Philip Glass provides original scoring as well as famous piano works, and his music is very passionate with the mood of the film. The cinematography is brilliant as the viewer always knows when the movie is being viewed through a TV camera by use of curved off edges around each corner. Carrey shines in the lead role as he discovers the lies of his life. While the premise is ridiculous, there's actually a lot of substance here. Truman lives in an artificial world with actors and extras in the "world's largest set," and his life is recorded and broadcast worldwide 24 hours a day. This time, Carrey played the role of Walter Sparrow, an animal control officer who becomes paranoid and obsessive, believing that the hints and clues leading to the number 23 held crucial hints as to the direction in which his life was heading.The Truman Show stars Jim Carrey in his prime as the titular character, Truman, whose life is a complete lie. Once again, Schumacher wanted the actor to stretch more than his comedy acting muscles. To that end, Carrey was allowed to go as over the top as he pleased, and was perhaps the actor best suited to the equally-campy tone of the series that Schumacher had created as a homage to the old Batman tv show starring Adam West and Burt Ward.Ĭarrey's portrayal of Edward Nygma in the film, a scientist who's obsession with Bruce Wayne leads him to become the Riddler, was praised by critics, even as the rest of the movie caught a lot of flack for what many fans saw as undoing the realistic and gritty tone Burton had infused into the Batman franchise.Īfter Batman Forever, Schumacher and Carrey came together once again for The number 23. Unlike the gritty villains from Tim Bruton's Batman movies, Schumacher and Carrey decided to lean hard into the Riddler's campiness. The role was a big departure for Jim Carrey, who had become famous as a leading man who portrayed goofy characters with hearts of gold.
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