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***Yes, but bullets are hot when they enter. THings as hot as flying bullets tend to kill off germs. A piece of wristwatch would still have germs on it, so an infection is still likely.
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** The movie can get away with saying Karen´s book was amazing since we didn´t actually read what she had intended to. What we watched could have just been the redone version´s movie adaptation focusing on just Harold Crick.
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** Perhaps it didn't mattered, in the book, who he was calling. The central scene seems to be the fact he is calling someone in a moment of character or plot development, and maybe Karen was concentrating in that, to later figure out who it was he was calling, once the scene was done with the impact she needed. The scene maybe was supposed to have the resonance of a meeting with fate, and that's why Karen seemed so freaked when her phone rang, she was so engrossed with her writing.
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** They're quite explicitly using the classic definition of comedy: In a tragedy the hero dies, in a comedy he falls in love (and doesn't die, obviously).
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** Simple. Karen didn't write ''Star Wars'' or ''Harry Potter'', so we don't see them in this movie. Her central character, her story, is about Harold.
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* Harold trying to phone Karen. Harold getting into trouble doing so. Harold giving each button a forceful push. How come all these were narrated by Karen? What's the actual plot (of ''Death and Taxes'') by then? She couldn't have been narrating that Harold's trying to contact her, could she?
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** Really no way to know. Karen could conceivably look up people with the same names as her characters, but we (the audience) would never find out.
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** Probably writing "The End" or similarly "ending" the story would've closed the book on the matter, whether she wrote an epilogue or not.
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** Probably writing "The End" or similarly "ending" the story would've closed the book on the matter, whether she wrote an epilogue or not.
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** After Harold's been hit by the bus, we cut back and forth between him lying in the street and Karen's finger hovering over the period key on her typewriter, with the implication that closing the sentence "Harold Crick was dead" would seal the deal.
** After Harold's been hit by the bus, we cut back and forth between him lying in the street and Karen's finger hovering over the period key on her typewriter, with the implication that closing the sentence "Harold Crick was dead" would seal the deal.
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** She's a formula writer, this isn't her first book where someone dies at the end, she's an established author who's SignatureStyle is to kill off the main character. People buy it to see how he dies. It's like watching a FinalDestination movie, you do it to see the new overly convoluted ways they come up with to take out the kids.
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** Actually, I think the real answer to this question is something that makes more sense to people who've tried to write fiction professionally. A lot of fiction writers will tell you that it can be hard to tell where their influence over the characters ends and where the character begins to take on a life of its own. When writing an inspired scene (as Karen seemed to, especially towards the end) most writers will let the scene take them on a happy little joyride and then go back to clean up the details once it's finished. So it actually makes a lot of sense that she would dictate some of his actions and not know the reason for others. It's something that's hard to describe to people who've never experienced it, but the movie captures it pretty darn well.
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** Also, by this point, Harold has met and spoke with Karen. She can easily get his permission--and in fact, kind of ''did'', considering he told her to finish writing it even when it ended with his death. Instead of an unlicensed semi-biography, it's LooselyBasedOnATrueStory.
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** My guess is that it would depend on a) how much attention Harold ''actually'' got (i.e., did he allow the news stories, or did he refuse it, and b) how long did it take Karen Eiffel to do the re-write?
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* Wouldn't Karen's book wind up popularized/criticized as an unlicensed semi-biography and not a work of fiction, after Harold makes headline news for saving a boy and being hit by a bus shortly before a popular novel describing those exact events comes out?
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** You're kidding, right? People live with bullets lodged in their bodies for the rest of their lives and turn out (for the most part) just fine.
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** I dunno...you'd be surprised at how many "classics" of literature are about just thatt. And I don't know that it was going to be "world-changing," but rather just the best novel she'd ever write.
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** I dunno...you'd be surprised at how many "classics" of literature are about just thatt.that. And I don't know that it was going to be "world-changing," but rather just the best novel she'd ever write.
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* Would having a piece of watch stuck in Harold's wrist for the rest of his life cause an infection?
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** It's made perfectly clear that there are other characters in the book. Hell, maybe he was just the ChekhovsGunman saving TheHero (the kid on the bike). It's not like we got a lot of detail.
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** Maybe Harold was worried that if he didn't exactly follow the plot of the book, the kid would somehow die anyway, or he'd die anyway, or they'd both die. Granted, there's no real evidence to suggest that that would happen, but none of the characters have ever dealt with magic novel-writing before, so they just don't know.
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* So, ''did'' Karen kill people with all her other novels?
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** His starting to change ''was'' in the book, though. It just presumably had a different catalyst from in the film.
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** Another answer is that some form of CreatorCameo being present in Karen's book. Harold was calling someone named Karen to tell her about something very urgent and important. The exact event is the only variable.
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** I dunno...you'd be surprised at how many "classics" of literature are about just yet. And I don't know that it was going to be "world-changing," but rather just the best novel she'd ever write.
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** I dunno...you'd be surprised at how many "classics" of literature are about just yet.thatt. And I don't know that it was going to be "world-changing," but rather just the best novel she'd ever write.
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** I dunno...you'd be surprised at how many "classics" of literature are about just yet. And I don't know that it was going to be "world-changing," but rather just the best novel she'd ever write.
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* Towards the end, the characters seem to not take Howard's life seriously. His life's in Karen's hand, and writing "Harold miraculously survives the crash" shouldn't have been so difficult for her. Sure her ending might have been amazing, but I don't think it'd be worth killing an actual person for, and Karen didn't seem like the type to murder for the sake of her work. More importantly, since he read the ending himself, why didn't he just save the kid and himself? He knew that at the very least, there was going to be a kid who would fall onto the street, so couldn't he have kept a lookout for him and stop him before he put himself in danger? Hell, he could have just stood in the middle of the bus stop, thereby causing the bus driver to stop the bus before anyone got hurt. It's not like he couldn't fight fate; Karen didn't write contingency deaths in case Howard survived, and judging from the dialogue towards the end, Howard could have opted to avoid his death. Also, having control of a man's life via a typewriter could so easily be abused. "And then Howard and Ana lived forever, his good friend Karen Eiffel the author won the lottery and the world in which they lived in suddenly became a true utopia."
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* Towards the end, the characters seem to not take Howard's life seriously. His life's in Karen's hand, hands, and writing "Harold miraculously survives the crash" shouldn't have been so difficult for her. Sure her ending might have been amazing, but I don't think it'd be worth killing an actual person for, and Karen didn't seem like the type to murder for the sake of her work. More importantly, since he read the ending himself, why didn't he just save the kid and himself? He knew that at the very least, there was going to be a kid who would fall onto the street, so couldn't he have kept a lookout for him and stop him before he put himself in danger? Hell, he could have just stood in the middle of the bus stop, thereby causing the bus driver to stop the bus before anyone got hurt. It's not like he couldn't fight fate; Karen didn't write contingency deaths in case Howard survived, and judging from the dialogue towards the end, Howard could have opted to avoid his death. Also, having control of a man's life via a typewriter could so easily be abused. "And then Howard and Ana lived forever, his good friend Karen Eiffel the author won the lottery and the world in which they lived in suddenly became a true utopia."
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* How could Karen's original novel possibly have been the world-changing literary event the professor implied? Harold was wearyingly mundane. The only reason we come to care about him in the movie is the way he changes ''after'' hearing the voice. And yes, TrueArtIsIncomprehensible, but no-one is going to read (let alone publish) a novel about an ''entirely'' uninteresting character.
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** Probably writing "The End" or similarly "ending" the story would've closed the book on the matter, whether she wrote an epilogue or not.
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* Why did Karen not simply just write the book with the original ending of him being hit by a bus, not saying that he was dead but heavily implying it, continue to type up the second ending where he survives, and just not send that second ending to the publishers? That way, Karen and the publishers get their masterpiece, and Harold gets to live with a piece of wristwatch forever embedded in his arm.
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** Darth Vader lived a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. At the time of this movie, he is presumed deceased.
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* Towards the end, the characters seem to not take Howard's life seriously. His life's in Karen's hand, and writing "Harold miraculously survives the crash" shouldn't have been so difficult for her. Sure her ending might have been amazing, but I don't think it'd be worth killing an actual person for, and Karen didn't seem like the type to murder for the sake of her work. More importantly, since he read the ending himself, why didn't he just save the kid and himself? He knew that at the very least, there was going to be a kid who would fall onto the street, so couldn't he have kept a lookout for him and stop him before he put himself in danger? Hell, he could have just stood in the middle of the bus stop, thereby causing the bus driver to stop the bus before anyone gets hurt. It's not like he can't fight fate; Karen didn't write contingency deaths in case Howard survived, and judging from the dialogue towards the end, Howard could have opted to avoid his death. Also, having control of a man's life via a typewriter could so easily be abused. "And then Howard and Ana lived forever, his good friend Karen Eiffel the author won the lottery and the world in which they lived in suddenly became a true utopia."
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* Towards the end, the characters seem to not take Howard's life seriously. His life's in Karen's hand, and writing "Harold miraculously survives the crash" shouldn't have been so difficult for her. Sure her ending might have been amazing, but I don't think it'd be worth killing an actual person for, and Karen didn't seem like the type to murder for the sake of her work. More importantly, since he read the ending himself, why didn't he just save the kid and himself? He knew that at the very least, there was going to be a kid who would fall onto the street, so couldn't he have kept a lookout for him and stop him before he put himself in danger? Hell, he could have just stood in the middle of the bus stop, thereby causing the bus driver to stop the bus before anyone gets got hurt. It's not like he can't couldn't fight fate; Karen didn't write contingency deaths in case Howard survived, and judging from the dialogue towards the end, Howard could have opted to avoid his death. Also, having control of a man's life via a typewriter could so easily be abused. "And then Howard and Ana lived forever, his good friend Karen Eiffel the author won the lottery and the world in which they lived in suddenly became a true utopia."
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* Towards the end, the characters seem to not take Howard's life seriously. His life's in Karen's hand, and writing "Harold miraculously survives the crash" shouldn't have been so difficult for her. Sure her ending might have been amazing, but I don't think it'd be worth killing an actual person for, and Karen didn't seem like the type to murder for the sake of her work. More importantly, since he read the ending himself, couldn't he just save the kid and himself? He knew that at the very least, there was going to be a kid who would fall onto the street, so couldn't he have kept a lookout for him and stop him before he put himself in danger? Hell, he could have just stood in the middle of the bus stop, thereby causing the bus driver to stop the bus before anyone gets hurt. It's not like he can't fight fate; Karen didn't write contingency deaths in case Howard survived, and judging from the dialogue towards the end, Howard could have opted to avoid his death. Also, having control of a man's life via a typewriter could so easily be abused. "And then Howard and Ana lived forever, his good friend Karen Eiffel the author won the lottery and the world in which they lived in suddenly became a true utopia."
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* Towards the end, the characters seem to not take Howard's life seriously. His life's in Karen's hand, and writing "Harold miraculously survives the crash" shouldn't have been so difficult for her. Sure her ending might have been amazing, but I don't think it'd be worth killing an actual person for, and Karen didn't seem like the type to murder for the sake of her work. More importantly, since he read the ending himself, couldn't why didn't he just save the kid and himself? He knew that at the very least, there was going to be a kid who would fall onto the street, so couldn't he have kept a lookout for him and stop him before he put himself in danger? Hell, he could have just stood in the middle of the bus stop, thereby causing the bus driver to stop the bus before anyone gets hurt. It's not like he can't fight fate; Karen didn't write contingency deaths in case Howard survived, and judging from the dialogue towards the end, Howard could have opted to avoid his death. Also, having control of a man's life via a typewriter could so easily be abused. "And then Howard and Ana lived forever, his good friend Karen Eiffel the author won the lottery and the world in which they lived in suddenly became a true utopia."
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* Towards the end, the characters seem to not take Howard's life seriously. His life's in Karen's hand, and writing "Harold miraculously survives the crash" shouldn't have been so difficult for her to make. Sure her ending might have been amazing, but I don't think it'd be worth killing an actual person for, and Karen didn't seem like the type to murder for the sake of her work. More importantly, since he read the ending himself, couldn't he just save the kid and himself? He knew that at the very least, there was going to be a kid who would fall onto the street, so couldn't he have kept a lookout for him and stop him before he put himself in danger? Hell, he could have just stood in the middle of the bus stop, thereby causing the bus driver to stop the bus before anyone gets hurt. It's not like he can't fight fate; Karen didn't write contingency deaths in case Howard survived, and judging from the dialogue towards the end, Howard could have opted to avoid his death. Also, having control of a man's life via a typewriter could so easily be abused. "And then Howard and Ana lived forever, his good friend Karen Eiffel the author won the lottery and the world in which they lived in suddenly became a true utopia."
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* Towards the end, the characters seem to not take Howard's life seriously. His life's in Karen's hand, and writing "Harold miraculously survives the crash" shouldn't have been so difficult for her to make.her. Sure her ending might have been amazing, but I don't think it'd be worth killing an actual person for, and Karen didn't seem like the type to murder for the sake of her work. More importantly, since he read the ending himself, couldn't he just save the kid and himself? He knew that at the very least, there was going to be a kid who would fall onto the street, so couldn't he have kept a lookout for him and stop him before he put himself in danger? Hell, he could have just stood in the middle of the bus stop, thereby causing the bus driver to stop the bus before anyone gets hurt. It's not like he can't fight fate; Karen didn't write contingency deaths in case Howard survived, and judging from the dialogue towards the end, Howard could have opted to avoid his death. Also, having control of a man's life via a typewriter could so easily be abused. "And then Howard and Ana lived forever, his good friend Karen Eiffel the author won the lottery and the world in which they lived in suddenly became a true utopia."
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* Towards the end, the characters seem to not take Howard's life seriously. His life in Karen's hand, and writing "Harold miraculously survives the crash" shouldn't have been so difficult for her to make. Sure her ending might have been amazing, but I don't think it'd be worth killing an actual person for, and Karen didn't seem like the type to murder for the sake of her work. More importantly, since he read the ending himself, couldn't he just save the kid and himself? He knew that at the very least, there was going to be a kid who would fall onto the street, so couldn't he have kept a lookout for him and stop him before he put himself in danger? Hell, he could have just stood in the middle of the bus stop, thereby causing the bus driver to stop the bus before anyone gets hurt. It's not like he can't fight fate; Karen didn't write contingency deaths in case Howard survived, and judging from the dialogue towards the end, Howard could have opted to avoid his death. Also, having control of a man's life via a typewriter could so easily be abused. "And then Howard and Ana lived forever, his good friend Karen Eiffel the author won the lottery and the world in which they lived in suddenly became a true utopia."
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* Towards the end, the characters seem to not take Howard's life seriously. His life life's in Karen's hand, and writing "Harold miraculously survives the crash" shouldn't have been so difficult for her to make. Sure her ending might have been amazing, but I don't think it'd be worth killing an actual person for, and Karen didn't seem like the type to murder for the sake of her work. More importantly, since he read the ending himself, couldn't he just save the kid and himself? He knew that at the very least, there was going to be a kid who would fall onto the street, so couldn't he have kept a lookout for him and stop him before he put himself in danger? Hell, he could have just stood in the middle of the bus stop, thereby causing the bus driver to stop the bus before anyone gets hurt. It's not like he can't fight fate; Karen didn't write contingency deaths in case Howard survived, and judging from the dialogue towards the end, Howard could have opted to avoid his death. Also, having control of a man's life via a typewriter could so easily be abused. "And then Howard and Ana lived forever, his good friend Karen Eiffel the author won the lottery and the world in which they lived in suddenly became a true utopia."
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