Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #10894 in DVD
• Released on: 2006-04-03
• Rating: Parental Guidance
• Formats: Collector's Edition, PAL, Widescreen
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 99 minutes

Synopsis
The life of Truman Burbank has been broadcast around the world with tremendous success since the day he was born. A star for the mere fact that he exists, Truman has no idea that there are cameras in every corner of his world.

Customer Reviews

Great, thought provoking movie!
A really interesting movie which follows the life of a man named Truman Burbank, played by Jim Carey. Born into a reality television show, he grows up unknowing that every single person in the little town he lives in is an actor. Every single movement and conversation has been scripted, and every thing surrounding his life is filmed and broadcast as part of a show in the "real world".

It follows the standard Hero archetype - which is covered in depth by the American mythology professor, writer and orator, Joseph Campbell - of a human being born into a life of illusion and ignorance who comes to suspect that there is something wrong about his world. He develops a burning curiosity and insight and begins to see through the deception and removes the wool that has been pulled over his eyes for so long. It's a heartwarming film, with a balanced mixture of comedy, romance and a tragic awakening towards the end.

Not only does it deal with the potential horrors that may lie in an industry bent on transmitting - for entertainment - so called "reality television", but is actually a stunning metaphor and portrayal of the drama that lies in wait for every human being.

Should be watched hand in hand with the Matrix. Very thought provoking indeed!

Wow! This is a must see movie
This is a very powerful movie. I have never been a big fan of Jim Carrey, but in this movie he is great and plays the character with much sensitivity apart from humor. Apparently the movie was never a big success in the US, which could be because the subject is too close for comfort.

It brings to mind the story by Gurdjieff of the evil magician, as the movie shows how Truman is really not in control of anything, as it is all orchestrated from above. Just like we like to think we are at the top of the food chain and in control of our lives, so too does Truman believe that he makes real choices and that he is free. Little does he know that he is lives in a "cage". To keep Truman from discovering the Truth, the "media" is employed to constantly shape his opinions and to suppress any questioning of the reality in which he lives. This has scary parallels to todays world, where the mainstream media and manufactured opinion polls acts like the ancient Greek chorus in shaping public opinion the way the controllers wish it to be.

So definitely a top movie, that won't disappoint. It is a wake-up call to question one's own reality and to whether one is just a machine playing out a script written by someone else.

Modern Classic
Do not pay any attention to the review here by "Eddie" its all lies, Carrey is brilliant in this film, weather a fan of Carrey or not, i should think most people would remember him from his roles in films such as Dumb and Dumber, Ace Ventura and me myself and irene.... but here he escapes that stigma in a totally different role, of course he brings a little comedy to the character but this only makes the character more lovable and parts of the film will have you shouting at the screen rooting for his character.
I think Carrey is perfect for this role and gave him the chance to play a little more serious and deeper character, he is a brilliant actor and is just trying to escape being labeled as a one trick pony, and here he has succeeded with style.
As far as the actual film goes, its amazing, really fresh and original and defiantly a must see.