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The Truman Show
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by Paramount
Sales Rank: 32273
Price: $14.98
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The whole world is watching--literally--every time Truman Burbank makes the slightest move. Unbeknownst to him, in this hauntingly funny film by Peter Weir, his entire life has been an unending soap opera for consumption by the rest of the world. And everyone he knows--including his mother, his wife, and his best friend--is really an actor, paid to be part of his life. In this intriguing and surprisingly touching 1998 film, writer Andrew Niccol imagines an ultimate kind of celebrity, then sees it brought to life with comic intensity and emotional honesty by Jim Carrey in what may be the performance of his career. Carrey has exceptional support from Laura Linney and Ed Harris, but it's his show, in a portrayal that demonstrates just what kind of range Carrey is capable of. <I>--Marshall Fine</I>
Viewer Reviews
This is one stupid movie. Not just stupid, insultingly stupid. And the fact that there are so many glowing reviews proves how stupid human beings are in general. To make a long and very boring story short, the message is that we're not in control of our lives. We are mere puppets on a string... manipulated and controled by a higher power. Oh, and of course because movie makers and the media "think" they are Gods, why not portray themselves as such? So the whole movie is built around a bloody TV show! The producers etc are the "Gods" who can make anything happen... from the sun rising to the oceans storming. It's such a dumb premise I don't know where to begin. Allow me to ruin the movie by telling you the ending. Wait for it, wait for it... he sails to the end of the world (the ridiculously large "set") and walks off the show (walks out the exit door). Well done sir. It means absolutely nothing, but well done. So... what has changed for me after watching this movie? I still don't believe in a higher power. Never have, never will. I've always thought folks who live their lives through TV shows are pathetic (maybe the only positive message in this movie). And that's about it. All in all, a complete waste of time. I love movies with a powerful message. The Matrix worked for me on many levels, for example. The Matrix really peeled back the nature of our reality... creator vs. created, reality vs. social construct, good vs. evil, of course the obligatory love story, and so on. But THIS movie, was just plain pathetic. It also had that very insulting aspect to it. The insult being that those in the media, entertainment or otherwise, THINK they have so much power over "we the people" that they must use that power to warn us about it. Confused yet? It's not that complicated. I'll rephrase... the arrogant folks who made this movie, are SO full of themselves, that they believe TV, and by extension movies, have so much influence and control over us, that we are mere couch potatos. Sitting on the "sofa" of our lives, while TV tunes out the reality all around us. Now, maybe this is true for some (maybe it's true for many), but it's never been true for me, and I find it insulting. Thus my review. But am I giving this movie more credit than it deserves? Is it even that deep? Or am I reading meaning into a largely meaningless movie. Well... who cares? But if I'm right, take this movie's advice and don't waste your precious time watching it. Unplug your cable, cancel your NetFlix subsription, and go for a walk instead. Peace out.
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