I have to say that I don't agree with the opinions of most film critics here, especially their perspectives.
I wondered why Peter Sellers regarded Being there as his ultimate love, so I took a look. Seeing the first third of the place, I suspect that this is just a cliché weirdo’s original approach, and then become famous, in order to teach you to be a teaching film, half of it, I think it’s not that bad, maybe it’s a movie. Pure comedy, after seeing the last third, I found that this is a rare good movie with a wonderful ending.
I personally think that Being there is not about Chance Gardener, because no matter how far-fetched, this person cannot be a symbol or metaphor in real life. He is completely "fake". And the people around him are real, just like the people around us. They like Gardener so much, precisely because Gardener is nothing, it is a blank, and every disabled person can fill the void and emptiness in his heart from him. The irony is that a meaningless person gives everyone the meaning of life.
The whole movie is a mild irony. In the end, Gardener left indifferently, just like his existence, just being there.
Peter Sellers became obsessed with novels, and then he had this movie. The original novel is now at my fingertips. If I have time to read it, there should be more enlightenment.
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