Examples Of Masculinity In 500 Days Of Summer

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In Marc Webb’s romantic comedy film “500 Days of Summer”, Tom Hansen undermines the traditional notions of masculinity in his relationship with Summer with his romantic ideals and beliefs. The first example of this is in the beginning of the movie we learn that Tom believes that finding “the one” is the only way he will ever find happiness. We see this imminently in one of the opening scene where Tom first sees Summer and he thinks to himself “He knows almost immediately she is who he has been searching for.” The romantic in Tom believes in this idea of a soul mate, thus he predetermines that Summer is prefect for him upon only seeing her for a moment, love at first sight, even though he has no idea where she will feel the same way about her. Tom is looking for …show more content…
Furthermore, he believes so strongly that love will bring them together that it seems like he waits for her to ask him out which is someone that traditional a woman does. Another example of Tom undermining masculine gender roles is his desire to define the relationship. In this scene, Summer begins to say, “We’re just friends”, to which Tom disagrees because friends don’t kiss, have sex, and hold hands and exclaims, “I say we’re a couple God damn it!” Tom is clearly not ok being “just friends” and needs to be able to label the relationship because he lacks confidences and needs security and comfort. Traditionally the masculine man in this situation would embrace the fact that he is not tied down to a woman just because they have had sex and he is still free to roam the jungle like the lion he is. Insecurity and low confidence also undermine traditional masculinity, because a man should not feel inadequate in any aspect of his life. Tom’s insecurity is his fear of losing “the one” and his need for consistence, because if they are a couple, then he feels like they will continue to be
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