WEIRDLAND: Love has no bounds

Sunday, May 17, 2009

Love has no bounds

"Go ahead and roll your eyes, but know this: [SPOILER] They don't end up together. In fact, Tom (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) spends a good chunk of (500) Days of Summer being slowly destroyed by Summer (Zooey Deschanel). It's the least-romantic romantic comedy of the summer, and it works precisely because it refutes everything romantic movies stand for".
Source: www.esquire.comTom: What happens when you fall in love?
Summer: You believe in that?
Tom: It's love, it's not Santa Claus.

-I always liked you.
- You did?
- But then I thought: "You don't flirt with your doctoral adviser's daughter."
- Especially when your adviser's crazy?
- Especially then.
-How embarrassing is it if I say last night was wonderful?
-It's only embarrassing if I don't agree.
("Proof", 2005).

"We have this idea of what love is, and everyone says, "Love has no bounds." And we all subscribe to that idea. And you can read it in cards, you know, like, it's become such a cliché that we don't really believe that, because when it comes really down to "love has no bounds", we don't buy it. We all stay within a form, I'm speaking for myself. I stay within a form of, like, is that OK to do or is that OK to do?" -Jake Gyllenhaal.
Source: www.abc.net.au

9 comments :

Gail said...

Hello Kendra, Happy Sunday, I am just catching up on your posts. They are all so interesting, but I really like this one. I like Proof I still watch from time to time.

Elena said...

I'm on a roll!
I guess Cannes inspires me so much, I hope you have an amusing Sunday, too Gail :)

I love brainy geeks, so Jake as mathematician in "Proof" is priceless :)

countsheep said...

hi, Kendra and Gail, I'm enjoying the posts of Cannes!

500 days of summer (or should I say of bummer) hasn't a happy ending? That's a spoiler!

xx

Elena said...

thanks, and I've added a spoilers warning in the post, countsheep, I don't mind spoilers that much, but I know people get mad easily about it.

Gail said...

Hi Yourself, countsheep. I hope you are enjoying Kendra's posts as much as I am.. Hugs...Lovely pictures of Cannes.

countsheep said...

Hugs, Gail!
I follow almost every day Kendra's blog, specially in lazy Sundays :)

Elena said...

thanks, countsheep and Gail for your fidelity!

I wish more Hollywood figures had appeared this year in Cannes, too bad neither of Jake's next films "Nailed" or "Brothers" weren't selected, I thought Brothers could have been considerated by the festival, but anyway there will be more occasions for seeing Jake in Cannes!

clairex said...

I thought Brothers could have been considerated me too! but at least Jake went to Cannes during the promotion of "Zodiac".

Good job as usual in Jake Weird, Kendra, keep it up!

Elena said...

thanks, Claire!!
"Zodiac" not only deserved be officially screened in Cannes, where it was nominated to the Golden Palm, it should have gotten some Oscar awards, too