The Majestic, 2001

THURSDAY MOVIE CONNECTION!!
Sydney Pollack--David Ogden Stiers



Director: Frank Darabont

Stars: Jim Carrey, Martin Landau, David Ogden Stiers, Sydney Pollack (voice)




Peter Appleton (Carrey), a writer in 1950's Hollywood, is on the verge of being arrested for being a Communist, which he's not.  He goes for a long drive, gets in an accident, and wakes up with no memory of who he is.  The man who finds him brings him into town, where the whole town mistakes him for Luke Trimble, a man reported MIA 8 years prior.

Not knowing who he actually is, he tries to remember being Luke, and turns the town upside down in the process.

This is a slow-moving story, and I thought it was sweet.  Very unbelievable of course, but still sweet.  It's so nice to see Jim Carrey in something that isn't comedy!

NOTE:  I recognized the voice of Luke Trimble right away!  It's Matt Damon!  I love his voice.  

The Truman Show, 1998

Director: Peter Weir

Stars: Jim Carrey, Ed Harris, Natascha McElhone, Noah Emmerich







Truman (Carrey) lives in the largest television studio in the world, as the star of the most popular reality show of all time-- and he doesn't even know it.

He was adopted by a tv studio for the purpose of putting his entire life on television.  He lives in a controlled environment, and everyone surrounding him is an actor, even his best friend and his mother.  The studio runs his entire life, making sure he never, ever leaves town and that he does exactly what they want him to.

It's very funny in some parts how the studio controls his life.  And it gets emotional near the end, as Truman continues to realize that there is someone out there pulling the strings in his every move.

It's very interesting and makes you think.  What if you were the one trapped in a giant studio with people watching your every move?  How would YOU escape?

Sounds funny, but it's true.