The Prisoner

Rating: Null/10 (6 November 2004)

Filmed in Florida's town of Celebration, The Truman show reminds me of the BBC series "The Prisoner". A man fighting to reclaim his own freedom from those unseen forces keeping him captive. I've never got tired of this movie, the performances, the humour, the social engineering. The overall themes seem to ring true for all of us at one point in our lives or another. Watching this movie I felt myself identifying with Truman, and I suspect most people do, because he too works and lives a predictable lifestyle that he yearns to get away from and have an adventure. Ed Harris' performance is astounding. I felt for him just as much as I did for Truman, and I think that's the beauty of this picture. Knowing that we're seeing all sides to the story and not just one perspective is unusual for a movie that typically revolves around one main character. Without question I give this movie five stars. The soundtrack is good too.