When you're not a fan of sci fi, the general buzz of it is spaceships and ray guns but the actual gen is the extension of some existing or potential science to explore what may come of that. In this regard, "The Truman Show" does an excellent job since the world Christof created for Truman was entirely unreal but was credible based on known technology or that which we can likely anticipate relatively soon. The more insane you can make it while still maintaining credibility gives the big win for sci fi and "The Truman Show" does that.
Watson: people are willing to suspend disbelief but won't throw it out the window
Roger that. Even people who don't like sci fi will roll with it until they hit a This Is Bullshit point and then they walk away. Come as close to that line without going over it is your task if you can, Otto Preminger, and they will likely stay with you if you do it. Probably that's what kept "Gravity" audience alive and it had to be the dullest not-really-sci fi there ever was but it was credible.
Watson: they sucked-up with cute actors!
Oh, well, other sci fi movies don't do that, do they.
This was probably only the second time I have watched the movie but I was impressed by the film work since it was absolutely pristine quality. Everyone marveled at "2001" for that but I saw similar quality in this since there just wasn't a hint of fuzz to anything. Whomever did the lighting must have been a Master.
We've got the essential themes well-represented since we know nothing around us is real but Truman found out for sure. We're always wondering if Christof is pulling the strings on our lives so maybe it really doesn't matter what we do. Those are great themes but we have the more modern theme of lusting after a Russian. Much as people abuse Russians, they secretly lust after their gorgeous women and Lauren, the love interest in the movie, is actually named Natascha.
Watson: she's not Russian
Cripes, mate. An old man can have a dream, alright?
Note: her real personal life got gut-punched and that brings a dark twist to "The Truman Show" since in the last Natascha and Truman are racing toward each other. There was no fault in anyone for the gut punch and the immediate reaction to that seems it must have been, "I fucking hate you for doing this, Christof."
That wasn't her reaction since it was actually full of love but you are cautioned on pursuing it further because it's a heartbreaker. I don't want to exploit her tragedy but it does need to be mentioned in the context of "The Truman Show" since it goes directly to dealing with what's real and why does it happen.
The movie wasn't strongly drawing me but I checked it out anyway and was surprised at the job Jim Carrey did. He was as carny as he can be at the top but the change after he realized This Is Bullshit was impressive for the way his manner swapped out. Maybe it's not all that Clark Gable to switch from being a clown to someone who's actually real but the contrast was impressive anyway.
It was surprising to me how impressed I was overall after watching "The Truman Show" again.
Update: I should have mentioned previously and it's an inadvertent editorial in the omission since I didn't mention anything about how "The Truman Show" features non-stop surveillance and that gives a sterling example of why we don't want it. When it didn't even occur to me previously, it means I'm to some extent accustomed to all the cameras and that's just sick.
Watson: people are willing to suspend disbelief but won't throw it out the window
Roger that. Even people who don't like sci fi will roll with it until they hit a This Is Bullshit point and then they walk away. Come as close to that line without going over it is your task if you can, Otto Preminger, and they will likely stay with you if you do it. Probably that's what kept "Gravity" audience alive and it had to be the dullest not-really-sci fi there ever was but it was credible.
Watson: they sucked-up with cute actors!
Oh, well, other sci fi movies don't do that, do they.
This was probably only the second time I have watched the movie but I was impressed by the film work since it was absolutely pristine quality. Everyone marveled at "2001" for that but I saw similar quality in this since there just wasn't a hint of fuzz to anything. Whomever did the lighting must have been a Master.
We've got the essential themes well-represented since we know nothing around us is real but Truman found out for sure. We're always wondering if Christof is pulling the strings on our lives so maybe it really doesn't matter what we do. Those are great themes but we have the more modern theme of lusting after a Russian. Much as people abuse Russians, they secretly lust after their gorgeous women and Lauren, the love interest in the movie, is actually named Natascha.
Watson: she's not Russian
Cripes, mate. An old man can have a dream, alright?
Note: her real personal life got gut-punched and that brings a dark twist to "The Truman Show" since in the last Natascha and Truman are racing toward each other. There was no fault in anyone for the gut punch and the immediate reaction to that seems it must have been, "I fucking hate you for doing this, Christof."
That wasn't her reaction since it was actually full of love but you are cautioned on pursuing it further because it's a heartbreaker. I don't want to exploit her tragedy but it does need to be mentioned in the context of "The Truman Show" since it goes directly to dealing with what's real and why does it happen.
The movie wasn't strongly drawing me but I checked it out anyway and was surprised at the job Jim Carrey did. He was as carny as he can be at the top but the change after he realized This Is Bullshit was impressive for the way his manner swapped out. Maybe it's not all that Clark Gable to switch from being a clown to someone who's actually real but the contrast was impressive anyway.
It was surprising to me how impressed I was overall after watching "The Truman Show" again.
Update: I should have mentioned previously and it's an inadvertent editorial in the omission since I didn't mention anything about how "The Truman Show" features non-stop surveillance and that gives a sterling example of why we don't want it. When it didn't even occur to me previously, it means I'm to some extent accustomed to all the cameras and that's just sick.
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