What seems to be a silly movie at first turns out to be something that touches one’s heart. The movie is about a super shy man named Lars (Ryan Gosling) who orders a real doll and makes it his girlfriend Bianca, which initially make the people in his town awkward but since they love him they played along with him. This, while Gus (Lars’ big brother) and wife Karin works with a psychiatrist to help cure Lars. It is revealed that the brothers’ past had a big impact on him. Their mother died when they were young and the father withdrew from society. Gus left his younger brother and went off on his own only to come back to town to claim his inheritance. Guilty of this, he aims to helps his brother in whatever way he can as he finally matures and becomes a real man in anticipation of a baby with Karin.
While playing boyfriend to a lifeless doll, his officemate who likes him gets into a relationship with another man but eventually breaks up. It is obvious that Lars also likes this girl by the way he stares at her while she talks to the other guy. It is also curious how he projects her to Bianca and how he "kills" Bianca when he learns that the officemate has broken up with the other guy.
An interesting conversation between Lars and Gus:
Lars: How did you know you were a man?
Gus: You grow up when you decide to do right, what's right for you and what's right for everybody, even when it hurts. Like, you don't jerk people around, you don't cheat on your woman, you take care of your family, you admit when you're wrong or you try to anyways.
It’s not something I would watch again but for posterity’s sake, I am saving above conversation between the brothers on what it is like to be a man. Dear male readers, do take notes because these are very important points. The same is applicable to women because let’s face it, there are also as many irresponsible women out there. The world has become full of weak and cowardly selfish people that it becomes a scary place.
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