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She's terrible in 500 Days of Summer

posted 4 years ago by jasonmovieguy (182)
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Tried posting this on the film page, but it keeps saying SAFARI can't Open this Page! Works for everything but that stupid film.

Zooey Deschanel lacks empathy. She is a Capricorn- so it makes sense she comes off cold and not very alluring. In the 500 Days of Summer movie, everyone seemed to praise her for being this feminist bitch. I hated her. She lied to the guy all the time about how she wasn't looking for a serious relationship, and then marries another man at the end! She was a slut. An undignified whore who I think should have been thrown to the wolves. I hate the actress too. She's just so smarmy and cold. She needs a lesson in humility and vulnerability; I can see why she didn't get an Oscar nomination for the part, or any one for that matter. She acts like a man.

[–] bobbydallas (8515) 4 years ago

i didn't like her as SUmmer either.. WAY hard to fall in love with someone like that.
also it took her like a week to get engaged to some other dude!

Minka Kelly was a better choice.. but she'd never end up with an ass like Tom.

[–] kungfulord (957) 4 years ago

I dont understand why someone would fall so hard for Summer she is so bland, she is not funny, not particulary sexy, not charismatic

I liked the movie tought, just think the role was miscast, maybe another actress would have give Summer more charisma, Deschanel is really bland in every movie were i have seen her

[–] CheekyMonkey (584) 4 years ago

Lack of empathy suits the character well... The film wouldn't work without it...

[–] Crocodile (3127) 3 years ago

Zooey and Summer are great

[–] Iffy762 (1334) 3 years ago

I agree that the character was of Summer was very unlikeable, but I thought Summer's lack of empathy was part of the character. He's totally in love with her (or thinks he is) but the viewer can feel that something is wrong, that she's not interested in him with the same depth as he is with her. He's interpreting her through the lens of his own infatuation. Meanwhile, she's essentially oblivious to how much she has hurt him.

I do know very beautiful women who behave this way: they essentially see men as things to be used to stroke their own egos, until they find someone who they see as deserving of their love. I used to have a friend, a really beautiful girl, who would say, "Men are like pigeons, you kick 'em in the head and they keep coming back for more." She enjoyed being able to be cruel towards men and still have them beg for her attention and do nice things for her. I'm just a normal-looking person so I don't really understand her attitude. But then, there are also men who do the same thing.

In one way, I think it's better to look ordinary because I think it forces you to learn to treat others the way you want to be treated. Then you can have real relationships as actual human beings rather than being one of their minions of admirers.

Edited to add: I also know some beautiful women who are perfectly nice and humble.