Elle Woods (below) embraces her #MainCharacterEne rgy in Legally Blonde in 2001. Iris finally comes to terms with hers at the end of The Holiday (inset, 2001).
Was it just the pandemic, or was camera-facing humanity hurtling toward this, anyway? By 2022, once lockdown restrictions were finally lifted, and people started to celebrate ordinary days and mundane routines, one hashtag, #MainCharacter Energy, became a quick shorthand for the general global mood. Everyone went about believing they were the hero in the story of their life. They were. We are. But, honestly, if everyone's special, it means no one's special, right?
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