Summer Finn only loved two things.
The first was her long dark hair. The Second was how easily she could cut it off and not feeling a thing.
So, this is not a love story,
500 days with Summer,
This is a story of boy meets girl.
苏荷,伊丽莎白街心花园。喜欢在伊丽莎白街游荡,因为她与Bleeker Street有所交集,事实上,我喜欢任何与Bleeker Street 有所交集的街道。夏日花园,正进行一场诗歌朗诵会,那时我正对诗歌充满好奇欲,花园里开着那些无关痛痒的花,书被装进各式各样的帆布袋,收据和车钥匙绞作一团,都市传说中央公园会有萤火虫。那些曾在纽约旅居的中文诗人,吕德安“傍晚降雨”,木心“西班牙三棵树”,他们的诗与伊丽莎白街无关。沿着这条街,会看见被遗弃的狮身人面雕塑,临街的橱窗里有一匹木马,阳光掠过街趴车窗的后视镜,偶遇的L问我:Could you buy me a drink?
伊丽莎白街心公园,人们在对街的拿铁店Caffe Paradiso 排起长队,那是一个闷热的夏天。傍晚下起了暴雨,车窗的雾气模糊了街景,直到经过Bleeker Street 的交叉口,我意识到这是我最喜欢的街道
Still, it wasn’t a love story that time
This is still a story of boy meets girl
事后L曾和朋友谈起在伊丽莎白公园偶遇的轶事,朋友告诉她,这是孽缘
L在看完500 Days of summer 之后坦言,并不喜欢男主Tom,16年后再看这部电影,发现Tom对Summer缺失持续的好奇心。毕业生的结尾,逃婚后巴士后座的长镜头,从喜悦到麻木。This is still a story of boy meets girl, but not a love story.