Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Memorable Monologue: Stranger Than Fiction


"As Harold took a bite of Bavarian sugar cookie, he finally felt as if everything was going to be ok. Sometimes, when we lose ourselves in fear and despair, in routine and constancy, in hopelessness and tragedy, we can thank God for Bavarian sugar cookies. And, fortunately, when there aren't any cookies, we can still find reassurance in a familiar hand on our skin, or a kind and loving gesture, or subtle encouragement, or a loving embrace, or an offer of comfort, not to mention hospital gurneys and nose plugs, an uneaten Danish, soft-spoken secrets, and Fender Stratocasters, and maybe the occasional piece of fiction. And we must remember that all these things, the nuances, the anomalies, the subtleties, which we assume only accessorize our days, are effective for a much larger and nobler cause. They are here to save our lives. I know the idea seems strange, but I also know that it just so happens to be true. And, so it was, a wristwatch saved Harold Crick."

~ Emma Thompson as Kay Eiffel in Stranger Than Fiction (2006)


5 comments:

Amber said...

There are so many fantastic bits of voice over in this movie.

Angie said...

Yessss Amber! And who doesn't love Emma Thompson!

JRL said...

I don't even remember this movie coming out. lol - Worth watching?

The Masked Critic said...

I liked it JRL. But I seem to be the only person who liked the ending as is.

JRL said...

There are multiple endings?
Well now i'm extra curious.