A reality show that is actually real

Rating: 10/10 (8 August 2014)

"The Truman Show" is a movie about a reality show and a world that is obsessed with watching it.
This film addresses the voyeuristic quality in human beings. In the film, the main character of Truman lives his life unaware that his entire is being played out before the world. As it turns out, the world is captivated by him. In the year 2014 are a dime a dozen but back in 1998 the dawn of reality television was just beginning. Truman was before Kim Kardashian, Paris Hilton and countless others who lived their lives on television.
Jim Carrey is so good in this role. In many ways he is ideally cast- a man who could not appear to be more ordinary on the outside but is so much bigger than the mundane world he is trapped in. Carrey's portrayal of Truman, who knows something is not right but can't figure it out, is both realistic and at times, appropriately over the top hysterical.
The director is also what makes this film work. Peter Weir created this artificial world that looks seemingly normal and perfect. There are times where you as the viewer even forget that Truman's world is not real and actually looks like a nice place to live. But the truth eventually wins out as it catches up with Truman and even the best of shows eventually go off of the air.