Not a Love Story: Making (500) Days of Summer Page #4

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And that that's the Continental.

That's L.A.'s first skyscraper.

It was built in 1 904.

What is that?

That?

That's a parking lot.

Oh!

Yeah. That's-

That's also a parking lot.

That's, um Yeah.

There's a lot of beautiful

stuff here too though.

I don't know.

I just... wish people

would notice it more.

If it were me, then, uh

If it were you what?

I don't know. I think

I'd... make 'em notice.

How would you

make them notice?

I don't know.

There's a lot ofdifferent

stuffyou could do.

Show me.

Please. I don't know

anything about architecture.

[ Laughing ]

You want me to

drawyou something?

Yeah.

I don't have any paper.

Well, use my arm.

Please, I need a tattoo.

well, let's see your arm.

That's the spirit.

Well, the buildings need

to be integrated better, so

You could maximize

light capacity here.

It's kind of messy.

That's okay.

[ Sets Keys Down ]

[ Narrator]

For Tom Hansen, this was the night

where everything changed.

That wall Summer

so often hid behind

the wall ofdistance, ofspace, ofcasual

that wall was slowly coming down.

For here was Tom, in her world,

a place few had been invited

to see with their own eyes.

And here was Summer,

wanting him there.

Him, no one else.

Have you ever been

in a tornado?

No.

[ Chuckling ]

It's that and

my teeth falling out.

I have that too!

You do?

Yeah! It's so weird.

It's like being an old man.

[ Chuckles ]

What else do you have?

Um, earthquakes?

Really?

No.

[ Laughing ]

[ Summer ]

You know, I dream

sometimes about flying.

It starts out like I'm running

really, really fast.

I'm, like, superhuman.

And the terrain starts to get

really rocky and steep.

And then I'm running so fast

that my feet aren't even

touching the ground.

And I'm floating,

and it's like this amazing,

amazing realness.

l'm free. I'm safe.

Then I realize,

l'm completely alone.

And then I wake up.

[ Narrator]

As he listened, Tom began to realize...

that these weren't stories

routinely told.

These were stories

one had to earn.

[ Continues, Faint ]

He could feel the wall coming down.

He wondered ifanyone else

had made it this far.

which is why the next six words

changed everything.

I've never told anybody

that before.

I guess I'm notjust anybody.

- [ Video Game Beeping ]

- So what are you exactly?

I don't know.

Are you her boyfriend?

It's not that simple.

Sure, it is.

What, like,

are we going steady?

Come on, guys.

You know, we're we're adults.

We know how we feel.

We don't need

to put labels on it.

I mean,

''boyfriend,'' ''girlfriend.''

All that stuff is

It's reallyjuvenile.

You sound gay.

You really do.

Okay, first ofall,

your last girlfriend

was Amy Sussman

in the seventh grade,

and you dated

for, like, three hours.

And you

you've been with Robyn

since what like 1 998?

'97.

'97. See

[ Video Game Beeps,

Ending Theme Plays ]

Shoot.

I don't think the two ofyou

are exactly authorities

on modern relationships.

So, what should I do?

You should ask her.

[ Sighs ]

what?

Well, why rock the boat,

is what I'm thinking.

I mean,

things are going well.

You start putting labels on it,

that's like the kiss ofdeath.

It's like saying, ''I love you.''

Yeah, I know what you mean.

That's what happened

between me and Sean.

Who the hell's Sean?

My boyfriend

before Mark.

Who the- Never mind.

So, what you're saying

I'm saying you do

want to ask her.

It's obvious.

You'rejust afraid you'll get

an answeryou don't want,

which will shatter

all the illusions of how great

these past few months have been.

Now look, if it were me,

I'd find out now before you

show up at her place...

and, well, she's in bed

with Lars from Norway.

[ Applause ]

Who's Lars from Norway?

Just some guy

she met at the gym...

with Brad Pitt's face

and Jesus' abs.

[ Whistle Blows ]

Wait! No, Coach.

We're not done here.

Rachel!

Look, it's easy, Tom.

Just don't be a p*ssy.

[ Acoustic Guitar ]

[ woman Singing In French ]

You okay?

Yeah.

You sure?

Summer,

I gotta askyou something.

what?

What are we, um

What are we doing?

I thought we were going

to the movies.

Yeah. Nah, I mean, like,

what are we, like-

What's going on here, with us?

I don't know.

Who cares?

I'm happy.

Aren't you happy?

Yeah.

Good.

[ Continues ]

[ Vocalizing Along To Song ]

[ Continues ]

[ Ends ]

London, 1 964.

Those girls knew how to dress.

Nowadays, it's all

these giant sunglasses...

and tattoos.

It's handbags with

little dogs in them.

who okayed this?

Some people like it.

I like howyou dress.

I was thinking about

getting a butterfly tattoo

about yea big on my ankle.

No.

[ Chuckles ]

Oh.

Yo.

How's it going?

Uh, okay.

You live around here?

Um, yeah, not too far.

I've never

seen you here before.

You're not too observant.

That's funny. You're funny.

So let me buyyou a drink.

No, thankyou.

You with this guy?

Hey, I'm Tom.

Whatever.

So, come on. One drink.

What are you drinking?

I said no, thanks.

You're serious? This guy?

Hey, buddy-

You know what?

Don't be rude.

I'm flattered,

but I'm not interested.

So why don't you go over there

and leave us alone? Thanks.

It's a free country.

I can't believe

this is your boyfriend.

What are you doing?

[ Glass Clattering ]

[ Chuckling ]

It was reallyjust a crazy thing.

It happened like

It felt like it happened

fast, but really,

it it also felt like it

was happening really slowly,

like everything all wasjust

I don't know. It doesn't

feel like you think it would

[ Slams Drawer ]

Hey, what's the matter?

I just I can't believe you.

You can't believe me?

You were so completely,

completely uncool in there.

Wait. Are you mad at me?

I just got my ass kicked foryou.

Oh, really? Was that for me?

Was that for my benefit?

Yes, it was.

Okay, well, next time don't,

'cause I don't need your help.

You know what?

I'm really tired.

Can we talk about this tomorrow?

[ Siren Wailing In Distance ]

[ Exhales ]

No. You know what?

I'm not going anywhere

till you tell me what's going on.

Nothing's going on.

[ Exhales ]

We'rejust

What? We'rejust what?

We'rejust friends.

No! Don't pull that with me!

Don't even try to

This is not how

you treat your friend.

Kissing in the copy room?

Holding hands in IKEA?

Shower sex? Come on!

Friends, my balls!

I like you, Tom.

I just don't want a relationship

well, you're not the only one

that gets a say in this!

I do too! And I say we're

a couple, goddamn it!

[ opens Door, Slams ]

Afteryou, please.

[ Sighs ]

[ Thunder Rumbling ]

[ Doorbell Buzzes ]

[ Sighs ]

I shouldn't have done that.

Done what?

Gotten mad at you.

I'm sorry.

[ Exhales ]

Look, we don't have to

put a label on it.

That's fine. I get it.

But, you know, I just-

I need some consistency.

I know.

I need to know that

you're not gonna wake up

in the morning...

and... feel differently.

And I can't give you that.

[ Exhales ]

Nobody can.

[ Whistling ]

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