she is a prototypical MPDG and the movie ultimately treats her as such
short for manic pixie dream girl
Example sentencesExamples
They are amazing characters, with nary a glimmer of MPDG between them.
Malevolent fathers are another recurring Oedipal theme in MPDG films.
For at least one woman, the idea of the MPDG was central to a feminist awakening.
As a personality type, the MPDG has been debunked, notably now by the kind of male screenwriter who was responsible for her proliferation.
Unlike real life where people grow old along with us, the MPDG lifecycle spins in reverse.
MPDGs are happy-go-lucky, free spirited, criminally underwritten co-stars who exist solely as a vehicle for the stuffy, angsty and usually white male lead to discover himself.
It was as if whoever wrote MPDG characters didn't feel the need to imbue women with personalities or motivations.
"The end of the MPDG would be good news for men," Schwyzer writes.
I found a summary of it pasted into an article denouncing MPDGs.
Definition of MPDG in US English:
MPDG
noun
she is a prototypical MPDG and the movie ultimately treats her as such
short for manic pixie dream girl
Example sentencesExamples
MPDGs are happy-go-lucky, free spirited, criminally underwritten co-stars who exist solely as a vehicle for the stuffy, angsty and usually white male lead to discover himself.
Malevolent fathers are another recurring Oedipal theme in MPDG films.
As a personality type, the MPDG has been debunked, notably now by the kind of male screenwriter who was responsible for her proliferation.
They are amazing characters, with nary a glimmer of MPDG between them.
Unlike real life where people grow old along with us, the MPDG lifecycle spins in reverse.
"The end of the MPDG would be good news for men," Schwyzer writes.
I found a summary of it pasted into an article denouncing MPDGs.
It was as if whoever wrote MPDG characters didn't feel the need to imbue women with personalities or motivations.
For at least one woman, the idea of the MPDG was central to a feminist awakening.