The type of movie I like... wacko, weird, alternative, but not disturbing, makes you think, but not into a spiral or struggle... interesting cast; always thought Will Ferrel is better suited to his SNL days (his eyes always look kinda weird), but he was good. The role is similar to that of Jim Carrey's in "Truman Show" (1998) (man, has it been that long already?). When one realizes that his life is NOT in his control, do they take matters into their own hands?
The difference this time though, is your life is "determined" already, by a seemingly outside force...
If you are given the opportunity to learn about your "ending", would you take it, and try to change the outcome? or would you accept it and live the rest of the days naturally and let the course run itself to its entirety?
Are we the ultimate controller of our own destiny, or can we take comfort that things will work out one way or another, eventually? Well, the new "ending" in "Stranger than Fiction" takes both sides... while it lacks a so-called "punch"... the feeling of powerlessness, of ill-timed fate but perfect end, it gives us a sense of justice, a righted wrong; a well-deserved end to well-deserving people.
Though not as wacko, this film ranks up there with "Fight Club", "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind", "Being John Malkovich" for originality. You can't help but feel for Harold, root for him, and side with him. I've always loved Emma Thompson, Queen Latifah was good, and Dustin Hoffman was ok, but his role could have been played by others and it wouldn't make much a difference.
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