(500) Days of Summer: I might be Tom
When we returned from Thanksgiving break, we watched (500) Days of Summer with Tom as the movie’s protagonist. I wasn’t present for the second half of the movie, but I watched the rest independently. What intrigued me is what Mrs. Feldkamp brought up when the class shared how annoying Summer is. She asked if she was actually the villain or if we just sympathize with the protagonist a lot. THAT’S SUCH A GOOD POINT??? That moment in class made me start thinking about how I can be hypocritical a lot of the time unintentionally. I hate when people lack nuance yet I fell for the most obvious trap. Why do we usually side with the protagonists most of the time no matter what? We treat them like we’re their ride-or-die. Tom was all in throughout the relationship but Summer wasn’t deeply committed. However, she explicitly stated multiple times how she felt and that she wasn’t looking for a relationship. Tom knew that and what he was getting into, yet was surprised anywa...