Day Two(Sorry for the delay): The Most Underrated Movie.

The Most Underrated Movie:
The Truman Show

The Truman Show is a 1998 comedy-drama starring Jim Carrey, Laura Linney, Noel Emmerich and directed by Peter Weir. Regardless of the success it generated, I still never hear people mention it, ever. A brilliant movie about a man who accepts the world that is given to him. Born in Seahaven, Truman Burbank lives his life out day by day following the same routine set out by Christof (Ed Harris) according to what will generate views. Truman seems happy but his curiosity gets the best of him and he longs to leave and pursue the spirit of adventure. Despite multiple attempts to leave Seahaven, Chritsof has cleverly implanted different ways to turn Truman away from leaving, like the trauma of his father dying in the harbor to the poster about disease and gangbangers in the outside world. Truman is married to Meryl(Laura Linney) who plays a merry housewife who turns out to be a paid actor and quite the professional. Meryl however is not Truman's true love, Truman falls in love with Lauren (Natasha McElhone). Lauren wasn't in the script to fall in love with Truman however, and despite developing real feelings for him she quickly "moves away" with her family when she tries to tell Truman the truth about his life. What happens next is inevitable, Truman gets curious about his life and events cause him to realize that something is up.
        My reason for this being underrated not only stems from no one bringing it up and giving it credit but also for Jim Carreys performance. Carrey made Truman Burbank a likable, loving and care free man that was easy to sympathize with. The Truman Show also poses the question that media plays on our lives: How far will they go to get new content? In my opinion the Truman Show is one of the beteer thought provoking films I have ever seen.