Monique Gramling
UNST
Pastor Sam
2/9/10

Lars and the REal Girl

Directed by Craig Gillespie and written by Nancy Oliver, the film Lars and the Real Girl is a pleasant and delightful film about a timid unsocial man who gets involved in a relationship with a sex doll that he has ordered off the internet. In my opinion, this comedy/drama would be considered by many as risque because of its naughty sounding premise. However, i believe that most younger people would understand that the films risque nature actually serves to underscore (the main character) Lars' decency and goodness. Because Lars' intentions with Bianca (the sex doll,) are pure, I would recommend this film to people of all ages. For instance, it was obvious that Lars' had some sort of psychological disorder, when it came down to interacting with people, and everyone noticed it. Yet, when he was with Bianca, the people around him actually treated her like a real person; which ultimately assisted in him coming out of his shell. I also liked the way that both Lars and Bianca were extremely religious. Church and religion were both essential parts of their lives. This movie really showed me the importance of treating everyone with respect, no matter their qualities or characteristics. It seemed as though Lars' affection for Bianca was due to unconditional love, no judgment or criticism, and more often than not, I think we as a society are too quick to judge others because of their "uniqueness" rather than the content of their character. Furthermore, I perceived his family and community as being supportive; coming together, not in hopes of him leaving Bianca, but in hopes for him to get to the point, where he can eventually treat real humans like he did Bianca. This film really reminded me of how Jesus informs us to do unto others, as we would have them do unto us, for if we judge others, we too will be judged by his father.