tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post2321216501173283660..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: Manic Pixie Dream...Wait a Minute...SJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-55348721672294412552018-08-20T11:04:43.051-05:002018-08-20T11:04:43.051-05:00Right--this is actually the way that this sort of ...Right--this is actually the way that this sort of character needs to be handled. Poppy doesn't exist as a way to wake a random white dude up to embrace the now or to be more open to what the universe offers him. She's there for herself, and the guy she ends the film with is someone who already seems to share a great deal of her world view. While her relentless happiness (and her relentless speaking) is exhausting (perfect word for it), it's also entirely about her and no one else. She's not trying to save the world--she's just trying to exist in it in the happiest way she can. <br /><br />I agree on Scott. He's a twisted, small little man who wants desperately to be bigger than he is and absolutely is unable to be. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-6141112627083487902018-08-20T06:00:34.523-05:002018-08-20T06:00:34.523-05:00This film threw me a bit because it didn't fol...This film threw me a bit because it didn't follow the normal trajectory for a story like this. And that is definitely its strength. I too found the character of Poppy annoying, I would feel exhausted being around her, yet you can't help but agree with her outlook on life. Sally Hawkins gets the balance just right.<br /><br />And Eddie Marsan is brilliant as Scott; his character is awful, but I also felt sorry for him. He wanted (and needed) love but was unable to accept it. <br /><br />At the end it feels like the characters havent't really changed that much, and it is so counter to what we expect from films, yet it is very realistic too. Poppy's encounter with Scott only reinforces her approach to life; and I feel Scott only become more bitter afterwards.Julia Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09041411551162128922noreply@blogger.com