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Summary: God but not the best film ever seen
Review: When I saw this film for the first time I didn`t have any expectations. Maybe because of this, maybe because it is really an interessting plot and film, I really liked this movie.
The imagination of being watched by the world nearly every minute of your life is really crazy and not that irreal as many people think. Think of Big Brother and other reality soaps.
Where will this all end? Why was only one person really against this hole project? These are questions I have now and of which I`m not sure about if there is an answer I can handle.
With the help of this film Jim Carrey has proofed that he isn`t only able to be a comediean but also a serious actor, by the way a really good one, I think.
In spite of all good aspects of this film there exist also some I dislike.
For example the set was not that great and seemed really artificial and music as well wasn`t great.
On the other hand I think some scenes were too exagerated!
All in all a god but not great film!
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Summary: This Movie Can Change Your Life...
Review: ...for the better or worse.This movie represents something that is not real. It is fiction. The premiss is, however, real. If there was a show on, where you got to follow a young man growing up, and living his life, there would be a LOT of people watching. Some people WOULD more or less put their lives on hold during significant moments of the show. This is the sheer brilliance of this movie. And rest assured: This movie is excellent. There have been arguments that a show of this kind would not be followed, if it were real life, with audiences being fickle. The thing is that the show changes. Christof (a superb Ed Harris) has thrown in all kinds of things happening to Truman (Will we ever see Jim Carrey better? I don't think I could take that in!), nothing majorly life-altering, but subtle changes, which keeps up the dynamics of the show. And come on! If you don't think that people could get that involved: Just look at stuff like Big Brother. For some reason, people seem to want more. (Hey, they've brought it back four times) People want things that can help them take their mind off things. People WANT to watch "perfect" worlds. Otherwise shows like "Beverly Hills 90210" and games like "The Sims" would not exist. "The Sims" is, more or less, your own little Truman Show. As for "people putting their lives on hold" to convince Truman that what he sees is real... It's called acting, and I think they would be paid pretty well. All in all: this is what producers of "reality shows" do to the participants on a daily basis. The participants emerge (from a Big Brother house or similar) only to see that the producers have done exactly whatever they want with the participants' lives. In essence, a lot of the people who go into a "Big Brother" house, are going to have their lives wrecked. The producers can do exactly anything they want, in that respect.' What is actually the most chilling aspect of the ending is the two security guards, who simply switch from watching a person whose life has been led by someone else, to saying "So what else is on?" This gives me the creeps, because this is as close as you can get to modern television "moral." Truman's life, after having been watched for over 30 years, is worth nothing more than the press of a button.
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Summary: Reality TV. How far will we go?
Review: Often, people questioned whether or not Jim Carrey was capable of pulling off anything else than playing a moron with a funny face. Most of these people were silenced when 'The Truman Show' came out. Carrey proves he's more than capable of firing cheap (but funny) jokes at the audience. In fact, he does a helluva job as an actor here. Truman Burbank is your average Joe. A boring administrative job at a bank. A house with a fence and a wife. Nice friends. Or are they? Or in fact, is he? As it turns out, Truman, while being a baby, has become the world's first 24/7 soap star. He was removed from the 'real world' and placed into a giant city-sized studio. He's the world's most-viewed person on the planet, and doesn't realize it. His friends are in fact hired actors. His city is nothing but props. His wife married him for the sake of the show (And probably her wage and the marketing beneficials). So what _IS_ in fact real? Well, Truman is. Truman's dream is to head off to the Fiji Islands some day. Within his own (very small) world, Truman's life is genuine. The life, dreams, and thoughts of a real man, wanting to escape this place of utter boredom. Not that it's so bad there, but there's a whole world to explore, right? With and with, Truman starts to realise he's trapped in a carefully and closely directed world. Slowly, but surely, he catches on, and tests the ingenuity and resourcefulness of the people directing his life. The script itself challenges the reader. With soap operas occupying a LOT of airspace, and 'reality' programs like 'Big Brother' and 'American Idols' becoming more-and-more popular, where will it end? We already deprived people from their dignity and privacy. What's the next step? Their life? Is our thirst for genuine TV enough to force us into this scenario? Or would we rather have reality game shows where people are being slaughtered alive? (See The Running Man).
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Summary: JIM CARREY ISNT ALL ABOUT THE LAUGHTER!
Review: you know what really annoys me? when i read reviews about this movie, and people say they dont like it because jim carrey wasnt funny, and that they've lost interest in him after the movie. I feel like grabbing them and shaking them until they get some more sense.
Yes, Jim Carrey may be a comedic actor, but so is Robin Williams, and i didnt hear anyone complaing when Robin took home the oscar for good will hunting! They are both absolutely brilliant actors, in both comedy and drama. Jim Carrey should have got at least a nomination, and deserved to take home the little gold man.
I found this movie to be quite disturbing, as an afterthought.
For a while after seeing it, i became quite paraniod, thinking people were watching me. It didnt help that i had also seen enemy of the state around the same time. Hey, i was only 12 or so, i'm allowed to have an imagination :)
So, basically, what i'm trying to say is, amazing movie. A true masterpiece, could never get tired of watching it
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Summary: NO WORDS CAN EXPLAIN THE BRILLIANCE
Review: let me start off by saying that i am a huge jim carrey fan. HUGE!! Have been since Ace Ventura, when i was 6. So, of course, growing up, his comedies have made me laugh, and helped create the person i am today(im now nearly 16)
So, back when i was around 11 and i heard that jim had a new movie coming out, i was beside myself, and rushed to the cinema as soon as it was released. To put it mildly, i was sorely disappointed. What had happened to the Jim that had once made me throw up from laughing so much?
After that, i was put off Jim for a while. Didnt even go see Man on the Moon when it came out (i saw it only recently, and was very impressed, by the way)
Then one day, not long before me, myself and irene came out, the truman show was on tv. I had nothing else to do, so i decided to watch it.
This time round, i was genuinely impressed. No, more then impressed; i watched the movie with my mouth hanging open for most bits. By this time, i was 13, and had learned to appreciate peoples acting skills more and more, and that is probably why i didnt like it the first time around; i was too immature.
So, after watching the movie the 2nd time, i came to a realisation: Jim Carrey is an absolutely amazing actor, very underrated, and WAS ROBBED OF THE OSCAR!!! both times, for truman show AND Man on the Moon. I now dont have much respect for the Academy as i once did.
Anyway, back to the movie. Probably my favourite movie EVER! besides Lord of the Rings..and the Mask. The movie was stunning to look at, and really a one of a kind. Very original. It was like the matrix in a weird sort of way. Had never really been done before, and has now been copied considirably.
The acting was great from all parts. Ed Harris was quite disturbing in the way he thought he was doing Truman a world of good by keeping his locked in his prison.
I also love the way the movie was made, how they quite often showed the image through the cameras from rings, pencil sharpeners etc. i thought that was great.
If i could, i would give this movie 100/5
Absolutely amazing
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Summary: BIG BROTHERS AND BIG SISTERS
Review: The screenplay of THE TRUMAN SHOW isn't as original as it seems to be. I personally see three referential sources in it : The Prisoner TV episodes, Orwell's 1984 and Terry Gilliam's BRAZIL. What's truly original is the way Peter Weir has treated this screnplay. We knew, since PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK, that this director is able to describe the fantastic side of the most normal situations. And it's really terrific to observe these actors surrounding Jim Carrey trying to act naturally when this actor has the utmost difficult task to play a character who doesn't know that his life is an act. That's really VERTIGO ! At last Peter Weir has made an american movie of the quality of his early australian films. It was about time. A DVD to celebrate his resurrection.
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Summary: What a life
Review: This movie is with a doubt a classic.Jim Carrey does his best performance of his life in this movie about fantasy.This movie is well acted,beautifully writtin and amazingly directed.I'm surprised Jim Carrey wasn't nominated for a Oscar in this movie but he won a Golden Globe at least.If you haven't seen this movie,buy it on DVD and see this amazing movie.
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Summary: True Man Show
Review: Inspiring, revealing and eclesiastic, The Truman Show is probably one of the most original movies ever made. Rich in symbolism and underlining a hidden message, a message of Gnosis (true knowledge), the movie is done as to present a long-waited, esoteric message through the best available media today - Television. Everything from the name itself - "the show of the true man", to characters involved in the movie: his parents Angela (Angel) and Kirk (Scotish for Church), to even the name of the boat that serves as an escape route from this false reality - Santa Maria (in honor of Saint Mary - Mary Magdalene), every detail of the show is presented in such a way as to make viewer feel as he is Truman, make him realize that maybe he's part of the bigger show as well, make him open his eyes and start noticing things differently, make him see the reality, the reality beyond the world created by "Architect" (whose role is brialiantly played by Ed Harris). After all, aren't we all sons and daughters of Church and Angels? Don't we all feel like puppets in the bigger show sometimes? Don't we all question the reality from time to time? Well, he could do it and now it's your time to find your boat and set sail towards reality, and in case you don't come back, good afternoon, good evening and good night.
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Summary: Even More Relevant Today
Review: With the explosion of reality T.V., no film could be more relevant than this masterpiece. An allegorical film about exploitation and how far it can actually go, "The Truman Show" is a perfect answer to what dominates the airwaves nowadays. Plus, the acting is splendid, the script is beyond great, and the ending is a real tearjerker. One of the most beautiful films I've ever seen, and I've seen way too many movies for my own good. (jk)
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Summary: TRULY INSPIRATIONAL!!! A MOVING EXPERIENCE!!!
Review: When you watch the first hour or so of this film, you get this feeling almost like you missed a part of the movie and don't quite understand what's taking place. By the time the last half hour arrives, you can clearly see what it was all leading up to... and that is one of the most inspirational endings you will ever see. If you like feel-good movies and original cinema as much as I do, then it is probably one of your favorite films too. Such an outrage that this gem was somehow overlooked at Oscar time... Didn't those unbelievable critics reviews ("the movie of the decade", etc.) mean anything to the academy???
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