Does anyone think this story is a bit weird?

Rebecca 2022-01-25 08:05:58

"This is a story about a man named Harold Crick and his wristwatch." At

the beginning of the movie, it gave the audience a novel beginning. Of course, this is the beginning of the works of the female writers in the movie, but it is not like the beginning of "Lord of the Rings" At the beginning of the movie and accompanied by the narration, it is similar to "A long, long time ago...", I think this idea is clever and unique.

But after watching this work, there will still be a strange feeling. The following is a brief record, and I look forward to other people's answers.

When the female writer typed "The phone rang" on the typewriter, her phone rang. When she called "The phone rang again", the phone rang again. When "The phone rang a third time" was dialed, the phone rang a third time. Does the female writer play a certain role in her new work, so "the phone" is her home phone, otherwise why does the text of the work point to her phone?

I think the most incredible thing is that the "male teacher" asks the male protagonist to die, because this is the best work of a female writer, and the ending will only be perfect if he dies. Doesn't anyone think this is a very selfish idea? The male teacher also said a lot of righteous Lingran speech, to the effect that "people are inherently dead, or lighter than a feather, or heavier than Mount Tai." Seeing the male protagonist live the life he wants, he wants him to die happily , This is unacceptable to anyone. After seeing the work, the actor finally made the decision to die. It feels abrupt. Is it because the work is so good that I have to sacrifice myself to meet the scene?

Having said that, someone must say that this was originally a movie full of fantasy. Since real people can become characters in the work, why can't the characters in the movie do those things? I don't think that way. Certain things that don't exist can be imagined and designed, because there is no logical relationship, but if people are real, the plot should arise naturally, and there should be a causal logical relationship. For example, a good person suddenly becomes a murderer, it must be caused by some reason, it may be a young experience, or an outbreak of psychological depression, but it will never be an inexplicable sudden change. The actor's decision to die, and the decision to abandon everything gives people such a sudden feeling, not like the inevitable result of the development of the plot. What a selfish act is to let people die for the sake of perfection. Isn't it obvious whether a classic work or a human life is more important?

With regard to such an important matter as death, hasn't this large number of parties figured out a solution? The actor has already seen the end of the work, can't he stop the children from avoiding car accidents in advance? In other words, does the actor have to die for this work to be a classic? If the actor does not die, can't this work be written like that? Well, there may be people who say that I am too serious and too rational, but I think life is definitely the most important thing for people who love life. How can I make such a trivial decision to go to death in order to fulfill certain A classic work by an unknown author, but it is very likely that it is just for the occasion and does not play any substantial role.

In the end, the writer did not write down the actor to death, not because he was "real", but because "he knew that he could not die but he had to die." Suddenly found that human life is so worthless in their eyes. He was not allowed to die not because it was a living human life, but because his actions moved her. Am I wrong? This is actually about the complexity and ugliness of human nature?

Finally, I have to complain about the scene in the ward. When the actor's girlfriend enters the ward to see the actor, as a normal person, he will not behave that way. There is no feeling of anxiety, heartache, etc., but abnormally calm.

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Extended Reading
  • Curtis 2022-03-23 09:01:31

    Harold's watch, Ana's biscuits; Emma Thompson's input and Dustin Hoffman's mediocrity.

  • Eliezer 2022-03-24 09:01:29

    The female writer's restrained and calm narration adds elegance and interest from the text to the film. Both the male pig and the female pig are going through an unknown self-cleaning and rescue. The plot of playing the guitar and rolling the sheets is heartwarming. In the PS impression, Emma Thompson should still be the demure look in "Rationality and Sensibility". She is as old as Dustin Hoffman. Finally, thanks to Mori-chan's recommendation.

Stranger Than Fiction quotes

  • Penny Escher: [sitting on bench under an umbrella] May I ask what we're doing out here?

    Kay Eiffel: [sitting next to Penny without an umbrella] We're imagining car wrecks.

    Penny Escher: I see. And we can't imagine car wrecks inside?

    Kay Eiffel: No. Did you know that 41 percent of accidents occur in times of inclement weather?

    Penny Escher: So do 90 percent of pneumonia cases.

    Kay Eiffel: Really? Pneumonia. That's an interesting way to die. But how would Harold catch pneumonia?

    Penny Escher: Have you written anything new today?

    Kay Eiffel: No.

    Penny Escher: Did you read the poems I suggested, or make a list of words, buy new typing paper, anything?

    Kay Eiffel: No, none of it.

    Penny Escher: Sitting in the rain won't write books.

  • Kay Eiffel: What's this?

    Penny Escher: It's literature on the nicotine patch.

    Kay Eiffel: I don't need a nicotine patch, Penny. I smoke cigarettes.

    Penny Escher: Well, it may help.

    Kay Eiffel: May help? Help what? Help what, Penny? Help write a novel?

    Penny Escher: May help save your life.

    Kay Eiffel: I'm not in the business of saving lives.

    [spits into tissue to Penny's disgust, and puts cigarette in tissue]

    Kay Eiffel: In fact, just the opposite.

    [wipes water out of eye]