Classic! (The Truman Show (DVD))

Member Name: NottsFan

Product:	The Truman Show (DVD)
Date:	28/05/07 (77 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Great Storyline

Disadvantages: Make you beleive you could be living in a world like trumans too much

The Truman Show (VHS)
The bigger big brother

The first time I watched this was when my brother came home with it on VHS, and later on that evening we watched it. My brother told me it was a good film. So there was no hesitation to watch it. He was going to get it on DVD but the VHS was cheaper so he went for VHS. My whole family sat down to watch it. We were not let down. This is a family film and anyone will like this. I never heard about it while it was in the cinemas strangely enough in 1998.

The Truman Show is basically big brother in many ways but on a much bigger scale. Truman Burbank (Jim Carry) is being filmed everywhere he goes, literally everywhere. There are secret cameras put in place all around his house, and everywhere else in the whole town, even in the water. The reason all this happened to Truman is because he was unwanted as a baby and so he was sold to the corporation of the show. While he was still in his mother's stomach they started with 1 camera, watching the baby move around ready to be born. By the time he was born soon there were around 5,000 cameras for the ret of the world to see on the TV set. For years and years Truman did not suspect a thing.

Until one day when he cottoned on to mysterious things that were happening that day. While he was driving to work he turned on the radio and picked up the directors radio signal following Truman's every move in the car, obviously he started to think but then he thought he wouldn't think about it. But then he starts wondering again and when he goes in to his work place, he takes the elevator up, little did Truman know that there were some producers and workers working for the show and it wasn't actually a elevator. When Truman saw this is had to be taken out by bodyguards.

When he got outside the building he did a lot of things and while he was walking he saw his dad, Truman thought he was dead. As soon as he saw him there were many people trying to get the farther away from him and they put him immediately on a bus. It's all part of the show you see. In his mind his fathers dead but he's not he's actually working for the show. So if he did start wondering the program what has been running non stop for years and years could come to an end

He gets home and he tells his mother that he saw his father. Obviously her like everyone else in this little world is in on it, so she just said it was probably just your mind playing up, as you would. The next day Truman takes his girlfriend in the car to a point. He noticed that on the exact second every day the same things go past on the same things. So Truman could predict what was coming up the road next and he did it right. He says 'a woman on a yellow bicycle with flowers' the next second she came past. Her girlfriend put it all down to coincidence.

Later that day Truman remembers all the strange things what have been happening to him that day and yesterday. So he turns to his best friend. Even he's in on it. Truman's friend takes him to a quiet place at the end of a broken bridge. Truman and his friend get very emotional. Truman starts to wonder if being messed around and his mate just says 'no your not in on anything, Truman, don't worry', they both start to cry a bit and really emotion. His friend says 'there's nothing wrong with you Truman I would tell I there was you're my best mate and I have known you for ages'. It's a very sad moment. Little does Truman know that every word he is being made to say by the director who is talking to him as he has got an ear piece on.

Next day he decides he wants to move away abroad that very day. But Truman knows he's afraid of water. The reason he is afraid of water is because the producer of the show made it that way. While he was a kid he was out with his farther on a boat and the producer made there be a massive storm. The waves were really big and Truman's father fell out the boat and was never seen again (even though he is still alive but not to Truman's knowledge). So Truman is mentally scared for life going near water. The reason the producer did all this is so he will never leave the city and get out of the fake world as there is water around all the sides of the world

But maybe one day he might over come his fears, and try and escape, or maybe you see live his live normally for the rest of the show. It is up to you to watch it now. It's a great and emotional ending. So I wouldn't want to spoil it for you.

This film is defiantly worth more than one watch as because you now know the story more and more things will make you 'oh that's why it happened' and so on. For example throughout when Truman's is around his girlfriend she advertises appliances. By holding them up in front of the camera and describing them. The reason she does this is because she is on TV and it's there version of a commercial. They need the money for funding for the programme

The sound throughout the film is great. Without the sound in this film it wouldn't be the same. The sound really gets emotional at emotional times. The sound is all controlled by the makers in the studio for the live show. They have even got a live orchestra in there and when they are told to play they do. All the viewers who watch it (that is just about everyone) love Truman he is an idle to everyone. They always want the best for him. But then again if they wanted the best for him why would they all be in on it.

In this film it was important that they had good actors otherwise it could have been a flop. But the director of the film chose his cast to perfection. You can't go wrong with Jim Carry, such a great character, actor and comedian. The rest of the cast act there parts really well and deserve a clap.

So overall for anyone who watches films this is defiantly one to have on your Film shelves at home. You will not get bored of it either therefore it is good value for money. This films got the lot, fantastic storyline, great actors and a great ending. So get your own copy of this and watch it you wont be let down by it

Actors: Jim Carrey, Laura Linney, Noah Emmerich, Natascha McElhone, Holland Taylor, See more
Directors: Peter Weir
Run Time: 99 minutes

DVD Features:
Main Language: English Available Audio Tracks: Dolby Digital 5.1, Surround
Trailer - 1. Theatrical Trailer
2. Teaser Trailer

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Summary: Even if you dont like it, it is still one of those films you have to watch