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Manic Pixie Dream Girl (MPDG) is a stock character type in films. Film critic Nathan Rabin, who coined the term after observing Kirsten Dunst's character in ''Elizabethtown'' (2005), describes the MPDG as "that bubbly, shallow cinematic creature that 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." MPDGs are said to help their men without pursuing their own happiness, and such characters never grow up; thus, their men never grow up.〔Welker, Holly (Spring 2010). "Forever Your Girl". ''Bitch Magazine'' (46):26–30.〕 The "Manic Pixie Dream Girl" has been compared to another stock character, the "Magical Negro," a black character who seems to exist only to provide spiritual or mystical help to the white savior protagonist. In both cases, the stock character has no discernible inner life, and usually only exists to provide the protagonist some important life lessons.〔 ==Examples== MPDGs are usually static characters who have eccentric personality quirks and are unabashedly girlish. They invariably serve as the romantic interest for a (most often brooding or depressed) male protagonist. An example is Natalie Portman's character in the movie ''Garden State'' (2004), written and directed by Zach Braff.〔〔 In his review of ''Garden State'', Roger Ebert also described this kind of rather unbelievable "movie creature" as "completely available" and "absolutely desirable." ''The A.V. Club'' points to Katharine Hepburn's character in ''Bringing Up Baby'' (1938) as one of the earliest examples of the archetype.〔 Later examples include Audrey Hepburn in ''Breakfast at Tiffany's'' (1961), Goldie Hawn's characters in ''Cactus Flower'' (1969) and ''Butterflies Are Free'' (1972),〔 and Barbra Streisand's in ''What's Up, Doc?'' (itself a remake of the aforementioned ''Bringing Up Baby'').〔 Zooey Deschanel's role in ''500 Days of Summer'' (2009) has also typified the MPDG.〔Douthat, Ross (August 24, 2009). "True Love".'' National Review''. 61 (15):50.〕〔("Indie Dream Girls" ), ''The Daily Beast'', July 20, 2009.〕 The Filmspotting podcast created a list of "Top Five Manic Pixie Dream Girls"; Nathan Rabin appeared as a guest and created his own, separate list of MPDGs. Among those included were Catherine (Jeanne Moreau) in ''Jules and Jim'' (1962), Jean (Barbara Stanwyck) in ''The Lady Eve'' (1941), Sugar (Marilyn Monroe) in ''Some Like It Hot'' (1959), and Gerry Jeffers (Claudette Colbert) in ''The Palm Beach Story'' (1942).〔 Other examples of the MPDG the media has proposed include Jean Seberg's character in ''Breathless'' (1960), Belle in Disney's animated ''Beauty and the Beast'' (1991), Layla (Christina Ricci) in ''Buffalo '66'' (1998) and Penny Lane (Kate Hudson) in ''Almost Famous'' (2000).〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「manic pixie dream girl」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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