I don't watch Breakfast at Tiffany's and think, "wow, Paul is really protecting onto Holly the image of his ideal, perfect woman. He isn't seeing her as who she really is, what a pig!" No. I don't think that. I watch that movie and see a lady with some baggage and a man who finds her intriguing. As with all of those movies/books/ect..
I think Tom and Summer aren't meant to be together. I think that for a time; what they had was real, and true, and great. But Summer changed her mind, and Tom hadn't. Tom was heartbroken, not misogynistic. I would agree that he made Summer out to be more than she really was, but he was infatuated, not a douchebag. People seem to take Tom's infatuation, and make it into something it really isn't. If you found someone who loved everything you did, and saw the world in ways you hadn't, wouldn't you find them interesting? Wouldn't you want to know more? Wouldn't you think to yourself, "damn... they are pretty freaking cool, huh?"
When women are infatuated it's seen as pathetic, and stalkerish. When men are infatuated they are either seen as A.) adorable, wonderful, caring or B.) Sexist. I don't see why it has to be seen like that. (to clarify, the affections of which I am talking about are unrequited.). People should be able to feel how they feel without being told they are pathetic, sexist, or adorable. If I were to be a man, and have a huge crush on a woman who didn't love me back, I would be upset enough without any name calling. Don't call me adorable, I'm obviously a hot mess. Don't call me sexist, I'm just heartbroken. Being heartbroken doesn't make you a douche, being an asshole makes you a douche. *cough cough*
maybe I'm just not looking hard enough... or maybe I'm looking at it from the wrong angle. But as of now, this is how I see it.
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