Zooey Deschanel Rejects Idea That Her Character Is Villain Of ‘500 Days Of Summer’

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Zooey Deschanel is combating a stereotype rife in entertainment. Deschanel (“500 Days of Summer”, “New Girl”) slammed the one-dimensional trope of “manic pixie dream girl” in a new interview with The Guardian. READ MORE: Zooey Deschanel Shares Father’s Day Picture Of Kids With Their Dad Jacob Pechenik And Her Partner Jonathan Scott “I don’t feel it’s accurate.

I’m not a girl. I’m a woman,” Deschanel said. “It doesn’t hurt my feelings, but it’s a way of making a woman one-dimensional and I’m not one-dimensional. “I think the tendency is still to make women one-dimensional, so you have to add dimension, if you can.

The more screen time a female character gets, the more space there is to show complexities, but there has been a shift, so I’m optimistic.” Deschanel also countered the argument that her character in “500 Days of Summer” — which she starred opposite Joseph Gordon-Levitt — is the villain. READ MORE: Jonathan Scott And Zooey Deschanel Welcome Fans Into Their Newly Renovated Dream Home “I got that take from day one,” Deschanel said. “It’s a very emotional response.

People want the characters to be together, but that not happening makes the movie interesting. She is upfront that she doesn’t want a relationship, but he ignores her.” “The most telling scene is when she tells him: ‘I’ve never told anybody that before,’ and he makes it about himself.