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I really do like this movie but Margo...


"Hmm, yeah I'm an attractive, smart woman and I think I'll go for that weird serial killer type who carries a doll around."

I know this is indie flick prime bait but come on. It works I guess in the movie but has no connection whatsoever to real life so it fails. Introvert? Fine. See's something in him no one else does? Fine. Weird guy with NO social skills who carries around a Real Doll? Yeah. He's the one for me.

Experiment for me: Act like Lars, carry around that doll, and see how many dates you get, let alone with women as pretty as Margo.

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I dunno...women are interesting. I am one.

Some actual real world situations:
Why is it that serial killers in prison, men in widely seen criminal cases who are shown to be far less than appealing (like that guy whose wife killed all 5 of their children), people like Jerry Sandusky even - all have a woman standing by their side? Have you ever been out and seen a disgusting jerk-ass walking around with a beautiful woman on his arm?

So...do you still think that the Lars situation is a complete impossibility? In his case, he has shown himself to be sensitive, troubled but needy. He talks about never cheating on a woman. He comforted/rescued Margo's bear. It's a lot more complicated - and she was a bit of a strange bird too who always did like him in some way before his psychotic break.

It's not that simple, and even in the real world I guess I just wouldn't be surprised. Because in real life, real women choose men who are a whole lot worse than Lars.

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You explain your point very well but the guys in prison analogy - those women have serious issues, Margo doesn't seem to.

And there are a lot of nice guys walking around that would do the things Lars does and have some social skills and can't find women.

Let's just chalk it up to "It's just a movie."

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Yet.... she may like him because she finds him attractive and endearing. Lars is a good looking guy, despite his obvious odd nature.

Also, being an introvert is not a negative thing. It is just part of someone's disposition or not.

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I have a friend who told me that she wants to be murdered by a serial killer.

Some women are cray cray.

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Was Margo so ugly that she was cute or just so ugly?

I can't wrap my head around it.

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