

Guy uses a light saber from "Star Wars" and the shield from "Captain America." And even Woody Allen's "Purple Rose of Cairo" where a movie character walks out of the screen and begins to interact with a woman who is a fan of the movie. "The Truman Show" where outsiders are watching what is going on in the show. "Groundhog Day" because Guy starts out every day exactly the same. Other movies include "Inception" where programming can change streets and buildings.

Mostly was "Pleasantville" where Bud (Tobey Mcguire) became the catalyst to get TV show characters to realize they didn't have to do the same thing every day, they could exercise some options. (Hard to explain easily.) As I watched it, totally entertained, I was reminded of a number of older movies, whether it was conscious or not I don't know. Plus he becomes very attracted to a woman in the real world. As a result he doesn't know he is just an NPC and begins to have a mind of his own which creates issues with the gaming publisher. Ryan Reynolds is in good form as the bank teller who is a character in a video game, but his creators managed to also build in some A.
