What a powerful movie! FIRST TIME WATCHING THE TRUMAN SHOW (1998)! Movie reaction!

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The Truman show is a movie I've wanted to watch for a long time already. This movie was absolutely amazing! I feel like it's filled with so many important questions that are still super relevant to this day.
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[@luiscaetano6184]

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.

[@CChissel]

How it’s meant to be.

[@Logan_Baron]

And it doesn't matter. He is free now. He can do ANYTHING he chooses. To script out what he does after that takes away some of the power of that.

[@pooteeweet7848]

That's ruined by the movie showing us the audience and the producers

[@MovieswithMary]

In case I don't see ya, good afternoon, good evening and goodnight :)

[@theprecisioncreator6208]

hahaha ;)

[@alexstorr5511]

Great reaction and yes I was blown away just the same the first time I watched it. This film came before any show like Big Brother, so the concept was amazing. Really glad you enjoyed it.

[@m2c_tave689]

Hi Mari, a TV series you should really react to is "His Dark Materials" its right up your wheel house. You will LOVE, LOVE ❤️ it.

[@m2c_tave689]

Hey Mari. You should also check out, "True Detective" season 1 & season 3. One of the best crime drama tv series ever made.

[@ericy4522]

Love your reaction to this movie!. Another great film by the same writer Andrew Niccol, with very deep relevance to the present day is Gattaca (which Andrew Niccol also got to direct). And if you want another Jim Carey film that makes you think, and is charming & clever, try Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, directed by Michel Gondry.

[@auntdeen6314]

Two things I remember from seeing this in the theater: 1. I walked out feeling like there were cameras watching everything I did 2. I was disappointed in the ending. I wanted to see Truman reunite with Sylvia. I wanted to see him face his “parents” and his “best friend” so they’d have to look him in the eye. But the more I thought about it, I realized it’s the perfect ending. Once Truman steps through that door, we don’t get to see him anymore. He’s off camera.

[@Simple1Jack]

I remember walking out and my friends just saying “Ugh, that was boring” and I thought they were crazy.

[@auntdeen6314]

@@Simple1Jack - !!!

[@neil2444]

Fun fact, they named the Truman Show Delusion after this film. It's where a person believes they're the center of everything in some staged reality show.

[@finris1]

Fun fact. The original intent of the studio was to have the screen in theaters switch over to a camera watching the audience, to really freak them out.

[@auntdeen6314]

@@finris1 😂

[@luiscaetano6184]

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

[@Blobby3822]

Ok, my brain just blew out! ;)

[@3DJapan]

Invalid if they named him something unusual, like a Chinese name or something. If everyone he met acted like it was normal he would never know it wasn't.

[@nathanadler8316]

And Burbank is the name of the movie studio where they filmed.

[@markcastellanet9672]

I'm glad you made that connection. Its funny when we make obvious connections. This is has happened to me before where something is almost too obvious that I can't see it until later.

[@themidsouthcyclist8880]

I never caught that....thanks!

[@unclelink]

I don't know why people think the photo thing was creepy. Dude just trying not to forget her face, that's all. Forgetting someone you love is really painful.

[@Fibonaccisghost]

Absolutely. He was in a cage.

[@LandofBrickForests]

@@jscan4442 Yeah, the human face is a very complex structure by itself. It makes sense that he had to take parts from so many pictures to get the specific resemblance to someone could not/didn't want to forget.

[@spirrows4885]

Another reason Mari has to react to The Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind !!

[@davewolf6256]

Lol, it's like, compared to his circumstances in life, can you really say the life he lives is any less creepy? The things that are done to him every day of his life? He is innocent by comparison, and by a margin not even close.

[@thenewhope8171]

i've never heard of it beeing creepy

[@IanJenn356094]

I love the fact that you don't get to see what happens to him when he leaves. As with the show, he no longer is the subject of the audience's entertainment and so his life becomes private for the first time in his life.

[@tomyoung9049]

agree, it gives us a little let down. Not seeing them reunited and such. But, for the first time in his entire life. His life is his own.

[@3DJapan]

Aside from all the paparazzi following him around.

[@tarzapopohead]

Do you think Truman would have an Instagram, KZbin and twitter account to still stay in touch with his fans?

[@peadarruane6582]

@Wicker 2 like Fiji lol

[@runshouse]

"Imagine finding out no one in your life loved you." Well, you made me reflect on this film in a whole new way. You have a good heart.

[@garyclarke9685]

Yeah still I'm sure some of those actors formed a strong bond with Truman like his best friend I mean all people have feeling & emotion & can sometimes win over how your supposed to behave. In films many actors have actually admitted that during a scene they wasn't acting they were being themselves for example they might be genuinely scared.

[@warmmilk9480]

I mean it was the whole point of the movie. Well... sort of. And agency in our lives.

[@neonmajora8454]

@@garyclarke9685 I didn't pick up on this the first time watching but there's a lot of bits where crew members voices waver and they look like they're tearing up, 2 cases I noticed were with Truman's friend when he said he'd never lie to him and the people in the observation room where they were creating the storm to attack Truman's boat. Those subtle details are pretty cool

[@NoPowerintheVerse]

I always wondered about the dad. The director said he was upset about being killed off and snuck back onto the set. I felt like maybe it wasn’t so much about losing the gig as having to leave Truman, like he had grown to genuinely care for the kid.

[@Jupiter-T]

@@neonmajora8454 I don't think there's an absence of care for Truman. But no matter what sort of bond they have with Truman, the fact that they're TV show actors twists it into something barely even resembling love. There's a difference between forging a bond with someone and genuinely caring about them enough to ACTUALLY not lie to them about being watched and trapped. Anyone who'd love Truman enough to treat him like a human being wouldn't have been capable of staying on the show that long.

[@Pink.andahalf]

This movie came out right before Reality TV became popular. I imagine the screenwriter for this movie thinking, "it wasn't supposed to be a how to manual".

[@iamstevec1656]

reality tv was around befoe this. I remember a show in the 70's called "An American Family".

[@zarquondam]

"Shock Treatment" came out even earlier (1981).

[@faolon9343]

MTV had "The Real World" since 92. 6 years before this movie was released.

[@cydrych]

@@faolon9343 came to say that. Real World was massively popular.

[@dwaneanderson8039]

Reality TV was already big. That was exactly the reason this movie was made. It was inspired by reality TV.

[@lazyatthedisco]

Jim Carrey got robbed of an Oscar nomination at least for this movie.

[@0ptimuscrime]

This and eternal sunshine

[@jonisilk]

This was the first time I realised that Jim Carrey actually had some dramatic acting chops (I was never a big fan of his comedies) and I was so glad to see him doing more dramatic roles in the years that followed, with Man in the Moon among others.

[@pistonburner6448]

His butt should've won the supporting actor Oscar for its performance on Ace Ventura

[@jamezmcc]

The moment Truman finally realises his entire life was a lie is just so sad 😢 Jim Carrey was so good in this film.

[@Richard_Ashton]

It's an Oscar winning performance by an actor who shows he's not just a manic / comedy type.

[@cherimiss7983]

At least this film had a following, even if it wasn't large. He did an even better job in the even more underrated film The Majestic.

[@kylemendoza8860]

He knew all along deep down. The end is when it was finally confirmed. Not when he realizes it.

[@wackyvorlon]

It’s an extraordinary film, and Jim Carey really shows his dramatic chops.

[@internetsideshow]

It is an extraordinary film. Well acted, tight script, good production value, and I hate it. The concept is so disgusting to me that I just can't get past it.

[@lillyf973]

I was doinv psychology in high school when I watched this film for the first time. The concept IS messed up but i found it fascinating

[@traviswinkler3994]

I'm in this film. I worked on it for all four months of shooting here in Seaside, FL, near my hometown (the town is a real place, not a set built for the film, though a few elements were added). I was a featured extra and also Jim Carrey's stand-in. I still have a script I stole from set. :) It was a brilliant experience and it's a brilliant film. One of my favorites.

[@sam_c95]

That's interesting to learn, thanks for sharing! I assume one of the few elements they added for the film was the massive dome they put you all in for a bit hahaha

[@nunyabussiness4054]

Didn't you make a cameo appearance in The Good the Bad and the Ugly too?

[@traviswinkler3994]

@@sam_c95 haha, that's just a single fx shot. They digitally added more height to some of the buildings, as well as built physical additions like the bus stop arches and Truman's insurance building (just a false front).

[@traviswinkler3994]

@@nunyabussiness4054 Ah, kudos for catching my screen name. You're a true cinephile!

[@jesterforhire]

How AWESOME! I was just telling my fiancé that being an extra on Truman would have been SPECTACULAR! I recently became friends with a Vet on FB and he worked with Jim Carrey as well. Jim is my all time favorite performer besides Robin Williams. You are so fortunate!

[@rromano158]

The thing with him looking at the picture with the magnifying glass with him and her on their wedding day, is that she had her fingers crossed, meaning that she didn't really mean it.

[@happyslapsgiving5421]

Yeah, she caught that, like one minute later. 😅

[@lorettabes4553]

Ooh, that's what it was!? I thought it was the ring or something

[@primemover1416]

I get the implied meaning of the crossed fingers, but that could also be implied as "I hope this marriage works out well, fingers crossed."

[@lot-ionan4677]

I think that girl who was fired from the show always loved him since that night on the beach.

[@tif8266]

I think Slyvia was half in love with Truman before coming on the show.

[@garyclarke9685]

Yes true she wasn't acting when she played out those scenes with Truman I believe she was being herself. She was also a hypocrite for being involved in the show line the first place knowing how she felt about how immoral a show like this is.

[@nickwittednonpareil]

@@garyclarke9685 That's an interesting thought. I always assumed she didn't become disgusted with the immorality of the show until after her guest appearance and firing. She was likely a big fan of it in Truman's younger years and didn't see it as wrong until after meeting Truman in-person.

[@Mr.Ekshin]

Mari... you think we only watch you do reactions. But the reality is... we've been watching your show for many, many years. Oh crap... I wasn't supposed to tell you that!

[@dwaneanderson8039]

That's it Sven, you're fired! You better hope she doesn't find the cameras in her bathroom or you'll really be in trouble.

[@Mr.Ekshin]

@@dwaneanderson8039 - That's true, the shower scenes are always a real hit with the 18-80 male demo.

[@nathanadler8316]

This thread started so well too... :/

[@Mr.Ekshin]

@@nathanadler8316 - I wonder how long it took for the paranoia to set in after she watched this movie... and to start searching her home for cameras.

[@fhajji]

@@Mr.Ekshin Uh-oh! Just found a camera in my phone.

[@davidking4838]

I love the moment Truman "touches the sky". Even though it's just a wall - to him it is the sky, the sky that he has lived with all his life.

[@wobaguk]

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind... its basically the other Jim Carey movie that makes me feel deeply like this.

[@user-dz6fy6qv2l]

That's such a beautiful movie.

[@benb4343]

Agreed! Must watch

[@Eidolon1andOnly]

I agree. I also think The Majestic was a good movie showcasing the talent range of Jim Carrey.

[@Allexstrasza]

Its so depressing. Its brilliant, but I only watched it once for obvious reasons..

[@nsasupporter7557]

@@Eidolon1andOnly unfortunately, the Majestic was a flop.

[@sasamichan]

When this movie was advertised they made it clear The Truman show was a reality TV show. When people watch this now a days blind knowing nothing, thy always get confused.

[@neil2444]

I don't think they sold it well, probably because the marketers didn't really know how to. This film has become a cult classic, but I don't think it was initially a big success.

[@sasamichan]

@@neil2444 Well I saw the add a lot and I saw it in theaters. It wasn't as quoted s Mask or Ace but I think it did better then The Majestic. And most people I know know what it its. People l talk about it the same way they do The Matrix or Groundhogs day.

[@vishalvenkat6]

A movie that's eerily analogous to social media and modern reality TV. So good.

[@lorettabes4553]

I love the way this film is shot, with the camera in sneaky places, behind stuff or in cupboards or jewelry. It makes for interesting perspective and adds to the creepiness of always being watched.

[@bambusbjorn3508]

Without doubt: one of Jim Careys greatest roles!!

[@mikeduplessis8069]

There's an extra layer of significance in watching a normal person KZbin blogger (is that the correct phrase?) watching the Truman show.

[@tc4ltheking]

I find the Director to be one of the most reprehensible movie villains of all time. His feeling of ownership overs Truman’s entire being is so disturbing.

[@bsgtrekfan88]

I think it was more - Truman was the centerpiece of his work over the past 30 years - HOWEVER he still takes risks with a human life at the end - and kept his true love from him...dick move.

[@tc4ltheking]

@@bsgtrekfan88 that’s a good point, still I think at some point it became less about the work and more about the feeling of being a god.

[@bsgtrekfan88]

@@tc4ltheking Oh of course - and who better to play him than Ed Harris. I half expected him to break character and the somber tone and FREAK out at Truman - you KNOW he would deliver the likes of wich we saw in The Abyss and so on - man BUT ....he is better being that quiet I control all kinda dude that is a little....no a TON more into his "work/job" than he should be

[@grayscribe1342]

And it hits home because we know, if they could get away with it, someone would do that.

[@neil2444]

@@tc4ltheking I didn't see it that way. While it's true he was the villain of the story, I like to think he cared for Truman like a father in a sense. Certainly he cared also about his career and everything that goes with that, but I do believe he genuinely cared for Truman too. Allowing him to leave or even to reveal the truth to him would break that illusion of being like a father to him.

[@Mr_Mijagi]

I saw it in the Cinema back in the days … and it blew my mind. Till today it’s one of my favorite movies of all time. And it is a masterpiece. It was one of the reasons, why I became a screenwriter. Great reaction! I feel you :-)

[@czarnykot5221]

What did you write?

[@bninem1397]

Re-watching this is just surreal. What was that world's society like? Thirty years to watch this man... and then it hits me we are in that world.

[@bravo1495]

I was young when I saw this in theaters. I understood it but didn't REALLY understand ya know? Watched it very recently and gotta say it was extremely well written and Jim Carrey played Truman perfectly. And it really really makes you think about some things. Absolutely love this movie! Thanks Mari!

[@luiscaetano6184]

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

[@FrancoisDressler]

Cabin in the Woods

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

Did you ever see S.F.W?

[@albertmas3752]

Imagine if you were Truman. Is it scary enough now?

[@luiscaetano6184]

I think that after a movie like the Truman show, there is no better than the Matrix to react to.

[@TheScreamingMime]

Or Dark City

[@nsasupporter7557]

fun fact: Will Smith was supposed to be Neo in the Matrix, they offered the role to him originally. The only reason Keanu Reeves played it was because Will Smith turned it down to do Wild Wild West

[@KarlHeinzofWpg]

Great reaction. I remember this movie well. It came from a time when social media was starting to take over the world and reality television began to replace drama and sit-coms as popular forms of entertainment. It was also during the time when Jim Carrey pulled away from his ridiculous characters and started to explore some more serious topics. So this movie works on several levels. Jim Carrey was a Truman type man in his early career. By that I mean trapped, like we're all trapped on certain roads. He was trapped in a world were he's expected to play the same character over and over because the studio was guaranteed to make money off of them. How tempting it must have been to accommodate and give into their pressure instead of taking the risks he wanted to take artistically. He made Man on the Moon just one year after Truman Show, so metaphorically speaking he got into the boat and rode through the storm in his own career. I think this is one of the main themes of this movie, the fact that our prisons don't have to be nasty and horror filled places. Cages can be very comfortable and most of us will voluntarily give up a large part of our freedom as long as our cage has golden bars. But the need for freedom still resides within us and we at least flirt with the idea of sacrificing all our superficial comforts to obtain it. The Matrix hints at the same theme when Neo takes the Red Pill. The other theme of this movie is it's critique on celebrity. Or at least, this new form of celebrity when people become famous for being famous. But Truman Show doesn't criticize the 'actor' or the object of celebrity, instead it harshly judges the audience, or better yet, the _consumer_ of celebrity. At the end of this movie, after witnessing the unfolding drama of one man's harrowing journey to real freedom the consumer's of celebrity pause for one second, one whole second, before they are bored and change the channel looking for another hit of the drug they're addicted too. In other words, they slip back into their comfortable cage with it's golden bars of escapism. *Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind* is another Carrey film with thought provoking themes. Give it a try if you haven't seen it already. I'll also recommend *Dark City* kzbin.info/www/bejne/naWceZ6FYsh6fdE which came out in the same year as Truman Show and has a similar journey down into Plato's Cave.

[@Polymathically]

I was lucky enough to watch The Truman Show when it was first released in the theaters. It's one of my all-time favorite movies, due to the sheer amount of layers and ethical questions it raises. Not to mention the paranoia; what if your entire life was a lie, and that literally _everyone you know_ is gaslighting you so thoroughly that your sense of reality is affected. It really makes you want to stop and question your own reality; what if you just went off script from your daily life and started looking around, and things weren't as real as they seem? There's also the real-life Truman Show Delusion, in which the person affected actually thinks that this is happening to them. Seriously, look it up.

[@dwaneanderson8039]

That's not surprising. Paranoid people tend to think they're being watched anyway. This just makes the delusion seem more plausible.

[@arthurpietrogarcia1057]

"What if your life is a life "True words

[@Polymathically]

@@arthurpietrogarcia1057 Thanks for catching that, I forgot about that comment...

[@Jupiter-T]

You reminded me of a line from "The Thirteenth Floor" (the OTHER living-in-a-simulation movie from 1999) where someone says "Drive somewhere you would never go".

[@TimFisheroo]

If you want to see a movie about ethics, watch "Gattaca", written and directed by Andrew Niccol a year before he wrote "The Truman Show". It has even crazier implications.

[@thedragon133]

Crazier maybe, but we're getting there. Even though it still is kind of illegal and unethical, there are countries that do research and, I'm quite sure, experiments in that direction, too.

[@ravissary79]

I love that movie. Our present society has a lot to learn from GATACA

[@TimFisheroo]

@@thedragon133 Oh, absolutely. For a movie from 1997, it gets the idea of genetic tinkering, artificial genetic superiority and discrimination terrifyingly right.

[@pabloalbertocarrillotoledo8697]

Marijchu´s rage against Ed Harris gives hope to millions :)

[@jackthenarrator4735]

I love the aspect of how every scene in this movie technically takes place indoors. Fun Fact: Dennis Hopper was originally cast as Cristof, but he walked away after the first day of filming due to creative differences with the director. Ed Harris stepped in at the last minute to take over the role. Harris ended up getting an Oscar nomination for his performance.

[@minski76]

What if there's a camera watching you watching movies for the entertainment of some weird people out there???

[@user-dz6fy6qv2l]

Mind blown.

[@dwaneanderson8039]

There has to be better entertainment on the boob tube than me. I wouldn't even watch me.

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

That's just perfectly normal, everyday paranoia. Every being in the universe has that.

[@jeffthompson9622]

😂

[@innerguardianXIII]

"You're welcome, Truman". AND that guy was fired and lost his entire career.

[@juggernautomnimedia1038]

I love Ed Harris as Truman’s God. He was fantastic in this. He even tries to drown him with water. The multiple layers of this film are incredible. This is a movie you have to watch many times to really appreciate it.

[@arraymac227]

Fun fact: the guy at the piano while Truman sleeps: Philip Glass, the composer.

[@johncourtright1632]

Mari, with nearly 2 million views so far of your KZbin videos alone, not including your Twitch streams, you are literally "providing entertainment to millions of people around the world". How's that for a mind-bender??

[@alexspindler1]

The great part of your reactions is that you haven't seen trailers either so you'd get freshest view of the movie. The slow reveal if it being TV didn't work on most of us because it was hinted at in the trailers clearly. Fantastic reaction! I couldn't imagine a more empathetic reaction to Truman's situation. Thank you!

[@vampdan]

What would a Truman Show with a willing Truman look like? KZbin. Reaction channels, vlogs, ads, how to videos, primitive living, etc. YOU'RE IN THE SHOW!

[@Simple1Jack]

Also Big Brother, Jersey Shore, Made in Chelsea etc etc etc

[@jeffthompson9622]

It would be titled Ed TV.

[@the.seagull.35]

In case I don't see you, remember to like, comment and subscribe!

[@sam_c95]

I studied this movie in a cinematography topic in English class when I was 14. We basically discussed all the interesting camera angles they used because it's very unique with the shots made to look like hidden cameras: in his mirror, in his pencil sharpener, from above in his house, the neighbour taking his bin out each morning, from below behind his car...

[@MessOfThings]

This movie is an interesting demonstration of how we only understand the world in the way it was presented to us.

[@r.b.ratieta6111]

This movie basically pointed out how humans love to live vicariously through other humans before the days of KZbin and Instagram.

[@J4ME5_]

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is a MUST also

[@1nelsondj]

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

[@broccoli2933]

@@1nelsondj Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

[@lordhoot1]

All the reactions i've seen to this film are so funny. Obviously reactors don't want to be spoiled ahead of seeing stuff, but I remember when The Truman Show came out in cinemas the fact that he was in a TV show wasn't a secret plot twist, it was part of the advertising. Everyone going in to see the film knew what it was about. So the reactors' confusion is unlike anything the original audiences experienced. It's like sitting down to watch Jurassic Park not knowing it's about dinosaurs.

[@roccaclassico9028]

The little town wasn't a movie set, it's an actual small beach community called Seaside, Florida, about half way between Destin and Panama City . I've spent several vacations in a condo about a mile away, and I always walked down the beach to have lunch in Seaside (great lobster rolls!). The small grocery store you see in the movie is real and is still in operation.

[@zarquondam]

Or that's what they have you believing.

[@CraigMurraysVids]

It's a perfect two act movie. There is no ending - just like life. Just as Kubrick used to make. We never find out how his life ends. He just takes on a new stage in his life and we are left to imagine what happens next.

[@vkdeen7570]

he's free to live his life... even us as the audience watched his life unfold but now he's even free from us... we don't know how his story ended and that's the beauty

[@PIOQWERTY]

The Truman Show is at the top spot for my all time favorite movies, I love everything about it.

[@Duke00x]

Have to admit that would make one HELL of a show finally.

[@themiIes]

One of my all time favorites!

[@EdwardNygma007]

Eternal sunshine of a spotless mind!!

[@kona883]

Peter Weir is a great director! Harrison Ford in Witness is a must see! A incredible story!

[@nightsofcandy]

The movie has only become more relevant. I've had two really freaky movie watching experiences. One was watching inglorious basterds in a german cinema. Watching a german kino burn as a german audience was being admonished for their crimes against the jews while sitting in a german audience in a german kino was an experience like no other. Another one was watching you, watching the truman show, aware that you're being watched, like truman is, for entertainment. This shit got meta.

[@nathanadler8316]

So much lower stakes than your experience, but I saw "Notting Hill" in the theatre in Notting Hill (where I was living at the time) in which they filmed the scene where Hugh Grant's character is watching a movie.

[@benlee8436]

This is one of my favourite films of all time and I was blown away watching it for the first time. I've seen it many times over the years; it still makes me laugh, get angry and even watching this reaction video, I shed a few tears at his escape. It's wonderful.

[@aftmouse422]

I liked the ending a lot actually, we don't get to see him after he walks through the door, it could be symbolic that now nobody is watching him through a screen anymore, not even us

[@primemover1416]

The very last scene with the two security guards is such a massive social commentary to end this movie with. Watching this guy for so many years, Truman leaves, and they say "So, what else is on?" It only matters if it's right in front of you and once it's gone, you move on to something else.

[@ed-schramm]

it still baffles me how extremely current this movie STILL is 20+ years after release.

[@taoist32]

Doesn’t surprise me. That’s what a timeless classic does. It envelopes both the present moment and future trends.

[@sethball2475]

I remember when this came out, one reviewer wrote: "As brilliant as it is, and as original as it is thought to be, no doubt it traces back to some Philip K. Dick novel somewhere...". I love this film, was deeply moved when I saw it at the theatres...and immediately thought "Okay, I've read that story already, when I read Time Out Of Joint, by Philip K. Dick".

[@MightyPee]

In fact, Truman Show is inspired by a Quebecer movie entitled "Louis XIX" (Ed TV and Truman Show had to buy the script). Don't look for the Louis XIX movie : it's bad.

[@MindFeather]

i've long thought the same thing as well regarding a constructed reality around a single person -- Philip K Dick and Time Out of Joint (1959) totally nailed it. apparently there's an even earlier Heinlein short story, "They" (1941), with a similar premise. and it has to be acknowledged, the twist this movie gives us via "reality tv" and "world-wide celebrity stardom" makes this movie even more relevant and harrowing than Phil's book.

[@SeanTube2099]

It’s basically a precursor to the Big Brother tv shows.

[@davidpyorkshire]

I cried too Mary. You're right that it has so many messages. And is so relevant today in a world filled with reality tv and the artificial world created by social media. I've watched it a number of times. You get more out of it each time ❤

[@jonrice9509]

One of my favorite films of all time.

[@StephenRansom47]

I am continuously blown away by this movie... After seeing it in the theater.... This Internet thing kinda happened... and then The Matrix.... And now I’m watching you react to it. In fact with social media we all watch each other ... Good Grief... It’s like an infinity mirror.... My nieces were born into it and really don’t know any different.

[@Krisburturion]

I still feel this is Carrey's best dramatic role. It's proof he's more than just comedic face pulling.

[@skylinerunner1695]

This movie shone a light on my own limitations, afraid to take chances and live the life I want. Nothing stopping me except me, and the fearful patterns forged in my early childhood. The chains that hold us may not always be of our own making, but we do have the key if only we could find enough courage.

[@GSErnie]

Sometimes the best part of a movie is thinking it through after it is over.

[@Eidlones]

This is a movie that GREATLY benefits from multiple rewatches. For example, when they're looking at the photo album, it's heavily implied that Trueman had a brother, that was taken away.

[@MarshaLove0723]

I think I read somewhere that the bus actually takes people on/off the set. The bus driver felt bad, but couldn't drive Truman off the set, so he flooded the bus engine.

[@Vijay-tg7hf]

A big part this movie highlights is that we all go through life from our own POV, experiences revolve around us so to speak. So it is in some twisted way a plausible scenario. There was a diagnosable condition in medicine that came to light after as well called Truman Syndrome I believe where people felt the way truman did here.

[@vwlssnvwls3262]

I love this movie, and Truman's last line makes me tear up every time.

[@aerynoftalyn1307]

"I am the Creator......of a TV show." The hubris of those who manipulate individuals for some 'greater cause,' of those who run the entertainment and entertainment-news industry and deliberately shape the attitudes of millions for the sake of money and power. The willingness of all those actors to participate in this sham for money, telling themselves they are giving Truman a "happy" life but then chasing him with dogs when he tries to escape. In addition, this movie is the best explanation of the term "gaslighting" I've ever seen. Most of all though, I find it a film about the human spirit - we long for liberty, for authenticity, for love, and are willing to sacrifice everything for it. Yet sadly, so many of us seem to willingly consume the entertainment put before us - now more than ever with the whole genre of "reality" tv shows that make money off people's willingness to turn their own lives into a performance. What a thought provoking film.

[@missionpassed4584]

one of my favourite movies, i can watch this many time and never get fed up of it

[@zachbartell4193]

I like how this movie in a way predicted the rise of reality tv since it came out before the first reality tv show if I remember right.

[@ToniMcGinty]

I worked in a video store that had a small list of movies, which were the only ones we could play. This was the only film we liked on the list, so it stayed on all the time. And it just gets better, and deeper, with every watch. A couple of years ago I was lucky enough to see the film again at a Festival with Peter Weir (director) and Ed Harris (Christof), who took questions after. Sadly, Peter Weir debunked an urban legend about an alternative ending that sounded amazing.

[@auntvesuvi3872]

Thanks, Mary (and your lovely, purring kitty)! I'm so glad you appreciated this brilliant presentation of a poignant concept. 📺

[@neplusultra8830]

In case you haven't seen it already: you should see Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Imo, it's one of Jim Carrey's finest non-comedic performances. It gets difficult, because he's been great in a lot of things.

[@ernestoaranda717]

His surname "Burbank" is the name of a city in the Los Angeles area known for having many TV and movie studios.

[@mikesterling688]

Thank you for watching this movie. I enjoyed your reaction.

[@spacemanspiff3052]

This was such a good movie. Though it was made before “reality TV” really took off in popularity, I think it’s even more relevant today than when it was released because of the reality TV phenomenon. Always love your reactions!!!

[@jeffthompson9622]

I am glad to see a new use of the name,"Spaceman Spiff."

[@albertmas3752]

Reality TV was already a thing since the 1970s. This movie was meant to criticise it and how things were escalating in reality TV that seemed they would cross the line this movie crosses. It wasn't predicting the future, it was reacting to what was happening at the time.

[@Teamrat]

They did something like this irl. It's a show called "The Joe Schmo Show" Season 3 is the only reality show I've ever liked.

[@bowwing333]

Joe Schmo Show.....ooof....what a heart wrencher.

[@taylornuckolls6988]

I wrote an analysis on this movie for a film class! Its so interesting to watch the entire movie from start to finish keeping in mind that every single angle used is meant to be IN the film. and trying to figure out where the cameras would be hidden

[@WhiskyCanuck]

Another movie by the same director - Peter Weir - that's really good is Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003), it's a historical drama/war film.

[@thiagowwz]

thanks for sharing the reaction, btw, it is nice to get into people's mind while watching this movie specifically, because it brings us deep reflection

[@davidfrost901]

When I hear you say "Let's go" I feel better. The worlds a better place for you.

[@tomchesley2604]

"Pleasantville" is also a movie you may enjoy....

[@chris...9497]

"The Truman Show" was directed by Peter Weir, an Australian filmmaker known for really interesting, thought-provoking films, like "Dead Poet Society", "Gallipoli", "The Year of Living Dangerously", "The Mosquito Coast", "Witness", and my favorite "The Last Wave". A good filmmaker is a true visionary; he can craft a film to take you into an entirely different world, a different perspective, a unique mindset. Movies are visions, and some filmmakers are just copying life, but others make films that take you into the soul.

[@viarnay]

forgetting Master and Commander is sacrilegious :- 1

[@resonanttotality8322]

"In case I don't see you. Good Afternoon, Good Evening and Good Night"... Cue Pearl Jam's Man of the Hour...

[@EkardRimidalv]

Truman: Taking a bath* The audience: This is golden content right here!

[@bevinbobele9958]

Your kitty making the biscuits and passing out stole the reaction for me.

[@zachbartell4193]

This is one of my favorite movies glad you watched it.

[@Y.d.o.b.o.n]

one of the best endings ever

[@VidVwr00]

Next movie gotta be Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Another Jim Carrey classic

[@jamesfrench7299]

This is the second reaction video I've seen in a row with Ed Harris. What a great actor.

[@m2c_tave689]

Great reaction Mari as usual. Truman show was an amazing premonition of the world today. Reality TV b4 reality TV. It theorized the future of entertainment even before social media was invented. Extremely smart concept. Jim Carey is next level talent. You need to check out Ace Ventura: pet detective and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

I remember a film called "S.F.W." (1994, directed by Jefery Levy), that has a bit of this vibe, but focused more on the aftermath than the actual 'event.' Not famous, but it brought up a lot of interesting commentary on a case of involuntary celebrity status.

[@totomomo18]

Great Movie. You should also watch is main competitor Ed Tv that came out the same year which has similar ideas with Matthew McConaughey . Also you can watch other great early Jim Carey movies like Dumb and Dumber, Ace Ventroa movies, The Mask and for a great drama with him you can watch The Majestic

[@TearYouApart360]

11:33 The Bus works, but the driver is intentionally grinding the gears to blow the bus' transmission.

[@jedimario22]

There was a really show called the Joe Schmo that was one of those contestant elimination shows. But all of the contestants we actors but one guy. In the finally he finds out everyone is actors. It was pretty good.

[@garyclarke9685]

Oh yeah I remember that. Yeah same thing,same idea. Lim wondering if that show came before or after the Truman show?

[@drdoom1786]

If you think about it, it's hell out there for him. He will never get the same 'happy' life like before. So sad

[@victorsixtythree]

Loved your reaction to one of my favorite movies! I especially loved how at 22:31 your reaction EXACTLY matched the reaction of Sylvia/Laruen watching the show unfold. LOL.

[@realcourte]

The moon is like Sauron's eye! ;) This movie is brilliant!

[@Eisenhorne77]

I used to ride my motorcycle to the town they filmed this show in on the weekends. Its Seaside Florida and it is beautiful.