RESEARCH Thesis and Introduction

Marco Medina

3/20/19

MVC 201

Blog 3: Research Essay Thesis and Introduction

            500 Days of Summer (Webb 2009) redefines the genre of what it means to be a romantic comedy. The film tells the ups and downs of a relationship between the characters Tom (Joseph Gordan-Levitt) and Summer (Zooey Deschanel). This is not the typical chronological depiction of boy meets or girl or vice versa, but rather told in the male protagonist perceived view of the relationship told in a series of flashbacks. In first viewing of the film you feel sorry for main character, but as the film goes on the audience becomes less sympathetic towards him. This film style presents itself more as an anti-romantic comedy.