The adaptation of a 2000 novel brings back the trope we thought the Internet had killed once and for all
, though the show eventually smoothed out her character’s over-the-top quirks. For Gen-Z, it appears that it will be the titular Stargirl ofDisney dropped a trailer for the new film on Wednesday, and it is chock-a-block with Manic Pixie traits. The story revolves around Leo , a loner who gets bullied in school and doesn’t fit in...until he meets Stargirl , a colorful free spirit who ticks all the boxes of a classic quirky girl, and is played by. Plays the ukelele? Check.
“Is she magic?” Leo asks, awestruck, at one point. Yes, Leo! She is. Real humans are not like this. Funnily enough, the original novel actually predates film criticinvention of the term "Manic Pixie Dream Girl” in 2007, but eerily encapsulates the definition, proving Manic Pixie Dream Girlism is timeless. Even in caveman days, there was probably always thatcavegirl who wore her hair in pigtails or told all the other cavepeople that her best friend was the moon or something.
But hey, this is a movie for kids so we shouldn’t dunk on it too hard. That’s a bad look. The worst, actually, when you consider
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