Peter Weir's greatest achievement.

Rating: Null/10 (10 December 2000)

10/10
This film is an objective, bold, original masterpiece, housing Jim Carrey's best performance and Peter Weir's finest work of art. I consider this to be one of the greatest films of all time.
Peter Weir is, undoubtedly, the best director Australia gave birth to. I found out that Andrew Niccol, the writer, is a New Zealander not long after. Funny that Hollywood would consider such a biting project. Also the fact that it is poetic, not too long, superbly written and containing elements of film craftsmanship that I have never seen used to such brilliant effect. Why would Hollywood consider such a project? Proabably because Jim Carrey showed interest...
The whole experience is a detached one because it seems as though we are watching an assemblage of footage gathered up from shots of the Truman Show itself along with interview footage and just general "fly-on-the-wall" stuff. Looking back at the profound originality of the concept, I never suspected someone would want to use the idea presented in the film as the basis for an ACTUAL TV show. But, boy, did I underestimate the gullibility of general audiences!!!!
This can now be looked at as a satirical masterpiece because of all the stupid "fly-on-the-wall" shows we see on TV now. It truly is a statement on the influence of the media, etc. After seeing this movie, I was appalled at myself for being drawn into the world of TV. Now, after being there for that long, I pat myself on the back for making better observations.
This is the ultimate story of a man trapped by the influence of pop culture and an addictive source. It is subjective from the music and nothing else. I always believe music to be the anchor for everything in a movie, and the sparingly used soapie music in this is superb!!! What a beautiful film!!
Once again, 10/10.