Romina’s Blog

Lars and the Real Girl
“A delusional young guy strikes up an unconventional relationship with a doll he finds on the Internet.” -IMDb.com

I was lucky enough to attend a screening of this film, which was followed by a Q&A with Ryan Gosling and Craig Gillespie. To be honest I had not even heard of the film until I received the invitation to the screening. Shortly after, I went to the Apple website and viewed the trailer for the film. It seemed interesting at the time and well… either way it was a free screening.

After having watched the film I really feel that everyone should watch it. It was delightful to see and the acting was surprisingly good. The cast members were so well chosen; every person in the film had an interesting face to look at. Ryan Gosling’s performance was spectacular. Unfortunately I never saw the film for which he was nominated for (Half Nelson). But I was really taken by surprise with how much he has developed as an actor. He was able to take his character and make him so real and give him life-like quirks that really made the character a likable one. Ryan also managed to make the doll, Bianca, seem so alive. By the end of the movie I had completely forgotten that she was a doll and hadn’t said anything.

To quote Gosling, one of the major themes of the film is that everyone can give love without expecting it to be returned, in the same way that Lars loved Bianca. Lars and the Real Girl is an interesting film of how people can come together for a cause and do something about it without receiving anything in exchange. But by the end of this movie we the audience realize that everyone did get something out of it, even if it wasn’t something physical.

Either way, it’s a great film and I highly recommend it.