tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016476334350349408.post2114941074518282333..comments2024-02-05T00:34:33.995-08:00Comments on The Concept of "Cool" Through the Art of Film: Jules and JimAmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06959766801384039672noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016476334350349408.post-39341895653256092332009-03-04T00:39:00.000-08:002009-03-04T00:39:00.000-08:00Part of Catharine's appeal is her dominance over t...Part of Catharine's appeal is her dominance over the men in her lives. She has such completely control over them with her whims and desires that it's hard not to say that dominance doesn't play into what little cool we attribute to her.<BR/><BR/>I'm also struck that you see her as free from gender stereotypes. Is it more true that she's free from stereotypes, or is it perhaps the case that she is actively exploiting them to her advantage?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07331961951316180787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016476334350349408.post-47446479383242055232009-03-03T12:24:00.000-08:002009-03-03T12:24:00.000-08:00I don't know if she is the original MPDG. Check ou...I don't know if she is the original MPDG. Check out the A/V Club's article that lists some of the best: http://www.avclub.com/articles/wild-things-16-films-featuring-manic-pixie-dream-g,2407/<BR/><BR/>When looking at life and cool we often have to ask ourselves which is more important the mean cool we have in our lives or those singular moments in which we are standing out as way cool. To think about whether or not Catherine is cool we must answer this first.fjohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06827891221669580321noreply@blogger.com