The Truman Show: The Shooting Script

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Summary: Excellent script example.
Review: The book is as described: a facsimile copy of the shooting script. Interesting to see how much was actually dropped for the movie. While an annotated script would have been nice -- particularly more thoughts on why the differences between the original script and what was shot -- this book does what it set out to do, and it's definitely a great script.

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Summary: The movie was great! The screenplay was great!
Review: The book was great. A lot was learned from it that wasn't explained in the film. I loved this film, and the book made me appreciate it even more....

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Summary: GREAT!!!EXCELLENT!!!STUPENDOUS!!!
Review: The movie was great. The book is great. But the greatest was watching it being made.THANKS JIM CARREY!

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Summary: A ferocious attack on American media culture!
Review: The Truman Show is a beautiful film, and, even more so, a greater book! It is in the same vein as the admonitions of Huxley or Orwell! It is such a relief to a see a thought-provoking, contemplative film in this age of movie "megalomaniacal" marketing!

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Summary: Blackly comic, ferocious satire!
Review: The Truman Show is a movie that shares the same admonitory vein of Orwell, Huxley, and Kafka. It is such a relief to breathe again--a movie that is actually contemplative, intelligent, thought-provoking, and ominous in its warning: The loss of freedom in a media-soaked culture where Henry Ford, or in this case: Cristof--the despotic,possibly insane, creator of the Truman Show is God! That's the most terrifying aspect of the movie for me--Yet, the movie left me, despite the happy ending, feeling a little melancholy. Poor Truman, I thought. The film is a constant reminder of the alienation and gaudiness, falsity of our own commercially centered culture. Strangely, Truman's plight took place in America--The Land of the Free!?

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Summary: Shakespeare got the Oscar, Truman get's my award !!!
Review: The Truman Show is one of those rare occurances, an screenplay which is original and avoids Hollywood cliches. It is a fine example of Andrew Niccol's screenwriting talents and that he won the BAFTA this year is not nearly enough praise. It provided Jim Carrey and Ed Harris with career defining rolls and the dialogue seems authentic whilst the comedy and drama are mixed incredibly well. This is one of the finest examples of the art of screenwriting and I would recommend it to anyone. Just one question, how did this script NOT win the original screenplay Oscar?

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Summary: ONE OF THE BEST SCREENPLAYS I EVER READ
Review: THE TRUMAN SHOW WAS A GREAT MOVIE ITSELF BUT READING IT WAS GREAT TO SEE HOW MUCH THE ACTORS INPROVED ON THE MOVIE

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Summary: Impressive!
Review: This book offers what it says it does. Not only does it provide a hilarious backstory to the plot but they also have the "original" shooting script. It was amazing how much it was improved since then.

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Summary: Incredible
Review: This is one of the greatest movies ever, mostly because of the brilliant script. It is pretty touching, creative, emotional and it really makes you think about how privilegded you are with your own privacy.
Christof tries, or better say he still did, to create a „perfect world" for Truman. A life, without any real emotions and "the best human actors". But the movie shows that a life without any emotions, including sadness, fear or pain, could never exist.
But nevertheless, sometimes I was wondering, how realistic und plausible it seems. You begin to ask yourself what if this all happens to you!?
I think this movie is open to many interpretations, which is what makes it so interesting.

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Summary: One of the greatest scripts of all time
Review: This is one of the greatest movies ever, mostly because of the brilliant script. The first time I saw the movie I thought it was simply okay. But after my second viewing I noticed the subtle symbols and how great the script is, I have seen this movie 20 times and I can honestly say I have noticed something new each time, how many movies can you say that about. All the street signs are named after actors (Lancaster,Stewart,Barrymore)and the characters' names as well (Meryl (Streep) Laurence (Oliver) Vivian (Leigh) Angela (Lansbury) Spencer (Tracey) Marlon (Brando) and Pluto) and my personal favorite the I Love Lucy reference.