Stranger Than Fiction Research Paper
Stranger Than Fiction, an Appraisal Stranger Than Fiction is an outstandingly brilliant film. It is an alluring photoplay with engaging, prepossessing characters. You will find yourself speculating the outcome, without realizing it and being drawn into the conflicts, comic drama, and fantasy, so profoundly, that you feel as if you are right there in the film yourself. The film has such an aspiring storyline and a quick-witted script, that you become astounded at the brilliance of it all. It all starts off with a book author, Karen Eiffel, (Played by Emma Thompson) with a common case of writer's block, an IRS agent, Harold Crick, (Will Ferrell) with a repetitive, boring life, and a wristwatch which guides his everyday life. Harold Crick was your ordinary IRS agent. He was neat and organized, stuck to a very calculated routine, was mathematically competent, and, like a lot of people, he was scared to get out of his comfort zone. Harold woke up at the time he always did, but as Harold started getting ready for work, he noticed a voice in his head
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The actors casting was fitting for the traits of the characters. Maggie Gyllenhaal did an outstanding job playing the baker Anna Paskel. Emma Thompson did a stupendous job playing the madly creative mind of Karen Eiffel. It was hard to process that the comically famous actor, Will Ferrell, played the role of the shy, quiet, repetitive character of Harold Crick. Yet, he did a tremendous job, showing that he is an extremely accomplished actor and proving to us all, that he can grasp us just as well emotionally, as humorously. The script is brilliantly laid out, in a way that makes you think, but not too much. This film has the whole package deal, suspense, sci-fi, romance, and comedy. This is a must see film that will never cease to disappoint
The actors casting was fitting for the traits of the characters. Maggie Gyllenhaal did an outstanding job playing the baker Anna Paskel. Emma Thompson did a stupendous job playing the madly creative mind of Karen Eiffel. It was hard to process that the comically famous actor, Will Ferrell, played the role of the shy, quiet, repetitive character of Harold Crick. Yet, he did a tremendous job, showing that he is an extremely accomplished actor and proving to us all, that he can grasp us just as well emotionally, as humorously. The script is brilliantly laid out, in a way that makes you think, but not too much. This film has the whole package deal, suspense, sci-fi, romance, and comedy. This is a must see film that will never cease to disappoint