Mr. Average (2006)

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Original Title: Comme tout le monde

As they prepare to test products for a multinational corporation, a marketing company targets a typical guy as their guinea pig.

Intro
"Mr. Average" is a French-Belgian romantic funny movie directed by Pierre-Paul Renders and released in 2006. The movie is well known for its uncommon facility and wacky humor, starring Jalil Lespert as Jalil, a regular Frenchman who all of a sudden becomes the subject of a truth television program, and Caroline Dhavernas as Claire, a girl who has a vested interest in Jalil's success.

Plot Overview
The movie takes a satirical take a look at truth television and the fixation of the public with regular individuals's lives. The story focuses on Jalil (Jalil Lespert), a standard computer science bachelor who is provided an unforeseen and unique chance to end up being a nationwide star. A computer system randomly selects him to end up being the star of a new truth TV show, where the whole country will have a say in the choices he makes in his daily life.

Jalil, a typical male oblivious of all these happenings, is suddenly thrown into the spotlight, dividing the viewpoints of the French public. The TV program called 'Your Life,' has participants from another location advise Jalil through his everyday tasks and choices, having the ability to control him and his choices in all aspects of his life varying from what he eats, uses, and drives, even to his choice of a romantic partner.

Claire's Entry
Caroline Dhavernas stars as Claire, an enthusiastic girl. She takes place to be a statistical genius who works for the business that handles the interactive polling for 'Your Life.' She is extremely concentrated on manipulating the show's stats to ensure Jalil's options fulfill her own preferences. However, this strategy goes awry when she unexpectedly falls for Jalil.

Dispute and Resolution
Claire and Jalil's relationship progresses, and they both battle to face their feelings in the middle of the intrusive reality program and audience's managing habits. The story heightens when Claire decides to reveal the reality to Jalil about her manipulations behind the scenes. This disclosure sets off Jalil, who feels betrayed and heartbroken, thus making a vibrant decision about his participation in the show.

Claire's actions lead to her firing, and without any other option however to stand versus the network, she masterminds a strategy to complimentary Jalil from 'Your Life.' She creates a clever technique to manipulate the truth show's voting system so that the audience votes in favor of Jalil's exit from the program. Their plan prospers, Jalil leaves the show, keeping control of his life.

Conclusion
The movie concludes with both Jalil and Claire standing versus the network, encapsulating a heartwarming idea of the value of love and uniqueness over popularity. Overall, "Mr. Average" provides a playful, yet insightful social commentary on reality tv culture and society's voyeuristic dispositions. In the middle of its humor and wry criticisms of media fixation, it also tells a genuine love story about trust, vulnerability, and individual liberty.

Despite its relatively generic title, 'Mr. Average' uniquely blend aspects of romantic comedy with media satire, making it a beneficial and thought-provoking watch. Conclusively, the film offers an amusing review of modern-day media and concerns whether common individuals's lives should be entertainment subjects.

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