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The Truman Show (1998)
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Truman Burbank is the star of The Truman Show, a 24-hour-a-day reality TV show that broadcasts every aspect of his life without his knowledge. His entire life has been an unending soap opera for consumption by the rest of the world. And everyone he knows, including his wife and his best friend, is really an actor, paid to be part of his life.
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Why so much hype?
The acting in this movie is really good.
The film may be flawed, but its message is not.
It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny
The Truman Show is Jim Carrey as you have never seen him before. This is straight out of The Twilight Zone(in fact writer Andrew Nicchol based the screenplay on an episode of The Twilight Zone. Jim Carrey plays an insurance salesman who has no idea that his entire life is scripted and part of a television show. This is a departure of sorts for Peter Weir also and though I have forgotten much of this film I remember liking it a lot. There are many underlying themes and the entire presentation is something you don't see often. This is a healthy recommendation regardless of whether you are a fan of Carrey or not.
This movie can be explained by quoting one of Nirvana song lyrics: "Just because you're paranoid don't mean they're not after you."
Jim Carry deserved an Oscar for this film but yeah they don't give Oscar to a comedian actor. This film is all about Jim Carry's acting. You are living a happy life and suddenly you find out that your life is not your life. Everything has been scripted in your life, then what happen? What will you do?
This movie is also a masterpiece. For me on the same level like Forrest Gump. Movies like this are not made anymore these days. They simply touch you. Well, at least we can be happy with them we got.Some Actors are really made for one specific role, and this movie is made for jim carry. Incredible good Movie.