manic pixie dream girl

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈmænɪk ˌpɪksi ˈdɹiːm ɡɜːl/

Noun

derogatory sometimes

(film, sometimes derogatory) A stock female character, typically characterized as a bubbly, quirky free spirit, whose main purpose within a narrative is to teach a young male protagonist to embrace the mysteries and adventures of life.

Japanese Meaning

映画や小説などのストーリーに登場する、しばしば軽蔑的に描かれる典型的な女性キャラクター。彼女は、自由奔放で風変わりな性格を持ち、若い男性主人公に人生の冒険や未知の世界を体験させる役割を担います。 / 主に物語の中で、男性主人公の内面成長や自己発見のきっかけとしてのみ存在する、型にはまらないキャラクターを指す表現です。

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Many modern critics argue that the film's love interest is nothing more than a manic pixie dream girl who exists to coax the brooding protagonist into rediscovering joy.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

多くの現代の批評家は、その映画の恋人役が、物語では若い男性主人公に人生の不思議や冒険を受け入れさせることを主な目的とする、陽気で風変わりな自由奔放なステレオタイプの女性キャラクターにすぎないと主張している。

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Then again, [Susan] Sarandon's character is the very embodiment of gritty neo-realism compared to Kirsten Dunst's stewardess/love interest. Dunst embodies a character type I like to call The Manic Pixie Dream Girl (see Natalie Portman in Garden State for another prime example). The Manic Pixie Dream Girl exists solely in the fevered imaginations of sensitive writer-directors to teach broodingly soulful young men to embrace life and its infinite mysteries and adventures.

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manic pixie dream girls

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