The conclusion that seemed most inevitable and unavoidable was John Doe""s sacrificial suicide on Christmas Eve (a deeply-religious act) but that downbeat ending was rejected by preview audiences.The score by Andre Previn brings effective reinforcement and emphasis to many of the film""s melodramatic scenes."But somehow, acting and make believe began to fill up my life more and more.It got so I couldn""t tell the real from he unreal.Except that the unreal seemed more real to me."Her father was a poor farmer, so to help out, she quit school, moved to Milwaukee, and became a secretary - in a brewery.In fact, Harry says early on, "When I buy a new book, I always read the last page first.That way, in case I die before I finish, I know how it ends.That, my friend, is a dark side." He is basically sexist and irascible, while she fights back in a persnickety, eccentric, feminist way.She experienced a sudden fright when she entered the living room with mounted, stuffed animals heads on the wall.