Why Everyone Got 500 Days Of Summer Wrong #shorts

So many people left the movie hating Summer, but that *wasn't* supposed to be the takeaway.

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[annacatherineandrews]

Such a great callout “thinks he deserves the girl because he wants her badly” I was guilty of this when I was younger.

[Munomanom]

My ex was obsessed with the film Pretty Woman... he was totally obsessed with the idea of "rescuing" me (please note: I'm not a hooker). He wouldn't accept my initial rejections and eventually I gave in and I swear he treated me like it was my privilege to be with him and I'm so lucky... our relationship did not last long

[victoriaalbastra]

You're so right. I want a second movie telling this story from Summer's perspective.

[rachaelknudsen]

I watched this movie at exactly the right time. It worked for me as a cautionary tale about the ways seeing the idea of a person rather than seeing an actual person denies the one seen of humanity and the one seeing of genuine connection to other person.

[antoniomarcelino]

The message for me is that relationships are transformative. In the final park bench scene both literally say "you were right". She now believes in love and is allowing herself to love and he now has a more pragmatic view of the world and is taking steps in pursuing goals instead of dreams. On the first watch I took his side and thought she was a bitch, then I grew to believe he was toxic and now at 31 years old I find myself sympathizing with both characters and understanding they as flawed individuals who both ended the movie more realised and fleshed out as they began the journey. It's not a simplistic script, no one is the villain of this story

[stem.b-obenita]

I thought the final scene he actually learned from his mistakes and even took that rejection from Autumn well as a sign that he grew from that wake up to reality call he had with Summer?

[tsvkane]

he did learn something by the end of the movie tho... when autumn rejected him the first time he just went on instead of trying to force it like with summer

[DeathnoteBB]

Seriously, I’m trying to find people who have sense about this movie but every Youtube comment section is filled with “Wow Summer is a jerk. I feel so bad for Tom” as if he isn’t creeping on her the whole time and ignoring everything she says

[randallflagification]

The end was meant to establish that Tom had learned to forgo foolish notions of romance and serendipity.

He tells Autumn he hopes she doesn’t get the job showing honesty. And then rather than walking away and idealizing her goes and asks her for coffee risking rejection and realizing that nothing will happen unless he makes it happen.

[lexiwexiwoo]

It's the same people who think The Joker & Harley Quinn are couples goals. I don't know how people continue to do it, maybe it's a reflection on the audience, but it's consistent that toxic relationships in entertainment make money. Maybe it's because the conflict makes for a good story but it's sad. Seeing couples wearing Harley/Jokes merch & her saying he's her "Puddin". People using Mr. & Mrs. Smith to look like a power couple. Requesting songs like Plush by Stone Temple Pilots and dedicating it to their significant others. It's all very surface level BS that if they would take like 2 seconds to really look at, they'd realize they're advertising that they treat each other like actual shit.

[MrBlah]

I don’t think it’s an accurate reading to say he hasn’t learned anything by the end of the film. I think the ending, more than anything, is a wink and a nod to the audience. Like the writers are going: “Get it? We saved the best joke for last.” I think the introduction of Autumn symbolizes newfound hope for Tom, not that Autumn will be his new girlfriend. Just that he’s finally over his realistic and unrealistic expectations that he had while he was with Summer.
Edit: I'm not disagreeing with anything else stated in this video, I just think the introduction to Autumn doesn't necessarily mean he hadn't learned anything from his time with Summer, or if he hadn't then what a depressing ending if that is the case.

[paulazv]

As I see it if you don't want a relationship with someone you don't flirt, sleep with and continue to keep contact with that person. It's nonsense.

[Laura.D]

The first time I watched this movie I was going through a terrible break up and I empathized with Tom. After a couple of years and maturity I understood Summer a lot more and myself after realising how damaging are the unrealistic expectations on love, and how is healthier to love someone for who they are and not what we expect or dream with them.

[alt]

It’s 100% about how men project this false idol onto women and then resent them when she fails to meet his fantasy. it’s the dehumanization of REAL women

[Lobxx]

Summer established she didn't want a committed relationship and only wanted fwb and to date around. Tom kept putting her on a pedestal and pushing for a relationship instead of letting go

[jimboa]

Lookit, Tom absolutely had a delusional and unrealistic view of Summer and what he wanted their relationship to be. But Summer 1000% is guilty too. She said she didn't want a relationship, and then immediately started to treat him like a boyfriend, emotional ties and all. Friends with benefits relationships can only work when there are ZERO emotional entanglements. Tom was absolutely right when he called her out on this, saying "this is not how you treat your friend." But what he should have done was walk away and end it himself. He should have recognized that this relationship was toxic and unhealthy (from BOTH sides), and had the courage to walk.

Summer's flaw was that she wanted it both ways. She wanted to basically have a relationship, but because she SAID at the beginning she didn't want a relationship, also be able to just walk away at a seconds notice without any accountability. That's selfish and toxic as fuck, and Tom should have called her on it the minute she started to get too emotionally close.

Keep your friends with benefits at arm's length people, and never, ever let them in emotionally unless you're BOTH ready to move things forward into a real relationship.

[ketanmanchanda]

Remember that car scene? She didn't listen to tom at that time, and he even left her two times. Not saying that it wasn't Tom's fault but it's like a gray movie and y'all shouldn't worship summer (or tom).

[manwithaplan]

You know the best thing you can do if you're a so called "good person" is when you know someone has feelings for you and you don't just leave them the fuck alone just let them get over you

[brad]

She invites her ex to her engagement party without telling him. It's not like it's all his fault.

[yana_michurina]

I feel like this movie shows how life works in cycles. You meet people, get connected to them, sometimes have your hopes broken. It's not the end of the world though. There are going to be new people on your way, new opportunities. It's not like Summer doesn't love him back because there's something wrong with him. You may be perfectly fine, but sometimes it just doesn't work out. As simple as that. In the end, life has prepared something better for all of us.