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Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.89,0:00:14.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A trope is a common pattern in a story or a recognizable attribute in a character that conveys
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.21,0:00:16.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,information to the audience.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.68,0:00:19.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A trope becomes a cliche when it's overused.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.44,0:00:23.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sadly, some of these tropes often perpetuate offensive stereotypes.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.89,0:00:31.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the world according to Hollywood men are often written as the great protectors, the heroes,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.06,0:00:35.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the creators and the inventors, but sometimes all that pressure of running the
Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.07,0:00:37.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,entire world really gets them down.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.36,0:00:43.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Enter the Manic Pixie Dream Girl, the shining beacon of child like joy that will rejuvenate our fallen hero.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.57,0:00:48.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Manic Pixie Dream Girl is a term coined by Nathan Rabin to describe the female character
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.23,0:00:54.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whose written to help the usually white, and definitely straight male hero loosen up and enjoy life.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.15,0:00:59.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Rabin writes, "That bubbly, shallow cinematic creature that exists solely in the fevered imaginations
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.68,0:01:04.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of sensitive writer-directors to teach broodingly soulful young men to embrace life
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.98,0:01:07.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and its infinite mysteries and adventures."
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.31,0:01:11.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Manic Pixie Dream Girl is a supporting character used to further the storyline of the male hero.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.96,0:01:18.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She really has no life of her own, she has no family or interests or much of job that we ever see.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.66,0:01:23.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She is as the AVclub describes, "On hand to lift a gloomy male protagonist out of the doldrums,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.80,0:01:25.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not to pursue her own happiness."
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.73,0:01:30.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All of these male characters find a Manic Pixie to help them out of their depressed, uptight
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.70,0:01:35.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and doom and gloom state so that they can be happy functioning members of society again.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.64,0:01:40.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's start with Kirsten Dunst's character from Elizabethtown who is the catalyst for Rabin naming this trope.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.36,0:01:45.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Drew Baylor played by Orlando Bloom has just lost his job, his girlfriend and he decides he wants to
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.98,0:01:49.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,kill himself. So just at that very moment he gets a call from his sister saying
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.78,0:01:52.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,his father died and he needs to go handle the family affair.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.62,0:01:56.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Drew gets on a plane and meets Claire, a flight attendant who talks to him throughout
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.05,0:02:00.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the whole flight even though he's clearly not interested in interacting with her.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.00,0:02:06.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Claire eventually guides Drew on a personal journey of self exploration, growth and embracing fun.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.15,0:02:09.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I'm checking out this cute guy."
Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.12,0:02:11.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Why are you telling me that?"
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.38,0:02:22.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"How could I leave you in distress?"
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.31,0:02:24.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I'm taking you out."
Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.60,0:02:28.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You might remember Zooey Deschanel in 500 days of Summer, the non-committing
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.35,0:02:32.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,love interest of the film's star Tom Hansen played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:32.30,0:02:36.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The story follows Tom on his journey of falling in and out of love with Summer Finn.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.66,0:02:41.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They have the classic Manic Pixie Dream Girl scene where they are frolicking around in the world
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.41,0:02:46.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the Manic Pixie teaches the uptight star how to embrace his inner child.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.83,0:02:49.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Penis"
Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.61,0:02:51.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Penis"
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.16,0:02:52.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Penis"
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.46,0:02:52.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Penis"
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.96,0:02:54.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"There's kids around."
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.04,0:02:57.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"There are no kids around."
Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.12,0:02:58.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Penis"
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.91,0:03:00.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Penis"
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.10,0:03:01.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Are you having fun?"
Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.76,0:03:02.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Ya"
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.35,0:03:04.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"This is the kind of thing you did with the Puma?"
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.59,0:03:06.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"No... we rarely left the room."
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.76,0:03:08.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Penis!"
Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.90,0:03:10.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Sorry tourettes, you know how it is."
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.98,0:03:11.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Penis"
Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.73,0:03:12.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"She has it too."
Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.50,0:03:13.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Penis"
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.30,0:03:14.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Peeeennnniiiisssss!"
Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.55,0:03:15.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Shhhhhh...."
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.55,0:03:19.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this list would not be complete without an appearance from Natalie Portman.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.13,0:03:25.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Her young and bubbly child like character in Garden State just might be the quintessential Manic Pixie Dream Girl.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.17,0:03:30.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She's here to guide angsty, emo Andrew Largeman played by Zach Braff out of his depressed
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.19,0:03:35.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,state and general gloominess all with traditional Manic Pixie child like glee.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.12,0:03:40.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Any way... ah... I'm talking too much, you gotta fill out your forms."
Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.49,0:03:43.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"What are you listening to?"
Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.01,0:03:45.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"The Shins, you know em?"
Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.34,0:03:47.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"No"
Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.43,0:03:49.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"You gotta hear this one song, it'll change your life I swear."
Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.99,0:03:57.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Oh I'm sorry, you have to, ah, fill out your forms. Conundrum. Think you could uh, maybe listen while
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.28,0:03:59.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you fill out-" "Ya I think I can handle that" "Ya?"
Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.66,0:04:03.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The list of Manic Pixies kind of goes on and on and on.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.07,0:04:05.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's Kate Hudson's character in Almost Famous
Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.82,0:04:08.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Meg Ryan in Joe Versus the Volcano
Dialogue: 0,0:04:08.44,0:04:11.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Charlize Theron in Sweet November
Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.19,0:04:14.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and what about Winona Ryder in Autumn in New York
Dialogue: 0,0:04:14.03,0:04:16.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Rachel Bilson in The Last Kiss
Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.19,0:04:19.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and Elisha Cuthbert in My Sassy Girl among others.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:19.12,0:04:23.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Manic Pixie perpetuates the myth of women as caregivers at our very core, that we can go "fix"
Dialogue: 0,0:04:23.79,0:04:27.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,these lonely sad men, so that they can go "fix the world".
Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.78,0:04:33.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Manic Pixie Dream Girl is really a muse who exists to be the inspiration for the troubled,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:33.25,0:04:39.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,tortured man. In fact we should talk about this whole idea of a muse which is the foundation for this trope.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.06,0:04:44.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For centuries male filmmakers, writers, painters, artists of all kinds have often cited women as the
Dialogue: 0,0:04:44.86,0:04:47.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,inspiration for their brilliant masterpieces.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:47.74,0:04:50.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I swear if I hear one more story like this I'm going to scream.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.66,0:04:52.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or puke.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.49,0:04:53.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or both.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:53.95,0:04:58.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Women are not here for men's inspiration or celebration or whatever else.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:58.38,0:05:03.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are musicians and artists and writers with our own brilliant and creative endeavors.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:03.44,0:05:06.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But you wouldn't know that from the Manic Pixie Dream Girl trope.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.80,0:05:11.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Needless to say, the Manic Pixie, not so great for women's representations.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:11.30,0:05:15.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So Hollywood writers, let me remind you that women are not here for your inspiration,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:15.15,0:05:17.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,celebration or to coax you out of your troubles.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:17.98,0:05:21.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You might not know this but we're full and complete human beings with our own
Dialogue: 0,0:05:21.73,0:05:24.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,troubles, interests and creative endeavors.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:24.13,0:05:28.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So how's about your stop using us as your muse and start writing us as real people.