If you don't like movies with meaning...

Rating: Null/10 (14 May 1999)

People say this movie is about challenging God garden of eden style, but if you look at how Christof fits into the movie's world, it's really about challenging one's ideas about God, about finding freedom in the real world we were intended to live in. Weir/Nichols don't dictate what reality is outside, and they don't just tell you what happens to Truman, because that isn't the point. The point is that anything can happen now, he's out! He's broken free of all the old, useless ideas, of ideas of himself and empty relationships. There were so many little visual things in this movie, like the boat being called the Santa Maria, and the physical beauty of the last scene. Perfect for the role was Carrey's vulnerability and the innocent dignity with which he carried himself. This is nothing new if you've ever seen him interviewed, he always seemed to me like a very sensitive man and an intelligent actor. He just has a sense of humour and few inhibitions--he does what he feels like doing, however loud he wants to do it, and everyone accuses him of being an idiot who can't act. Wonderful supportive artistic community! I also thought the movie said a lot about how people can be objectified, even when you really like them: at first Truman seems like a goofy sort of guy, harmless and sweet, but the movie opens up and you realize that there's this ...person inside, who's very wounded and yet very determined.