

So why is this that the film has aged well culturally? First of all, it deals with the social rigmarole that everyone goes through. The scenarios are set separately for them, like waiting for Jim Carrey's reaction or the procedure of working hard on something that is about to be mutilated by someone else, the film thrives for such elements and as a result adds up extra irrelevant ten minutes on screen. A lot of cinematography too is directed towards the punch line of a joke. The other issue is how much time is spent upon building up the antics and the moments that drives those antics. Which creates the ultimate tug of war that leaves the film hanging in the air empty handed. There is this obsession of grounding these characters in a more pragmatic way. And that is where even the script cheats him. Now, the director Ben Stiller intends it to be in contrast to each other, the character and the world that doesn't accept or eyes him. Unfortunately, he forgets to craft the world in a fantasy land. The Cable Guy Stiller has good intentions.

Now, the director Ben Stiller shouldn't have worried about the viewers, the character gets unchecked, more importantly Carrey isn't directed. Stiller shouldn't have worried about the viewers, the character gets unchecked, more importantly Carrey isn't directed.
