Let's Talk About Manic Pixie Dream Girls
We've all feel into the trap that is the manic pixie dream girl, she waltzes into to the life of our characters and flips their lives in all sorts of directions. She is an idea that only exist in the mind of the sensitive writer,
My biggest issue with the manic pixie dream girl is that she can't stand on her own as a character, as soon as she attempts to be independent, to be on her own, the idea shuts down and a character starts. As long as books have been written the manic pixie dream girl has been an idea that will continuously last throughout the ages despite the odds. In turn due to the quirkiness of the character and how they go about the events around them can bring a lot to the imagery and story however it takes away some of the Independence of her and makes her seem like shes not a person, like she's not even being heard unless it's throughout the changes she causes to the protagonist. I think it's better to have the presence of someone more similar to the idea of a sidekick who navigates along the edges of reality than someone who doesn't seem to really be seen or heard. Once you start seeing people as real, and view them as human they lose their magic and luster.
Due to the manic pixie dream girl idea usually being written by men it can often be viewed as sexist or misogynistic. Men typically re-write these characters in the form of writing a girl or a concept and not a person even partially grounded in reality. A lot gets lost in translation when people look at women in a superficial light just because of how she dresses or her taste in music and art, it's a dream that creates a false view of the world a passion that i don't entirely believe is possible. sometimes people struggle to escape the box of their own imagination which is stained from the faults of reality. The arch type was created to turn men to exploring life and it's infinite possibilities.
Not just limited to females of course, it's a personality type I've seen plenty of male and female characters be portrayed this way. It's an immediate way to jump through time lines and advance a story. People tend to push their fantasies onto others, we are all guilty of this, without even the smallest consideration for how others feel. Lusting after perfection, even though it is just an idea that humans can never really achieve.
Overall as much as i love the films surrounded by this concept, i think it can be dangerous to idealize men and women to a point where they become more of a concept than a person, and believing that someone can complete you and change your life can sometimes be nothing but harmful to the soul. a lot of this films show above anything else my point where it only leaves the characters with burned out fantasies of make believe, but from what I've learned from love is that being hurt is part of life, you'll never grow without these types of experiences.
My biggest issue with the manic pixie dream girl is that she can't stand on her own as a character, as soon as she attempts to be independent, to be on her own, the idea shuts down and a character starts. As long as books have been written the manic pixie dream girl has been an idea that will continuously last throughout the ages despite the odds. In turn due to the quirkiness of the character and how they go about the events around them can bring a lot to the imagery and story however it takes away some of the Independence of her and makes her seem like shes not a person, like she's not even being heard unless it's throughout the changes she causes to the protagonist. I think it's better to have the presence of someone more similar to the idea of a sidekick who navigates along the edges of reality than someone who doesn't seem to really be seen or heard. Once you start seeing people as real, and view them as human they lose their magic and luster.
Due to the manic pixie dream girl idea usually being written by men it can often be viewed as sexist or misogynistic. Men typically re-write these characters in the form of writing a girl or a concept and not a person even partially grounded in reality. A lot gets lost in translation when people look at women in a superficial light just because of how she dresses or her taste in music and art, it's a dream that creates a false view of the world a passion that i don't entirely believe is possible. sometimes people struggle to escape the box of their own imagination which is stained from the faults of reality. The arch type was created to turn men to exploring life and it's infinite possibilities.
Not just limited to females of course, it's a personality type I've seen plenty of male and female characters be portrayed this way. It's an immediate way to jump through time lines and advance a story. People tend to push their fantasies onto others, we are all guilty of this, without even the smallest consideration for how others feel. Lusting after perfection, even though it is just an idea that humans can never really achieve.
Overall as much as i love the films surrounded by this concept, i think it can be dangerous to idealize men and women to a point where they become more of a concept than a person, and believing that someone can complete you and change your life can sometimes be nothing but harmful to the soul. a lot of this films show above anything else my point where it only leaves the characters with burned out fantasies of make believe, but from what I've learned from love is that being hurt is part of life, you'll never grow without these types of experiences.
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