I think the first Jim Carrey film I saw was Dumb and Dumber it made me laugh for ages and he brings out everyone's inner child. I think the reason I find him so funny is because I kind of have an uncle that looks like him and acts like him so Jim Carrey reminds me of that aha. His audience are literally used to him talking out of his ass (as he does in Ace Ventura) and if they see any different box office statistics tend to be lower. That's why my question for coursework is "Comparing Jim Carrey in his serious roles and comedic roles" films such as The Cable Guy and The Truman Show are not what his audience are used to and stupidly the producers estimated the popularity of these films way too high because both were quite a flop at the box office and some people just stubbornly believe that he is incapable of serious roles. I, however do not think this is true because I recently discovered Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind which I am using as one of my supporting films. Carrey is an actor who for some ungodly reason still hasn't won an Oscar and I tell you Eternal Sunshine should have won him in an Oscar. It is such a beautiful film that explores the metaphor of our memories making us who we are. The story follows Joel (Jim Carrey) and Clementine (Kate Winslet) who are dating but then Clementine decides to undergo this procedure that allows her to forget everything about Joel (this is the sci-fi aspect to the film). When Joel finds out that she has done this he angrily wants to do the same thing but when the process is happening and the machine is going through all his memories with her Joel doesn't want to let her go and he keeps losing memories so they run away to other memories without them two in but eventually all memories are erased... until they meet again by coincidence when Joel decides to skip work and take a train somewhere. The film is also based on a poem by the same title by Alexander Pope and that is why I think it is lovely. Other hilarious films of Jim Carrey include Me, Myself and Irene (I'm ashamed to admit this but the funniest scene in that film I think is when he is repeatedly shooting the cow on the road and at the end we find out its still alive aha) Bruce Almighty is quite good too as well as Liar Liar. I hope he keeps making generations laugh and I am definitely looking forward to Dumb and Dumber 2.

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