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** There's a blackboard in the background in one scene where Harold comes to professor Hilbert (after [[spoiler:the demolishing incident]]), presumably from his previous lecture. It lists the illnesses of various characters from the Literature/AlexandriaQuartet, written by Creator/LawrenceDurrell, whose later work heavily featured narrator shenanigans, with multiple levels of writers writing about writers writing about writers... who would then telephone the original creator, [[MindScrew Durrell himself]].
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* NightmareFuel: [[spoiler:Harold's broken body after being hit by the bus. It's barely moving and twitching]]
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* HeReallyCanAct: [[VindicatedByHistory Although it took some time for it to happen]], many people see this film as proof that Ferrell can do a semi-serious role.
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** Harold. He's extremely meticulous, a stickler for following rules, is very socially awkward, and he rigidly schedules his life around his wristwatch down to the second. He's also a whiz with numbers; he calculates a large sum in his head in moments when a co-worker asks it of him, Dr. Hilbert takes notice that he was counting the steps on a staircase and the tiles on the wall as they walked through the college, and the visual effects mentioned under DesignStudentsOrgasm are noted in the commentary to be Harold counting things he sees around him.
** Karen Eiffel is very unusual in the way she acts around others, sometimes coming off as aggressive and distant. She also takes time imagining deaths, usually imagining herself being the one who dies, and at one point asks a nurse at a hospital "where are the dying people" because she wanted a visual to help imagine Harold's death.
** Harold. He's extremely meticulous, a stickler for following rules, is very socially awkward, and he rigidly schedules his life around his wristwatch down to the second. He's also a whiz with numbers; he calculates a large sum in his head in moments when a co-worker asks it of him, Dr. Hilbert takes notice that he was counting the steps on a staircase and the tiles on the wall as they walked through the college, and the visual effects mentioned under DesignStudentsOrgasm are noted in the commentary to be Harold counting things he sees around him.
** Karen Eiffel is very unusual in the way she acts around others, sometimes coming off as aggressive and distant. She also takes time imagining deaths, usually imagining herself being the one who dies, and at one point asks a nurse at a hospital "where are the dying people" because she wanted a visual to help imagine Harold's death.
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: One key moment in the film hinges on Harold running around trying to find a pay phone. Nowadays, the idea that someone doesn’t have their own cellular phone is pretty conspicuous; Harold did attempt to borrow one from his coworker, but that’s the only one referenced in the scene.
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* PlayingAgainstType: Will Ferrell movies that came out around this time were defined by wacky hijinks (''Film/StepBrothers'', ''Film/TalladegaNightsTheBalladOfRickyBobby'', and so on). Ferrell is considerably more restrained, quiet and introspective in this movie, with his most over-the-top moment being when he has his RageAgainstTheAuthor moment. Otherwise, he plays the part of a man hearing his own life being narrated and his impending death as straight as he can, and [[SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct it's surprisingly poignant when he has his moments of tragedy, terror and wonder.]]
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** Made worse with the two people's reactions upon seeing who they accidentally killed. The driver being distressed is hard enough, but seeing the boy Harold saved, a ''child'' blaming himself hits it even harder.
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*** As well, the simple way that Anna just accepts this bizarre but tragic statement he juts made with a nod of her head.
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*** As well, the simple way that Anna just accepts this bizarre but tragic statement he juts made with a nod of her head.
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** All the characters' last names are references to famous mathematicians and scientists.
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* LiteraryAgentHypothesis: Fans assume that the book Karen was working on would ultimately become this film.
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* PlayingAgainstType: Will Ferrell movies that came out around this time were defined by wacky hijinks (''Film/StepBrothers'', ''Film/TalladegaNightsTheBalladOfRickyBobby'', and so on). Ferrell is considerably more restrained, quiet and introspective in this movie, with his most over-the-top moment being when he has his RageAgainstTheAuthor moment. Otherwise, he plays the part of a man hearing his own life being narrated and his impending death as straight as he can, and [[HeReallyCanAct [[SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct it's surprisingly poignant when he has his moments of tragedy, terror and wonder.]]
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* PlayingAgainstType: Will Ferrell movies that came out around this time were defined by wacky hijinks (''Film/StepBrothers'', ''Film/TalladegaNightsTheBalladOfRickyBobby'', and so on). Ferrell is considerably more restrained, quiet and introspective in this movie, with his most over-the-top moment being when he has his RageAgainstTheAuthor moment. Otherwise, he plays the part of a man hearing his own life being narrated and his impending death as straight as he can, and [[Film/HeReallyCanAct [[HeReallyCanAct it's surprisingly poignant when he has his moments of tragedy, terror and wonder.]]
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* PlayingAgainstType: Will Ferrell movies that came out around this time were defined by wacky hijinks (''Film/StepBrothers'', ''Film/TalladegaNightsTheBalladOfRickyBobby'', and so on). Ferrell is considerably more restrained, quiet and introspective in this movie, with his most over-the-top moment being when he has his RageAgainstTheAuthor moment. Otherwise, he plays the part of a man hearing his own life being narrated and his impending death as straight as he can, and [[Film/HeCanReallyAct [[Film/HeReallyCanAct it's surprisingly poignant when he has his moments of tragedy, terror and wonder.]]
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* PlayingAgainstType: Will Ferrell movies that came out around this time were defined by wacky hijinks (''Film/StepBrothers'', ''Film/TalladegaNightsTheBalladOfRickyBobby'', and so on). Ferrell is considerably more restrained, quiet and introspective in this movie, with his most over-the-top moment being when he has his RageAgainstTheAuthor moment. Otherwise, he plays the part of a man hearing his own life being narrated and his impending death as straight as he can, and [[HeCanReallyAct [[Film/HeCanReallyAct it's surprisingly poignant when he has his moments of tragedy, terror and wonder.]]
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* PlayingAgainstType: Will Ferrell movies that came out around this time were defined by wacky hijinks (''Film/StepBrothers'', ''Film/TalladegaNights'', ''Film/TalladegaNightsTheBalladOfRickyBobby'', and so on). Ferrell is considerably more restrained, quiet and introspective in this movie, with his most over-the-top moment being when he has his RageAgainstTheAuthor moment. Otherwise, he plays the part of a man hearing his own life being narrated and his impending death as straight as he can, and [[HeReallyCanAct [[HeCanReallyAct it's surprisingly poignant when he has his moments of tragedy, terror and wonder.]]
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** Imagine how intriguing the movie could've been if Queen Latifah were The Author instead?
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** Imagine how intriguing the movie could've been if Queen Latifah were The Author instead?
