10 Greatest Unexpected Dance Scenes In Film

5. (500) Days Of Summer

500 days of summer dance If The 40 Year Old Virgin has taught us one thing (other than a shirtless Seth Rogen answers once for all whatever happened to Mr Tumnus) it's that no life-defining conquest is complete without an impromptu dance routine. And so Tom Hansen (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), having spent the night with the girl of his dreams, Summer Finn, (Zooey Deschanel) has every reason to have more than a little spring in his step the following morning... Perhaps the only sequence to make 'You Make My Dreams Come True' by Hall and Oates sound even remotely cool, the following two minutes show just how Tom's sunny stroll to work becomes a little less ordinary. Namely, with strangers offering handshakes, high-fives and broad smiles at every turn. He even gets the blessing of Han Solo (sort of). Hear that? That's the sound of the world giving a man a pat on the back. And Tom, looking to camera and sighing the most satisfied sigh you've ever heard, is loving every minute of it. Why wouldn't he be? He's got backing dancers, marching bands and even a cartoon bluebird to accompany him. If only real life were more like a movie, eh? That way, people would be much friendlier, the morning commute would be a daily parade of (surprisingly well-choreographed) camaraderie, and erm...everyone would know whether or not you got lucky last night.
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