"We are here to celebrate Bianca's extraordinary life. From her wheelchair, Bianca reached out and touched us all, in ways we could never have imagined. She was a teacher. She was a lesson in courage. And Bianca loved us all. Especially Lars. Especially him." ~~ Reverend Bock
What a wonderful woman Bianca is. Too bad she's not real.
D rented a movie that I requested because I've heard good reviews about it, but saw little recognition for it in the media. When D asked the lady at the video store if she's seen it, she said that she was turned off by the premise of the movie. She's not interested in "a guy who talks to a blow-up doll."
In Lars and the Real Girl, director Craig Gillespie and writer Nancy Oliver mirror the connections made and lost in our often comical and sometimes absurdly serious real world. Lars, a sad introvert, becomes friends (not "friendly") with a doll he ordered online. The people in his town cautiously play along and I get a glimpse of what our real world would look like if we could come together truly as a community to accept one another and the baggage that often comes with a person -- not to mock something or someone different because of our own discomfort and lack of empathy. I have to admit, that this movie is borderline psychotic -- sorry, I should say quasi-delusional. But, perhaps, in the real world, we all have to be somewhat off-key in order to keep our sanities in check. How ironic.
Through the extraordinary encounters and activities that Bianca is involved in, Lars transcends his loneliness and develops connections with a community he didn't realize existed for him. I hope that not all of us require the help of a blow-up doll to discover how important having a real relationship with people is.
I give this movie two thumbs-up! Heart-warming like Full House, but without the sappiness.
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