Explaining a Movie on Instagram: "Chuck Russell’s The Mask (1994) greatly helped cement Jim Carrey into a household name during his iconic run of films in the 90s. Adapted loosely from the darker Dark Horse comic, the film follows Stanley Ipkiss, a meek banker whose life changes when he discovers a mysterious wooden mask that unleashes his most chaotic impulses. Once transformed, Stanley becomes a cartoon come to life, a green-faced whirlwind of energy with Looney Tunes physics and Carrey’s elas