We and I
We* went to see a screening of Lars and the Real Girl tonight, and it was one of those movies that forced you to notice the writing. Unlike Little Miss Sunshine, which I though of as actor-proof (i.e., a script so tightly put together, no one could screw it up), the script for Lars & TRG is like its hero -- fragile and extremely vulnerable to those whom it must touch in order to live. But, yay and thank god. Because the actors and filmmakers take Nancy Oliver’s script and make it even more beautiful.
If you are someone who suspects that loneliness is the great story at the center of our lives, but also hope to find gentleness there as well, then this movie is for you. Go, go, go!
*Yes, I am one of those married people who use ‘We’ when ‘I’ would do just as well. It’s one of things I like best about being married (other than my husband). It’s a lot like when people ask how I am, I can talk about Jeffrey and people think they have receieved an answer. The ‘I’ can--when it chooses to--hide within the ‘We.’ No one told me this when I was single. I don’t know why. Is it not an obvious perk?
If you are someone who suspects that loneliness is the great story at the center of our lives, but also hope to find gentleness there as well, then this movie is for you. Go, go, go!
*Yes, I am one of those married people who use ‘We’ when ‘I’ would do just as well. It’s one of things I like best about being married (other than my husband). It’s a lot like when people ask how I am, I can talk about Jeffrey and people think they have receieved an answer. The ‘I’ can--when it chooses to--hide within the ‘We.’ No one told me this when I was single. I don’t know why. Is it not an obvious perk?