Stranger than Fiction

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Name: JK
I am a student at UMA. I am also a proud fulltime single dad, my daughter Olivia (age 9) is smarter than me, I just haven’t told her yet. Self improvement is very important to me, after all why are we really here if not to make the very best of what we have. Music is a huge part of my life. I learned to play guitar at age 14. I find a way to make music a part of my life every day. I also love movies and video games, great restaurants/great food/cooking, reading, board games, hiking, swimming and who knows what else, I am not done yet.

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Sunday, 15 April 2007

Stranger than Fiction

I have never done this but I really liked this movie.

If you like movies that force you to care about the characters, you most likely have seen Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless mind, Punch Drunk Love and Lost in Translation. You can safely add Stranger than Fiction to your list.

I just realized that like all of the movies I mentioned before STF it has something in common with all of them, believe me I didn't plan it that way, and if you have seen all of the movies than it is obvious. They are all rich below the surface, extremely personal and the meanings of the stories are not spelled out for you, they actually require your thought and ability to feel. While you stare at the list, think about the actors that play the starring roles:

Jim Carey - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless mind, Adam Sandler - Punch Drunk Love, Bill Murry - Lost in Translation and Will Farrell - Stranger than Fiction. The actors are well known for their comedic roles in various comedies. But if you went to the theater expecting to see Jim Carey talking out of his ass (then shame on you) you were sadly disappointed.

No, they were entirely different roles than they usually play, yes they may be pulling a "Tom Hanks", but they have wisely chosen these roles. They are all brilliantly written story lines. They are worth owning on DVD. You can trust me, I am not being paid to write this.

The movies have female co-stars that make a love story very believable. The actresses (in the same order) Kate Winslet, Emily Watson, Scarlett Johansson and Maggie Gyllenhaal effortlessly portray the type of character that a person who would love this type of movie, could easily fall in love with (well at least I could anyway). The characters are low maintenance, intelligent, creative, and strong. The actresses are also very beautiful in a non-Hollywood kind of way, which is way better.