Chapter 158: Connotation
Amidst the people's discussions, the test screening of "The Truman Show" ended, and it also ushered in various comments from the media.
These voices have both positive and negative comments. Some people think that the film is well shot, while others believe that the story of the film is too funny and unbelievable.
"Building a huge studio and recruiting countless actors just to film the life of an ordinary person, and it has been broadcast for 30 years? Such a program should have poor ratings. Moreover, it is technically impossible to achieve. If it's really achieved, then Truman's life must be distorted, and he can't possibly want to leave — maybe Levi should read more books on psychology and see how Skinner designed the experiment."
In this way, the film's comment is that the filming of 'The Truman Show' is too bizarre. Those situations in the movie are simply impossible to achieve in reality. Such a movie has no practical significance, so what is it worth admiring?
It wouldn't be a big deal if someone else made a movie like this. There are so many popcorn movies every day; who cares about the deep connotation? However, this movie is Levi's movie; how can it be so thoughtless?
Others are talking about the social fallacies in 'The Truman Show': Even if Truman has gone out of that world, how necessary is it?
Many people comment on these aspects of the movie; they think Truman's world is a bit too absurd.
However, some other people are aware of the profound meaning of the movie, and they have a high evaluation of the movie.
"On the surface, the film is a nonsensical story. However, if you look deeper into its internal structure, you will find that the meaning contained in it is chilling. Because maybe one day, you will start to worry about whether there are also people around you, and the same thing will happen to you." The New York Times review, however, was different. The opinions of New York film critics are closer to the true intention of the film than others.
"The absurd logical design of the story is just to highlight the deep inner behind it. The seemingly illogical design actually shows all the logical things intuitively. I thought 'The Truman Show' would make a big description of the media manipulation of the world: after all, such an allegory can be regarded as profound. However, after seeing the movie, I realized Levi's ambition: Compared with the eternal topic of fate, what is the media?" The "Chicago Post" comment is even more to the point.
At this moment, "Variety Show" also published a review, and this film review is a long-form interpretation of the film.
"A rather ironic film. The movie seems real, but there are implicit metaphors everywhere: in the first half, Truman tries hard to find out the truth in his life in order to pursue the truth. He can even bet his own life. However, the moment the truth was revealed, we found that it was far beyond anyone's expectation: a person's life was all fake, and no part of it was genuine. The whole world is a reality show, like Truman's pursuit of reality. The contrast is too great...
This kind of life is completely at odds with Truman's exploration of reality. This is the biggest biting irony in the film. In fact, this is also a portrayal of many people's real life: Of course, in our lives, no director revolves around you, and not everyone regards you as the only protagonist.
However, our lives are also full of falsehoods: How many people have long since lost their passion for their wives? How many people are extremely bored with their work? How many people don't like their neighbors and friends? Falsehood is everywhere, but we always turn a blind eye to it.
The first half of 'The Truman Show' will seem exaggerated, but, in fact, it reflects our lives: this is the life of ordinary people. It's everyone's day. The so-called reality shows the real place; the first hidden meaning is that Truman's world is a reflection of real society.
However, it would be too dark if it were a satirical film. Fortunately, the movie didn't end there. After Truman realized that his world was false, he was not satisfied with it, as the director said, living under the favor of his parents, wife, and good job, but boldly stood up and opened the door to the outside world, bravely walked out.
Compared with the lives of ordinary people, this is the difference in Truman's life: Truman is different; he stood up bravely. And this is also the second meaning of the movie: Truman is a 'real person'; he pursues the truth and the true self; after all, he is incompatible with the false environment around him, and he wants to show himself bravely.
Since the age of Oedipus, the confrontation between human beings and fate has always been a constant theme of the drama, and 'The Truman Show' is also such a movie. It's just that it didn't let the gods hide in the clouds; the gods are turned into an old director, let this director arrange the fate, and let a leading actor rebel against the director, implying that human beings rebel against fate. Like the movie Emily, the part of this movie that transcends reality, if you think about it carefully, you can understand the story behind it — but, if you think deeply about this movie, it is easy to make people feel sad."
The reviews of Variety Magazine have completely explained all the connotations of the movie. Levi's film uses the director and the media to insinuate fate.
If you can read these things, you will feel shuddering: the essence of this movie does not lie in the satire of the media but tells the story of the entire society. The whole world is a big studio, a giant Seahaven Island; everyone is a Truman under the hands of God - this is the most important thing.
It is unrealistic to have a studio that covers the entire island, broadcast a program for 30 years, and the whole island is full of actors. However, these absurd things reflect the real world.
Speculating according to real logic would be too boring in an absurd and ironic movie. Compared with the profound meaning interpreted by the film, other places are not very important.
The controversy in the media has been going on at this time. It's just that their evaluation of the movie is still at the media level, after all. The audience's opinions are far less troublesome than the media's comments.
"The movie is very interesting, a little depressing in the middle, but overall it is very good. It is funny in the front and enjoyable in the back. I didn't read too much of the deep meaning; I just know I would escape from Seahaven Island if it were me."
"The movie was well shot, and the two turning points were very sudden and unexpected. But it was very good-looking and very interesting."
"Jim Carrey played a very good role. It is rare to see him acting so handsomely. I hope to see him do more performances and movies like this..."
Compared with the media's pursuit of the inner meaning of the movie, the audience still pays more attention to the story. 'The Truman Show,' photographed by Levi, has two major turning points, front and back. The first almost negates all of Truman's efforts, and the latter destroys the director's confidence.
The two major turning points can be said to be what the audience didn't expect, but the details in the movie make the turning point very convincing - this kind of plot is enough for the audience looking for excitement.
The connotation is reserved for those who are willing to think about it. For ordinary audiences, what they watch is excitement. The plot of this movie is engrossing, with twists, funny and inspirational. The director is excellent, the shots are beautiful, the story is good, and the filming is smooth. The actors are also big-name and very popular at the box office: there is no reason why the audience cannot receive such a movie well.
Regardless of the heated discussions in the media or the high evaluation of the audience, it has already explained one thing: this movie has now left people's attention and has become the earliest influential movie this summer, one of the hits.
Columbia also has a lot of confidence in this film: They arranged the movie release in North America, Europe, Japan, and other places almost simultaneously. The global release of the film also officially started after the trial screening.
Not only that but at the same time that the movie was showing, another topic has also become a hot topic of discussion: Jim Carrey's performance has always been considered exaggerated and pretentious. However, in this movie, Jim Carrey's performance gave people a new understanding of him. People are also discussing at this time: How are Jim Carrey's acting skills?
The Truman in the movie is completely devoid of the crazy look that Jim Carrey performed before. This Truman has an affectionate, perfunctory, decisive, and courageous side to face life, but there is no crazy side.
Jim Carrey abandoned his previous madness in the play, and the truth he showed was also moving.
This actor definitely didn't get his status by pretending to be crazy. His status comes from his talent.
*****
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