There are so many production details to appreciate in this film beyond even the technical achievements. I am convinced that after watching the film three or four times there is still a lot I have missed. The conceit is simple and not entirely original. A young man obsessed by the classic 1950's television show Pleasantville is magically transported into that world with his less than enthusiastic sister. The television world of the Pleasantville show represents an idyllic vision of middle America.
Nothing ever seems to go wrong.
There aren't any fires. There certainly aren't any burglaries. Dinner's always on schedule and piping hot and breakfast is a veritable mountain of hearty American fare. When David and Jennifer are sucked into the television situation comedy they assume the roles of the assume the roles of Bud and Mary Sue Parker, a perfect family in a perfect Pleasantville . But it doesn't take long for this pair from nineties to begin changing the lives of everybody in Pleasantville .