
• 36:10
  Summer.
• 36:11
  And
• 36:11
  as
• 36:11
  always,
• 36:11
  thank
• 36:12
  you
• 36:12
  for
• 36:12
  your
• 36:12
  continued
• 36:13
  support
• 36:13
  of
• 36:13
  this
• 36:14
  podcast.
• 36:15
  If
• 36:15
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• 36:15
  want
• 36:15
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• 36:16
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• 36:16
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• 36:16
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• 36:16
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• 36:17
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• 36:17
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• 36:17
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• 36:18
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• 36:18
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• 36:18
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• 36:19
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• 36:19
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• 36:19
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• 36:20
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• 36:20
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• 36:22
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• 36:22
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• 36:36
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• 36:36
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  the
• 36:37
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• 36:37
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• 36:37
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• 36:37
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• 36:37
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• 36:38
  hopefully
• 36:38
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• 36:39
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• 36:41
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• 36:41
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• 36:41
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• 36:42
  been
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  doing
• 36:42
  for
• 36:42
  crikey
• 36:43
  almost
• 36:43
  the
• 36:44
  last
• 36:44
  seven
• 36:44
  years
• 36:44
  now.
• 36:45
  How
• 36:45
  mental
• 36:46
  is
• 36:46
  that?
• 36:47
  But
• 36:47
  I
• 36:47
  genuinely
• 36:48
  love
• 36:48
  doing
• 36:49
  this
• 36:49
  podcast
• 36:49
  and
• 36:50
  anything
• 36:50
  you
• 36:50
  could
• 36:50
  do
• 36:51
  to
• 36:51
  help
• 36:51
  would
• 36:51
  be
• 36:52
  so
• 36:52
  appreciated.
• 36:54
  If
• 36:54
  you
• 36:54
  like
• 36:54
  this
• 36:55
  episode
• 36:55
  on
• 36:55
  500
• 36:56
  Days
• 36:56
  of
• 36:56
  Summer,
• 36:57
  you
• 36:57
  may
• 36:58
  also
• 36:58
  like
• 36:59
  a
• 36:59
  previous
• 36:59
  episode
• 37:00
  that
• 37:00
  I've
• 37:00
  done
• 37:01
  on
• 37:01
  another
• 37:01
  rom
• 37:02
  com
• 37:02
  that
• 37:02
  has
• 37:03
  an
• 37:03
  extremely
• 37:04
  unlikable
• 37:05
  lead
• 37:05
  character,
• 37:06
  but
• 37:06
  again
• 37:07
  that
• 37:07
  is
• 37:07
  one
• 37:07
  of
• 37:08
  the
• 37:08
  best
• 37:08
  examples
• 37:09
  in
• 37:09
  the
• 37:10
  whole
• 37:10
  genre.
• 37:11
  I
• 37:11
  am
• 37:11
  admittedly
• 37:12
  not
• 37:12
  a
• 37:12
  huge
• 37:12
  fan
• 37:13
  of
• 37:13
  the
• 37:13
  rom
• 37:13
  com
• 37:13
  genre,
• 37:14
  but
• 37:14
  the
• 37:14
  ones
• 37:14
  that
• 37:15
  I
• 37:15
  love
• 37:15
  are
• 37:15
  I
• 37:15
  love
• 37:16
  very
• 37:16
  deeply
• 37:17
  and
• 37:17
  I
• 37:17
  want
• 37:17
  to
• 37:18
  recommend
• 37:18
  episode
• 37:19
  145
• 37:20
  on
• 37:20
  My
• 37:21
  Best
• 37:21
  Friend's
• 37:21
  Wedding.
• 37:22
  That
• 37:22
  is
• 37:22
  a
• 37:23
  great
• 37:23
  movie
• 37:23
  and
• 37:24
  Julia
• 37:24
  Roberts
• 37:25
  is
• 37:25
  the
• 37:25
  worst
• 37:26
  in
• 37:26
  that
• 37:26
  movie.
• 37:27
  However,
• 37:28
  that's
• 37:28
  what
• 37:28
  makes
• 37:29
  the
• 37:29
  movie
• 37:29
  great
• 37:29
  because
• 37:30
  she
• 37:30
  acts
• 37:31
  like
• 37:31
  a
• 37:31
  real
• 37:32
  person
• 37:32
  and
• 37:33
  not
• 37:33
  a
• 37:33
  stock
• 37:33
  rom
• 37:34
  com
• 37:34
  character.
• 37:35
  As
• 37:35
  always,
• 37:36
  give
• 37:36
  me
• 37:36
  feedback.
• 37:36
  Let
• 37:37
  me
• 37:37
  know
• 37:37
  what
• 37:37
  you
• 37:37
  think
• 37:38
  of
• 37:38
  that
• 37:38
  episode
• 37:39
  or
• 37:39
  what
• 37:39
  you
• 37:39
  think
• 37:39
  of
• 37:40
  that
• 37:40
  movie.
• 37:41
  So
• 37:41
  the
• 37:41
  next
• 37:41
  episode
• 37:42
  the
• 37:42
  Good
• 37:42
  guys
• 37:43
  dress
• 37:43
  in
• 37:43
  black.
• 37:43
  Remember
• 37:44
  that
• 37:44
  just
• 37:44
  in
• 37:45
  case
• 37:45
  we
• 37:45
  have
• 37:45
  a
• 37:45
  face
• 37:45
  to
• 37:46
  face
• 37:46
  and
• 37:46
  make
• 37:46
  contact.
• 37:47
  The
• 37:47
  title
• 37:48
  held
• 37:48
  by
• 37:48
  me
• 37:49
  mib
• 37:50
  means
• 37:50
  what
• 37:50
  you
• 37:51
  think
• 37:51
  you
• 37:51
  saw,
• 37:51
  you
• 37:51
  did
• 37:52
  not
• 37:52
  see
• 37:52
  so
• 37:53
  don't
• 37:53
  blink
• 37:53
  be
• 37:54
  what
• 37:54
  was
• 37:54
  there
• 37:54
  is
• 37:54
  now
• 37:55
  gone
• 37:55
  Black
• 37:55
  suit
• 37:55
  with
• 37:56
  the
• 37:56
  black
• 37:56
  Ray
• 37:56
  Bans
• 37:57
  on
• 37:57
  Walk
• 37:57
  in
• 37:58
  shadow,
• 37:58
  move
• 37:58
  in
• 37:59
  silence
• 37:59
  Guard
• 38:00
  against
• 38:00
  extraterrestrial
• 38:01
  violence
• 38:01
  but
• 38:02
  yo
• 38:02
  we
• 38:02
  ain't
• 38:03
  on
• 38:03
  no
• 38:03
  government
• 38:03
  list
• 38:04
  we
• 38:04
  straight
• 38:04
  don't
• 38:04
  exist
• 38:05
  no
• 38:05
  names
• 38:06
  and
• 38:06
  no
• 38:06
  fingerprints
• 38:07
  Saw
• 38:07
  something
• 38:07
  strange
• 38:08
  watch
• 38:08
  your
• 38:08
  back
• 38:09
  because
• 38:09
  you
• 38:09
  never
• 38:09
  quite
• 38:10
  know
• 38:10
  whether
• 38:11
  MIB's
• 38:12
  is
• 38:12
  at
• 38:13
  well
• 38:13
  you
• 38:13
  will
• 38:14
  because
• 38:14
  it's
• 38:15
  coming
• 38:15
  next
• 38:15
  on
• 38:15
  the
• 38:15
  podcast.
• 38:16
  So
• 38:17
  yep,
• 38:17
  we
• 38:17
  are
• 38:18
  having
• 38:18
  more
• 38:18
  Will
• 38:18
  Smith
• 38:19
  because
• 38:19
  why
• 38:20
  not?
• 38:21
  Please
• 38:21
  join
• 38:21
  me
• 38:22
  next
• 38:22
  week
• 38:22
  for
• 38:23
  the
• 38:23
  History
• 38:23
  and
• 38:24
  Legacy
• 38:24
  of
• 38:25
  Men
• 38:25
  in
• 38:25
  Black
• 38:26
  and
• 38:26
  I
• 38:26
  did
• 38:26
  consider
• 38:26
  wrapping
• 38:27
  that,
• 38:27
  but
• 38:28
  I
• 38:28
  am
• 38:28
  no
• 38:28
  Will
• 38:28
  Smith,
• 38:29
  so
• 38:30
  probably
• 38:30
  best
• 38:30
  not
• 38:32
  now.
• 38:32
  If
• 38:32
  you
• 38:32
  enjoy
• 38:32
  what
• 38:33
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• 38:33
  do
• 38:33
  for
• 38:33
  this
• 38:33
  podcast
• 38:34
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• 38:34
  you
• 38:35
  have
• 38:35
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• 38:35
  spare
• 38:35
  change
• 38:35
  and
• 38:36
  you
• 38:36
  want
• 38:36
  to
• 38:36
  support
• 38:36
  an
• 38:36
  indie
• 38:37
  podcaster
• 38:37
  who
• 38:37
  does
• 38:38
  literally
• 38:38
  all
• 38:38
  of
• 38:39
  this,
• 38:39
  everything
• 38:40
  on
• 38:40
  her
• 38:41
  own,
• 38:41
  I
• 38:41
  have
• 38:41
  no
• 38:41
  assistance.
• 38:42
  I
• 38:42
  have
• 38:43
  no
• 38:43
  one
• 38:43
  helping.
• 38:44
  I
• 38:44
  have
• 38:44
  no
• 38:44
  one
• 38:44
  doing
• 38:45
  research
• 38:45
  for
• 38:45
  me.
• 38:45
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• 38:46
  have
• 38:46
  to
• 38:46
  do
• 38:46
  it
• 38:46
  all
• 38:46
  by
• 38:47
  myself.
• 38:47
  And
• 38:48
  it's
• 38:48
  really
• 38:48
  hard
• 38:49
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• 38:50
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• 38:50
  really
• 38:50
  tough.
• 38:51
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• 38:51
  if
• 38:51
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• 38:51
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• 38:52
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• 38:52
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• 38:53
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• 38:53
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• 38:53
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• 38:53
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• 38:53
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• 38:54
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• 38:54
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• 38:55
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• 38:55
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• 38:55
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• 38:55
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• 38:55
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• 38:55
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• 38:56
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• 38:56
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• 38:56
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• 38:57
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• 38:57
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• 38:57
  course.
• 38:58
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• 38:58
  there
• 38:59
  are
• 38:59
  a
• 38:59
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• 38:59
  of
• 38:59
  ways
• 39:00
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• 39:00
  can
• 39:00
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• 39:00
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• 39:01
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• 39:01
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• 39:01
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• 39:01
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• 39:01
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• 39:02
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• 39:22
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• 39:29
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• 39:29
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• 39:30
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• 39:30
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• 39:30
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• 40:10
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• 40:10
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• 40:11
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• 40:11
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• 40:11
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• 40:13
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• 40:14
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• 40:14
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• 40:15
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• 40:15
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• 40:15
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• 40:16
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• 40:16
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• 40:18
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• 40:19
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• 40:19
  love
• 40:19
  to
• 40:19
  hear
• 40:19
  from
• 40:20
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• 40:20
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• 40:20
  I
• 40:20
  always
• 40:21
  try
• 40:21
  to
• 40:21
  respond
• 40:21
  as
• 40:22
  quickly
• 40:22
  as
• 40:22
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• 40:23
  Sorry
• 40:23
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• 40:23
  you've
• 40:24
  emailed
• 40:24
  them,
• 40:24
  I
• 40:25
  haven't
• 40:25
  responded
• 40:25
  yet.
• 40:26
  I
• 40:26
  promise
• 40:26
  I
• 40:27
  will
• 40:27
  get
• 40:27
  round
• 40:27
  to
• 40:27
  doing
• 40:28
  it
• 40:28
  asap.
• 40:29
  But
• 40:29
  obviously
• 40:30
  doing
• 40:30
  a
• 40:30
  podcast
• 40:30
  on
• 40:30
  your
• 40:31
  own
• 40:31
  and
• 40:31
  having
• 40:32
  a
• 40:32
  full
• 40:32
  time
• 40:32
  job,
• 40:33
  sometimes
• 40:34
  I
• 40:34
  get
• 40:34
  a
• 40:34
  little
• 40:34
  bit
• 40:34
  busy,
• 40:35
  but
• 40:35
  I
• 40:35
  will
• 40:36
  respond
• 40:36
  as
• 40:36
  soon
• 40:37
  as
• 40:37
  I
• 40:37
  can.
• 40:37
  I'm
• 40:38
  hugely
• 40:38
  grateful
• 40:38
  to
• 40:39
  you
• 40:39
  all
• 40:39
  for
• 40:39
  your
• 40:39
  support.
• 40:41
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• 40:41
  finally.
• 42:19
  Bye.