Reviews of The Truman Show

True experience

Posted : 1 month ago on 11 October 2009 12:03 (A review of The Truman Show)


The Truman Show is definitely Jim Carrey's best performance. The idea was brilliant too but the implementation was more brilliant! And there were some really great acting, which is really worth to watch: Ed Harris who played Cristof, the creator, and the others who were playing their part in that fake world, with all those fake smiles, bedded tv commercials, monotonous daily routines. I believe that what happened with Truman, what they did to him was really cruel, imagine you that you find out that everything around you is false, pretended by actors/actresses all the time, everything is arranged. How would you feel? It would be like the end of the world. End of a fake world, end of a wasted lifetime...
I recommend it! This is a big must-see film! You'll know what I'm talkin about!

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Dystopian Future

Posted : 10 months ago on 11 January 2009 03:52 (A review of The Truman Show)

In modern society many of our actions are manipulated, manipulated by corporations to affect our daily routine. This compares exactly to the issues touched upon in Peter Wier’s “The Truman Show”. In which we are shown a glimpse of our possible near future that could come to pass if television obsession trend continue. The television show, and its self devoted channel, set up in the film (entitled the Truman Show) displays the extremes of reality programming with many acts of control made against the subject whose reality we are peering into. This subject is the character of Truman Burbank played by Jim Carey. These topics make the viewer question the intentions of corporations and companies that affect their own lives, which of course is director Peter Wier’s true intention of the film. Truman is unknowing to the television show he is a part of, so a large number of shots in the film are designed to come across through a hidden camera. Peter Wier uses detailed shots for when the camera is right in front of Truman and full shots for cameras that cover the whole room. His long shots provide the view from an object at a distance and inserts help us see what the character of Truman is directly looking at, like Sylvia’s badge. The purpose of these shots is to make us think about the moral implications to question whether we are put under this kind of scrutiny in some form. Both are intentionally made prominent by the director. There is a point in the film where two polar opposite characters in the picture, Christof and Sylvia, argue over Truman’s rights and his fate. Christof being the creator of the set Truman lives in, naturally is defending that Truman’s life is better within this show he has created. While Sylvia lives believing that Truman should have a choice of how he lives. Sylvia was a former cast member of the show who tried to break Truman out with herself; she leads her life protesting to get him out of the show. I think she is an incarnation of Peter Wier’s morals within the film. She is assured Truman wants to live outside of the set. Truman never had any family and was an orphan so by being adopted by Christof for his show he lived with the illusion of a family which he would not have had outside Sea haven. This “lie” is placed in by Wier to be morally grey making the audience question what is right and what just seems right. Christof also makes the point that his 1950’s “Golden era” utopia is a better place for him to live because it is “how the world should be” and makes the statement that Truman could leave if he wanted. Sylvia doesn’t believe all the lies and depict act towards a greater good and stands by throughout that Truman should have a choice. Another one of Christof’s immoral deeds is that Truman does not have a private life. Because there are just as many watching him when he is “alone” as when he is out in public. The purpose of this idea is to encourage the viewer not to support this type of people that would do this kind of exploitation just for their own gain. These ideas are only backed by the visuals displaying Truman as trapped. The television show also gives more from the mind of the director. We are told that some companies have no regard for the consequences suffered by the public (an individual in the film) as a result of their actions. An enjoyable film by a capable Director.


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The Truman Show review

Posted : 10 months, 2 weeks ago on 31 December 2008 12:30 (A review of The Truman Show)

the thruman show, now here was a movie that showed complete originality. Jim Carrey was awesome, the idea was awesome, and the movie in general was awesome. it's deffinately one of my top ten favorite jim carrey movies. absolutly love this movie, nothing can replace it, 10/10. i'm not gonna change it an dyou can't make me.

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Love it

Posted : 1 year, 9 months ago on 9 February 2008 10:08 (A review of The Truman Show)

I like Truman.

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The Truman Show review

Posted : 2 years, 2 months ago on 16 August 2007 03:44 (A review of The Truman Show)

This film is fantastic entertainment. It was the first time I realised what a fantastic actor Jim Carrey is underneath all the non-stop clowning.

The plot to me is entirely feasible. As humanity becomes more obsessed with celebrity and reality tv show culture, I can't think why this would not happen in the not-so-distant future. The Truman Show follows Truman Burbank - his entire life since birth has been scripted and filmed inside a colossal film studio that encompasses his every need. Obviously Truman does not know this until eventually, seeds of doubt are planted into his own mind thanks to hilarious mistakes from the cast and crew as well as his own unscripted love for an extra that he experienced many years ago. It's also a fantastic performance from Ed Harris who portrays the impassioned director with a God complex.

The whole film is a light hearted comedy affair that contains a frightening warning. The final scenes are incredible and leave you thinking about how Truman will carry on his life. One of my all time favourite films.

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