Harold Crick's Views In The Film Stranger Than Fiction

In the film Stranger Than Fiction, it is shown that people are unable to control their fate, it is more controlled by the way they respond to it. Harold Crick, an IRS agent who has done the same things every day for twelve years and one day hears a voice inside his head narrating his life. In this film, the use of special effects, sound, and the setting play a big role in supporting the theme. The special effects used show Crick’s thought and navigation through the film. In the opening scene of the movie, Crick's watch displays almost like an internal picture of his thoughts. The pictures appear on the screen as if they are what he is seeing. As he is brushing his teeth, it is counting the up and down and side to side motions. As he ties his tie and
The voice over is the voice of a British author by the name of Karen Eiffel. She is writing a novel, which happens to be Harold's life and does not realize it is really happening to him. The narration is in third person omniscient and it seems to make the viewer feel closer to the narrator because she knows more about Harold's life than he does. “Little did he know” is said to show
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that she knows more about what is happening. After Harold hears that, he feels as if he is forced to figure out what will happen or he will die. As she narrates and continues her book, the viewer starts to learn more and connect more with Crick. After he hears “Little did he know that this simple, seemingly innocuous act would result in his imminent death.”, he feels forced to let it all play out, stay calm, and let fate decide what will happen.
All of the settings in the film reflect back on Harold's life in a way. Harold's workplace is the biggest representation of his life. It is tidy and organized just like everything else he can control. His cubicle is just a small piece in the large workplace he is in but he is orderly just