The Truman Show
Starring: Jim Carrey, Laura Linney, Noah Emmerich, Natasha McElhone, Ed Harris, Paul Giamatti, Holland Taylor
Studio: Paramount Pictures
The most wild thing about The Truman Show is the fact that it's entirely possible. In today's world of reality TV, nothing would get more ratings than a 24-hour show about a guy who doesn't know he's on TV.
Truman Burbank (Carrey) was adopted as a baby by a TV studio that wanted to make a reality show about his life. They created an entire environment specially designed for Truman, lined with thousands of hidden cameras. As the technology advanced, the cameras got smaller, and in more places.
Truman grew up in a world where he was real, but everyone else was not. Other people are all paid actors, living on an island that is all for Truman. After 30 successful seasons (years) of the Truman Show, Truman finally starts to become suspicious of his surroundings.
He starts to realize that something is keeping him on the island for no reason, and he suspects that he's a part of something. The story follows Truman as he discovers that everything in his life for the last 30 years has been preplanned.
It's a great story, and you really get involved Truman's character. He can't quite figure things out on his own, but you're rooting for him the whole time. It's a solid movie, with very few parts that drag. It's definitely interesting, and it really makes you think about entertainment today. This movie could happen in real life. Check it out.
Overall: 8.5/10
Additional Information:
Rating: PG
Run time: 103 minutes.
Released: 1998
DVD Special Features:
Alternate Language Audio
Subtitles
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