The Truman Show
I watched the Truman Show last night. It was my first time seeing the movie, and I found it to be excellent and the idea brilliant. Jim Carrey did an amazing job in the movie. At first, I expected some kind of goofy performance from him, but this one is similar to Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, in that it is about the mystery of the mind and the people around you that make up your life as well.
I feel like I'm like the "Lauren" girl, rooting for him to get out of there, but at the same time, I'm also like the rest of the audience, because I didn't know if he COULD get out of that world, since it is highly monitored with over 5000 cameras and so many actors. The scene where he finally escaped to the sea portrays an idealistic man pursuing his dream to go to Fiji in search for Sylvia. It is the "Hero" shot, as the director or producer called it. And when the ship finally bumped into the wall and Truman tried to punch the wall desperately for it to break down, it really moved me.
In the end, when the director/producer guy talked with him and revealed the truth, I felt like he is God, telling his child that He has seen him grow up since birth and that his world is protected by him and is better than no other. And that because he was afraid before, he could not leave (and why would he want to leave anyway?). It is kinda creepy in the sense that according to the movie, it's suggesting that we're all living in God's world and are complacent with how and where we are, but if we are brave enough to go out of our "bubble" to explore, where would we go? What will we find? Can we brave the storm to discover something new? Maybe Truman's bumping into the wall and discovering the truth is equivalent to our death on earth...that he is ready to end his life on "earth" and go back to reality. Maybe our world isn't as real as what lies ahead of us. These are just wild and random thoughts, but that's the brilliance of the movie. It makes you think and wonder about our world, and beyond.
I feel like I'm like the "Lauren" girl, rooting for him to get out of there, but at the same time, I'm also like the rest of the audience, because I didn't know if he COULD get out of that world, since it is highly monitored with over 5000 cameras and so many actors. The scene where he finally escaped to the sea portrays an idealistic man pursuing his dream to go to Fiji in search for Sylvia. It is the "Hero" shot, as the director or producer called it. And when the ship finally bumped into the wall and Truman tried to punch the wall desperately for it to break down, it really moved me.
In the end, when the director/producer guy talked with him and revealed the truth, I felt like he is God, telling his child that He has seen him grow up since birth and that his world is protected by him and is better than no other. And that because he was afraid before, he could not leave (and why would he want to leave anyway?). It is kinda creepy in the sense that according to the movie, it's suggesting that we're all living in God's world and are complacent with how and where we are, but if we are brave enough to go out of our "bubble" to explore, where would we go? What will we find? Can we brave the storm to discover something new? Maybe Truman's bumping into the wall and discovering the truth is equivalent to our death on earth...that he is ready to end his life on "earth" and go back to reality. Maybe our world isn't as real as what lies ahead of us. These are just wild and random thoughts, but that's the brilliance of the movie. It makes you think and wonder about our world, and beyond.