Film Analysis: Lars And The Real Girl

What was important in the film "Lars and the real girl" was the realization how important compassion is to a child. Lars is depicted as a very timid and reserved man in the beginning of the film, he does not interact with anyone especially his brother and his wife. Lars' brother and his wife try at all costs to make Lars interact with them and show him that he is a part of their family as they are worried about Lars due to his strange hermit-like behavior. Lars's mother died during childbirth and his father was greatly affected by the loss of his wife so much that it was impossible for him to show Lars any form of love or compassion due to his loss. Without being shown any form of love or compassion as a child, Lars thus grows up deprived