The Truman Show [Blu-ray]

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The Truman Show saw the Future
by Michael Griswold (4 out of 5 stars)
July 22, 2017

The Truman Show is another one of those comedic-drama roles that Jim Carrey had in the late 1990s that moved him beyond his slapstick characters Dumb and Dumber, Mask, and Ace Ventura as he stars as Truman, a man specially chosen from birth to inhabit this fake world that appears perilously close to the United States during the 1950s. The catch is that he doesn't know that his world is really the set of presumably the world's most popular television show and his actions are determined/dictated by a manipulative executive producer type figure.

As I was watching the Truman Show, I couldn't help but notice the parallels with today's world, which has seemingly become saturated with reality television and this sort of fame cult. We are possibly coming very close to the line where something like the Truman Show isn't as outlandish. Cameras are seemingly everywhere, "reality television" is everywhere and the line between real life and television and movies is becoming blurry.

A very good movie, but more than a little scary if you look beyond the face.
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Important parable
by Surak (5 out of 5 stars)
December 12, 2016

A non-violent version of The Matrix. Entertaining story, out of character for Jim Carrey, but profound implications about the nature of life and reality. Enhanced by the score of Phillip Glass. Very thought provoking. This story should encourage you to question your priorities in life, and whether your values should be dictated by agreement with the masses on social media.
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Messed up film in the most wonderful way
by Michael Neely (5 out of 5 stars)
March 17, 2017

The film captures humanity's obsession with itself and complicates the boundaries a society is willing to cross by juxtaposing their own obsession; with humanities own rights being Paramount to the core values of our civilization. Then the question remains if he were compensated would that make it acceptable? Is it ok to rob a person of what makes them human if they are compensated, or is there something to be said about the sanctity of the human experience?
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Jim Carrey perfection
by D. Dalton (5 out of 5 stars)
March 12, 2017

"The Truman Show" is not the typical Jim Carrey movie. He displays a vast array of acting ability- dramatic, comedic, romantic- and does it all with absolute excellence. Carrey is able to do this within a superb storyline that is quirky and somewhat bizarre, but complex and unique. This film allows you to take a step back and think about what you see in the "real" world- some of it funny, some depressing, some outright maddening (that might include just plain stupid). Such is life. I could write a long essay or two about this film, but instead I will just add that the entire cast (including the minor roles) is the icing on a multi-layer movie that is absolutely excellent.
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Carrey at his finest
by O'Hara (5 out of 5 stars)
November 15, 2016

Jim Carrey takes a step outta the comedic role to play in this dramatic piece about a child born into the spotlight of reality TV without knowing his life is being filmed.

His town and everything and everyone in it are not real. His friends are paid actors and his life is fabricated all to make the biggest television project the worlds ever seen.

But Carreys character soon finds he wants to leave the town and explore the world so the town has to convince him otherwise.

He's compelled to leave anyway possible.

The truth is forced out of the production company that's imprisoned him in the blissful town.
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LOVE
by Samuel Atagana (5 out of 5 stars)
April 12, 2016

I have always thought that Jim Carrey movies were a bit contrived and the humor kind of stupid, so when The Truman Show came out, I was not all that excited. But I should've been! After being forced to watch it at a friend's house, I see that this is a very pivotal role for Jim Carrey and he executes in perfectly. He is so much funnier as a "real person" as opposed to his usual stupid antics (Ace Ventura, Dumb & Dumber...blah blah blah) don't appeal to me at all. The emotion and the vulnerability he brings to the naive Truman Burbank only improves as the movie goes on. Watching this man crack as the only world he knows begins to slowly betray him and the intensity of his attempts to discover what else is beyond his hidden cage is moving in a way that few movies can convey successfully.

This movie is more than just about watching Truman Burbank find out the truth of his televised life, but it is a stunning portrayal of humanity. Truman's world was created by Christof (the always wonderful Ed Harris) to be what is considered "perfection." Christof is like God in the Seahaven world. He makes every choice for the world, including the weather and even Truman's fears...but Christof cannot change the one thing that noone can manipulate--Truman's thoughts. Truman is given the perfect wife, a brotherly bestfriend, a steady job, and a life in a world that exists without pain, sadness, or evil. But the world is a cage. The movie shows that stability is not perfection, ignorance is not bliss, and a life without ALL emotions--including sadness, fear, and pain--could never exist. Even without knowing that he is trapped, Truman feels the need to escape his "perfect" life and to see what else there is beyond the utopia that is Seahaven Island. It is a perfect display of our quest for the unknown, unsatisfaction with just mundane existence, and our interest in what normality really is.

When you watch this movie, you will become just like the viewers in the movie who are watching Truman. You will root for him, cry for him, and laugh with (or at) him. His is truly a reality show that I hope that never is created for real...but we ARE humans, so who knows how we'll try to play God next...

WATCH THIS IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY!!!!
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Great as a kid, still great as an adult!!
by missgubba (5 out of 5 stars)
January 5, 2017

Saw this as a kid and just rewatched again at 30. Surprised at how brilliant it still is! Jim Carrey is great in this movie, I think it really shows his depth as an actor. Reminds me at moments of a mish mash of Ace Ventura cartoonish faces/gestures along with Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind style of darker acting. Overall a great film that is standing the test of time for me...and definitely was an eerie foreshadowing of the Big Brother world we live in now with technology encompassing our lives - except now we share it knowingly!
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Mindblowing!!
by etc (5 out of 5 stars)
September 25, 2017

I just watched this for the first time (yes, believe it). I was captivated but also found it disturbing. Jim Carrey is amazing of course! Now that it's over, I feel a bit like Truman. I think many people can relate to much of the story. Quite creative for a movie!
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Surprisingly Sweet...and Dramatic...
by teols2016 (4 out of 5 stars)
June 28, 2014

Who thought Jim Carrey could do drama. Well, he does it rather well here. You'd barely associate the man you see on your screen with the likes of Ace Ventura, Lloyd Christmas, or Stanley Ipkiss. Truman Burbank is sweet, charming, certainly naive, and unknowingly the world's biggest television star. This is one of those movie premises that you don't think will work, but it works in this film. The way this world was built around our leading man to keep him in the dark is conceivably possible, though one has to wonder how the guys behind all this got the money to create this world...it had to cost a few million, or even billion, dollars. I also thought the casting of Ed Harris as the head producer was a bit odd as it seemed to be a subdued role for him...I'm just used to seeing him in roles where he is able to let the whole room, and the audience, know that he is present and is to be respected accordingly. To get my point (hopefully I'm making one), watch Con Air. But Mr. Harris actually did well, even though I wanted him to be more in-everyone's-faces as in his other movies. But he didn't do badly. Overall, I liked this film and I'd watch again somewhere down the road. One nice thing that this movie doesn't do is give a predictably ending right from the first minute...you really can't figure out anything about the ending, so there is a sense of suspense, eve if there's not supposed to be. It's a good film and actually allows Jim Carrey to show some range in his acting ability...some range...there are still a few, probably unintentional, callbacks to the movies that made him a household name. But he did good and the movie was good. A solid four stars. Enjoy.
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There's a reason you heard so much about it
by Hyzenthlay (5 out of 5 stars)
January 30, 2017

It had depth, made you think, and especially interesting since we have a reality show star as President. Before I get bashed, I'm a conservative. But I'm a Constitutional conservative. Truman didn't choose to be a reality show star. That's something to think about.

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