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Ah... '''''The Mask''''', a fun little [[Jim Carrey]] romp from 1994. It's one of his works from early on in his A-list film career; specifically his first film to arrive in theaters after ''[[Ace Ventura]] Pet Detective''. It's built on [[Slapstick]] comedy and turned out to be very popular, although Carrey has stated that it's the least-favorite role he's ever played. It is based, [[Film of the Book]] style, on [[The Mask (comics)|the comic book of the same name]]. Well, sort of. The original is ''not'' harmless slapstick, fitting much better in the comedy horror genre.
The story of the film follows twenty-something Edge City banker Stanley Ipkiss as he finds a magical mask, endowed with the powers of the Norse [[Trickster]] god [[Norse Mythology|Loki]], which effectively makes the wearer completely immune to absolutely everything, and capable of practically anything. In Stanley's case, this manifests as gaining the [[Reality Warper]] abilities of his beloved classic [[Tex Avery]] characters (stretching, shapeshifting, bouncing back from [[Amusing Injuries]], and the like). While not quite reaching [[With Great Power Comes Great Insanity]] levels, he does use it to get back on the people that bullied the shy reserved nice guy Stanley, and to woo nightclub-singer Tina Carlyle ([[Cameron Diaz]]). When other less savory individuals get hold of it, the results are not so amusing.
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