YOU ARE ACTUALLY TRUMAN | THE TRUMAN SHOW | FIRST TIME REACTION

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[@3rdjrh]

Love how you went from confusion, to almost annoyed and angry, then had the epiphany of the cave then was like “this movie’s brilliant!”

[@mahadaalvi]

28:13 you can see the exact moment he gets the epiphany 😂

[@terrancebrown87]

There needs to be a compilation of all of the times he has the epiphany. I just watched MrLB react to Shutter Island and it was pretty amazing.

[@THG-3141]

He went that long without noticing a problem because there's nothing to compare it to. It's simply reality as he knows it

[@RyoHazuki224]

Right. It took somethings going wrong for him to start noticing. The light falling, the radio being crossed-waved with the production radio signals, etc. Once you start noticing the reality around you has thing that shouldn't be, you start questioning everything.

[@kckelly7889]

"We accept the reality of the world with which we're presented, it's as simple as that." As do we all until we realize that we are ALL Truman in our own Seahaven.

[@jasonmccain9747]

You nailed it! Plato's allegory of the Cave.

[@StevenQ74]

Your "Live on air" neon shining through the entire movie was a nice touch 😉

[@msmrsro]

The sun and the moon rising and setting in the same spot doesn’t make sense to us but he doesn’t know any different!

[@craigmerryfull7704]

most relatable part of the movie is when it ends and the audience is like.....so lets see what else is on.

[@cgrimes34]

One of Jim Carrey’s best performances!

[@rosshall6475]

Plato's allegory of the cave. Thats what you were looking for.

[@kf8346]

i was 13 when i saw this in the theater, and when he hit the end of the earth with the boat was the best jump scare of all time. it exploded my little brain.

[@crookedcarpet]

i never realized that about the magazines in the stands or his own thank you!!!!

[@suemiller2522]

Your genuine surprise and pleasure at "Cut transmission!" and your distress when the producer tries to kill Truman. Love it! This is such an amazing movie ❤

[@MistaTwigz]

I've never seen anyone have a reaction to this movie completely unspoiled. It was an amazing journey to watch you realize what was going on.

[@tamarleigh]

13:40 This observation about the media control in Truman's world is so damn insightful that it made me forgive you for what you said about the Red Sox in your Moneyball reaction and re-subscribe. This is one of my favorite movies, and I've watched it many times. I've also watched probably damn near every YT reaction video for it. I've never seen anyone else catch that. It started with your comments at the news stand, which were already really astute. This comment about the framing of the photos in the magazines took it up a level. Here I was thinking this film had no surprises left for me. Bravo, man.

[@Rob_Infinity3]

31:56 - Truman doesn't prefer his cell. He just doesn't know that anything exists outside of his cell. Like an animal born in a zoo. They happily live in their enclosure and don't miss the wild because they don't even know it exists.

[@LanaTheGemini]

They really do put the truth in plain sight..

[@christopherlyons4923]

The time when this came out is significant. Before IRL streams. Early days of reality tv buzz.

[@williambill5172]

Your reactions to movies are such high quality - entertaining, informative, etc...and I just love that you don't fill time with opens, etc...if it matters, it's 5 stars from me!

[@garystern2294]

This came out when reality TV was only just beginning. You had things like Survivor, and especially Big Brother which this movie took the idea of and extrapolated a fear for the future of television and entertainment.

[@antbox1992]

this is one of the most brilliant movies of all time

[@MindFeather]

loved the reaction, man. love the channel. i did find it somewhat humorous to hear you talk about 'product placement' while wearing your highly branded addidas glasses. fun stuff, dude.

[@jayvdub5390]

Lmao. He went right to the Allegory of the Cave.

[@LaFayette3110]

This to me is a perfect movie, definitely one of my favorites. I pick up something almost everytime, like what you said about the magazines are produced like that for the plot. Awesome reaction!

[@donferoce5652]

Seeing the "LIVE ON AIR" sign through the picture was a nice bit of unintended amplification of the theme.

[@kevinshelley2803]

Most people prefer their prison cell, because they don't know they're in a prison cell. Incidentally, the moon turning into a spotlight would be explained by the media as 'a rare weather phenomenon', and all the people outside searching as "for your own safety, sir."

[@wokeKenB]

Learning the language of Babel by being brought up in a room of silence.

[@unclelink]

"Never had a camera in my head." Try this world ending movie: Don't Look Up!

[@deegee7133]

Andrew Niccol wrote this. New Zealander and genius. Gattaca is another good one of his.

[@flora5090]

This whole movie is a really strong metaphor and exploration of the concept of predetermination

[@brandonmonsivais9817]

It's Plato's "allegory of the Cave" Such a good story

[@nataliezuercher5249]

I love every minute of your reactions, so astute on every observation. Calling the inconsistencies out right away with out knowing the twist before hand. I will binge more reactions soon

[@Raven5150]

The first people to find truman when he escaped had to be lawyers cause he is entitled to 30+ years of sallery from the most popular ahow on television

[@BolofromAvlis]

Whata brilliant movie and great performance from Jim Carrey. This came out at the height of "reality tv shows like Big Brother, Survivor and The Real World. They simply took those shows and evolved the idea to The Truman Show. Great commentary at the time that is still relevant today.

[@matt80535]

This predates the US versions of Big Brother and Survivor, but it was the heyday of The Real World. It was really forward-looking at the time

[@dandoll4405]

This movie came out right as reality shows were getting big. That should explain a lot.

[@terryconnelly484]

10,200 days is 28 years old

[@clemsonalum98]

My favorite reviewer and one of my favorite movies, PERFECT to find just as I log off work.

[@johnirwing2571]

If the sunset and moonrise had been the same since birth, it would be normal to you.

[@ozzybloke-craig3690]

Except that every movie and tv show he saw would need to be edited to fit that same pattern, or he would think it is weird.

[@jasonsypsa7074]

They carefully controlled what he watched and did not watch.

[@flibber123]

The band Rush has an album in 1981 called Moving Pictures. On that album was a song called Limelight. I've always felt that song, and this movie, anticipated the social media world we have now. In the movie, there is only one Truman Show. In today's world, KZbin and Twitch are loaded with Trumans. In the movie, it wasn't his choice but in the real world the Trumans are choosing to put their lives on camera for the world to watch. I can watch someone react to a video they are watching and the video depicts people reacting to video they are watching. If I wanted to, I could record myself watching the video and upload it so that people could watch me watch a video of someone watching a video of people watching a video.

[@willcool713]

You're referencing Plato's Allegory of the Cave. In my personal theory of mind, I see all the defining blind spots of personal character as the echoing shadows of avoidant strategies involving existential dread in all its forms. This feeling that you're in a movie or TV show and can't find your way out is actually a more common feeling than generally recognized. And you're right on the money, imo, in that it's a modern formulation of Plato's cave.

[@T27609]

Allegory of the cave by Plato, and you are spot on! This movie does a great job exploring that concept.

[@2Problematic]

Love your reaction to this! You catch everything

[@aladindelic]

I think they made the Sky so weird because we also have been told what the Sky looks like and it's much different then what we see with own eyes and how we experience it. So, why not the Moon above the setting Sun? How's that different then the Sun being further away exactly the same as we were told it's bigger then the Moon?

[@bernardblack7870]

It's so weird to see how we went from a time when almost everyone kinad knew the premise of this film, to a time when people are pretty confused for the first half lol. But I also love reactions to Psycho and The Sixth Sense by people who are completely unaware of the mega famous twists.

[@jfn2462]

It kind of reminds me in a way of the old George Lucas film THX 1138 about how a man discovers that there's a real world outside what he's been led to believe....

[@seiya123]

I cannot believe you didn't know anything about the concept of this movie up to this point. But that made it more of a surprise when watching it. It's an intellectually stimulating satire and a modern film version of Plato's allegory of the cave. We all need to outgrow our fears and limitations to try to grasp for something more in life. Only a few of us will reach a greater enlightenment or understanding as Truman achieves at the end. A highlight in careers of Jim Carrey, Ed Harris and Peter Weir.

[@M3A7]

Plato's Allegory of the Cave

[@anthonyleecollins9319]

It's always reminded me of the 1960s TV show The Prisoner. I think the penny-farthing exercise bicycle in the control room may have been a deliberate reference.

[@sagnorm1863]

Plato's cave allegory is about people trapped in a cave and they are only allowed to see shadows cast by a fire. They believe shadows are the reality. They don't know that there are real objects that block light to create those shadows. If you release a prisoner to the real world, he will realize the truth of reality obviously. But if he were to go back into the cave and try to logically convince his old friends in the cave, they would reject him. So you were close with your memory. I had to look it up to remember lol. But your title sums up the movie perfectly. Most people in society are "Trumans stuck in their own Truman show". Hopefully they will find the exit one day. But they are blinded by ads, CNN, MSNBC, fox news, businessmen, politicians, etc.

[@Photogeric]

Great analysis, man!

[@jwnomad]

Pluto's alligator of the Cove

[@2Problematic]

alligator lol!

[@BensSoZen]

28:40 that was fun, making a connection to Plato's allegory of the cave

[@MrDekasOne]

You trying to figure out wtf was going on was great lol

[@msmrsro]

Think about this too, the actors who were consistent in Truman’s life in the show had also given up their real life to take part in it. It’s not like his wife could have a husband and kids while being his wife on the show.

[@dunbardunelm3924]

Having an 'actor' actually have 'intimate relations' at work amounts to prostitution no? Similar to Sharon Stones character in Total Recall. So back to your original point, I doubt these 'actors' had outside lives 😂😂

[@LogicalNiko]

So the concept of this movie was rooted in the tend of the time of "reality shows". The concept of realty shows had been around since the 1940's but in the late 1990's they were starting to explode. You COPS, then had "The Real World" starting in 1991 with MTV, and then Road Rules, and many other similar shows. And then in 1997 Survivor went through the roof and really pushed the concept of the Truman Show into production. The ultimate concept that you discuss at 29:00 is really Plato's allegory of the Cave. For a long time after Socrates died Plato continued pondering his ideas. Per Plato, as Socrates left no written works, Socrates believed in divine truths, virtues of man, etc. But the more Plato used his teacher as a projection for the Socratic method the more he began to notice that these truths were subjective. He explored the concepts of good vs evil and found that actions in context could not really be considered good or evil without viewing the entire outcome and viewing the circumstances from the perspective of the person involved. You could be doing good acts that harm many people. You could be an evil brutal conquering man who ultimately did what was best for his people to survive. You live a life of good but have just been born on the loosing side of a war/ideology. All of these things seemed to exist simultaneously in multiple states depending on how you looked at them and saw them within context. This is where the concept of the Cave came in. He imagined all actions, all outcomes that occur as shadows on a cave wall. We see them as they fall. We accept the world to exist as what we can perceive around us. But in an ultimate truth these events cannot just be as we see them. There must be other perspectives, other connections. We only see a less complex two dimensional cast of the reality that truly exists, and for other perspectives that reality could be completely different.

[@maggieellis2303]

You are 100% ON THE MONEY with regard to the Allegory of the Cave, as well as the blue/red pills, as well as history (especially recent)! Yes, it is a beautiful movie and such an epic way to convey an old-as-time story. Cheers, mister!

[@joepagram8287]

This is a great thoughtful reaction to one of my favourite films! Incredibly thought provoking! 😊

[@valdas420]

great reaction :) the way your mind works is insane

[@Derek-cw9mn]

Yes you got it MRlboyd, The Parable Of Plato's cave

[@AZMasterbaker]

It was a really good movie and one of his best acting jobs. He won a Golden Globe for it. Him leaving though would be like an animal raised in captivity being released into the wild. Think of the lawsuit though for not having any consent to be doing this. Also Think of all the .ain characters like the mom and best friend that they couldn't just change out. They also would've had to be locked in to contract and had I'm sure a lot of leverage in contract negotiations

[@bless1984]

I love how he skips to conclusions about the movie before watching the whole movie. Lol

[@Frozensniper92]

I LOVED THIS REACTION! I knew you were either going to immediately see through the plot or almost never catch it.

[@Ichthyodactyl]

I knew you'd appreciate this movie.

[@dunbardunelm3924]

Your reaction was everything 😂😂 Too funny (and highly informative as always) Sir ❤

[@matthewpshostak]

8 minutes in mr boyd, great work 'either he's an actor, or he's not an actor, everyone arond him is an actor, and hes being tortured'

[@danieldigangi399]

Bro you're referring to The Allegory of the Cave, or Plato's Cave, I studied it in Philosophy, great movie reaction and commentaries!

[@greggladson8127]

This movie essentially gave birth to the reality TV genre..

[@ozzybloke-craig3690]

Great movie. Has some good lessons about controlling people and most of us can relate on some level because we are also trapped in our own world.

[@crookedcarpet]

"they're torturing him for "....entertainment!!! hahaha

[@atorrescano]

The cave by Plato... and I would recommend a book called The Cave by José Saramago

[@greenpeasuit]

After someone sees this movie, I often recommend the Matrix if they havent seen it. Many oarallels as you picked up on. Another I recommend to those that havent seen it is "They Live" after seeing this. It, too, speaks to media & corporate control of the masses.

[@LoneCloudHopper]

The Prisoner (UK series) did this back in the 60s. The idea of reality being fictional and needing to escape it to find actual reality.

[@ThatShyGuyMatt]

It's honestly my fav movie with Jim, at least in terms of its not just a pure comedy. If you like this, I highly reccomend The Majestic with him. Another one of his roles where its more serious and not just total comedy constantly.

[@preciousodyssey]

Thank you for mentioning The Majestic. Ive never heard of it before and it looks like something I'd enjoy. I look forward to watching it.

[@pnerualevolI]

this and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind are spectacular performances from him outside strictly comedy

[@preciousodyssey]

@@pnerualevolI i like that one too. I much prefer him in these roles where hes not contorting his face and being goofy.

[@cathyvickers9063]

They gave him a gilded cage. Then he figured out there was something *outside* the cage! That's how I understood the movie. Different metaphor, but same basic idea. Yes?

[@Lowshoehighhat]

Well said. And yes i seen the light and know what you mean, torture.

[@shadytano]

You might be thinking of Plato's Allegory of the Cave

[@AceCorban]

Dude, the main road out of my neighborhood... every single time I drive up to it, the whole time, not a car on it, and once I get there, nothing but endless traffic both directions. It's so weird, I think of this movie every time. God I hope I'm not Truman. My life couldn't possibly be that interesting to watch. But yeah, interesting how much more relevant this movie seems now.

[@dunbardunelm3924]

Have you seen Pleasantville? Your comment reminded me of it 🥰🥰☺️.

[@thiagowwz]

34:06 » you get things pretty quick, lol, kinda impressed here 😆

[@MarkArandjus]

There was something in the water in the late 90's because there are so many 98 and 99 films are about living in an artificial reality and rejecting superficiality. The Matrix, Truman show, Thirteenth Floor, Fight Club, Dark City, Gattaca, eXistenZ.

[@anthonyleecollins9319]

Good suggestions. The last three, specifically, don't get enough attention.

[@dunbardunelm3924]

Yes.

[@bethscott4330]

Plato’s allegory. You’re so right. It’s an old story. There’s definitions online. The way I remember it from college is people can have a version of reality that is constructed of shadows on the wall of the cave they life in, but if they ever go outside and into the light (enlighten) they NEVER can go back into the world of shadows! Once you see truth you can live in a lie.

[@koutastone1994]

This Is The Best KZbin Channel On This Platform I Promise.

[@Taylorswiftfan13308]

How interesting. I was around when this movie came out new in theaters. Trailers gave away the plot. I still got a lot out of it, but for some reason , never thought about how different an experience it would have been to come into it unspoiled

[@orangewarm1]

the film is abased on the allegory of the cave -- you dont know there is something wrong if you've always lived that way.

[@interactiveillusionist]

Well he was a baby when he began, so he has never known anything other than this life. so everything is normal in his perception until the few things that happened broke the reality. YOU SHOULD WATCH A MOVIE CALLED Syrup (2013)

[@piotrswat169]

yup this is hell

[@pauljolivette7568]

The TV show interviewer is definitely a voice actor from the Simpsons.

[@The2realistic]

I think your final analysis is valid.

[@Iustinfm]

Everyone talks about the main theme of entertainment, control etc. but I always viewed the movie from a different lens. The need to "live", to go to Fiji, to escape the boring life. Would you live 100 years in a place where everything is perfect and nothing bad or exciting happens? Or would you take 30 years in the real world, with all the different experiences, positive and negative.

[@ungenerationed9022]

Bad news Mr.LBoyd. we are all Truman.

[@aerynoftalyn1307]

All the world's a stage, it has been written...

[@rickardroach9075]

This film predates the start of the _Big Brother_ international franchise by one year. 🤔

[@Brian-fv7dv]

True Man

[@colindeane9759]

He's 30ish and your not sure why it hasn't happened earlier... We accept the reality of the world we are presented .... With this and "The Matrix" is it any wonder we consider if this is all just an illusion for our ( or others) entertainment. This is the direction Reality TV is going to!!!

[@TimWing23]

I love this movie. And it was when the world reailized Jim Carrey could really act.

[@RyanRichardsToby]

You're thinking of Plato's allegory of the cave... Very astute of you, Sir.

[@alanaduran9045]

When you connected the cave man! Plato if I'm not mistaken. 👏 watch your other channels glad i realized you have this one. Great reaction

[@wilson0213]

7:53 best turkey impression ever

[@thiagowwz]

13:50 » man, i was only 10 when 1st watched it and got a bit "deconstructed" for a few months, lol

[@Madmartigan69]

You should definitely check out the movie Dark City. I think you would like it.

[@thiagowwz]

15:00 » it was supposed to be a self-sustainable system with all the ads and sales

[@rogeliolarronda]

It was filmed the way it needed to be filmed.

[@thewisecommunity]

Plato!