Wednesday, November 7, 2007

Lars and the Real Girl

Good morning...As I get my day going, all I can think about is Lars and the Real Girl. If you're from around the city, and haven't been to the Landmark Theater in Kendall Sq. - check it out! It is a tiny little theater tucked behind the square, and surrounded by cute little pubs and restaurants, perfect places to discuss film...and meet crazy dudes.

If you've seen the preview, you know that Lars orders a life-size doll to be his girlfriend, and while you kind of get the psychology behind it, nothing prepares you for how tragically romantic and heartfelt Ryan Gosling's character is. You forget that it's a doll halfway through, because you realize that before you can love anyone else, you have to truly love yourself, and that's what this film is about, Lars learning to love himself. On top of Gosling, Emily Mortimer (Matchpoint) and Kelli Garner (Thumbsucker) offer a strong matriarchy that is key for this film to work. As the friend of mine who saw the movie with me said, it was surprising to see so many strong women throughout the film (there were more than just these two). It was as if the female population of this back woods Wisconsin town knew how to tend to Lars out of instinct, while the men, including Lars' brother, could only come at him with confusion, resistance and mockery behind his back, all with the exception of an incredibly endearing priest. Anyway, go...see it...

While I was out after the movie, discussing it and other things, a curly-haired gentleman came over and asked if he could take pictures of me for some sort of artistic research. He took about five pictures, and claimed that he hadn't seen anything like it (me) since he was in Brooklyn two weeks ago. He asked me what I did, and we got into a little talk about post-post-modernists and their obsession with linguistics after I told him I was a philosophy student. After he left, my friend asked me if that happens to me often, and I was quick to say not really, but thinking back on it, I have been a slue of characters throughout my days in Boston and elsewhere, and it truly has become second nature to talk to fellow wanders, cause I've realized, you do not need to be on the road to wander, in fact, you may do your best wandering in your own backyard. And no matter how many characters I meet, they always leave me with a subtle feeling of "odd" just to remind me that I am at least somewhat aware of social normality's, but more so, an overwhelming feeling of hope, hope that leads to an excitement for tomorrow.

There are tacos in the cafe today, lets eat!

Current Song - Kilroy was Here -- The Move

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