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The "bookending" of the film wasn't the director's idea, per se. It may have actually been written in (as a work of love for what was truly a wonderful story) by William Goldman. Bear in mind, William Goldman was willing to come after people with a shotgun for trying to make a contract for his runaway sleeper, "Princess Bride." His book existed well prior to this movie, and may have been a rewriting of an "S. Morgenstern" book alluded to throughout Goldman's rendition. According to his footnotes in the book... which appear throughout it... he was first read this story (the S. Morgenstern version) by his father, when he was SICK AND IN BED. Going back and reading this again as an adult, however, revealed it to be a wonderful story trapped in a disgusting satire written by a very tired author before the age of editors. Sorry, Harry Harrison fan speaking. Anyway, Goldman basically rewrote it to be closer to the version his father told him, which was not-quite-so- directly from the original book. To make a short story long, this was probably written in by Goldman. I don't think it's the director's idea, and even if it was, blame it on Goldman. Without him, it never would have happened. BTW, for crying out loud, read the freaking book BEFORE you see the movie. Otherwise, knowing every plot point in the movie basically ruins the book.
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