tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413173263085544989.post3457443689409619499..comments2011-07-05T22:14:54.553-07:00Comments on Spinner: Lars and the Real Girl: After (Thank God it's Over!)Tess Osbornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04134073378795971893noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413173263085544989.post-25622012382062738482010-01-08T12:32:47.660-08:002010-01-08T12:32:47.660-08:00To answer your question- Lars ends up seeing a the...To answer your question- Lars ends up seeing a therapist (who doubles as the town M.D.), but only under the guise of "waiting for Bianca (sex doll) to finish resting after her treatment."<br />So he is tricked into seeing her. And the treatment consists of her touching him like he's a wild stallion because human touch feels like "burning" to him. I'm not even kidding.<br /><br />The possibility of Lars being sick is never mentioned to him directly...just whispered about by the townspeople. <br /><br />And, yes- it does suffer from the "Garden State"-problem; but imagine that every single character is "Natalie Portman in a helmet."<br /><br />THAT is this movie...<br /><br />P.S. How great is that song in the video?Tess Osbornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04134073378795971893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413173263085544989.post-67640168195519972602010-01-08T11:09:58.457-08:002010-01-08T11:09:58.457-08:00I love the video you posted for LATRG Part 2! Too ...I love the video you posted for LATRG Part 2! Too creepy! Full disclosure: I have not seen the film, though two or three issues look like they wouldn't be dealt with in a satisfactory way: What is the specific nature of the relationship Lars "creates" with the doll? Is Lars mentally ill, like, for real? Does he eventually see a therapist or take medication, which can result in weight gain, numbness, excessive drooling, attention problems? Oh yeah, mental illness isn't sexy. It's not merely edgy or a subversive topic. It is a fucking paradigm-shifter. If an adult is carrying around a doll and pretending it is a girlfriend; there is a problem. Also, I get a bad feeling that this film may have the "Garden State"-problem; upon a cursory or hangover-infused viewing of said film, it may seem vivid and slightly original, until the viewer realizes (or the booze wears off) the movie is in fact, a series of quirky images strung together with good songs written by real artists to create a feeling which could not be done with dialogue. If this is executed well and consistently, we call it film noir. If it is a thin and hollow puppet-show of real life, i call it Natalie Portman in a helmet. Look! Ryan Gosling driving a car with a blow-up doll in the passenger seat! How crazy! -NorahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com