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* [[Freudian Excuse]]: According to the [[Narrator]], Summer's parents' divorce when she was young is the reason she's become an [[Emotionless Girl]], unable to form any permanent attachments. But see also [[Unreliable Narrator]].
* [[Freudian Slip]]: <s> [[Zooey Deschanel|Zooey]]</s> Summer [[A Worldwide Punomenon|fakes]] one in order to gently tease Tom {{spoiler|and to let him know that she overheard the [[Did You Just Have Sex?]] conversation between him and his friend.}}
* [[Genre Savvy]]: Most of the
* [[Here We Go Again]]: Tom meets a new girl at a job interview. {{spoiler|Her name? Autumn. Day 1.}}
* [[Heroic BSOD]]: Tom's response upon learning that Summer {{spoiler|has gotten engaged to someone else.}}
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** The worst example of this would be when they have a huge fight, Summer tries to tell him they are [[Just Friends]], he storms out, and Summer goes over to his place in the morning, in the rain, has sex with him and implies she was wrong and wants to stay in the relationship.
* [[Meaningful Name]]: Summer {{spoiler|and her possible successor, Autumn}}. Also, the names '''Tom''' Hansen and Summer '''Finn''' are a [[Shout-Out]] to Tom Sawyer and [[Huckleberry Finn]].
* [[Meet Cute]]: On (Day 4), in the elevator, between Tom and Summer. {{spoiler|Also, on (Day 500) / Autumn: (Day 1), another more standard [[Meet Cute]], between Tom and Autumn, as they wait to interview for a job they're competing for. The two [[Meet Cute
* [[Mood Whiplash]]:
** Between romantic elation and romantic disappointment. Repeatedly.
** Tom's reactions to breaking up with Summer is both funny and heartbreaking.
* [[Narrator]]
* [[Never Trust a Trailer]]: The title and trailer imply that the movie is about the 500 days in the relationship between Summer and Tom. {{spoiler|In fact, Summer breaks up with Tom on Day 288, and the remaining days document his attempts to get over her.}} Furthermore, most viewers of the trailer expected Summer to be a straight portrayal of a [[Manic Pixie Dream Girl]]
* [[Oblivious to Love]]: Summer to Tom.
* [[One-Scene Wonder]]: [[Chloë Grace Moretz]] as Rachel, Tom's sister.
* [[Our Lawyers Advised This Trope]]: Parodied with the [[Suspiciously Specific Denial]] cited below.
* [[Perspective Reversal]]: In the beginning, Tom is hopelessly romantic, while Summer does not believe in love. By the end of the movie, their dispositions toward love are inverted.
* [[Post Modernism]]: Plenty, including the [[Anachronic Order|nonlinear narrative]], the [[
* [[Pun-Based Title]]/[[Punny Name]]: "Summer" in the movie's title.
* [[Reality Ensues]]: The movie's climax.
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* [[Running Gag]]: Plenty of them.
* [[Shout-Out]]:
** The [[Meaningful Name
** See also [[Suspiciously Specific Denial]] for an incredibly obscure [[Shout-Out]] in the guise of a fake [[Take That]].
** Tom's crowd dance number is suspiciously close to what [[Questionable Content]] has described at least twice.
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