The Death of the Love Story

I blame radio. I turn it on, and all I hear is, "I'm gonna be a rock star that slides down the pole with no panties or shirt and I'll go out with my friends to start a fight in Disturbia." And that's the women talking.

do you think that is sad, when was the last time you heard a melodic romantic love song?

you think that is sad, when was the last time there was a truly melodic romantic love song?

What about the Notebook?

And what about Zack and Miri? or "Confessions of a Shopaholic"? or the darker "The Last Word"? and those are just a few very recent releases. Lots of 20-somethings are still falling in love and getting into ridiculous circumstances (or, more often, vice-versa) if you just know where to look.

First, your writing is very good and some of the phrases in this truly made me laugh (the She's All That and facebook status mention in particular)- but you must not have watched many movies in the past few years because romantic comedies is all there has been! I cannot even believe that you are suggesting the death of the 20-something love story. Just in passing years alone theres been 13 Going On 30, 27 Dresses, Ghost of Girlfriends Past, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, Cinderella Story, Tristan and Isolde, Elizabeth Town, Across the Universe- hell Zach Braff even managed to find love in Garden State. Maybe you missed the little film called The Notebook but I assure you there hasn't been any disappearance in this type of genre. Quite the contrary in fact, which is why 500 Days of Summer is, in my opinion, a breath of fresh air.

THANK YOU! FINALLY SOMEONE BRAVE ENOUGH TO SAY OUTLOUD 'WHERE DID ALL THE GOOD WRITING GO AND HOW DO THESE PEOPLE KEEP THEIR JOBS???" Personally, as a writer, the writer's strike was a joke because there hasn't been a good piece of writing (with the exquisite exception of JK Rowling) since the 80's...it's time we make a statement. Stop going to half ass movies with poor story lines and start demanding some culture, logic and a good old fashion mushy all consuming love story.

If you're looking for a good hipster love story, check out "Wristcutters: A Love Story" (released in 2006 - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0477139/). It's a classic boy-meets-true-love-while-chasing-false-love story wrapped in a quirky, unique setting with an excellent cast. Also great were "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist" and "Garden State". Young people are still falling in love in the movies; it just takes a little more effort to find them! :)

Hear an interview with (500) DAYS OF SUMMER's Marc Webb on MIGHTY MOVIE PODCAST at the Huffington Post: http://tinyurl.com/HuffPost500Days