Pleasantville is a tricky movie and can barely (if at all) be called science fiction.It has characters going into a TV universe, so it’s close enough for blogging. The movie starts off looking like it might be a wacky comedy about modern teens getting stuck in a 50s TV series, but it smartly moves out of that territory and gets into an interesting view on freedom and sexuality. The nods to classic movies are only the cherry on top for making Pleasantville a must-see movie.

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