Friday, February 7, 2014

The Truman Show

'The Truman Show' is another one of my absolute favorites. Released in 1998 and nominated for three Oscars, this film is Jim Carrey at his finest. Not only is the funnyman absolutely hilarious, but his emotional ups and downs showcase extreme dramatic acting ability. 


This is the story of Truman, the hapless and lovable star of the most popular reality show in the world. The only catch? He doesn't know he's in a show. He is raised in one enormous set, thousand of hidden cameras broadcasting his every move twenty-four hours a day. Its a fantastically warped premise, especially when you factor in the idea that all the people surrounding him are only actors- including his wife. She is played by a luminous and positively despicable Laura Linney, and entirely overshadowed by the unscripted love of Truman's life: the elusive Sylvia. 



His ten-minute affair with her plants the seed of doubt in Truman. And as more and more odd experiences build up, he has to wonder . . . Was his idyllic life exactly what it seems? 

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