I'll believe that the whole town tolerated Lars.
I'll believe that Lars could get away with calling an ambulance for a plastic doll.
What I WON'T believe is that Margo (Kelli Garner's character) wasn't gettin' any.
Even with the frumpy clothes you could see that she's built like a brick **** house.
Only in the movies are girls like that waiting around for good old Lars to come to his senses.
Are you with me on this one guys?
hahaha, thank you for that! I was laughing so hard, but I also agree you!
shareFor me, the most unrealistic parts are that (1) The ambulance would have accepted picking up a doll to take it to a hospital. Afterall, if that ambulance is busy on an essensially bogus call that is one less ambulance available for someone who actually needs one. (2) Once they got to the hospital they (the hospital) wasted valuable time, staff and resources (a hospital room) on a painted piece of silicone when there are plenty of living people who could use those things. (3) The funeral. While I found the priests (or was he a minister?) eulogy for Bianca very touching I have a very hard time believeing that the town would take their support so far as to spend good hard earned money on a funeral, a casket, and a grave for a doll. Those things are expensive even if you get the cheap casket.
I just figure that in those cases a line would have to have been drawn as to how far the town would go along with things.
"Chaos is what killed the dinosaurs darling!"-J.D.- Heathers
Look at the top 10 Hollywood films at the 2007 box office, and then we can talk about "realism":
Spider-Man 3
Shrek the Third
Transformers
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
The Bourne Ultimatum
300
Ratatouille
The Simpsons Movie
Wild Hogs
"Sometimes you have to take the bull by the tail, and face the truth" - G. Marx
built like a brickhouse??? didnt you see her in Bully?
she's skinny and pretty shapeless. other than that she is pretty but obviously was dressed way down and looked super plain. in a town like that she was a dime a dozen.
the most unrealistic part of the movie is that Lars actually picked the fishnet outfit Bianca showed up in.
do you like fish sticks?
[quote]What I WON'T believe is that Margo (Kelli Garner's character) wasn't gettin' any.
Even with the frumpy clothes you could see that she's built like a brick **** house.
Only in the movies are girls like that waiting around for good old Lars to come to his senses.
Are you with me on this one guys?[/quote}
HAHA! Even dressed as a nerd, I was looking at her and thinking "Damn that girl is some spunk."
1. We don't know she "wasn't getting any." All we know is that she recently started dating (and broke up with) a guy over the course of this movie.
2. I thought she might have been a little socially awkward or something. Why else the interest in Lars?
The original post is HILARIOUS!
shareNormally I wouldn't believe it but the way this film is made and the way it takes care of its characters made me believe - so it worked for me, but also we have to see this in the light of humour. What I couldn't beleive is why the sister-in-law and his brother couldn't see that the death of Bianca was a good thing. I was whooing and cheering the minute I found out and they just sat there and looked surprised. To me THAT was the most unrealistic part of the movie
shareWhat I couldn't beleive is why the sister-in-law and his brother couldn't see that the death of Bianca was a good thing. I was whooing and cheering the minute I found out and they just sat there and looked surprised. To me THAT was the most unrealistic part of the movie
the only thing believable about this movie is that Lars is a self absorbed retard with castration anxiety.
shareThree problems with your post:
1. The town did not just "tolerate" Lars. They loved him and cared for him.
2. Do you really think Margo was just interested in "getting some?" I think she wanted something more than that.
3. Do you really not believe that there are no men and women in the real world waiting around for someone to "come to their senses" and notice them? And that many times that someone they are waiting for is a social misfit of one sort or another?
C'mon guys, you do realize this is supposed to be a fairy tale, right?
Now, I admit, I spent the first third of the movie going "Wut?" I then spent the next third getting used to the idea of the film being a cute homage to a small town accepting and going along with this poor fellow's delusion. And then the last third I just a went with whatever came along and figured 'oh, what the heck, it's so darn heartwarming and cute (a real Hallmark Channel special).
I do have to admit that the ambulance, Bianca getting elected to a school board, and the funeral were a little over the top, even for this movie.