It is pure, unadulterated joy.
The film is not a love story.
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The narrative is told in a non-linear fashion, jumping between the 500 days of their relationship. One moment we see the highs—the IKEA date, the shared headphones, the Hall & Oates dance sequence—and the next, we are thrust into the crushing lows of the breakup. This structure forces the viewer to confront the reality that we often romanticize the beginning of a relationship while ignoring the red flags that were present all along.
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