The Truman Show (1998)

• Year: 1998
• Released: 05 Jun 1998
• Country: United States
• Adwords: Nominated for 3 Oscars. 40 wins & 69 nominations total
• IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120382/
• Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/The_Truman_Show
• Metacritics: https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-truman-show
• Available in: 720p, 1080p, 2160p
• Language: English
• MPA Rating: PG
• Genre: Comedy, Drama
• Runtime: 103 min
• Writer: Andrew Niccol
• Director: Peter Weir
• Cast: Jim Carrey, Ed Harris, Laura Linney
• Keywords: dystopia, island, marriage, mystery, paranoia,

	8.2/10
	90/100

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Truman Burbank is a normal man, living in a normal town. He grew up to be a desk clerk for a insurance company, living an ordinary life, having an ordinary wife, an ordinary neighbour and an ordinary bud, who pops in from time to time with a sixpack. But Truman is not happy with his life. He wants to see the world. He wants to get away from his happy-happy, ever tidy, nice’n’shiny little island town at the seaside. In reality, Truman was an unwanted pregnancy. His “father”, Christof, a reckless TV-Producer whom he never met, made up the Truman Show – the greatest show on earth – a show in which life is live. So, everyone around poor Truman is an actor with a little headphone in the ear. One day, Truman accidentally bumps into a catering area backstage and gets pretty suspicious. His plan now is: Pretend to be sleeping and steal away…

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Prophetic

The Truman Show is a film I never got around to watching until now, despite having heard references to it here and there over the past … twenty years?! Now that I have seen it, I am somewhat glad that I waited, because from this vista, twenty years later, it really seems prophetic. Think about all of the children who were born after the ascendance of the internet. Many of their lives are not unlike Truman´s life: every moment captured for all the world for all of time.

What is even more disconcerting is that many people willingly choose to focus on and cultivate their internet presence at the expense of everything else. We have become a selfie culture, and reality t.v. thrives because people not only like to watch other people but also to put themselves and their lives on display. Modern people have become narcissistic exhibitionists–and are proud of it!

A good film for those who think they hate Jim Carey.

I have never liked Jim Carey’s humor. I have found it to very broad and boorish. However, I was very happy that I saw “The Truman Show” and am surprised I did considering my feelings about his earlier ‘comedies’. Thankfully, Carey showed he could act and NOT ham it up–a tribute to his native talents as well as the director and writer. With a weak director, Carey might have begun to seek laughs in 1001 crazy ways. Here, however, it’s straight and quite endearing. I could talk about the plot, but there are already a bazillion reviews for this one. The bottom line is that don’t assume because you don’t like “Dumb and Dumber” or “Ace Ventura” you won’t love this film. And, I really loved “The Truman Show” and think it’s a lovely film with a lot of heart and an awful lot of imagination.

By the way, I would say the same things about Will Farrell and Adam Sandler. Despite disliking some of there very broad films, there serious films (such as “Reign Over Me” or “Stranger Than Fiction”) are exceptional. Additionally, I gotta admit that I did enjoy a few of their ‘stupid’ films such as “Water Boy” and “Talladega Nights”. So don’t assume that just because you may not like a few of their films means they all are not your cup of tea.

Peter Weir, Jim Carrey, Laura Linney, wow wasn’t I in for a treat?

After being blown away by Fearless, I set out to see more of Peter Weir’s work. Along the way I came across The Truman Show. After watching the film, I have nothing but praise for this film. The Truman Show is a truly dazzling and sophisticated satirical comedy drama on media omnipotence that benefits from fine direction and performances. Beautifully scripted by Andrew Niccol and flawlessly directed by Weir, the film is utterly captivating from the start right through to the truly poignant finale. Here Carrey plays Truman Burbank, the star of the world’s most popular reality show. The catch is he doesn’t know that. Truman believes he lives in Seahaven an island community that is somewhat idyllic, but in reality it is just a set housed in a studio with his friends and family as actors. This realisation and how it comes across is ambitious admittedly, then again I find Weir a fairly ambitious director, but it comes across as brilliant. Aside from the directing, concept and script, the acting really does soar here. Having loved his performances in Liar Liar and The Mask, I was looking forward to seeing Jim Carrey in a more dramatic role, and his restrained performance while funny in parts(in a subtle way in alternative to hysterical) is very sympathetic and moving. Ed Harris is great as Christoff and Laura Linney is outstanding as Meryl. Overall, brilliant film, it is funny but poignant too. 10/10 Bethany Cox