(500) Days of Summer is a special movie. It's non-linearity, the soft colour scheme, the mockumentary clips -- all made this film stay a bit longer in my mind. Perhaps what occupied my thoughts the most, though, was the message that it sent.
Tom used to believe in destiny. He believed that one day he would meet "the one". He thought he found it in Summer. Unfortunately, Summer didn't feel the same way, so Tom had to accept that and move on.
Towards the end of the movie, the narrator said:
"Coincidence. That's all anything ever is. Nothing more than coincidence. Tom had finally learnt there are no miracles. There's no such thing as fate. Nothing is meant to be."
The term "coincidence" struck a chord with me. Indeed, it plays such a significant role in relationships. But this doesn't necessarily mean that fate and destiny don't exist.
It's not easy for a relationship to work out. It takes two individual beings aligning him/herself with the other, despite inevitable differences in thought and in attitudes. It requires accommodating for the other aspects of both lives. It demands immaculate timing and an opportune moment.
Not only do you need a coincidence of hearts, but also a coincidence of minds.
And what are the chances of that occurring? How likely is it for a person to find someone with whom all this can happen? What else could it be, but Fate's blessing?
So it is true that it all comes down to coincidence. But it is Destiny who brings this requisite factor upon us. Sometimes we have to bend at the mercy of Fate, yet at the same time, we have to seize the opportunities it bestows upon us.
What Tom had to learn was not that there was no such thing as fate. Fate had simply presented her gift for him in someone else.
It was time for Autumn to begin.
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