The Truman Show: A Cleverly Disguised Tragedy

I felt that this movie from 1998 had been slept on for far too long, it was time that someone shined a light on just how great this film truly is.
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[@Wagman83]

What's with all the redacted audio?

[@makebettermedia]

Blame Warner Bros.

[@meatloaf645]

1 day ago :0 Fuck Warner Bros tho

[@256threst8]

@@meatloaf645 8 minutes ago :0

[@crayon294]

@@makebettermedia sheeeesh

[@meatloaf645]

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[@wolf_-_gamer145]

When I first watched this in my psychology my teacher didnt show us the beginning. We found out as Truman did

[@makebettermedia]

That's awesome, I kinda wish I could experience the movie like that

[@korytoombs886]

I think you would have to cut out other parts too....

[@Ramsey276one]

Great teacher!

[@kindra7774]

dude that’s so cool, now i wanna do this to my friend to see their reaction lol

[@giovannigliddon6682]

What was the reason to play that in class?

[@bearvarine]

They sent Truman to cross the bay to REMIND HIM that he had a terrible fear of water. To REINFORCE that fear.

[@mimmidauria5405]

yes and I think it was also to remind the audience so that they could play flashback of his "father" 's death on screen and people would be like "remember when that happened?"

[@yeetyot9020]

@@mimmidauria5405 isnt that the obvious answer

[@leeeverett7388]

Yeah if you watch the movie again you’ll see all of these things that try to keep him away from leaving, like when he goes to the airport there is a poster that says “it could happen to you” with a lightning bolt through the plane wing

[@katla_phc]

Yeah I agree. Many people have heard of exposure therapy, but the thing is, when it is does incorrectly, it makes the phobia significantly worse. That was the goal here.

[@Void_Sevrin]

Conditioned and creating a scenario to have Truman response emotionally. *Amgdala will remember this*

[@striker8961]

It’s a miracle Truman lasted that long with a wife who reads the labels of every single thing brought into the house

[@urbanfrog]

In the movie it is shown that truman doesn't even love his wife. But she was always there, always looking for his company, his family and friends probably pressured him into marrying her, and she and him have history. She is a safe and comfortable choice.

[@Lizzyjaeger]

😂😂😂😂

[@CN-hv1fx]

I think since Truman grew up around actors with cartoon-like mannerism who have scripted lines he never really questioned the absurdity for it

[@masem5840]

@@CN-hv1fxyeah, what probably made him question it was that it was out of no where when she brought up the Mococoa thing

[@Eyrothath]

I think it was when he began questioning everything and becoming paranoid is what led him to question it as he was being drawn closer to the truth.. Humans are a pattern recognition species that think in cognitive chunks. Very rarely do we actually look at the real world, instead we recognize something that we have chunked on and leave it at that. The world could easily be made of cardboard stand ins as far as the human brain goes. This is why we create art, video games, and music etc.. And things that challenges us and gives us a rich possibility space for learning and when something in a chunk does not behave how we expect it to it can cause problems and even get people killed, such as car accidents. If you have to think about what you're doing you are more likely to make a mistake. @@CN-hv1fx

[@Donchan1]

In a world full of actors, Truman really was the only “true man”

[@jazzyf5180]

wait that's actually crazy I've never thought of his name being because of that

[@lorihenrytaylor4438]

And the creator is Christof or “Christ of” (god of) True-man! That’s why I say this is an allegory of man’s relationship with god and religion

[@deanbilly9073]

@@lorihenrytaylor4438 oh my goodness wtf i didn't even think of that

[@farrah9748]

* glad you caught that 😉

[@mountainmgtow5421]

That's exactly why it was called that.

[@TheSnowPlowShow]

Imagine if the Truman Show was just CANCELED when he was 15 or so. How would they break that news to him? "So you're what's known as a former child star now..."

[@Gkres0a]

BRAD WTF.. I RANDOMLY READ THE COMMENTS AND YOU ARE HERE.

[@anidiot192]

They'd probably either make him believe he was moving and bring him to a normal town or something, or exactly that, just destroy his entire reality when he's 15.

[@eyesofthecervino3366]

@@anidiot192 Surely they could at least move him to an isolated cabin in Alaska and break it to him slowly. Who am I kidding -- they'd probably airdrop him in New York and televise his reaction as a "Christmas special."

[@austeyen5628]

If somehow, their true world was in nuclear fallout or something and they had to stop productions, then yea they would just leave him with little compensation or explanation. They were evil enough to make and maintain the show in the first place and would have no trouble betraying him If it was cancelled for moral reasons, they might stage an accident and transport him to the real world, but he would 100% find out or people would tell him. I dont think it would be as impactful to him as hes still 15, which is still so young

[@vixceous]

Haha

[@jamesdevine02]

If I was living in a Truman Show reality right now, the crew would be sweating bullets seeing me watch this video.

[@auhsojacosta1672]

The producers would cancel my show because I regularly throw Molotov cocktails in random areas

[@jamesdevine02]

@@auhsojacosta1672 living life in the fast lane, I see. Respect.

[@krimson8317]

I watched it with my those who loved the film and who encouraged me to. So I doubt I'm in a show

[@auhsojacosta1672]

@@krimson8317 I can show you that your life is a show *grabs Molotov*

[@jamilleyomtown]

Now I'm wondering if the Pandemic is fabricated cause I'm in a tv show lol

[@animal245533]

I always took Truman's last line as him realizing he had a catchphrase and just saying it to appease the audience before starting his real life.

[@absentcoder4552]

I saw it more as his standard greeting being used instead as a farewell.

[@razkable]

It's his subtle way of giving his so called voice of God the middle finger because he wants the risk of reality not a fantasy

[@urbanfrog]

It definitely felt like a middle finger of sort lol

[@avamasquerade]

That'd be demoralizingly stockholms of him....

[@beetlejuice4357]

This movie is me realizing the earth is flat.

[@bplatinumpaladin]

9:30 The thing here, is that the guy actually IS Truman's friend. He all but confirms it to Truman, in his acting, his choking back the tears, saying that "if everybody's in on it, I'd have to be in on it too." Apparently they were going to make a scene where the friend discovers Truman during the search (Truman in disguise here) and he chooses to ignore Truman to give him the choice. I wish they had kept that in, as it would've added to the character.

[@emmalucy9703]

I think it’s better they didn’t, it’s supposed to be that Truman is the only real character and every one else is fake. If the other actors seemed like real people it would break the illusion of everyone else being 2-d.

[@sukuntee]

Wheres the url for that clip, is it discoverable on youtube? 🔥🔥

[@mustgreetor]

​@@emmalucy9703 either way I think it would be so wonderful to see And it sure would give us another point of view Sure it would break the "everything he see is completely fake" But it would give us another good point of view, The "I am an actor, not a puppet" Still in my view, I love the first one more lol

[@emmalucy9703]

@@mustgreetor fair

[@mustgreetor]

@@emmalucy9703 i feel like the second one would fit with the "force to act" kind of plot more ngl

[@Laura.Kramer]

the way director peter weir said he wanted to have cameras installed in every theater the film was shown in, having the projectionist at one point cut the power, cut to the viewers, and then cut back to the movie... I can't even imagine

[@xanisdramatic]

That would be so scary holy shit

[@vixceous]

awesome

[@daltonbedore8396]

id probably stop going to movies lol i dont need my actual reality fucked with to get the point the movie is making

[@GraveRobbertt]

Imagine doing that in our current social setting. Puts more heaviness to it.

[@fla9086]

No no no, this is a limit they shouldn't cross at all. I'd be so disturbed if that had happened to me I'd need therapy, gosh

[@basicallyseth6024]

Gotta love how Netflix has this labelled as a comedy. That ending wasn't funny, man, that shit was sad.

[@phlippy]

It's just because of Jim Carrey, if it were anyone else acting it would be labeled a drama

[@MrAlRats]

I completely disagree that it's a tragedy. I think there is a case to be made that The Truman Show allowed Truman to gain an entirely unique experience that will shape the rest of his life. After he escapes from the show, he will begin to question everything and be better off for it; somewhat similar to someone who has started to reject their religious beliefs. Uncertainty, doubt and paranoia at the most appropriate doses can make you wiser. I don't think the ethics of such a psychology experiment are so cut and dried as it is made out to be in this video. If he never found out that he was living in a manufactured social environment, then it would have caused him no harm. When he did find out about it, once he escaped, he would have the ability to live the rest of his life with a level of clarity and self-awareness that few others get to have.

[@quincy-2000]

@@MrAlRats I disagree. Most people would probably have PTSD and delusions of possibly being inside yet another Truman show or simulation.

[@clanofshadows]

Yeah this was always a sad movie to me. I'm surprised people found it funny.

[@rudrasingh6354]

@@MrAlRats I highly disagree. Poor guy would forever be troubled that his so called parents were actors, millions of people watched his every move, showrunners were willing to drown him for money, his whole life he was being manipulated by those he thought were his closest friends and family, how no one in the outside world objected to all of this. He would forever look over his shoulder wondering if he actually managed to escape or is this another plot. He'd question his reality and that would drive anyone crazy

[@thatone42069]

His fear of the ocean was not 'holding onto characterization' it IS his characterization. That is what the show intended. They manufactured his talassophobia to control Truman better. So that they DON'T have to deal with him leaving. It's the whole point, not a side fact that they "luckily kept in"

[@avamasquerade]

It's called an implanted phobia and cults, in particular, as well as some religions are known for utilizing this tactic to give their members a fear of questioning doctrine, disobeying "leadership," and/or leaving the group.

[@hate4173]

alr calm down mate

[@littlemoth4956]

@@hate4173They’re not upset at all, why are you telling them to calm down?

[@uberterris7551]

I remember one time we were watching the Truman show in class. Normally whenever they put on something, the students aren't that interested, so when the bell rings they're fully ready to leave. But when we were watching the final scene of the Truman show with the stormy ocean, the bell rang and half the class stayed sitting. Everyone was fully willing to be late to their next class just to see how the movie ends. To me that says alot, because I've never seen such a reaction with any other movie.

[@soakedbearrd]

There’s an element of truth to the movie that we all sense. Movies like matrix have that X factor.

[@flori7246]

same happened to me in high school, communication and media class

[@MGrey-qb5xz]

lol that's with every good movie, nothing special here boy

[@flori7246]

@@MGrey-qb5xz you must be the life of the party... dudes just telling a childhood story dont be annoying

[@Zauchi]

classes for me were an hour long so we never finished a movie. lol

[@dasten123]

Truman didn't find out the truth yet. He still doesn't know he's in a movie.

[@slutmakkker8267]

Omg

[@Sein-pe9wl]

Damn...

[@Zack-xv2yc]

Too meta for my smol brain.

[@illestvillain1971]

That is meta as hell

[@flale9116]

This hurts my brain

[@IngvarMar]

Creator of the show: "Truman would leave if he wanted" Truman: **leaves** Creator of the show: 😨😱

[@occupymars4040]

Bashed my windows in last time 😒

[@Reiners_Eulenspiegel]

Short before: Truman tryes to leave; creator is willing to get him killed for keeping him in his prison.

[@chillaxTF]

The director knows what he is doing is morally wrong. This is the justification he makes to himself in order to continue the experiment and see it through to the end.

[@ThatSoddingGamer]

@@chillaxTF Ayup. It's the same sort of mental gymnastics that slave owners used to justify their actions. If you conspire to make freedom something dangerous or unpalatable by way of extreme manipulation and threats to life and limb, it could hardly be shocking that the target of your machinations is hesitant to take the risk. And yet in spite of that, in the end, that's exactly the sort of risk that Truman (and a lot of people) do take.

[@allonifrah3465]

More like... Creator of the show: "Truman would leave if he wanted" Truman: *leaves* Creator of the show: "Hit 'em with lightning!"

[@mattbrad074]

One scene that always stuck with me was when the bus driver said sorry to Truman, I felt like that was a moment where he broke his character role and actually felt sorry for Truman and how his life has to be, and knowing that he cant do anything to help him

[@ashowstoppinnumber]

made me really sad 😢

[@peacefulmaroon]

Black folks understand being trapped like an animal in a social delusion unfortunately

[@MsBossLadyLola]

So true,

[@Musicman12345]

Notice that was the same guy who couldnt get the fairy going and ground out all the gears just like he did to the bus to make it not move. Made me think he did it on purpose just like the bus only this time it was to help truman

[@Zauchi]

@@peacefulmaroon I don't think that is the message they were going for but cool. lol

[@dw4124]

In the scene early on where he's sent to go across the bay, I always took it not as a way to test him or create drama, but to intentionally put him face to face with a water and the sunken boat at the dock to reinforce the fear. They see him fantasizing about traveling and about Lauren, so they re-expose him to the danger to keep him afraid. Even if he did try to leave in that moment, they would whip up a fake storm, and at that point in the movie, he'd be too scared to continue.

[@brawndothethirstmutilator9848]

It’s not even as deep as that. It’s a story telling device that creates an excuse to bring the movie audience up to speed with his back story.

[@brawndothethirstmutilator9848]

Bare Knuckle, Disagree. The primary purpose of that scene within the script is as a story telling device to build in a reason for a flashback so the movie viewing audience is familiar with Truman’s past. It also introduces the character of his father into the movie which becomes an inciting event that drives the plot forward. The writers use this technique frequently all throughout the film. Pretty obvious really. It’s for plot arc purposes.

[@odsttrooper3724]

@@brawndothethirstmutilator9848When the story uses mechanics of telling fictional stories to tell its story! Seriously dawg, we know what the writers were actually trying to do with the scene, you don’t have to explain it like others are dumb enough to not understand what the writers were doing.

[@brawndothethirstmutilator9848]

@odsttrooper3724, I’m going to comment on or explain whatever I feel led to, and if you don’t like you can fcuk off. Have a nice day 😀

[@benjamink7105]

Yep. You got it. The cruelty, right?

[@philosophicaljay3449]

I always thought that the reason they give Truman the job to deliver something across the bay is because it makes it seem like he is staying in his city by his own volition. If he was never offered a chance to leave the city it would make it easier to doubt the validity of the world around him, but by making it seem like it is his choice he doesn't doubt it in the least until forced to.

[@makebettermedia]

I like this theory

[@kathyp1563]

Regardless, it was a succinct way for the film to present his fear of water. He was all weak in the knees just walking on the pier. AND Was that HIS boat that was sunk & still tied up to the pier? That's pretty sick.

[@NorthernDruid]

I also wouldn't be surprised if periodically confronting him with his fear in a manner where the stakes are low, the punishment for failure to overcome them and the reward for succeeding are both trivial compared to the effort it would take, is a way of keeping the fear fresh and make sure the trauma doesn't fade.

[@amalyagraham514]

yeah and it kinda reflects an abusive tactic of manipulation in which the abuser convinces the victim of the danger of the outside world, manipulating them into believing that the abuser is the only safe option, thus taking away some agency while maintaining the illusion of free choice.

[@AdrianoAugello]

I agree. It's as Neo once said: the problem is choice.

[@chrisrse.7458]

They made this video jokingly as a part of my own truman show

[@jaromchristensen5598]

Yep. We’ve all seen you talk to yourself in the mirror.

[@thehe2748]

If you ever believe you’re in a real life Truman show, remember it’d be one boring ass show

[@vincentquinn3577]

You made this comment jokingly as a part of my own truman show

[@lindboknifeandtool]

It’s a real psychosis that’s terrifying.

[@makebettermedia]

We've been friends for years, I would never ever lie to you

[@swowsemctrunks582]

The moment when he touches the wall and you see it wash over him that he was right and he didn't want to be right, always gets me

[@solracer66]

I love that when Marlon and Truman are talking Marlon is drinking a beer but he is somehow very aware of which camera is active (how?) and keeps turning the beer can in a non-obvious way so that the label is always facing the camera.

[@RavenStarrEvans]

I think it's established in the film that the actors have an earpiece in (i.e Marlon being fed lines when talking to Truman)

[@sdsorrentino]

When I watched it, as Truman was escaping I was almost shouting "FOLLOW HIM WITH THE CAMERA! I WANT TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS!" And suddenly I was the villain of the movie.

[@johnivanoplimo5172]

F.

[@heathersmiliekiwi8528]

Deep

[@ashmitfiroz7448]

Ayo.

[@duderama6750]

The original ending did follow him backstage, but it wss cut to leave us the mystery, because that is real life.

[@duderama6750]

...and yes, the challenge is to not become the villain, but to live and die as a true man.

[@newperve]

The reason that Truman is so comedic is because his whole life people have wanted him to be entertaining. Any time he could make people laugh they are very happy and subconsciously he absorbed this lesson. He's been subject to Pavlovian conditioning for literally decades.

[@eyesofthecervino3366]

Haven't we all, though?

[@a_gurl596]

Wow so that's why I relate so much haha

[@ManiacalBlueberry]

@@eyesofthecervino3366 Yes we are conditioned by society in a way but definitely not to the extent of truman. His is extremely controlled conditioning. They knew what they wanted and groomed him to be that.

[@henryfdc]

@i want to commit literal genocide. your username terrifies me, sir

[@eddybrash1793]

@@henryfdc lmao

[@glassofwater281]

We analyzed this movie in my film class last year. It was genuinely one of my favorite classes and teachers I ever had. On the last day I told my teacher "Oh, and in case I don't see you: Good afternoon, good evening, and goodnight!"

[@stevel9914]

bet that they didn't discuss the notion that it represents the flat earth theory, that we live in a dome with a firmament, that we are enclosed in an ice wall around the edge, that the moon and sun go around the circle of flat earth. That True Man is controlled by Christ of.. (ie not of christ). I am not advocating, merely illustrating that of all the things that might be analysed... they didn't analyse the obvious.

[@Prizrak131]

I just finished this movie yesterday in my film study class. I'm definitely going to say that same thing to my teacher 🤣

[@orange_turtle3412]

This movie’s a gold mine to analyze. Theres so many hidden details that every time you watch it you’re bound to notice something new. On my most recent watch a few days ago I just noticed that Truman’s wedding ring had an enormous stone on it, implying theres a camera inside.

[@ICantSplel]

Laura Linney was as good as Jim Carrey for me. An actress playing an actress, with all the little flubbing of her lines when Truman presses her, the product placements, and the subtle looks to the camera when she's in distress. Great performance. Amazing film all in all, one of my favourites.

[@sticklabs8540]

Just realised that the reason Truman has vitamin D deficiency is because he has never been exposed to real sunlight

[@TheExplodingGerbil]

Omg! The level of detail! Thanks 😊

[@cowl6867]

That's kind of terrifying

[@TheRealestKushSmoker420]

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[@buzzly2040]

Where does it mention that?

[@sticklabs8540]

At the start he has vitamin D deficiency pills

[@sorryifoldcomment8596]

This movie is a horror, imagine finding out your wife and your best friend were actors. His life was stolen and ruined.

[@patricktsai2303]

it's not just them, it's also that his entire life was fake. his neighbours, his house (just a set), even his parents!

[@-carter-8681]

After rewatching this film, I think it would be and excellent horror movie. If Truman wasn't so lighthearted, this movie would've been a lot more unsettling

[@dcchaos6409]

Can’t steal something that didn’t exist

[@drawnwithlove3499]

@@-carter-8681 the movie is already fairly unsettling with the fact everything is taken so lightheartedly. Imagine being in a such a horrifying, existential situation but everything, everyone around you is playing it off as goofy and silly. Imagine trying so hard to prove something isn't right but everyone you know thinks you're playing a joke. That's infuriatingly mind-breaking, it's like being in an emotionally breaking dream you can't control, you try to push the buttons yourself but you're essentially playing with a fake console and no matter how hard you try nothing you do will change the situation you're in. It's all rage-inducing, mind-breaking and depressing at the same time

[@knie1172]

@@drawnwithlove3499 **trying so hard to prove something isn't right but everyone you know thinks you're playing a joke** ye

[@tparadox88]

In the script, sending Truman on a trip across the bay he can't take shows us his debilitating phobia. In the world of the show, I think the purpose of the assignment is because Christof noticed Truman is daydreaming about leaving again, and has someone send him on a mission that will put him face to face with a reminder of his trauma as a "don't forget, you're here forever" knife twist.

[@oliverkell4957]

His best friend when they’re talking on the bridge made me cry it was so sad knowing it was fake and he was lying to his face by far the saddest scene

[@oliverkell4957]

I’m stupid that’s a pier

[@LeahIsHereNow]

What would happen if they just told him the truth to save their morality? Some kind of a monetary penalty and probably not being able to act anymore AT WORST. So they just did it because they are greedy and shitty. It’s not like someone was gonna shoot them in the head if they told him the truth. Truly despicable and beyond tragic.

[@nickolias7292]

The Matrix is having everyone in a false reality, which just makes it normal reality. But the Truman Show is all for one guy, and that's terrifying.

[@Zaxamaphone]

Both are terrifying to be honest.

[@amypattie7004]

I would rather be in the matrix than the Truman show, because if everything in the world is fake, at least the love and relationships are real.

[@NotASpyReally]

@@amypattie7004 Exactly. The only thing fake in the matrix is the world itself. The people are all as real as you.

[@atlas296]

Truman's fake reality is honestly more terrifying than the one in Matrix.

[@DoofusChungus]

"if everyones in on it, no one is"

[@CatTheBeast]

You know why we don’t see what happens after he leaves the island? Because he’s not on tv anymore. We are the audience, and he is supposed to be free, so we don’t see it.

[@basketwind4110]

wait this is such a good observation dhdjdjdj

[@faylined2423]

omggg i didn't even think about it like that

[@TheTruthKiwi]

Great point man :)

[@thetruebadevil]

Best thing I’ve seen said about this movie

[@GeorgeDCowley]

We do, however, see scenes of him when it's turned off shortly before that.

[@thetampabaynononsenserealt785]

Can we take a moment and all agree that the viewers were just as guilty as the show runner? If the viewers would have stopped watching, the show would have ended a lot sooner. They were all happy when he got out, but their role as loyal viewers is what kept Truman there for so long

[@TacoCat17]

this is such a good point, and in the movie i think it's a great commentary on how consumers tend to act. like i might know that a company is bad, but it's very hard to convince myself not to support them if whatever they sell benefits me in some way. the viewers probably understand that the show is unethical, but the entertainment value is too great for them to change the channel. ✨cognitive dissonance ✨

[@BeCreative-gm3kn]

It's the voyeurism mania, people start losing compassion for the victim... only few of them might feel guilty over time when they realize how painful and unethical to put a human being in such a situation, with fake family fake friends.... and depriving them from being their true selves by manipulating them and making them develop phobias.

[@brentonl]

Much like real life. The show will end, the dream will collapse, when there are no more believers of the unreality. We can all take a bow for our wondrous performance

[@Leo.23232]

no they aren't, the movie isn't real for us.

[@DaVickster1078]

@@Leo.23232I think they meant the viewers in the movie

[@MsTenseiga]

Even as I kid, I saw this movie as an existential horror tragedy. It was the first time I felt existential dread induced by a movie.

[@arcadejaguar409]

The writer of the show was able to convince Truman that his life was real for his entire life yet they can't even write a convincing ad.

[@ngoyette94]

They probably never had to write a convincing ad. Truman grew up in the world, so people just randomly acting like they are in a commercial anytime they eat something was probably just part of his normal everyday life and something he thinks people just do

[@sijachwilkes1927]

@@ngoyette94 A counter point is when the wife has her add about the cocoa powder and Truman is all like "who are you talking to??"

[@axelpatrickb.pingol3228]

@@sijachwilkes1927 I think that is the "crack" that Truman is looking for, the straw that broke the camel's back. It is inevitable that he would found it out...

[@Zack-bl2gg]

Normally the Companies make the adds, Like how you have amazing you tubers with generic adds. So all of the adds were probably just pre-made by the sponsors.

[@devinbarnes7381]

No I think the point they were to make there was: "Even with the best set-up possible, ads fucking blooooooooowwwww."

[@chomiya8831]

If Truman had never discovered that his life was a farce, how far were they gonna go omg? Have kid actors to play his children? That’s beyond messed up.

[@maskedkoopakid1405]

In the movie they state that Truman will have a child on live TV. Since his wife divorced him, he was meant to marry a new wife that was introduced at his job. The channel would then switch to a two channel format and then when Truman died they would go back to the single channel format. It's incredibly messed up.

[@mizurielse]

@@maskedkoopakid1405 NOW THAT'S FUCKED UP

[@RR-xz6bv]

@@maskedkoopakid1405 what if that’s what happened to his father

[@maskedkoopakid1405]

@@RR-xz6bv what do you mean

[@DeletedUser662]

@@maskedkoopakid1405 Yeah that’s really messed up I watched this movie today (after being recommended this video) and I remember in the movie they mentioned the idea of him having a kid several times. One time was when his wife and mother were looking at his picture album, and the mother says “I hope to have a grandkid someday” Anyway, I feel like the show writers would want him to have a child soon, for two reasons: 1. In a show like the Truman show, I can imagine you are always trying to keep the show fresh/ interesting. By him having a kid, that’s like a MAJOR episode and then like you said, the show would also be about his kid and would keep the show fresh. Another reason is for manipulation purposes. If he has a kid, then that’s another barrier that could prevent him from leaving and finding out the truth.. Yeah, he hated his wife, but his child? His own flesh and blood? If his child wasn’t in on it like Truman isnt, then they could manipulate by someone telling the kid to say stuff to Truman (like someone the kid thinks is a close friend) or simply manipulating Truman by threatening possible harm/ death to his kid if he tries to escape.

[@txma.]

I absolutely loved this movie. My head canon for the ending is that Truman and Lauren find each other and she is the one he trusts. She's the one that lets him know everything around him is real. Anytime he has any doubts or if he ever has an episode of paranoia she'll be the one to ground him back in reality. She was the first to tell him the truth, when everyone else around him was lying so to him, she symbolizes the truth and reality he's been seeking.

[@LeahIsHereNow]

I love that. 🤍

[@user-we3jh1zi9x]

Beautiful

[@benjamink7105]

But...what if she's just a further part of the plot? What if they wanted me out in the world because 30 years in the dome was getting stale from a story telling perspective? I'm supposed to believe that everybody in the world has devices in their pockets and just films everything now? That I'm not still on TV? Why does every store have so many cameras? For everyone, or for just for me? I don't believe you! I don't believe any of you! It isn't real! NONE OF THIS IS REAL.........

[@kingkooki7761]

as someone who is absolutely paranoid. like i'm still kinda convinced i'm in a simulation because i heard my neighbour say something about 5 times the exact same way but stopped the moment i mentioned it. if i saw a stage light fall from the sky out of nowhere i'd have a meltdown on the spot.

[@kendricklyon9633]

Dimentia? Just really into whatever he’s talking about?

[@kingkooki7761]

@@kendricklyon9633 what?

[@kendricklyon9633]

@@kingkooki7761 just cuz a guy said one thing in the same way doesn’t prove that there’s a matrix, I repeat stuff all the time and it makes sense that he would stop after bringing it to his attention. That just makes perfect sense

[@kingkooki7761]

@@kendricklyon9633 it was my neighbour i didn't speak to him, but it doesn't matter cause this was supposed to be my example for my paranoia. confused on your first comment and what this has to do with dementia?

[@T0B3573R]

I know that you have little to no way to prove that I’m telling the truth or not, but I’m also afraid I live in a simulation but that is of course what someone who is in a simulation would say, so even though we both are anxious about the true fabrication of this reality, it’s very possible that either you or I are lying. Or perhaps, we both are in this simulation with our memories erased from our true reality who are looking at our situation completely wrong. Sleep tight bb 😘😘

[@ethanpope8470]

Plot twist, the ‘outside world’ is just another show, and the ‘escape’ was just a transition to a new, bigger set, new story arcs, and a way to sell more merchandise.

[@emtims1670]

If there was a sequel, this would be it.

[@qwipperty]

And....the entire "first escape" was planned years in advance, when they set him up to fall for his "true love," who is in on it. They knew they couldn't keep the actors in the roles forever, so they needed a transition phase like this for a completely new cast.

[@GustavoOliveira-ed9fh]

That would explain the sudden hints they showed him...

[@sleepdeep305]

Holy crap, if that actually happened, I think he'd have a pure and utter mental breakdown

[@trapzay4229]

They would have to fast forward into the future

[@emilybone9029]

I like to think that Lauren/Sylvia rushing out her house at the end is her going to find Truman, and despite everything, he knows he can trust her, and she can help him find his way in the real world.

[@destructivforce2894]

In the context of the movie, she's supposedly sent to the other side of the world, or at least that's the excuse told to Truman. It's almost certainly a lie, but I like to think that the seperation was for both of them, and it was obviously lifted when the show ends.

[@XxYERMOM123xX]

@@destructivforce2894 "were moving to fiji!!!"

[@benfletcher8100]

It’d definitely be a massive change going from his life in the show to life in the real world

[@markmitera4521]

@@benfletcher8100 Queue the sequel: a mashup of the Truman Show... he'd obviously be hounded by the paparazzi and talk shows... and Blast From The Past. He was raised in a 50s-60s styled era. Now he has to deal with the 21st century

[@elgatochurro]

What if she was fake though?

[@luca57882]

I always though that his best friend Marlon actually hated Truman. Maybe they were friends as kids but now he is stuck in this role. They have Marlon a bad boring job, make him drink beer all the time which probablly have him a belly and even as kids he got seriously sick when Truman wanted to camp out at night. He has to be there for this man, day or night with beer in hand and make him feel good about his life by comparing it to his own dull life. Poor Marlon.

[@LeahIsHereNow]

I think a lot of the people in the cast resented Truman, even though none of it was his fault. Blame-shifting, gaslighting and victim-blaming before it was cool.

[@whomstmustve]

i always figured Marlon getting “sick” as a kid was a cover for him getting some time off from the show as a child, and to get some time in the real world

[@LusterDust]

I feel like that scene between Marlon and Truman on the bridge was just SO well done. It was full of nice, sweet memories, and when we get our first true look at "The Showrunner" talking through him, it almost felt like Marlon _hated_ having to say that all. It felt like Truman was slowly realizing, lamenting, and then silently mourning because he could finally tell Marlon was in on it, too. But he IS his best friend. Maybe it's not true, maybe he IS being sincere. Maybe he can trust him... and then his dad gets brought back in and Truman gets to hold onto something "real" when he himself has been reeling out of control. Dad popped up right as he was about to lose all control and now Truman had something to hang onto... because he knew none of this was over. He's smart, he figured it out. Gave them all one last normal day to relax because he'd found his resolve once he knew these bastards were gonna play with him that far. Knowing his dad never died might have been the worst decision the showrunners could have made for themselves. In my opinion.

[@whomstmustve]

the dad snuck onto the set though, he was never supposed to pop back up

[@seanchancellor6861]

I like to call this “Gaslighting: the movie” because of obvious reasons lol

[@benjaminlillis7807]

But Gaslight was a movie

[@apollo1573]

@@benjaminlillis7807 but was “Gaslighting: the movie” a movie?

[@benjaminlillis7807]

@@apollo1573 Now we just need a Gaslighting: The Movie: The Movie, and we have reached the pinnacle

[@apollo1573]

@@benjaminlillis7807 society will be at 100% completion and whoever is running the simulation will end it

[@neoasura]

I really hate how trendy the word "gaslighting" has become in the past few years.

[@liamkruchten1267]

I always thought the reason he was given the task of leaving the island for his job was to maintain the illusion of choice. That he is able to go anywhere and is often given the opportunity, but it is his own fault he can't. That would be an important psychological trick into making him believe he isn't on a tv show.

[@TransmissionEpicts]

Yes! It's all very carefully designed. behind the scenes of the Show working with Cristof would have been some pretty terrifying psychoanalysts advising the production on how to constantly manipulate Truman in just the right amounts.

[@scottw3048]

I like this answer but when I got to that bit in the analysis the explanation that it was simply for drama for viewers fit the most for me; this show has been running for years and its well established he has a fear of water, so occasionally giving tension for the audience by tasking him to go near to bodies of water is a cheap way to give a question to the audience about whether he'll overcome it this time or not. also possibly a sad note that fits the tragic theme; that the audience either gets genuine sympathy out of his reaction, knowing just why he's so afraid and hopes for him to get across (which fits at the end where more than a few viewers actively root for him), or gets a vicarious thrill out of his panic and continues to watch because of that...

[@liamkruchten1267]

@@scottw3048 It could be both, it would allow the audience to continue to believe that it is a choice for Truman to leave like Christof says, but he chooses not to, subconsciously or not. And of course the drama that involves is entertaining, which is a plus. But it also had to be done very carefully so that Truman didn’t actually get on the boat, or question why others were given tasks that involved going to the mainland that he wasn’t. And it was a plus that it would be great for the audience to see and be entertained by it, but it was likely not entirely for just Truman or the audience. I don’t think anything on the show could be for just one or the other.

[@mmmar7317]

You are correct.

[@jameshesler5587]

@@scottw3048 I think the task for him to go to the water was a reminder of his fear to drown out his thoughts of Fiji

[@pandamazing586]

One thing that I found that made me think is that the fact that the people in real life don’t even know that he was living his whole life in a TV show without realizing. So much can be missed through film. Something could happen and someone could simply capture it from a certain angle, or fabricate it to seem as if it was just a movie. A real murder could be on film in a movie, and we could never know.

[@ronp1174]

Thats interesting

[@brandonmayor4066]

I think the reason this film works so well in creating empathy for Truman is because we are all Truman in a way as we imprison ourselves into leading normal lives where every day is the same and Truman wanting to escape, move away and go to new places but being too fearful to do so is how many people feel. Fear limits us, harness the fear and you will live without limits.

[@NeyamAndyStar]

Ikr

[@shadowblood95]

By the end we all felt like 1 of 3 people. Truman, Christoph or the guy in the bathtub.

[@ironashi3485]

Bathtub, plain and simple

[@thequester7634]

Tag yourself, I'm bathtub guy.

[@knitt_whitt]

Nah bro, my back hurts, I act older, and I feel tired all the time. I’m one of the granny’s

[@Jazz-dh2ds]

I'm Truman. At least I gotta be, I should try be Truman.

[@kidswidcrayons]

ie. Emporer Napoleon I or the woman who was told to break into the zoo and free all the kangaroos by brain-invading space aliens...

[@80swoodpanel]

Notice how Truman's environment barely even changes in 30 years, like being stuck in the 50's. In fact they could tell him that it's 1955 every year and he wouldn't even know. That's so twisted.

[@CoRLex-jh5vx]

Who even needs years? If he wasn't raised with the concept, he would be none the wiser

[@matveisoykin4182]

His whole world could even be an alien planet with purple plants, it still wouldn't matter, because he's never experienced the real world, so he doesn't know what the real world should look like

[@noelaruhana1957]

1985

[@RED-sl2le]

C.o.R (Lex) ... Huh you’re right

[@Ripsaw51]

That's Seaside, Florida. It's a real place. You have to register the design of your picket fence, so there are no copies

[@tobiasj1630]

I loved the ending, I've never felt so much just, contentment, as I have with The Truman Show. Watching so many movies with fairy tail endings or sequel endings gets so boring, but watching a struggling and beautifully human man just go on to the next thing in the most life-like and melancholy way, so undramatic and calm like a passing memory. Holy shit, every single time is amazing, it gives you the point of view as the audience in the moving watching Truman, how you see everything they do and nothing beyond the camera that follows Truman. The writers are absolutely amazing and they should have so much more recognition for the work they did. From the little things like the ending being so human and suddenly done to the entire concept of the movie, all of it is just phenomenal

[@baconfacegamer792]

it’s not “cleverly disguised” it’s pretty obvious its a tradgey. it’s literally the point.

[@ulicespedraza2148]

Let’s get real here, if the Truman Show was real. That ending would have been the greatest ending to a TV show ever.

[@Kojakesh99]

With him walking up the staircase into the sky. It looks kind of like he is ascending to heaven. The death of his old life, steering into the unknown

[@Captianmex1C0]

Imagine it as a Generic Drama Show On Nickelodeon like Full house, filled with foreshadowing, and in the last season is this movie but stretched out over 12 40 minute episodes,

[@abnercliff9624]

Wanda vision

[@GameZedd01]

Someone should totally make a show or sitcom like that.

[@LykeDarylBasilio]

Scary for the protagonist. Maybe. It’s like going out of prison after 40+ years inside prison.

[@jepifany635]

i think the most important part of the ending isn't when everyone watching cheers for Truman, it's when they're done cheering and change the channel. That's the real tragedy-- once the movie is over we can change the channel, watch something else, and wonder vaguely about Where He is Now, but Truman is stuck with the consequences of this forever. He can't stop living his life, and his life was destroyed for the fleeting entertainment of strangers who move on the second he stops entertaining them. Even the Free Truman movement seems to be incredibly small-- if it's bigger than just Lauren at all.

[@ChironLastBackup]

You have not realized yet that the movie Truman Show (true man) is just a reflection of our situation in this reality? you are now-here because there is no-where to go on plan-et. After all the earth is the heart. Watch all videos from the youtube-channel "Chiron Last" for some know-ledge.

[@aquila4142]

@@ChironLastBackup Oh, shut up, cultist. Stop advertising your sage.

[@ChironLastBackup]

@@aquila4142 can you say something intelligent or only ad hominem? kzbin.info/www/bejne/j5LYYaqFeqmNoac

[@aquila4142]

@@ChironLastBackup Touch a nerve, gnostic? Stay back in the second century with the rest of that madness, the Church won out over these heresies for a reason.

[@malloryschroeder629]

Sorta like the #freebritney movement. It’s started very small but has grown.

[@cmd31220]

The scene on the docks with his friend is one of the few scenes that have ever actually made me cry. He's so genuine and open and at that point, I'd forgotten the intro interviews at the start so I'd genuinely started to think his friend may have been a second victim of the show put there specifically so Truman could have a real friend. Then the cut to show that him putting his heart on the table was just some canned lines, it broke me

[@rutube7586]

There is sooooo much you spot on rewatches of this film. Last time I saw it, I noticed that so many of Truman's fans/viewers have products that have been in his house. So the old ladies wear the same silky dressing gown as his wife, they drink out of the same big coffee cups, the guy in the bathtub has this blue foam sphere thing that Truman has in his bath, and I'm sure there are more. Did this watch through with a much more anticapitalist lens and it's amazing. Like I never noticed before that every morning these two guys push him up against a wall with an advert behind him. Or that he's actually legally adopted by the corporation. And every time you see his best friend, he's carrying the sponsor beer. Cristoff's obsession with the first baby conceived on live TV is absolutely disgusting too.

[@michaelh9649]

If I was Truman, I’d demand 30 years of backpay

[@ar_1966]

Technically, he’s owed 30 years’ worth of royalties

[@nickorange4881]

Merchandise. Possible Reruns . Part of advertising he had no idea of. so much money.

[@setsers1]

YES

[@Huntracony]

And a _lot_ of overtime.

[@turtleguy123r3]

And that's not even like 30 years, but actually just the hours he worked a day, that's 30 years of time worked lmao

[@chrissy6693]

The deleted scenes are also amazing. It's a shame they didn't fit. It shows that Marlon had become an alcoholic because they forced him to drink. It also implies that Marlon is also a victum because he was a child when he met Truman. He was basically brainwashed.

[@whadayadoin3300]

They could've done a extended edition like TLOTR

[@bt70a9]

Weird flex, who asked.

[@TD2995]

@@bt70a9 what? lmao

[@mariaaa_lk]

@@bt70a9 omg you're so edgy

[@midgetman4206]

Where can I find them?

[@Siptom369]

The last scene was the two guards switching channels and seeing what else is on

[@AdrianCuyubambaDiaz]

I never saw it as a "disguised tragedy" I always saw the movie as trying to be a clear and obvious tragedy for our protagonist

[@mandymckk]

“Truman could leave at any point if he really wanted to” meanwhile they’re blocking him at every turn, gaslighting him his whole life, and doing everything in their power to stop that from happening, going to drastic and dangerous measures to stop him from leaving. Cristoff is truly an insidious manipulator

[@candle_eatist]

almost drowned the guy lmao

[@Vitek568]

- We can’t let him die in front of a live audience! - He was BORN in front of a live audience.

[@flowerfleur8105]

they created a whole literal storm to get him to stop

[@flowerfleur8105]

they created a whole literal storm to get him to stop

[@flowerfleur8105]

they created a whole literal storm to get him to stop

[@vincentrusso4097]

I feel like another tragedy of this movie is that the audience never realizes that they’re just as accountable for truman’s situation and by watching any of it. Even his escape. They were enabling his imprisonment

[@miriangraafsma9732]

Finally some one who get's it.

[@therealnotanerd_account2]

Not only that, but after all the thrill about Truman escaping the show, the security guy makes some comment and simply changes the channel, showing that they really did not care. It is only entertainment.

[@thatderangedbunny]

@@therealnotanerd_account2 👏

[@2figs4u]

Maybe there's some meta commentary on how we as viewers enable the horrors of the movie industry, since we are also viewing and consuming a piece of media centered around a character's life, and getting hopelessly invested?

[@Sergiuss555]

they are all just a bunch of psychopaths.

[@bryansansone3301]

The fact the boat was mostly underwater as he approached it...I think was that was meant to serve as a psychological threat and reminder for him to keep away from the water. I don't know, but I plan on watching this movie again in the next day or two for the first time in many years. Great video!

[@Carl_The_Alien1210]

Not going to lie the end of the movie where he left made me cry because he was finally free

[@platinumcoconut7512]

I just realized they named him Truman cuz he was the only "true man" while everyone else was playing a part, very clever

[@nadeezn]

how did i never catch that before??

[@xxdudexx20]

but is he real tho🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@cicadeus7741]

I always thought it was truth and manipulation!

[@platinumcoconut7512]

@@ISleptForever Very interesting! I want to create a movie and I've been inserting greek mythology references similar to that.

[@njdss4]

Good point, and I have to think that the last name Burbank is a nod to Burbank, CA, where a lot of Hollywood TV/movie studios are located.

[@cuckling9031]

The truman show is a movie that could easily be recycled into a horror movie.

[@annulrsolformrkelse4023]

The Grueman Show?

[@catmint9]

@@annulrsolformrkelse4023 despicable me 4

[@annulrsolformrkelse4023]

@@catmint9 omg hahah

[@dajilus2410]

a sort of black mirror episode possibly

[@solidmoon8266]

All they'd have to do is create a night terror that tries to haunt him and give him a tragic ending.

[@dinheiroligando]

Carrey’s acting on this one is amazing to see! I always remember that scene when he’s at the sea, after the “storm” almost kills Truman, and as he is standing back up and struggling to catch a breath, my God! Jim’s acting is really somenthing to see. I was truly amazed. Love this movie! Great video!

[@bricklingtonlego]

Just watched this yesterday evening and it is the best film I've ever watched. The score is incredible, especially the final act. The ending was amazing. Almost shed a tear. The idea of this movie so thought provoking! Truman is an excellent protagonist and his slow breakdown is really sad but interesting. I was left speechless after watching it.

[@beckip8073]

I saw a theory that 'The Truman Show' within the context of the movie, is running out of money. That would explain the light falling, blatant product placement and advertising - that Truman clearly isn't entirely used to - set break in from his Father i.e. cutting back on security, and the only two people on shift to watch him when he escapes at the end. (Great video!)

[@kuppikahvikeisari9120]

Great point! Makes sense perfectly!

[@LegendLeaguer]

A big thing the producer was pushing for was "the first on screen conception" as he was pushing Truman to have a child. Big grandiose YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS type of moments are a good sign they need to drum up more ratings, etc.

[@joshuagraham2843]

its supposed to be a comedy movie but very sad movie

[@RequiemPoete]

@@joshuagraham2843 Dark Comedy. The movie is full of funny moments, despite the overall theme being tragic. Like the first Gremlins was full of laughs, despite being a horror flick.

[@NeverNude]

It's an interesting theory, but from what I recall, the product placement was just part of how the show was done. That level of production would be expensive as shit. He was weirded out by his wife doing the ad were just because he was having a serious conversation

[@museofbastille13]

The ending is actually really impactful. After Truman escapes and the transmission is cut, there is a couple seconds of silence...and then a security guard turns to the other and says "so what else is on." You can draw your own conclusions from that

[@micahbush5397]

Or how about the guy who seemingly lives in the bathtub, missing out on living his own life because he's too busy living vicariously through Truman?

[@noeisnothere]

Good old Scully

[@royalblanket]

@Ｓｔｕｐｉｄ░Ｂｉｔｃｈ (代因ソ) You mean a raisin?

[@chasecash1363]

@@royalblanket a raisin is a grape

[@yeethittter1285]

I interpreted that as audiences still caring more about the show than the effect it had on Truman, like it was just a show finale

[@seamitarcross]

It’s an interesting take on Plato’s Allegory of the Cave which is so odd considering the scenario is one we can actually sort of relate to. It differs but connects with the allegory on a ton of levels and it makes this movie one of my favorites of all time

[@Twister980]

8:47 It was at this moment, after watching it a second time; that I realized Meryl probably didn't get the job based on her acting abilities, which I guess can be taken as a dark nod to real life Hollywood; considering the two of them met in High School.

[@wheres..johnny]

Another little detail, the travel agent was late getting into her office because this was the first time she's ever had to be there. They probably didn't even have an actress for it specifically. You can see a napkin in her shirt collar to protect it from them doing makeup in a rush.

[@taylorriley5769]

Woahhhhhh thats so true omg

[@treasuremage7546]

With the astronomical production budget it had you' think they'd be running whole film schools on the side just to have extras with Whose Line level impov skills lined up for every contingency. At so many times they were scrambling, which didn't show anything but a lack of preparation. I guess Chistof really did want some scene breaks to be obvious so he'd have enough holes to escape. Truman couldn't CHOOSE to stay if he couldn't see any alternatives.

[@ICantStopMakingNoise]

@@treasuremage7546 I also always assumed the film was intentionally trying to show how cocky Cristof was. He failed to prepare for this scenario because he genuinely believed it could never get that far.

[@genericstaticshock705]

That’s like very obvious

[@alison2161]

@@treasuremage7546 OR. Perhaps that wanted Improv.

[@CalebPaulk]

If the Truman show was real, imagine how much money he could sue for.

[@thehe2748]

He wouldn’t need to, he’d get millions for like a 1 hour interview

[@haydenahn8776]

He'd make millions starring on a talk show as a guest

[@sigmata0]

The show's very existence demonstrates a society which does not see Truman's experience as a bad one. If that weren't the case the show would have ended long ago. In that regard I very much doubt there would be any laws on the books for Truman to use to seek finical retribution. He could however have a cult following on social media channels, as he already has millions of followers.

[@thehe2748]

@@sigmata0 billions of people enjoy him I’d say, he was the most popular character in history

[@BeMaeDoCrimes]

@@thehe2748 A TV Show host using his popularity to become president, there's a joke in here somewhere..

[@marzuqahmed218]

It's worrying how much this film resonates with modern social media and society. People streaming their lives online and letting everything they believe in be known.

[@notsuspicioususer4080]

Absolutely, especially for the children being born into social media content creation. They’re being used for views since conception

[@marzuqahmed218]

​@@notsuspicioususer4080 It worries me how much children's thoughts and ideas are influenced by each other and companies looking to market to them. One of the reasons for modern political discourse being what it is in universities and colleges. Is because we're seeing the consequences of having instant gratification and always thinking you're justified in what you believe in. As a person who's still quite young I dread to think what will happen when people like this start to take positions of power.

[@stepheng618]

The Truman show is terrifying because it shows just how far things can be pushed for entertainment. That reality TV which was all the rage ends up on the ultimate parody of life and abuse of the individual.

[@sweedy6647]

I always thought it was strange that Marlon his childhood friend since age 7 was able to so easily lie to Truman's face after spending essentially his whole life with him. Then I remembered that seemingly throwaway line about Marlon 'getting pneumonia and being out of school', my theory is that the original child actor that played Marlon started getting attached to Truman and wanted to tell him the truth, so they had to replace him.

[@godfreyofbouillon966]

I think we just have to take a leap of faith with this one since it's not realistic either way. If you had any friends you probably do understand its impossible to not recognize its not them after a month long separation. But having a sociopath child actor who grows up in character its almost like having Truman 2.0 except he knows whats going on. Child actors are generally bad, and this one played such important role in Trumans life, had to spend so much time with him, and breaking character was not an option, leave alone betraying the studio. Very risky and I find it difficult to believe a studio would risk that much. Maybe they had a plan B. Maybe they were ready to remove him at a moments notice. Maybe that pneumonia month was for him to have some goddamn days off finally, and/or learn to act better. Who knows. We can come up with all sort of theories.

[@Hboybatman]

Not many people know but the original script hints that he was actually guilty of lying to Truman all his life. Before Truman gets on the boat there’s a scene in the script where Marlon allows him to leave after finding him.

[@barthoving2053]

As the actor playing Marlon would have been doing it since Truman was 7 years old, would not the actor not know anything better than to lie to Truman. It's a fundamentally part of his relationship. The actor would still need down time.

[@ryanspooner5438]

That's sure plausible. I didn't think of that. Yl

[@journeysa]

I actually think the pneumonia thing is a vacation for the kid! It’s mentioned that he was out of school for a month then, but also Marlon ‘spent summers hauling chicken for Kaiser’. Marlon was taking vacations. I’m betting all of the primaries have stories where they’re away for a month or so every few years or something.

[@katiek9175]

another creepy detail about this movie is that Seahaven Island's motto is "unus pro omnibus, omnes pro uno" which means "all for one, one for all", because everyone living in Seahaven is just there for Truman, and and Truman is in Seahaven for everyone to watch his life

[@jellybuttersammiches5160]

That's some pretty cool foreshadowing to Truman

[@jotharn]

That scene always gives me the chills. It really drives the point home especially when that motto was displayed right after Truman chases the bus that took his "dad"

[@captainpiglee1909]

That's a super cool detail tbh

[@sinajvn4506]

Excellent

[@LukeSumIpsePatremTe]

Do you think the Three Musketeers were also in Truman show?

[@ActuallySatan]

17:08 I'm going to play Devil's Advocate for this line in particular because I believe it's being misinterpreted here. CinemaWins is a channel built on the philosophy of seeing the positives in movies (and art in general) no matter what the whole of it may seem like at first glance. It's about looking at all the parts that contribute to a fulfilling whole, make us feel things, and give us the emotional swells and punches that art is made for. By saying that any movie will fall apart if you look at it objectively, CW is mocking the idea of "objective analysis." He's saying that looking at movies "objectively" is robbing them of what makes them great and ruining your own ability to understand or enjoy them. It's not so much that all movies can be dismantled through the right lens of analysis; it's that the wrong lens of analysis can make us FORCE ourselves to dismantle movies. He's not disregarding movies; he's doing the opposite: claiming that the modes of "analysis" that channels like CinemaSins and MauLer propagate are missing the point of why we watch, make, and love movies. Art only loses meaning and value if we refuse to look at it with charity and openness, which CW argues in favor of doing right here. I think you'd actually agree with the overall sentiment of his point based on the rest of this video and your channel at large.

[@stephenbonaci4831]

This has been one of my top 5 movies since it came out. Always bummed me out no one else understood at the time how great it was. It's nice to see that people looking back in retrospect nowadays are getting it and giving its due.

[@lucasskotiniotis1360]

I think it's also worth mentioning that after the Truman Show finishes and everyone cheers, they simply switch to something else. After all it was just a show to them, and they don't actually care.

[@fluffyRabbit01]

As if he was just a fictional character in their world and not an actual human being.

[@noemiepace9020]

It's more that they don't realize how horrible it is. It feels far away and distant, it's behind the screen, so they don't FEEL the tragedy of the situation.

[@joeyorlvoe]

@@Rachel-uo1pj didn't think i'd be so depressed reading a youtube thread

[@poisonpotato1]

OK assume they did actually care and they're glad he escaped, shows over... what would they do now? Keep it on the same channel? Storm down to the studio and protest? People change the channel after watching the news does that mean they don't actually care about what's going on in the world?

[@kaiser1963]

I mean they viewers were cheering him on when he finally left and gained free will it’s not like they didn’t know what was happening

[@CreoTan]

Truman was raised to be a TV character, so having Carrey play him is absolutely masterful. The cartoonish elements genuinely fit the character, because Truman lives in what's essentially a cartoon world.

[@imjonathan6745]

Did you watched the video dude? Watch the video before typing a comment or you're just copying what he just said in the video

[@nsasupporter7557]

This is one of the most beloved and cherished movies of all time. There are actually people out there stupid enough To say that this movie was “underrated.” I often wonder what’s actually wrong with people

[@raydromeda3777]

I don't think he's 'cartoonish' in the context of this film. He is reacting appropriately to the situation he's been put into. We are made to believe he has exaggerated emotions, because we are made to believe that his realness is a spectacle. The film has fooled us, just like it's fooled Truman.

[@cmen6895]

@@imjonathan6745 Why be a dick? Would hate to be anywhere around you if this is how you react over a single youtube comment not even directed towards you…

[@maddieb46]

The thing with the ocean is both to test him and to remind him of his phobia whenever he seems to be considering the option to leave. They’re literally giving him a “reality check”

[@giggiwidit5638]

I would have LOVED to see 'The Truman Show' Part 2. I know that it's waaaay too late now. But I'm surprised that they didn't do it. Because there were so many stories left untold. For instance : What happened to the 4 other unwanted babies ? They could have bought them into the next film. And Truman's natural Mother. I'm surprised that she hadn't already tried to contact him. Even if it was just to 'Cash-In' on his fame. What if Meryl was actually (unknowingly) already pregnant ? ( I could even see Christof and Meryl themselves, trying to fake this, to get Truman to return, in a vane attempt to rekindle the show) The battle that would ensue, between Truman and the T.V. show that all-but owned him. Truman and his 'father' Christof. Because technically Christof is Truman's adoptive father. Lauren : we know that Lauren would have been there for Truman, but could they survive ? Because; as was already implied. Truman could NEVER have a 'Normal' life, not in a million years. The world would STILL want to follow him, and watch what he was up to, at every minute of the day, just as they had done, for 30 years, and although they would be doing it because they loved and cared about him, it would still be an unliveable life for him, never having any peace or privacy. Where could he go ? especially as the T.V. show would be hounding him in court (because you know that they would, been as he was such a money-maker for them) All of this could have made for a compelling sequel film, especially if it was made with the same care and attention that The Truman Show film was. But I suppose that they did just want to leave us asking questions, and asking for more. And; let's face it, if it were based on (technically) real life, then it would have just ended up, as a film about a man, who would be constantly in Court, trying to win his freedom, peace and privacy, and we all know that that could have taken The rest of Truman's lifetime, and still not have been resolved, because even that would have made money, and kept Truman in the public eye, where they ultimately wanted him to be, and it would have simply turned into a different variant of 'The Truman Show' which would have been yet another Cleverly Disguised Tragedy, and Truman would still be in a prison of another kind ... I also totally agree. Jim Carey is a master at what he does.

[@Adrian-ri8my]

Never noticed this before but the boat that Truman took was called the “Santa Maria” which is the same name of Christopher Columbus’ boat that he used to discover “The New World”, and Truman is using it to escape his prison and find a new world, too.

[@Dockhead]

like the new world we are coming into now. forced repression, governments extending there powers. weaponizing police against members of the public, like we see in australia now.

[@rhetiq9989]

Ngl early on the day I first watched this movie I was doing a class presentation on Columbus and read all about his first voyage and whatnot. That night when I sat down and watched the movie, suffice to say I was shocked to the core like holy shit...

[@lothara.schmal5092]

@@j45c The comment wasn’t abt any of that, you just really felt the need didn’t ya

[@lothara.schmal5092]

@@j45c I get it, you’re preaching, it’s just annoying it’s all

[@lothara.schmal5092]

@@j45c Okay dude, you’re gonna write a whole novel there. It’s annoying, and I’m enjoying myself poking fun at ya that’s all.

[@robertnett9793]

I believe it was Stephen King, who once said: "True horror is comming home to find every thing replaced by an almost perfect copy." I think this quote fits somewhat to the premise of the movie. And if not - it's still a damn good quote :D

[@madelynfox3585]

If that was Stephen king he's actually done something similar in one of his books. I've only read a few he's written but in "The Institute" when the kid is kidnapped he is taken to an exact, identical version of his room at home except with no window. So, it probably was Stephen King.

[@pineapplesarereal636]

@@madelynfox3585 agreed, the only other thing I could think that sort of quote could be from would be the twilight zone.

[@moonflower6607]

@@pineapplesarereal636 what about black mirror?

[@pineapplesarereal636]

@@moonflower6607 maybe I havent seen much from black mirror.

[@HannibalKantter]

@@moonflower6607 black mirror is overrated shit

[@emojimovieofficial4953]

I was brought to tears when Truman said “it’s trumaning time” and trumaned all over everyone. Truly the perfect movie, you can really feel the characters emotion and curiosity.

[@Hekza0024]

God fucking damn it

[@truceism]

WHY BRO WHY

[@ahuman32478]

I knew it! My life is a lie! Everything is being controlled by thousands of actors, technicians, and artists. That is the only possible explanation for how these jokes can be so bad! There’s not enough money left in the budget to pay for good writers!

[@YKS2014]

This comment is so much worse once you realize that the OP themself probably didn’t even find it funny. They just posted this shit for clout.

[@Squishito]

I swear these unfunny, copy pasted comments are just bots made for like-farming or something.

[@jaxong.2701]

This is the scariest movie I have ever seen to date. I saw it at 14 when it came out (or maybe a year later). It seems like this is somewhat based off of a real life experiment(s). . . Just like the separation of the Triplet boys whom found out about each other later in life (& greatly affected them) - and how things like that have been orchestrated throughout our history.... That's what makes this movie terrifying.

[@maisiesummers42]

Let's not forget that the woman who plays Truman's wife was paid to become his girlfriend and be his sexual partner for something like 15 years. She must have some level of fondness for him. Always wondered about that.

[@aquestionabletaryn]

In the movie it really just seemed like she viewed it as a job. Just like how actors can play partners on a tv show but still hate each other in real life. She also seemed very patronizing to Truman, right from the beginning. I think any affection she held for him was more in the way you would feel for a little kid you were babysitting.

[@aquestionabletaryn]

Also, now that I think about it, Truman might not even be having sex with her. Hell, they controlled his whole life from the start. His version of “the talk” could easily have been “well, when a man and a woman love each other very much, they get into bed and kiss until the lights go out, then they go to sleep!” They say that all the sex scenes are “fade to black” and it’s not like they have any kids to prove otherwise. MAN I wanna watch a 10 hour version of this movie

[@GippyHappy]

There's a line where he aks "Why do you want to have a baby with me? You can't stand me." And she is like "whaaat don't be silly" but when she turns around she has a look on her face that makes it seem like yeah she really doesn't like him.

[@gorilla-grip-pussy-support7976]

@GippyHappy oh lord I forgot they were going to have “the first conception of life on TV.” And probably planned to do a spin-off with his kid or something.

[@ThanhTran-gb4pw]

@@aquestionabletaryn They wouldn't show that in a PG rated movie anyway. They could have his wife and other romantic interests on birth control in case anything happens.

[@adirsu2826]

Truman has for sure the best lawsuit case of all time. He's been an unpaid actor his entire life. Thats almost 250,000 unpaid work hours. Not to mention the clear emotional trauma and abuse suffered on site for his entire life.

[@gnarlyhogg]

Considering the world was in a state in which corporations could legally adopt a child, I don't have as much faith in their legal system as you do...

[@noirto2]

unlikely, the amount of money the company can throw at lawyer can drag the case on for way longer than any average citizen can financially support. And if you get those lawyer that file civil suits and is willing to take the cut after the settlement, you might end up with breadcrumbs and the lawyer walking away with everything.

[@hoodieduck_]

The Truman show 2: The lawsuit

[@Bickaa8012]

@@noirto2 that is true but I'm sure any lawyer would take on his case pro Bono

[@mehoymenoy8841]

If he's as big as the movie makes him out to be, then he could probably make a ton of money writing a book or making appearances for the rest of his life.

[@davidkonevky7372]

Also, it's kind of funny how the creator puts himself in the moral spot by saying "I created a world free of burden for him". When in reality, he wasted millions of billions of resources that could've gone to people who are already impoverished and miserable just to make a show about a SINGLE person, to the point where the set is literally so big that you can see it from space. If anything, it's inmoral he used all of those resources for tv entertainment

[@queball685]

It's not really money 'wasted' if it generates income and pays wages. Otherwise it applies to basically any non-charitable spending.

[@davidkonevky7372]

@@queball685 this show is the equivalent of any long standing tv show for most people, shown by the fact that for them it was just mind numbing entertainment. I bet that 5 seasons of the simpsons would be a much more lucrative venture than 10 years of the truman show

[@antiseth3964]

I’ve seen this video on my feed off and on for literal years. Only recently did I finally watch Truman Show and understand just how good it is. Then I came back around to finally watch your video!

[@superphantom100]

I don’t understand why Jim Carrey didn’t win an Oscar for this movie. He is able make us feel how Truman is feeling especially at the end when he’s standing in front of the door to leave. As the creator is talking to him all we see is Truman’s back to the camera, but in that moment we can feel every emotion Truman is experiencing even if we can’t see his face. we know everything Truman has been through up until that point and Truman’s silence speaks volumes, we understand what he is going through and has went through he doesn’t need to say anything. Jim Portrayed this dude so well that we didn’t even need to see Truman’s face to know what he was feeling we just knew. I can’t express enough how I just love the end of this movie, and is an Excellently acted movie through out.

[@shingfanchan9801]

Oscar and Hollywood don't mean anything anymore.

[@tomashabs]

And it also showed jim can act way better then just silly faces and comedy (no offence to Jim because he’s hilarious) but comedy doesn’t really showcase amazing talent and I really respected Jim after watching the movie and still do.

[@hayzyhorses6899]

Yes! I thought he was absolutely amazing here. He was great at show casing the emotions that Truman would be feeling. He’s lighthearted for the beginning, and my favorite part is when he tried to leave the island by bridge and got brought back. His acting there is downright awesome, how he can’t tell if he’s the crazy one or not. I don’t understand how he didn’t win more awards for it.

[@spthibault]

Completely agree, while I love all of Jim's comedies - from Fire Marshal Bill to The Mask to SNL Cameos- his 2 best movies in my mind are Truman Show and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

[@nicholasleclerc1583]

Also, my opinion is, kinda like how you said it, that Jim Carrey successfully did such a unique character that was never done before really, most certainly not to anyone else's knowledge at the time, nor ever since/before then...

[@Krypto1201]

Imagine being like "that was a good show" and binge watch like 20+ years of episodes

[@cheilibond6940]

Grey's Anatomy LOL

[@sadie_cat]

@@cheilibond6940 friccin The Walking Dead

[@linosundae]

any k-drama that exists:

[@phoenixj5785]

Laughs in Detective Conan

[@tidebaldi8445]

I wonder if any body has ever watched every epidode

[@jaycemarshall9237]

I loved how everyone watching had no problem with it and were just bystanders that went along with anything that happened. They started off just watching the show as a part of their life and didn’t care that Truman was imprisoned, but then started to cheer Truman on when he was trying to escape, and all of them having nothing to do now now that the show is over.

[@obsidianobsen7531]

12:43 you say that christoph wants a grand finale and all he says is his classic line but i feel like a line like that is very cool to finish a world wide show

[@flattheyounger1028]

The thing is, after he leaves, he'll still have cameras in his face everyday. He'll never be able to have a private life, he'll be hounded by paparazzi and fans forever.

[@auhsojacosta1672]

Child slavery time

[@thedumbdog1964]

But he’ll have Lauren to help him

[@ChimeraMK]

@@thedumbdog1964 Lauren carries a 'protect Truman' bat to deal with the problem.

[@bobbuilder155]

@@ChimeraMK Lauren can't fight of the world

[@thevgmlover]

@@bobbuilder155 She can try. 🙂

[@ebdavies100]

The part where the wife advertises the cocoa makes me squirm rather than laugh. I can just believe that many people would really do this kind of thing if it assisted their (in this case acting) career.

[@samf.s.7731]

Welp, many actresses have been faced with the unfortunate situation of needing to sleep with someone to get a part. Some give in. This is a hypothetical example of what it's like to have one who's willing to "do anything" for the part. Of course, she's respected and admired for going that extra mile which is considered by many to be controversial, to say the least, and she was probably not the only one up for the job. People don't view her as an opportunistic sociopath, but as someone who's dedicated to her craft. She was molded into her role since childhood, that's actually pretty creepy to consider. Edit: She sleeps with Truman, a guy everyone is lying to, including herself. Not Christoph. Just FYI. Watch the damn movie.

[@ebdavies100]

@@samf.s.7731 Fascinating, yes, perhaps such people's lives are entire roles in themselves.

[@jenh6247]

She was literally willing to have a baby to fulfill her role

[@ebdavies100]

@@jenh6247 Incredible!

[@miovicdina7706]

Isn't this exactly what KZbinrs do?

[@kamilahbarraza4794]

This is the first video in years that i havent had to pause to take a break from or switch between tabs. It was never meant to be background noice and i appreciate how well put it was. Thank, ill be watching more videos from you.

[@flyhighb7]

Imagine being watched and listened to 24/7 without being aware of it then you start suspecting and it comes to your awareness that what you fear is true.

[@GippyHappy]

When Truman starts actually going crazy and holds his wife at knife point, the acting was so on point I felt like I was watching a horror thriller for a moment.

[@rosyfairi]

@@AK-tf3fc such a weird comment

[@harrys919]

@@AK-tf3fc the fuck?

[@deadaccount7303]

@@AK-tf3fc Are we getting wooshed

[@crimsonblood1173]

@@deadaccount7303 honestly I hope we're getting wooshed

[@abigailw7146]

@@AK-tf3fc oops you did an homophobia

[@rb8607]

Don't know I hated Truman's wife so much from start of her part... She was projected so dramatic and cunning.. that means actress has done wonderful job about her character in movie...

[@nickstheory6610]

Imagine playing a character that plays a character

[@LegoLoos2006]

She is great in Ozarks

[@DellSnooze]

@@LegoLoos2006 Yeah she plays a very similar character in that. She does the whole acting within acting thing to pull off that vibe of “fakeness” very well. I’ve always been fascinated by how well she manages to do it.

[@tomemeornottomeme1864]

@@DellSnooze It's a bizarre paradox that she does perfectly: the CHARACTER of the wife in the movie, as in the actress pretending to be Truman's wife, is actually not very good at staying in character. Years of being on the show have broken her and as shit starts to hit the fan, she is very clearly breaking character and messing up her script. To play the part of a character who is also playing a part, but poorly, is no small feat.

[@DellSnooze]

@@tomemeornottomeme1864 Brilliantly put 👌👌

[@garderay9994]

A video that took how I feel about The Truman Show and put it into more words than I could, even on my second watch. Thank you.