500 days of summer
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TheBook — 15 years ago(April 24, 2010 03:18 AM)
500 days of summer seemed so forced, like they were trying so hard to be indie and 'cool' with indie references.
High Fidelity doesn't have that feel at all and is much more laid back and focused on the story rather than trying to be hip.
High Fidelity was about a guy coming to terms with where his life is.
500 days of summer started about out about a guy who wants a girl back, and then becomes about a guy who gets over a girl. -
cdz6969 — 15 years ago(August 07, 2010 01:30 AM)
For a guy.. 500 Days of summer was annoying to watch because you saw the main character just make all these mistakes.. and you towards the end you almost don't feel sorry for him because he should have realized how ditsy his girlfriend was to begin with
High Fidelity .. Rob talks to the camera and narrates an entire story about the mistakes he's made and about the people around him.. it made it much more personal that the audience can be on his side Plus these characters seemed more adult and more real than 500 days..
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davematcookson — 15 years ago(August 26, 2010 05:37 AM)
Both films get a mention in an article about male chick flicks on this site: http://tinnedgoods.com/
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Screen_Queen — 12 years ago(January 22, 2014 10:14 AM)
That's interesting. In reply to the OP, I can definitely draw similarities between the two, but I much prefer High Fidelity to 500 Days of Summer. I like the latter a lot, but I think it's blasphemous that it has a higher rating than High Fidelity.
I suppose Rob does complain a lot, seemingly more than Tom, but to me that makes him more honest. I feel like Tom is way more delusional than Rob, and less willing to acknowledge his own flaws.
It all comes down to preference, I guess. And personal experience. Another poster mentioned that girls seemed to prefer 500 days, while guys preferred HF, which is fascinating. It says so much about each gender's psychology in a relationship. But then you get those individuals who think completely differently to what you expect, and that just makes it even more fascinating. It's like what Rob says - it's not what people are like, but what they like, that matters. Ha. -
Myself-41 — 15 years ago(September 14, 2010 04:26 AM)
There were strong similarities, one of the most obvious can be found right in the opening scenes:
High Fidelity (2000): [What came first, the music or the misery? People worry about kids playing with guns, or watching violent videos, that some sort of culture of violence will take them over. Nobody worries about kids listening to thousands, literally thousands of songs about heartbreak, rejection, pain, misery and loss.] Did I listen to pop music because I was miserable? Or was I miserable because I listened to pop music?
(500) Days Of Summer (2009): [This is a story of boy meets girl. The boy, Tom Hansen of Margate, New Jersey, grew up believing that he'd never truly be happy until the day he met the one.] This belief stemmed from early exposure to sad British pop music and a total mis-reading of the movie 'The Graduate'.
Although I liked both movies, it's just High Fidelity that moved me: I love the authenticity and how the actors are not trying too much. And the chemistry between John Cusack, Jack Black, Todd Louiso and Joan Cusack. -
Naughty-God — 15 years ago(September 21, 2010 05:01 PM)
I didn't see much parallelism between the two and the male leads are miles apart in terms of personal crises. Even Rob's adolescent character was very different from Tom's.
I'd also picture Rob and Barry poking fun at Tom and his hipster friends for their poor judgment on what "good music" really is, and would call them out as hipsters from the get go.
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ishotjr_81 — 15 years ago(October 23, 2010 02:01 PM)
Yeah I saw high fidelity when it was first released and a couple of times since. Ive just recently I've watched 500 days of summer.
Both are great films, the way in which 500 days is shot is kind of clever with the whole chronologically thing and over overall quirkiness. All the way through it I felt a similarity between it and HF, but you are going to find that as they are dealing with almost identical content: relationships and the soreness of break ups.
Either way they're both great films
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briprat — 15 years ago(October 27, 2010 02:40 PM)
Both are in my top 5. Others have already mentioned this.
But I really don't see any similarities, other than the main characters are single and love music.
I think Rob and Tom are attracted to similar women, those with good taste in pop culture.
