Being There

Release Year: 1979
Review: A biting satire showing how over thinking and over analyzing is all too prevalent. A simple gardener who has never left his masters house since he was a boy and learned only from what he saw on television is suddenly thrust into the world when his master dies. Watching Chance, played by Peter Sellers, be captivated by television is both humorous and unnerving. Are we any different than Chance; simply spitting out what we are fed by the media? Or perhaps we are the rest of the people in this film, who cling to Chance's every utterance as if they were something profound and meaningful simply because he appears as though he would know what he was talking about. This is a great movie, that will both make you laugh, and think. That is a special combination.
Rating: 5/5