*THE TRUMAN SHOW* made me furious

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00:00 Intro
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[@jenmurrayxo]

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[@tomhoffman4330]

Have Recommended quite a few already, but I forgot to include this one: "Bruce Almighty!"👍

[@justinrichards7822]

The Number 23.

[@kevinlewallen4778]

Sorry if I repeat myself, but for you, Jen, The Mask, definitely. I'd put Liar Liar in second place.

[@mattwhorlow9900]

The other great Jim Carry film is Eternal Sunshine - definitely check that one out, and it makes an interesting companion piece to Truman Show,.

[@miller-joel]

True Man chose freedom in the end. How many people would choose the same? Or do they prefer to stay in their fantasy world?

[@Raptor213]

People have complained about how it just ends without showing what happens next, but i love the idea that Truman has been watched his entire life. When he escapes, people can't watch him anymore. Not even us. In the original script there WAS another scene set slightly in the future where he is living with Sylvia and the TV is on. He hears an announcement that they are starting a new show with a baby girl.

[@paulhammond6978]

I'd forgotten that was how it ended, but that really is the best ending - while he is in the show, you are always seeing the people watching him and talking about him, but when he leaves the show, that's it - he's not on camera any more, you just have to guess what might happen next.

[@BaconNuke]

That original script would ruin it I think.. like if Truman saw they were doing it again he would not stand for it.. and/or it would be the hollywood thing of setting up a sequel.. which probably would have to not be the same style because The Truman Show already did it.. so it'd be less unique and probably not as good.. Honestly the way I'd see it working is if they did only the "movie-y" shots for Truman show and save all the hidden camera and "real world" stuff as like a sequel/spin-off so if watch first one blind maybe you aren't told it's a show with-in a show and then not be ruined at how much of his life was controlled

[@imgonnatouchyouniceandslow]

I’ve never seen people complain about it. Maybe because all I’ve seen were KZbin reviews.

[@DeRockMedia]

i remember asking my dad this way back when it first came out, he made a similar answer and he loved the ending the way its shown...as a kid, i guess we just want to know everything, thats why i appreciate endings like this.

[@FF-tp7qs]

I can't imagine Truman would actually be able to live a normal life, everyone would know who he is wherever he goes unless he lives like a hermit

[@trinaq]

Jim Carrey should have been nominated for an Oscar for his understated performance as Truman. One of his best movies to date.

[@mcgilj1]

I would say.. The Mask really was a first taste of how great he could be.. When he's playing the more grounded Stanley.. I never just.. Maybe I saw it a bit before I could appreciate it but I never cared for Eternal Sunshine not necessarily that I disliked the actors as just not connecting with the film. But hope Jen checks out Man on the Moon although not sure how much she will care for it outside of not knowing about the real Andy.

[@danholmesfilm]

@@mcgilj1 every reactor needs to do man on the moon, so underrated and carrey should've won the oscar that year

[@joelwillems4081]

@@mcgilj1 Same about Eternal Sunshine. Never made it all the way through. I just skip around or at most watch parts and then change it. I'm a fan of, "Yes Man".

[@BDogg2023]

This was a well done movie, very topical at the time, but a lot of actors could have done it just as good, if not better. I feel like people swoon over Jim Carrey in this film just because it wasn’t his typical over the top comedy.

[@MrChristbait]

He should of been given one!

[@gavinlisk2292]

Some critics didnt like it at the time because they said it was unrealistic that the public would be so interested in someone else's life 24/7. Less than 2 years later Big Brother launched (in the UK) and reality TV was born. The Truman Show was way ahead of its time, great film, great reaction.

[@uosdwiSrdewoH]

Reality TV has existed for decades it just wasn't called that till the early 90's. The first true examples of reality TV are 'The Real World' (1992), and an Australian series called Sylvania Waters (also 1992) that followed a single family for 6 months. There were also documentaries like the Seven Up series. COPS, one of the longest running reality shows, started in 1989 under the same circumstances that created what became the modern reality boom. The Writers Guild strike. Truman Show isn't even the only movie about following a single person. ED TV is not as well regarded but is much closer to what reality shows became.

[@Cookiemunster779]

Let alone IRL streamers that just walk around town and do nothing.

[@iminumst7827]

And then the fish tank

[@joep1029]

They actually had two notable people that were broadcasting their lives back when the movie was made. Check out the wikipedia entry on lifestreaming and the subsection on lifecasting.

[@user-xn2dv8qw1i]

THIS TIMELINE SUCKS. Can I go home now? Lol

[@rorikodinnson1127]

There are some deleted scenes with Marlon that I wish they kept in. They directly imply that he hated lying to Truman and hated the way Truman was being treated. IIRC there was also mention either in the book or script that when Marlon was gone on trips he was actually in rehab because he couldn't cope with the lying and turned to substances to numb himself. It makes the fact that he has to constantly drink beer as part of an advertisement even more scummy.

[@colormedubious4747]

I've seen those scenes. They had severe pacing issues, so their deletion is understandable.

[@johnkelly90]

I almost think that, had they not deleted those scenes, it could be written in that Marlon knew Truman’s mental state would collapse, and was actually working with Silvia in order to convince Truman to leave… There is even a deleted scene that not only suggested that Truman knew… but outright confirmed it… in one scene he is looking directly into the camera when everyone is trying to find him.

[@janleonard3101]

Marlon was a child actor, so he would have been pushed into this by his parents, and what other life did he know? He's not completely innocent but I think he's less culpable than the ones who got into it as adults.

[@BeeWhistler]

Thing is, the movie already implies a lot of that. Marlon talks about being away for a while. He’s never as enthusiastic as some of the others and always feels more genuine. He says things didn’t work out the way any of them had hoped. And when he’s being fed lines by Cristoff you can tell he hates himself for saying them. What I don’t see people mention, that always seemed obvious to me, is that when he says, “Everyone would have to be in on it. I’d have to be in on it,” Truman seems to get the message. “Everyone is in on it. I am in on it.” Truman doesn’t look like he’s thinking, yeah, silly me, you’re right, I’m imagining things. He looks like a man who was just told his worst nightmare is true. I was right and even my best friend has been lying to me all my life. Well, a lot of it. Maybe he even recognizes that it means Marlon has been trapped, too. Some of these kids he grew up with must have grown up hoping for a different life and were stopped one way or another (versus his wife being brought in as a high class escort). Shoot, Marlon may even have been one of the babies who were competing to be born in time for the premier. He’s basically a slave.

[@stilettoswinger7404]

​@BeeWhistler I never thought about it like that.i like it and it makes sense

[@Unpainted_Huffhines]

You had the correct response to this film. Everybody thinks it's a light-hearted dramatic comedy, but it's actually a terrifying dystopian horror.

[@treetopjones737]

"Everybody" meaning SOME people.

[@walkir2662]

"dystopia" means unreachable, so...

[@Unpainted_Huffhines]

@@treetopjones737 obvious hyperbole, you know what I meant.

[@Unpainted_Huffhines]

@@walkir2662 Actually "dystopia" means "bad place". You're thinking of "utopia", which means "no place".

[@crankfastle8138]

Sorry but your hyperbole is misplaced. I don't know any adult that has watched this and missed that. ​@@Unpainted_Huffhines

[@juancarlosgonzales993]

"People accept the world with which they're presented" It's such a disturbing line.

[@WillsonT011]

Almost Like the matrix😮😮😮

[@DanielRichards644]

especially in current times with people believing all the media edited to create a narrative misinformation.

[@truthisparamount8992]

It's why we normally don't realize we're dreaming every night. Everything seems normal in the context we're presented with because clearly it's real, it's right there in front of us.

[@Uriel-Septim.]

it is all a big Puppet Show: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eHu9aqanq61smrs

[@taoist32]

Because it’s true. Who decided we all had to work? Who decided money was what we all wanted and needed? Who decided attaining material objects were the purpose of life?

[@VonBlade]

12:20 One of my favourite "details". They didn't give 'Marlon' enough stuff to actually stock the machine, so when Truman looks away he takes it all out and refills on a loop to buy time.

[@tremorsfan]

I always thought that was a continuity error.

[@davidwoolbright3675]

No. That was intentional.

[@jessecortez9449]

They intentionally didn't give him enough. If you watch older tv characters will often do the same thing but almost no one noticed because the audience was too enthralled with the story. The story was more important than the mundane actions of everyday life.

[@fleacythesheepgirl]

@@jessecortez9449The audience didn’t notice because there was no pause rewind. Nobody was pausing and watching movies frame by frame like a theorist watching a Kubrick film. So often in filmmaking there isn’t a deeper meaning, it was just like “do we have the shot? Yes ? Moving on” or “Nobody will notice”.

[@CrimsonMey]

​@@fleacythesheepgirl and back in the day it's much more difficult to "fix it in post"

[@lazyperfectionist1]

8:55 "They don't want me talking to you." "Then don't talk." 😊Whoo. Truman is a _smooth operator._

[@sithlordkaeyl21]

I always felt bad for Truman, because he’s been living this nice, quiet, “normal” life inside the dome, and when he leaves, he’s going to realize that he’s the most famous person on the planet with nearly everyone wanting to touch him, talk to him, get a picture with him, get his autograph, etc. I’m sure that would be so difficult for him to adjust to, and then after a while he’d be forgotten when the next “big thing” came along. But, I’d like to think that he’d move somewhere quiet with Sylvia, and not have to worry about everything.

[@RC-vk1oo]

He'd move to Fiji!

[@heynamu]

Just a thought but maybe the line with the two guys watching tv at the end saying "What else is on?" is kind of a hint that people will move on quickly

[@sithlordkaeyl21]

@@heynamu, well, I mean some people will definitely move on quickly, but there are certainly those that are super-addicted to the show, and I doubt that they’ll get over “losing” that part of their lives.

[@HARRi81_UK]

I've watched a number of Truman reactions but none with such sympathy and outrage. Thanks Jen.

[@mitchellmelkin4078]

@HARRi81_UK, Mary Cherry thought it was pretty horrifying, too, though she didn't articulate it as plainly.

[@Bollibompa]

What... Why?

[@j9lorna]

Sometimes, a movie comes along that becomes part of language to describe how you feel about your day. Groundhog day is one such descriptor and the Truman Show is another.

[@Ian-xx1xb]

As you mentioned groundhog day Jen's reaction to it is on her channel if you havnt seen it and it's a belter 👍

[@MarijnvdSterre]

I adhere to the theory that there were people who didn't think it was right, and that there was a group of people working towards letting Truman realize the truth. Most of the "errors" can be explained as sabotage. Rain that follows him? Must be programmed, the father didn't look like he would be able to get in himself without help to be smuggled in. Radio of the one car Truman drives switches to "control channel"? Light falling in the direct vicinity of him? If you ask me, sabotage just fits best.

[@EterPuralis]

Well, it's also an almost 40 year old studio structure, things break down.

[@atticstattic]

After Sylvia was fired, she joined "Free Truman", an activist group that aimed to cancel the show and have Truman released.

[@KingPleaseMusic]

this is interesting. Since Paul Giamatti's character seems to be in charge of a lot of the systems and is ultimately sympathetic to Truman, maybe he's the one who screwed up the rain and even intentionally let him sneak out of the basement.

[@atticstattic]

Yes, the woman he fell in love with joined the 'Free Truman' movement after she was fired.

[@duffman18]

You can literally see _IN_ _THIS_ _KZbin_ _VIDEO_ that in the film there are posters made by campaigners who do think the truman show is barbaric and should be ended, and Truman told the truth about it all. Pay attention.

[@DavidLopez-qi8hb]

21:38 He wasn't happy that his father was alive he was happy because there was nothing left to keep him on the island, he's no longer afraid of the water.

[@shinrapresident7010]

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[@SilentBob731]

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[@SteveSwags]

What are you talking about? Who are you talking to?

[@treetopjones737]

The sponsor won't be happy that Jen forgot to hold up the product.

[@Sal-gh1se]

@@treetopjones737 To be fair, they never gave her an opportunity to break out the Bollinger.

[@ermagerd8306]

The bus driver did know how to drive the bus as that was his role, but he was instructed to break it so Truman wouldn’t realize they can’t leave the city. He honestly felt bad for Truman looking at him in the mirror, and I’m sure he could’ve gotten the boat to move at least, but he pretended to not know and broke the boat intentionally so they couldn’t chase Truman. He was on Truman’s side.

[@Raptor213]

There are some very cool subtle hints that things aren't what they seem. two examples: The actors can be seen taking vitamin D pills because they aren't exposed to sunlight. When Truman visits Marlon while he's stocking the vending machine, it wasn't planned, so Marlon didn't have enough candy with him to do the job. When Truman looks away, Marlon removes candy from the machine so he can continue working while Truman is there.

[@ZoahLord]

Watched this in the cinema in the UK. All the movie flyers were styled as campaign flyers, with each screening as a sit-in protest against Truman's effective involuntary servitude

[@purcascade]

That is so interesting!

[@oldsoul3539]

A campaign transparently held to make profit out of the public, but one where the public are aware that the protest is fake and aware that the guy at the centre of it is really a paid actor pretending to be oppressed for the camera. That's the closest thing to an honest political campaign I've ever heard of.

[@GodlessScummer]

Yeah I remember that. I'm from the UK too and saw this at the cinema when it came out. Those flyers were a bit of marketing genius.

[@captainchaos3667]

"Cue the Sun" - one of the most epic lines.

[@SunnyIntervalsORG]

It's like saying "Let there be light!" Cristof thinks he's a god!

[@theredshirtbrowncoat423]

I work in a Behavioral Health Hospital and the first week I was there I was introduced to a psychotic patient who thought his life was the Truman Show. Thought everything revolved around him and that news reports and TV shows were catered to him. Thought the actual Truman Show movie was a farce made to be an inside joke for fans of his “real” show. It was wild. This movie obviously makes me think of him!

[@lackingcapacity]

I used to suffer from this. Hyper vigilance causing you to see patterns and things where there aren’t any, it was awful.

[@aureliafox2924]

I “suspect” it’s actually more common than it seems… most wouldn’t admit that they’ve felt or sensed reality to be more “personal” and ordered than random or chaotic. By far. I believe this is exactly why the Truman show strikes such a deep nerve.

[@carlazaz1690]

What's cool is when the boat crashes into the wall, the sky background is all smooth and real-looking. Then when they cut to it again, there are seams visible.

[@angelohernandez6060]

Never thought anyone could be so sweet being furious.

[@dsembr]

24:50 "I did hear Philip Glass did some of the score of this." Cut to a wide shot showing Philip Glass in the movie playing his score.

[@corygasparich]

"For the world is hollow, and I have touched the sky" ST-TOS third season.

[@TroyConvers5000]

Also the Orville episode 'If the Stars Should Appear'.

[@Dillpicks95]

“In case I don’t see ya….Good afternoon, good evening, and good night.”

[@juancarlosgonzales993]

That greeting was instilled in him because he was seeing it all over the world.

[@Serai3]

One of, if not the, best closing lines of any film.

[@daerdevvyl4314]

I would have preferred it if he had just told the director to go fuck himself.

[@darktrooper2099]

*And.......good riddance.* 😉👍

[@jkhoover]

​@@Serai3This is my favorite... "The world is a fine place and worth fighting for." “I agree with the second part,"

[@rextside]

One of my favorite reactions on the channel. For one thing you were on it from minute 1 (so many people seem lost for the first 1/2 of the movie). You also made the connection that 99.7% of reality tv has come after this movie, which is something I feel like people completely take for granted. All the emotional beats in the movie hit so hard, rewatching with your reaction was like seeing the movie for the first time, again. Really enjoyed this.

[@DrknssRules1]

One of my favorite details in this movie is the music. All of the music is public domain classical music, because they would have to pay royalties for Truman to listen to literally any other music.

[@mohammedashian8094]

When he reunited with his “father” it looks as if it’s a heartfelt scene to the audience but to Truman it’s where his suspicions are confirmed that all of it is fake. His father just HAPPENS to be alive out of nowhere.

[@kevinlewallen4778]

Jen, your anger is perfect! SO much to think about with this film! Ed Harris is such a deceitful puppetmaster, yet he has convinced himself he's treating Truman well! Time to watch your reaction again!

[@mitchellmelkin4078]

@kevinlewallen4778, And, though not real, as the person pulling the strings in A Beautiful Mind.

[@crankfastle8138]

Ed Harris didn't do anything. His character on the other hand was monster.

[@kevinlewallen4778]

@@crankfastle8138 Yes, yes, of course, but I couldn't think of the character name when I wrote this comment. :)

[@crankfastle8138]

@@kevinlewallen4778 "ed harris' character"

[@mitchellmelkin4078]

@@crankfastle8138 , The performance was nothing? Really? So, you're saying ANY actor would've portrayed the character just as effectively?

[@jayvee9456]

That scene at the end with Truman pounding the barrier walls crying out and breaking down with the powerful musical score in the background... phenomenal🏆💯

[@artistjoh]

Peter Weir is one of the greatest Australian director's ever. His fims, like this and Dead Poets Society are always captivating and unforgettable. He is an incredible storyteller.

[@Grundelwanderer]

Not to take away his being an Australian, but Peter Weir is one of the greatest directors, period.

[@artistjoh]

@@Grundelwanderer You are not wrong about that.

[@lawrencewestby9229]

I like the commentary at the end in regards the show's audience, i.e. us, the general viewing public. They've been wrapped up in the show for years and years, watching Truman live his life and they all celebrate when Truman finally gets out and the show ends. What is the reaction? "What else is on?"

[@jerodast]

I like that everyone is rooting for him and happy for him to get his ending. We may hang on to every word of a show, but really we just want it to end well haha. Don't drag it out 10 seasons, lazy executives!

[@One.Zero.One101]

Yeah so many reactors miss that. The film is not only a critique of reality shows and morally bankrupt corporations, it's also a critique of the audience. They made this the number 1 TV show in the world. By patronizing the show, they are complicit in the adoption and imprisonment of a baby by a corporation. They never cared for Truman, they were only cheering because they got caught up in the climax.

[@danhenry8163]

It's actually a real life mental disorder where some people thinks that their life is one big reality television show like a Truman Show.

[@paulinerobertson6836]

God that's sad 😢

[@crankfastle8138]

Literally called "The Truman Show Delusion"

[@allenporter6586]

Ed Harris can play such a mean SOB, just like WestWorld.

[@handfuloftrains4781]

"I am the Creator . . . of a television show." Great reaction, Jen!

[@bigdream_dreambig]

I love that pause.

[@jerodast]

In the movie he pauses for a quarter of a breath, but in my head he pauses for like 5 seconds haha.

[@cyberingcatgirls7069]

In the last year or two I've watched several reactors inexplicably not understand what's happening in this film. It's kind of a relief to see somebody get it from the start for a change.

[@CarolinaCharles777]

There was a show called The Joe Schmo Show, a fake reality show in which everyone was an actor, except one guy. It was pretty interesting.

[@tjwolfe2010]

Similar concept in the show jury duty more recently

[@samuelvincent557]

I saw that. There was an episode where the actors had a, kind of, revolt because they didn't like how they were manipulating the main guy. Granted, that could have been staged, but it was one of the only reality shows I ever was interested in enough to watch a whole season of. Season 2 sucked and bombed badly.

[@override367]

@@samuelvincent557 nope it was legit, the studios' plan was to basically torture the guy emotionally but it backfired hard with the audience and with the actors, so they did what they could to make the backfire "content"

[@user-ue5mv3qq1b]

That show had Kristen Wiig and Rickety Cricket in it.

[@lainwakura]

the scene of him at the end banging against the wall, after learning he was right the entire time, is the most heartbreaking scene in this whole movie.

[@toniheikkila5607]

"Do it!" That was amazing moment of acting from Giamatti, having to refuse, even his low morality coming to a point.

[@kinokind293]

As others have said, "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" is the greatest Jim Carrey performance. It's even more serious than this (and more devastating), and is his (and Kate Winslet's) magnum opus. Essential viewing. Also, the music over the last scenes was obviously the king of arpeggios, Philip Glass.

[@markreed392]

I've always wondered about the aftermath of the movie, the lawsuits, the prison time and decades of therapy

[@mallninja9805]

If their dystopia is anything like ours, the only person who _might_ face jail time would be Truman himself. Probably for breach of contract.

[@Merchantic]

@@mallninja9805 he was born into it. He probably never signed any paperwork. In that case, this was abuse and slave labor for corporate profit.

[@d.-_-.b]

TIL Jen gets "Goosebumps of injustice!"

[@Ryecrash617]

I can only imagine the animosity Truman could have towards everyone he once loved and how that could make him heartless after the events of this film.

[@primemover1416]

I've always wondered how the Truman character would have adapted to the negatives and ugliness of the actual world. Thinking that would take some time to get used to.

[@PhilBagels]

He'd sue everyone: Christof, the network, the sponsors - all complicit in his enslavement. All profiting from it. He'd hate every viewer: All watching him being manipulated and lied to, like ancient Romans watching gladiators fight to the death. Almost no one objecting to the pure evil of it. And the government doing nothing about it. The Truman Show has been listed as a comedy, but it's not. It's a horror movie.

[@walkir2662]

@@PhilBagels Yeah, that end is a few cases of attempted murder.

[@mitchellmelkin4078]

​@@PhilBagels, He may very well have been unable to bring legal action, however, given his status of being the property of the corporation that was behind the whole enterprise.

[@PhilBagels]

@@mitchellmelkin4078 Assuming slavery is still abolished in this country, a corporation cannot own a person as "property".

[@conchfritters01]

The end of the movie always brings a tear to my eye, when she’s running down the stairs putting her coat on, huge happy smile on her face.

[@WillsonT011]

I seen plenty of reactions to this movie here on YT, And I believe you are the first to understand the crossing of the fingers🤞

[@kevinlewallen4778]

Whenever Truman gets an itch, they send in the buddy with a six-pack of sedative beer.

[@Serai3]

"He's getting inconvenient. Let's sedate him."

[@kevinlewallen4778]

@@Serai3 Exactly.

[@PhilBagels]

Yep. It's a full-on horror movie, without the violence.

[@PauloHernandezXD]

@@Serai3Me IRL lol :3

[@joebond8214]

"Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" on the Jim Carey list

[@angelohernandez6060]

Yes, also a great film! My two favorite Jim Carey films are not his comedic ones. I find his comedy juvenile and too silly for my taste. But this film and Eternal Sunshine show that he has serious acting skills.

[@bigdream_dreambig]

@@angelohernandez6060 I agree. The Mask and Liar, Liar are the only two comedies of his I've really enjoyed.

[@ronfehr7899]

Had Christoff convinced Truman to stay, the show would not have been the same anyway. How could Truman still display genuine emotions, knowing what he now knew? It would basically be just acting for the camera.

[@The-Secret-Door]

In case I can't watch this 'til later - Good morning, good afternoon and goodnight!

[@Ian-xx1xb]

Such a good movie this infuriating yes , scary concept yes , manipulative yes but wonderfully acted and very heartfelt . Pretty much everyone is rooting for Truman and it's fascinating watching him slowly figuring out things 🙌 I'm so happy you enjoyed this Jen even if it did make you mad at times 🙂 I hope now you go down the Jim Carrey rabbit hole and watch ace Ventura , the cable guy , yes man , the mask , liar liar and all the others no doubt will be recommended to you 👍

[@rowanmayfair9249]

Perfectly said.

[@jamespfp]

0:56 -- RE: Day 10,909 ; Basic Arithmetic time. 4 years has exactly 1461 days; 7 cycles of 4 years = 10,227 days, 28 years. He's a shade under 30, 48 days before his birthday.

[@dwightgruber8308]

Possibly the only Reactor on the internet who would know about Philip Glass. I'm pleased and astonished.

[@mitchellmelkin4078]

@dwightgruber8308, Others might know him, but simply are paying less attention to the score than the visuals and dialogue, and also just don't recognize him when he's briefly on-screen.

[@kevinlewallen4778]

The Jen I've gotten to know is a bright, inquisitive lady, whose lifetime of curiosity has led her to familiarity with a great deal. Nothing she knows about surprises me, it just makes me smile.

[@Serai3]

This film contains an excellent example of what I call The Weir Moment. In every one of Peter Weir's films, there comes a moment when the main character experiences something emotionally devastating, and the audience is _not allowed to see it._ Usually it's filmed from behind; in this one, it's the moment when Truman's boat hits the wall, and he realizes everything in his life is a lie. He screams and sobs and slams the wall, but his face is not visible to us until he turns around. You'll find a moment like that in every Weir film; it's his signature trope. It encapsulates his subtle, lyrical style, and it displays an unusually sensitive treatment of the characters in his film because it shows how Weir treats them with the same level of respect for them and their privacy that he would show to any real life person. (Another film of his that I think you'd really like is _Witness,_ from 1985, starring Harrison Ford and Kelly McGillis. A really gorgeous film, with a soundtrack by Maurice Jarre, another master of film soundtracks. Harrison gets _two_ Weir Moments in that one.)

[@vincelang3779]

With every year that passes WITNESS gets better, and better, and better. It's the Benjamin Button of movies!

[@stevenlowe3026]

@@vincelang3779 Peter Weir is a brilliant director. He missed out on an Oscar for Master and Commander (a superb movie) only because he was up against The Lord of the Rings. But he also made many equally brilliant movies - 'The Year of Living Dangerously', 'Picnic at Hanging Rock', 'Dead Poets' Society', 'Gallipoli'

[@vincelang3779]

@@stevenlowe3026 There is something to be said when a film like DEAD POETS is a minor effort! It's not as low on the totem pole as say, GREEN CARD, but it's below something like LIVING DANGEROUSLY. He's made MANY amazing movies and no stinkers is what I'm trying to circuitously say! . . .

[@gemstonegynoid7475]

Indeed the screams and banging are silent, so we wish it was louder. As that is what Truman is feeling, he's screaming and hitting the wall as loud as he can but it's not enough for what he's feeling.

[@llaauuddrruupp]

I'm impressed with how you immediately understood everything that was happening.

[@jean-marclariviere7618]

Jen mentioning Philip Glass, and that amazing and one of her best react, Jen is the best...Jen you are such an incredible person, ...you have no clue...

[@TroyConvers5000]

Jen, Koyaasinqatsi is another breathtaking Glass soundtrack.

[@bustedsim]

This movie presents the end as a happy ending. But, the whole story was Truman realizing he was not just an average, everyday guy, but the center of a world-wide plot where everyone knew him and tried to keep him on a certain life path. And then he escapes. Into what? A world where he is not just an average, everyday guy, but where he is a star, everyone knows him, or thinks they know him (parasocial) and he is the center of many people's lives, people, fans, who will keep him on his life path. Apart from the girl, who he barely knows and has been infatuated with, putting on a pedestal for years, what happiness awaits him in the real world? This is a good movie commenting on our relationship with TV, but I am just as curious in what a sequel would have to say about celebrity.

[@mitchellmelkin4078]

@bustedsim, Frankly, I wouldn't want a sequel OR remake to be undertaken.

[@stephenlackey5852]

That scene at the end with Truman smashing with his fists at the walls of his own reality…🥺 And the score over it- *dear lord*

[@cinecois]

In one of my Film Studies class (decades ago) I picked The Truman Show for my final dissertation. What a great movie. And so fun to revisit it thru your eyes years later.

[@ZachBonnell]

They used Philip Glass' Powaqqatsi soundtrack for this movie when Truman realizes what's going on. The Qatsi trilogy and Philip Glass' work is amazing.

[@flashraziel]

It's from Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

[@TroyConvers5000]

Koyaasinqatsi is another amazing Glass soundtrack.

[@coffeeveins]

While some of the music is recycled from other works, there are a lot of original pieces written just for the movie. It’s a shame it was deemed ineligible for an academy award nomination for music score because not every track for written specifically for that movie. They would never disqualify a movie that happened to use a few Mozart or Beethoven tracks along with the original score. But because they used 4 or 5 Philip Glass tracks from other works, they refused to recognize the incredible music that WAS originally written for The Truman Show(apparently they didn’t believe members of the academy could separate the reused music from the original scoring when judging and might affect their judgment by hearing both as a whole. I disagree. But what do I know? 🤷‍♂️🤨). Personally I would have loved to see it nominated, even if only the Burkhard Dallwitz tracks were eligible. It would still hurt(half the Philip Glass tracks were reused, but not all. I ADORE tracks like “Dreaming of Fiji”, “Truman Sleeps”, and “Raising the Sail”), but it would be something at least.

[@greggfla]

You HAVE to watch, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. You'll really see the scope of Jim's acting ability in this film. Also stars Kate Winslet. Drama, romance, sci-fi, I think you'd enjoy this one a lot.

[@chriskola3822]

In 2003 there was a show called "The Joe Schmoe Show". It was very similar to this (although not as extreme obviously). It was set up as a reality tv show but everyone except for "Matt" was an actor. I"ll be honest, it was absolutely hilarious seeing him try to wrap his head around stuff that happened completely unaware that everyone was in on the gag. The final episode when everything was revealed the poor guy almost had a mental breakdown. I can still remember the tone of his voice when he said, "What is going on?!?" I don't like how much I enjoyed the show and I do think it was a very smart concept but it certainly is a warning about the depths we will go for "entertainment"

[@ronfehr7899]

Marlon being out of school for a month due to illness was probably a lie. It was likely an opportunity to recast his character, considering the actor would have been a child, and wouldn't be available at all hours. It makes one wonder if this occurred more than once.

[@mrcritical6751]

According to deleted scenes it was because Marlon’s actor had to go to rehab. He started doing substances to try and cope with lying to Truman all the time

[@juandesalgado]

On a similar subject to this movie, you may want to try "Wag the dog", directed by Barry Levinson, who also directed "Rain man" and "Good morning Vietnam". The movie was co-written by playwright David Mamet.

[@treetopjones737]

WtD - W. Bush's Halliburton war mirrored it.

[@positivelynegative9149]

Jen not paying attention to the music?! 🤯 Inconceivable!

[@jkhoover]

"Oh, you're too late. There's really nothing left to explore."

[@DerekMoore82]

Kind of true though.

[@dre3k78]

@@DerekMoore82 Sure someone else might have been there prior but If you haven't seen it personally it might as well be unexplored.

[@DerekMoore82]

@@dre3k78 There is definitely some wisdom to that perspective.

[@LordEagle]

Your anger tells me that you're,,,,NORMAL!!!! 👍👍👍💥😎

[@tgriffin8179]

So glad you mentioned the score…beautiful. Great react- thank you!

[@paulinerobertson6836]

It really is! 👐

[@trinaq]

I just realised that the name of the town is Seahaven, or C Haven, as in Christoff, the show's creator's, haven. The fact that there's a map of the world behind him, cementing him as a "God" of this universe, is no accident.

[@bjam27]

"I am the Creator... Of a television show"

[@primemover1416]

Truman = True Man Christoff = Christ (off) Even the last name Burbank being near Hollywood.

[@vXSpikeXv]

Stretch

[@AzguardMike]

Samwise: REEEEEEACH!!!!!

[@jamiethomas3122]

This scenario is what nightmares are made of

[@PhilBagels]

It's a horror movie.

[@jamiethomas3122]

@@PhilBagels Yup, a terrifying one at that

[@lordwalker71]

I think you are one of the first reactors to notice the cameras so soon and knew what they light was. I read that even Truman’s and his friends vehicles were ads because Ford had not come out with that generation of Ford Taurus and ford Ranger yet.

[@JeiCos]

This movie is a masterpiece. Here's a few things you might not have noticed. Or at least you didn't mention them, so I don't know if you noticed them 1) Almost all of the music in the movie is classical music, because it's past copyright, meaning tv shows are allowed to use it without paying licensing fees. The only time it's not classical, it's still clearly copyright free music. 2) all of the background people, just do things in a loop, or aren't actually doing the thing it looks like. for example, in shots outside, you can see people sweeping up the streets, but the brooms never actually touch the ground. EVERY single person doing something like that, doe it this way. 3) When he starts freaking out and trying to figure out whats going on, the scene where he goes to see Marlon, his best friend, while he's at the store stocking a vending machine, and the camera is from inside the machine itself, when Truman isn't looking directly at Marlon and what he's doing, Marlon takes out some candy to make it so he's still working so the camera doesn't have to change. Because he keeps removing and restocking candy, they can stay in that same spot for the whole conversation. 4) When Truman went to the travel agent's office, she still had her makeup bib on, and had to quickly remove it, because they weren't expecting him to go there, so they had to get someone there asap. Honestly, this isn't nearly as obvious because this could be anything, like forgot to remove a napkin after eating food, or even just someone doing their makeup at work in general, so that one wouldn't be as obvious of a "mishap" for him to discover, but the actual reason for it, is part of it.

[@arraymac227]

That is Philip Glass at the piano, while Truman sleeps. That was so cool to see.

[@XanderWhat]

Yep, some of the music is by Philip Glass, it from his score from the film Powaqqatsi. If I'm not mistaken, when you see the keyboard player, that actually is Philip Glass!

[@rdyer8764]

I absolutely loved how deeply you felt into this! It was always just a curiosity to me. I loved the depth that you got into it. Your reaction made me think about so much of what you said. Thx!

[@trulybtd5396]

The attention to detail in this movie is astonishing. My favorite is that when they drive out of town, the trees become less and less naturally spread out. At the end they are in a perfectly even factory planted grid, something that would not be visible from the distance the show is filmed. Edit: and the travel agent they didn't have time to take the make up napkin off

[@stormingelysium1996]

When the moon started, it reminded me of the orchestration in the old British TV show, The Prisoner.

[@jkhoover]

EdTV, with Matthew McConaughey and directed by Ron Howard, came out at the same time, and is a different take on the same idea. I haven't seen anyone react to it. I think it would be a good reaction.

[@stackels97]

Yesss! I never hear anyone talk about that movie. It'd be such a fun one for reactors.

[@jkhoover]

​@@stackels97RomComish... Or a comedy with a love interest?

[@some_dude933]

I actually love the ending. People were upset about it because we never see what happens when Truman is out in the actual world. I love the ending because we dont know. Will he find his actual true love? Will he go to Fiji? Maybe he gets his own place. Or maybe he just waits to blend in with the crowd without people looking at him or anticipating his next moment. It's truly an interesting thing and deeply wonderful to imagine for ourselves of what a man could do without us watching even though he has been watched all his life

[@imajinallthepurple]

The Truman Show is in my top three movies of all time. It evokes so many thoughts and discussions on ethics, technology and humanity. And Jim Carrey shines in this performance of a lifetime. It's a crime he wasn't recognised more for this role. One thing I wish they'd have included in the movie though: A deleted scene of Marlon actually finding Truman during the manhunt, locking eyes with him while tearing up and then continuing the search like he hasn't seen him. The guilt and regret shown in that scene would've been a nice love letter to the good side of human nature and should've been included IMO. Only reason it's not my number one movie.

[@robertritchie8829]

I think about this film every now and then when coincidences and weird stuff happens in life. Loved Jim in this one using his energy in a slightly more serious tone. Understand your frustration with this one Jen. Brill reaction as always!!!

[@realisticphish]

I am eternally grateful because I think you are the very first reactor to understand the crossed finger thing. Is it regional? Generational? So much confusion on that point!

[@sammylane21]

From that height, that light lamp could have killed Truman instantly.

[@ashleywetherall]

For me this was the perfect film to really show case Carey's talent. Peter Weir is probably the most intelligent English speaking director of our generation. Although not all his films have been box office gold, they are all classics. He really trust his audience.

[@seanmonahan]

I love this movie, and I loved your reaction. You picked up on everything right away. Also, you're one of so very few reactors who knows what crossed fingers means.

[@DanielSSilva-616-]

The Majestic is another of his serious movies which is pretty damn good but, unfortunately, pretty much forgotten.

[@andrewneese6484]

The Majestic is criminally underrated. Jim Carey in that movie as well

[@YukonWilleh]

Love that movie

[@christophercrane9540]

One of my all-time favorite movies. As mindblowing as it remains, when it came out, it was so profound and mind-breaking.

[@lionspawfilmandphoto]

It's great you're digging this movie. It's one of my true favorites. It makes me so furious how they manipulated everything in his life, and his freedom is so perfect.

[@zmarko]

This is such an amazing movie. It also gets better with multiple views l, as you notice more and more little subtleties to what's going on. So well done.

[@jeremygeorgia4943]

You are a very perceptive reviewer. This was very much reality TV, before reality TV became a thing. There were shows, like COPS, in the 90's. However, the soap opera Sims style reality shows really weren't a big thing, until Big Brother. This shows how isolated an elite class, even with the best intentions can become so out of touch with reality and even basic humanity. Truman was experiencing the show. It was his entire life. To his peers, it was far more clinical. Imagine losing touch with reality so much, that compassion is your job, and when things get REALLY tough, you just back out of your contract & quit. (Emotional breakdowns are SO unprofessional ) When watching this reaction, I experienced it on a much deeper level this time. You were very into this film, and I was really able to empathize with Truman, as you reacted to his plight. The story has always been tragic, but it has also been a while since I've seen it. It's a bit easy, over time, to develop Cliff Note memories & condense it down to its basic elements. If you've grown up with Jim Carey, with Ace Ventura, Bruce Almighty, Mask, and of course In Living Color, you grow to expect certain things from Jim Carrey movies. This film shows a whole 'nother angle on JC's acting abilities. If you'd like to see another film, that shows Jim Carey in a serious role, I would suggest "The Majestic". I truly appreciate this reaction, and I think it's one of your best. It wasn't just a detailed analysis of the film. It was a truly heart felt emotional response to the events happening to Truman. The emotions were true, man.

[@PhilBagels]

MTV had done several seasons of "The Real World" as far back as 1992.

[@joshuaaaronfinn3212]

You're so wise Jen! When I saw this movie years and years ago I didn't think about the exploitation right up front I was just thinking about the entertainment value. Thank you for your take on these movies and shows! It's like watching them all over again for the first time. 😊

[@kdub3871]

"Man on the Moon" is still my favorite of his dramatic roles even though it was based on a real life comedian. Such a dynamic entertainer going back to his intro to tv on In Living Color as "Fire Marshall Bill." I hope that it's not true that somewhere along the line of his career he was "blackballed" in Hollywood. He should've won an Oscar so many different times.👏🏾

[@Wannabe_Baby]

I think this is the angriest I've ever seen Jen at a movie. Maybe the very end of "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" but that was just one moment, this was prolonged anger.

[@rumham7466]

“The Real World” came out in 1992 but I think it was the one of its kind for some time.

[@markhamstra1083]

Not really. _The Real World_ was very similar to _Nummer 28,_ which started a year earlier on Dutch television. Similarly, _Expedition Robinson_ started in Sweden in 1997, and then was even more directly duplicated in several other countries as _Survivor._ Reality tv was a thing in Europe in the 1990s, and Jen’s “reality tv didn’t really get started until the 2000s” is a bit off. There was a second wave of reality shows in the 2000s after the reality shows that started in the 1990s saw a decline in viewership, which led some to prematurely conclude that reality tv had run its course. In any event, reality tv was a well-established concept by the time _The Truman Show_ came out with its tale of pushing that concept to the extreme.

[@Mastarfiin]

Yet another AWESOME reaction to a great movie!! Thank you for allowing us to experience your first watch reactions with you!! :)

[@thomastaylor1575]

The fans are complicit and completely get away with it by cheering him on to leave. If they didn't watch it in the first place, it would not be on air.

[@mallninja9805]

Might as well complain that water is wet. Humans aren't gonna stop being human.

[@ashbysmith1723]

This truly one of your best reactions ever, especially your post film analysis. This film is so deep and prescient, and you were spot on in your reaction. Thank you for bringing some real depth to these reactions and real sense of understanding. This is why you are the best.

[@kevinsieg2076]

What an interesting concept for a film. It reminds me of the work of the screenwriter Charlie Kaufman, like Being John Malkovich, Adaptation, and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (which also starred Jim Carrey). Please react to those movies. Great reaction as always. Have a nice day.

[@wadegarrett2376]

This opened my eyes to Jim Carey's talent. And then he does Man on the Moon after this and that performance was unreal too. Love Jim

[@ReezeGoingSenseless]

Not being in the greatest of mental health and seeing this Movie is something else. I can scarcely imagine how Truman would feel in reality.

[@mostaley5049]

Great reaction Jen . I remember when this movie was released in the theaters my roommate and his girlfriend went to see it and they were offended like you about the concept. Good movie, great reaction. 😊👏🥰