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What is this aesthetic called and are other films like this?
I have always associated The Truman Show with Toys, despite the six-year difference between the two films. Both films have a particular style. It's not sci-fi. It's not fantasy. The environments almost have a "diorama" feel. They take place in reality, but most of the action unfolds in an environment tucked away from the rest of the world.
So what do we call this style? I know Magritte's paintings influenced Levinson when he was making Toys. Should we just call this style "surreal"? That feels weird to me, because there are films that are surreal in both style and narrative, such as Un Chien Andalou. Toys and The Truman Show have fairly standard narratives, but the decor is surreal.
Can anyone point to other examples?
u/InvisibleInk1983 — 11 hours ago