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Sep 20, 2018

Deconstructing the Manic Pixie Dream Girl: She Always Had Something to Say

That rich interior life we sometimes don’t see. — The Manic Pixie Dream Girl is a term coined by film critic Nathan Rabin to describe a stock female character who “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.” In his A.V. Club review…

Feminism

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Deconstructing the Manic Pixie Dream Girl: She Always Had Something to Say
Deconstructing the Manic Pixie Dream Girl: She Always Had Something to Say

Aug 3, 2018

The Comfortable Nostalgia of Hook and Christopher Robin

“You can’t just take a teddy bear from a grown man.” — “‘Pooh, promise you won’t forget about me, ever. Not even when I’m a hundred.’ Pooh thought for a little. ‘How old shall I be then?’ ‘Ninety-nine.’ Pooh nodded. ‘I promise,’ he said.” I don’t think there are many people who haven’t heard of the beloved Winnie-the-Pooh and Peter Pan, and…

Disney

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The Comfortable Nostalgia of Hook and Christopher Robin
The Comfortable Nostalgia of Hook and Christopher Robin
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