楚門的世界TheTrumanShow英文影評reviewbyKevinLally

楚門的世界TheTrumanShow英文影評reviewbyKevinLally簡介：JimCarreyprovedhecouldplayitstraight(well,atleastaportionofthetime)asafamilymaninLiarLiar,his1997comedyblockbuster.WithTheTrumanShow,theelastic-faced,loose-limbeddyna...JimCarreyprovedhecouldplayitstraight(well,atleastaportionofthetime)asafamilymaninLiarLiar,his1997comedyblockbuster.WithTheTrumanShow,theelastic-faced,loose-limbeddynamoshowshecanalsobeasseriousasneeded,inthetitleroleofthisimaginativetaleofanelectronic-ageguineapig.ScreenwriterAndrewNiccol,whosedirectingdebut,Gattaca,cautionedagainstthepotentialtyrannyofgeneticadvances,againfindsreasonsforparanoiaintechnologicalprogress,asaninnocentnamedTrumanBurbankbecomestheunknowing,all-consumingsubjectofa24-hourtelevisionnetwork.Niccol'sunconventionalfableissuperblyrealizedbydirectorPeterWeir(Fearless,DeadPoetsSociety,Witness),whofashionsadisorientingvisualstyletofittheartificeandpent-upanxietyofTruman'sworld.NiccolandWeirshrewdlyimmersetheaudienceinthisoddlycheerfulenvironment,withoutimmediateexplanationsofwhat'sreallygoingonbehinditssunnyfa?ade.TrumanliveswithhiswholesomewifeMeryl(LauraLinney)inapicture-perfecthouseinthesqueaky-cleanislandcommunityofSeahaven,whereheworksforalargeinsurancefirm.Hisdayspassbyuneventfully,untilaseriesofincidentsshakehimoutofhiscomplacency:Ahugepieceoflightingequipmentfallsoutofthesky.AhomelessmanappearswholooksjustlikeTruman'sdeadfather.Strangeradiotransmissions,likestagedirections,comeoutofhiscarradio.Forthefirsttime,TrumanbeginstosuspectthatsomethingisrotteninSeahaven.Nearlyhalfwaythroughthefilm,welearnthetruth:Sincebirth,Trumanhasbeenwatchedbyaphalanxofhiddencameras,hiseverywakingmovetransmittedtoanincreasinglyaddicted,internationaltelevisionaudience.Seahavenisactuallytheworld'slargeststudioset;thesky,theocean,thestarsandthesunsetsarefakes,andtheweatheriscontrolledbyoutsideforces.What'smore,everyoneTrumanencountersinhisdailyroutineisanactor-evenhiswifeandhisbestfriendMarlon(NoahEmmerich)areonthepayroll.ThisenormouscharadeisthehandiworkofChristof(EdHarris),amegalomaniacalconceptualartistwhoseesnothingwrongwiththemass-appealsocialexperimenthe'sconcocted.ChristofhaskeptTrumanfrompuncturingtheboundariesofhisworldbystagingachildhoodboatingaccidentinwhichtheboy'sfatherapparentlydrowned;Trumanhasbeendeathlyafraidofthewatereversince.TheotherkeyincidentinTruman'slifewasunplanned-abuddingromanticaffairwitha'collegestudent'whotriedtospillthesecretofSeahaven,butwassuddenlysentawaytotheislandofFiji(orsoTrumanbelieves).TheTrumanShowbeginsjustbeforethisfantasyworldbeginstocrumble,followingalongandprofitablerunforChristofandhisnetworkbackers.Niccolcannilymaintainsourinvolvementthroughout,firstbykeepingtheactionshroudedinmystery,thenbygivingusastrongrootinginterestinTruman'spoignantquestforidentityandfreedom.It'sanidealroleforCarrey:Truman'sfreakishsituationoffershimseveraldramaticallyvalidopportunitiestocutlooseinthepatentedCarreyfashion,whilemaintainingtheessentialhumanityofthissociallydeprivedEveryman.Incareerterms,thepartofTrumanBurbankisanimportantturningpointforthisgiftedcomedian.TheTrumanShowstrainscredibility,however,initscynicalviewofaworldthatembraceswhatis,afterall,arathercruelanddisturbingexperiment.Granted,thedailyspectacleofaudiencescheeringbrawlsandfistfightson'TheJerrySpringerShow'proveswehaven'tcomefarfromtheRomanColiseumera,andthepublic'ssalaciousinterestinscandalsrangingfromO.J.toJonBenetRamseyrevealsawhoppinginsensitivitytopersonaltragedy.ButTheTrumanShow,despiteitsattempttoputanupbeatfinal-actspinonitshero'sstruggle,takesitasagiventhattheworldwouldlookinonTruman'sunwittingimprisonmentwithoutmuchmorethanafewscatteredprotests.Thisoneimportantcaveataside,WeirandNiccolhavecomeupwithabracinglyoriginalcinematicexperience,aneeriebutentertainingvisionofoneman'sstruggleagainstahigh-techBigBrotherhedoesn'tevenknowexists.DennisGassner'shermeticallysealedproductiondesignandPeterBiziou'sresourcefulcinematographymakeaperfectfitwithWeir'slively,lyricaldirectingstyle.ItmaybeJimCarrey'sshow,buthesharesthebillwithsomeequallydaringhigh-wirewalkers.楚門的世界TheTrumanShow英文影評reviewbyROGEREBERT簡介：``TheTrumanShow''isfoundedonanenormoussecretthatallofthestudio'sadvertisinghasbeendeterminedtoreveal.Ididn'tknowthesecretwhenIsawthefilm,andwasabletoenjoythelit...關(guān)鍵字：楚門的世界TheTrumanShowTheTrumanShow''isfoundedonanenormoussecretthatallofthestudio'sadvertisinghasbeendeterminedtoreveal.Ididn'tknowthesecretwhenIsawthefilm,andwasabletoenjoythelittledoubtsandwonderingsthatthefilmmakerssocarefullyplanted.Ifbysomegoodchanceyoudonotknowthesecret,readnofurther.Thosefortunateaudiencemembers(Itrusttheyhavealllefttheroom?)willbeabletoappreciatethemeticulouswaydirectorPeterWeirandwriterAndrewNiccolhaveconstructedajigsawplotaroundtheircentralcharacter,whodoesn'tsuspectthathe'slivinghisentirelifeonlivetelevision.Yes,helivesinanimprobablyidealworld,butIfellforthat:Iassumedthemoviewastakingasitcomviewoflife,inwhichneighborsgreeteachotheroverwhitepicketfences,andOzzieandHarrietarerealpeople.Actually,it'sSeaside,aplannedcommunityontheGulfCoastnearTampa.CalledSeahaveninthemovie,itlookslikeaniceplacetolive.CertainlyTrumanBurbank(JimCarrey)doesn'tknowanythingelse.Youaccepttheworldyou'regiven,thefilmmakerssuggest;morethoughtfulviewerswillgettheburiedmessage,whichisthatweacceptalmosteverythinginourliveswithoutexaminingitveryclosely.Whenwasthelasttimeyoureflectedonhowreallyoddatreelooks?Trumanworksasasalesexecutiveataninsurancecompany,ishappilymarriedtoMeryl(LauraLinney),anddoesn'tfinditsuspiciousthatshedescribeshouseholdproductsinthelanguageofTVcommercials.Heishappy,inaway,butanuneasinessgnawsawayathim.Somethingismissing,andhethinksperhapshemightfinditinFiji,whereLauren(NataschaMcElhone),theonlywomanhereallyloved,allegedlyhasmovedwithherfamily.Whydidsheleavesoquickly?PerhapsbecauseshewasnotasafebetforTruman'sworld:Theactresswhoplayedher(namedSylvia)developedrealfeelingandpityforTruman,andfeltheshouldknowthetruthabouthisexistence.Meryl,ontheotherhand,isareliablepro(whichraisesthequestion,unanswered,oftheirsexlife).Truman'sworldiscontrolledbyaTVproducernamedChristof(EdHarris),whosecontrolroomishighintheartificialdomethatprovidestheskyandhorizonofSeahaven.Hediscusseshisprogrammingontalkshows,anddismissestheprotestsofthose(includingSylvia)whobelieveTrumanisthevictimofacrueldeception.Meanwhile,thewholeworldwatchesTruman'severymove,andsomeviewersevenleavetheTVonallnight,ashesleeps.Thetrajectoryofthescreenplayismoreorlessinevitable:Trumanmustgraduallyrealizethetruthofhisenvironment,andtrytoescapefromit.It'scleverthewayhe'skeptonhisislandbyimplantedtraumasabouttravelandwater.Asthestoryunfolds,however,we'renotsimplyexpectedtofollowit:We'reinvitedtothinkabouttheimplications.Aboutaworldinwhichmoderncommunicationsmakecelebritypossible,andinhuman.Untilfairlyrecently,theonlywayyoucouldbecomereallyfamouswastoberoyalty,orawriter,actor,preacherorpolitician--andeventhen,mostpeoplehadknowledgeofyouonlythroughwordsorprintedpictures.Television,withitsinsatiablehungerformaterial,hasmadecelebritiesinto``content,''devouringtheirlivesandsecrets.Ifyouthink``TheTrumanShow''isanexaggeration,reflectthatPrincessDianalivedundersimilarconditionsfromthedayshebecameengagedtoCharles.CarreyisasurprisinglygoodchoicetoplayTruman.Wecatchglimpsesofhismaniccomicpersona,justtomakeuscomfortablewithhispresenceinthecharacter,butthisisawell-plannedperformance;Carreyisontherightnoteasaguyraisedtobelikedandlikable,whodecideshisliferequiresmoreriskandhardship.Liketheangelsin``CityofAngels,''he'dliketotakehischances.EdHarrisalsofindstherightnotesasChristof,theTVsvengali.He