And what exactly is love? Who is the object of love, and what kind of love is it?
In "her", the love between the protagonist and the intelligent dialogue system has touched many people. Even if one of the parties in that relationship has no flesh and blood, those real language communication and thoughts and feelings make the protagonist's love seem to become real love. In "Love of Inflatable Dolls", the delusional patient Lars' love for the doll he created was embraced by the people around him. Lars' devotion to the feelings, coupled with the plot staged by his relatives and friends, made that love, like really the same.
But if we don't hear loving whispers and raised-pitched anger, and don't see satisfied smiles and loneliness, will we believe those feelings? No, those loves, after all, do not exist, because even the objects are fake, and this love does not even have a foundation for its establishment.
Or, do you think that investing in real feelings is the only condition for love?
I don't know if this is a question left by the director for us to think about, and I'm not sure which aspect of the film is actually more about.
It is worth mentioning that the film seems to have more or less connections with the love triangle theory. This theory divides love into three parts: passion, intimacy, and commitment. Correspondingly, sex is pointed out many times in the film. The soul of the film, the "inflatable doll", was originally a prop to meet physiological needs, but in the film it became a sustenance for Lars on his soul. Lars, who can't bear physical contact with humans, is obviously not a beast, so the meaning of the doll to him is thought-provoking in several comparisons. The descriptions of inflatable dolls on the sales website that my brother found were full of erotic undertones, but Lars gave the dolls his life experience and character, but it had nothing to do with it. Although passersby made fun of the doll's job, Lars quietly coaxed it to sleep at night. At the end of the whole film, the story about the inflatable doll is so warm and innocent, it can even be labeled as Plato.
Lars is a lonely person. He always refuses to go to dinner with his brother next door under the persuasion of his sister-in-law over and over again. Lars is also a good and distressing person. He smiles to the people around him, cares about the details around him, and never misses a service. Such a person, a delusional inflatable doll, is like his own shadow. The death of both parents had a great impact on Lars, and Lars also gave the doll the same life experience. This fictional girlfriend is also kind and has the spirit of no hesitation for others; even the disability, I personally guess it is a reflection of the hurdle that Lars can't overcome. .
Rather, imagining this girlfriend is basically Lars' way of fighting loneliness.
At the end, Lars himself let his girlfriend die, and he is bound to live happily with the office girl. It's a happy ending, and despite the fact that friends and family are on the show, sane they will hope that Lars finds a home in real life.
Does this mean that the public does not really recognize this inflatable doll love? It's funny how many tears we shed over something we don't approve of?
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