Manic Pixie Strong Girl: Annie Hall as a Misunderstood Heroine

If you are like me and enjoy the following:

the movie Annie Hall, the character of Annie Hall, film studies, Diane Keaton

...then you should read this little article on the iconic role and how it is misunderstood to be a "manic pixie dream girl" character.

Here's a taste:

"Alvy and Annie’s interactions show that Annie is capable of facing the darkness Alvy is so obsessed with, but she chooses not to. She chooses to enjoy life in spite of its futility. She doesn’t allow her neuroses to hold her back from existing in the world in the same way that Alvy does."