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UK Mall 1 - The Truman Show [1998]
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Manufacturer: Paramount Home Entertainment
Starring: Jim Carrey, Ed Harris, Laura Linney, Noah Emmerich, Natascha McElhone
Directed By: Peter Weir
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Audience Rating: Parental Guidance
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 5014437458629
Format: Closed-captioned
Label: Paramount Home Entertainment
Manufacturer: Paramount Home Entertainment
Number Of Discs: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Paramount Home Entertainment
Release Date: 1999-09-20
Running Time: 99
Studio: Paramount Home Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: 1998-06-05
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Summary: It gets no better than this
Comment: The Truman Show is consistantly clever, creative and funny. It's a film which everyone will enjoy as it has emotional moments, but ofcourse funny moments also. Jim Carrey really is at his best in this brilliant film.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Jim Carrey at his best.
Comment: A great story of 'hidden layers' to reality, and the suggestion that life can be an illusion. It is an illustration of way our lives can be cheapened and commercialised, but it is done in such an entertaining way, that it never gets bogged down in moralising or philosophising. It just plays along with the fun scenario. The weirness starts fairly early on, and it is soon clear that all is not as it seems, but even though 'the game is up' it doesn't lose momentum.
The understated ending is perfect - it brings all the threads together in a kind of heartstopping moment, and then leaves it wonderfully open again. Great stuff!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Jim Carrey at his best
Comment: A great story of 'hidden layers' to reality, and the suggestion that life can be an illusion. It is an illustration of way our lives can be cheapened and commercialised, but it is done in such an entertaining way, that it never gets bogged down in moralising or philosophising. It just plays along with the fun scenario. The weirness starts fairly early on, and it is soon clear that all is not as it seems, but even though 'the game is up' it doesn't lose momentum.
The understated ending is perfect - it brings all the threads together in a kind of heartstopping moment, and then leaves it wonderfully open again. Great stuff!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great and thought provoking movie!
Comment: A really interesting movie which follows the life of a man named Truman Burbank, played by Jim Carey. Born into a reality television show, he grows up unknowing that every single person in the little town he lives in is an actor. Every single movement and conversation has been scripted, and every thing surrounding his life is filmed and broadcast as part of a show in the "real world".
It follows the standard Hero archetype - which is covered in depth by the American mythology professor, writer and orator, Joseph Campbell - of a human being born into a life of illusion and ignorance who comes to suspect that there is something wrong about his world. He develops a burning curiosity and insight and begins to see through the deception and removes the wool that has been pulled over his eyes for so long. It's a heartwarming film, with a balanced mixture of comedy, romance and a tragic awakening towards the end.
Not only does it deal with the potential horrors that may lie in an industry bent on transmitting - for entertainment - so called "reality television", but is actually a stunning metaphor and portrayal of the drama that lies in wait for every human being.
Should be watched hand in hand with the Matrix. Very thought provoking indeed!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great and thought provoking movie!
Comment: A really interesting movie which follows the life of a man named Truman Burbank, played by Jim Carey. Born into a reality television show, he grows up unknowing that every single person in the little town he lives in is an actor. Every single movement and conversation has been scripted, and every thing surrounding his life is filmed and broadcast as part of a show in the "real world".
It follows the standard Hero archetype - which is covered in depth by the American mythology professor, writer and orator, Joseph Campbell - of a human being born into a life of illusion and ignorance who comes to suspect that there is something wrong about his world. He develops a burning curiosity and insight and begins to see through the deception and removes the wool that has been pulled over his eyes for so long. It's a heartwarming film, with a balanced mixture of comedy, romance and a tragic awakening towards the end.
Not only does it deal with the potential horrors that may lie in an industry bent on transmitting - for entertainment - so called "reality television", but is actually a stunning metaphor and portrayal of the drama that lies in wait for every human being.
Should be watched hand in hand with the Matrix. Very thought provoking indeed!
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Customer Rating:
Summary: It gets no better than this
Comment: The Truman Show is consistantly clever, creative and funny. It's a film which everyone will enjoy as it has emotional moments, but ofcourse funny moments also. Jim Carrey really is at his best in this brilliant film.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Jim Carrey at his best.
Comment: A great story of 'hidden layers' to reality, and the suggestion that life can be an illusion. It is an illustration of way our lives can be cheapened and commercialised, but it is done in such an entertaining way, that it never gets bogged down in moralising or philosophising. It just plays along with the fun scenario. The weirness starts fairly early on, and it is soon clear that all is not as it seems, but even though 'the game is up' it doesn't lose momentum.
The understated ending is perfect - it brings all the threads together in a kind of heartstopping moment, and then leaves it wonderfully open again. Great stuff!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Jim Carrey at his best
Comment: A great story of 'hidden layers' to reality, and the suggestion that life can be an illusion. It is an illustration of way our lives can be cheapened and commercialised, but it is done in such an entertaining way, that it never gets bogged down in moralising or philosophising. It just plays along with the fun scenario. The weirness starts fairly early on, and it is soon clear that all is not as it seems, but even though 'the game is up' it doesn't lose momentum.
The understated ending is perfect - it brings all the threads together in a kind of heartstopping moment, and then leaves it wonderfully open again. Great stuff!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great and thought provoking movie!
Comment: A really interesting movie which follows the life of a man named Truman Burbank, played by Jim Carey. Born into a reality television show, he grows up unknowing that every single person in the little town he lives in is an actor. Every single movement and conversation has been scripted, and every thing surrounding his life is filmed and broadcast as part of a show in the "real world".
It follows the standard Hero archetype - which is covered in depth by the American mythology professor, writer and orator, Joseph Campbell - of a human being born into a life of illusion and ignorance who comes to suspect that there is something wrong about his world. He develops a burning curiosity and insight and begins to see through the deception and removes the wool that has been pulled over his eyes for so long. It's a heartwarming film, with a balanced mixture of comedy, romance and a tragic awakening towards the end.
Not only does it deal with the potential horrors that may lie in an industry bent on transmitting - for entertainment - so called "reality television", but is actually a stunning metaphor and portrayal of the drama that lies in wait for every human being.
Should be watched hand in hand with the Matrix. Very thought provoking indeed!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great and thought provoking movie!
Comment: A really interesting movie which follows the life of a man named Truman Burbank, played by Jim Carey. Born into a reality television show, he grows up unknowing that every single person in the little town he lives in is an actor. Every single movement and conversation has been scripted, and every thing surrounding his life is filmed and broadcast as part of a show in the "real world".
It follows the standard Hero archetype - which is covered in depth by the American mythology professor, writer and orator, Joseph Campbell - of a human being born into a life of illusion and ignorance who comes to suspect that there is something wrong about his world. He develops a burning curiosity and insight and begins to see through the deception and removes the wool that has been pulled over his eyes for so long. It's a heartwarming film, with a balanced mixture of comedy, romance and a tragic awakening towards the end.
Not only does it deal with the potential horrors that may lie in an industry bent on transmitting - for entertainment - so called "reality television", but is actually a stunning metaphor and portrayal of the drama that lies in wait for every human being.
Should be watched hand in hand with the Matrix. Very thought provoking indeed!
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