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Fan Fiction: The Schedule Of Your Manic Pixie Dream Girl
You guys know about the Manic Pixie Dream Girl phenomenon, right? Think Zooey Deschanel in 500 Days of Summer or Natalie Portman in Garden State (minus the epilepsy). Without much of a history or an internal monologue, these characters usually work as ciphers that the protagonist can project his emotional baggage onto. But what happens to the manic pixie girl when you're not around to play with her?
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Caroline Hagood: The Manic Pixie Dream Tramp
Marc Webb's (500) Days of Summer (2009) reveals the anatomy of a failed fantasy. The doomed days of Tom (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) and Summer (Zooey... Read Post
Zooey Deschanel on her ‘New Girl’ role: ‘If I had read this character in a movie script, I would’ve jumped on board immediately’
If you were five-alarm charmed by Zooey Deschanel in (500) Days of Summer, there’s one day on the fall calender you might want to circle: Sept. 20, when New Girl debuts on Fox. (For the more impatient, you can download the first epi... Read Post
Take a Trip to ‘the Home for [Cinema’s] Manic Pixie Dream Girls’
Cinema's finest Manic Pixie Dream Girls (see: Natalie Portman in Garden State, Zooey Deschanel in everything) finally get their place to dance in the rain — literally, not figuratively. [AV Club] ... More » Read Post