did you see 500 days of summer ?

what did you think of the main characters Tom and Summer ?

I've seen it when I was 15 or 16 and don't remember much. Maybe just that both characters and their problems didn't leave strong impression on me. I didn't hate or love any of them. But I really liked the scene where they met in the elevator. I probably should rewatch it.

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CrazyMusicLover · 31-35

@wackidywack I rewatched it now and I have to say it's a movie that stands out. I had a feeling the author was ripping off J. P. Jeunet's style (Amelie) a bit but that's actually what it makes interesting, so I don't complain. I loved the Ikea scene with a Chinese family and the part in the cinema with the references to important movies in the history of cinematography. I still can't relate to either Tom and Summer and don't understand how they thought and why did they behave the way they behaved. So I just felt confused. She didn't look stupid so I doubt she wasn't aware of what she was doing so I assume she was just a callous user. Yes, she was honest with him but she had to see they were not emotionally at the same level and had to sense troubles. I don't understand him why he put up with her shit even after she dumped him and accepted her invitation to a party. So yeah, I don't get either of them and their behaviour slightly irritated me. By the way, when I watched it for the first time, I watched it because someone whose heart I allegedly had broken compared me to Summer. 😂 Only that there had never been anything between us, only some fantasy going on in his head because I liked our conversations online.

wackidywack · 22-25

@CrazyMusicLover that's amazing. Thanks for your take !

CrazyMusicLover · 31-35

@wackidywack Also, excellent acting from the both of them. 👌 She was so good I wondered if she was acting at all. 😆

Menetics · 26-30, F

When I first watched the film, I hated summer. Watching it now as an adult, she was honest from the start, plus, Tom was flaky. If I remember correctly, he first introduced summer as a friend, and from then on, summer stuck by that label while he was asking more from her.

wackidywack · 22-25

@Menetics excellent take 👀 you watch it recently ?

Menetics · 26-30, F

@wackidywack Thank you. I watched it last year again. What are your thoughts about them?

wackidywack · 22-25

@Menetics similar sentiments and rose colored glasses (:

ginnyfromtheblock · 26-30, F

tom sucks, summer forever

wackidywack · 22-25

@ginnyfromtheblock lmao 😭💖

SW-User

No but I'm curious as to how it got its name. Like did they chase after summer traveling around the globe?

wackidywack · 22-25

@SW-User hmm it's best to see it. I understood the title afterwards. It's quite the title. Not many films have me still thinking about its title after all these years, but that's just me

DavidScott · 51-55, M

I saw it a long time ago, but I don't remember anything about it

DDonde · 31-35, M

I saw it when it came out in theaters with my then-girlfriend.
I think Tom was a very relatable character, while Summer was a bit of a mystery to me. That's how I saw it at the time, haven't seen it since.

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wackidywack · 22-25

@deadteddy haha yeah I felt the same way, I was so surprised when I was younger and saw that she was getting married after a while too. But now that I'm older, I realize she had been honest through and through. He just was not the one for her

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