tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32685968.post7909122793323089080..comments2024-03-25T10:47:42.656-07:00Comments on Can't Explain: The Truman Show (1998)Jeff Pikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17148737647138431543noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32685968.post-41494787192691365082013-09-06T14:52:25.125-07:002013-09-06T14:52:25.125-07:00Wow! I have been wanting to see this one again. ...Wow! I have been wanting to see this one again. I liked it a lot, but my take is that this is very intentionally a film about Gnosticism (much like Man Facing Southwest). The clever symbology in the film touches on many different pathways to transcendence, like the boat steering wheel straight from Mahayana Buddhism or the photo of Sai Baba in the trunk of a car. (I can't recall the rest--I need to see it again). <br /><br />As true Gnosticism posits the idea that we live in a sham creation (created by The Demiurge or false creator god) it makes sense, the cynicism Weir shows. The importance is that the Pleroma -- true existence beyond this sham -- is awaiting and signs -- hints that Sophia or wisdom will release us, are everywhere, in the movie and in the life of the seeker.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16346384397844001138noreply@blogger.com