Let me introduce you to my cool and very attractive boyfriend who isn’t relatable and wears a cape as a metaphor. We all know about the manic pixie dream girl trope that has been played out over and over again, and I am a bit worn out. But then, from the left field, Hollywood gave us what they thought we wanted, an equivalent to the manic pixie dream girl. That’s right. I am talking about the manic pixie dream boy. What is the manic pixie dream boy? The MPDB is a kind of quirky, attractive, and misunderstood guy who values the female protagonist for something that isn’t related to her career or personal goals. Anna Breslaw, who coined the term back in 2015, describes the MPDB as "the self-mythologizing 'free-spirited' dude who’s determined to make [the female protagonist’s] life magical, whether [they] want it or not." Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Monday, 25 January, 2021