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25 years ago Jim Carrey broke into drama with the world renowned Truman Show. Though it's clearly an amazing film, how come Nostalgia Critic can't get into it as much as everyone else?
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The Truman Show is a 1998 American satirical science-fiction psychological dramedy film directed by Peter Weir, produced by Scott Rudin, Andrew Niccol, Edward S. Feldman, and Adam Schroeder, and written by Niccol. The film stars Jim Carrey as Truman Burbank, a man who grew up living an ordinary life that-unbeknownst to him-takes place on a large set populated by actors for a television show about him. The supporting cast includes Laura Linney, Ed Harris, Noah Emmerich, Natascha McElhone, Holland Taylor, Paul Giamatti, and Brian Delate.
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What did you think of The Truman Show? Love it? Like it? Dislike it? Never seen it?
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Doug for a nc episode can you review tencious d in the pick of destiny and the jackass movies
Love it!🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤
Great Movie! And that is the most TERRIFYING Tamara ever!
Love it. It’s a masterpiece
I love it, it's an excellent commentary on the dangers of reality TV.
The director originally wanted to put cameras in every theater when it debuted. Basically, at some point, there would be a “technical glitch“ and the cameras be turned on, and it would show the audience looking at themselves on the big screen. That would’ve been mind blowing if they had done that.
Yeah, it would be cool but just not feasibly legal.
@@coletrainhetrick Why not? There's no expectation of privacy in a theater, and presumably the effect would only be the one time in the theater, so there's no issues that might pop up with essentially using the audience as extras in the film. The bigger issue would be how you replicate that effect for subsequent viewings (such as on cable or DVD).
@soren3569 you have a very flawed view of how privacy functions fundamentally, probably because of all the people filming Karen videos nowadays. When it comes to a film... a product, you need to sign a release to be allowed to be shown, your finesse option wouldn't work, you'd have to have people be aware of it, thus defeating the point, and even then having theaters set up cameras that are actually recording people is a great way to increase liability based on numerous factors you're just ignoring such as employees being perverts, kids being recorded ,etc.
@@coletrainhetrick If a film stops to show a complerely different segment, that segment is no longer part of te movie.. They could've easily done it with 'cut to live feed which is not recorded anywhere'.
@@spiderlily723Well, it’s not really cut and dried. What you’re talking about is something that, to my knowledge, has never been done before, and it’s a real gray area. There’s no guarantee how a court would rule if someone actually tried to sue or press charges for it.
Another Fun Fact: Truman's catchphrase is, "In case I don't see you, good afternoon, good evening, and good night!" Without realizing it, this is Truman's way of addressing viewers in different time zones around the world.
Such a cool touch
could be a conditioned line.
@@NewPaulActs17I could see it being something the actor playing Truman’s dad used and overtime he just started using it
You don't know when to shut up, do you?
not at all lol
One of my favorite things about this film are the fans sneaking their way onto the show. Either because they’re big fans and want to be on TV or they’re trying to blow the whistle and let Truman know he’s on a tv show.
I feel like that’s definitely something that would happen if this were real.
Definitely.
Truman! It’s television!
I always took Truman recreating Lauren not as creepy or even romantic really, but as him fixating on the "real". All his life, without him ever realizing it, every moment of every day was scripted. When Lauren took him to the beach, that was the first unscripted thing that ever happened to him, the only real thing that ever happened to him. And on some level subconsciously, he clocked that. So even if he didn't actually figure it out until years later, his subconscious wouldn't let him forget the only real event that ever took place and forced him to obsess over it. It plays into the theme that the human spirit cannot be contained, even when the prison is perfection.
Might also be that Cristof's hamfisted writing tried too hard to make Truman forget her--and he clung to the memory even harder as a consequence.
She was the only person who ever looked at him like that. Everyone else is playing for the camera, or trying to remember their next line.
@@Spartenjak42 In some of the deleted scenes, it's hinted that Louis (Truman's friend, Marlin) had genuinely come to like, love or respect Truman, hated lying to him and was considering telling him the truth, but didn't know how. In one of them, he actually redeems himself, in some small way.......He spots Truman during his escape scene, but says nothing because he wants him to escape.
@@19TheFallen that’s true. I remember hearing that the actors were encouraged to think of backstories for their characters, and the actor felt that he would have developed a drug problem as a result of his internalized guilt.
A guy being obsessed with the girl that he loves used to be seen as romantic and was not seen as creepy like it is nowadays.
Old media is filled with stuff that was supposed to be romantic that people nowadays think is creepy.
For example in the past guys were encouraged to keep trying and never give up to get the girl but nowadays if the girl does not show any interest on the first try hes supposed to give up right away.
And is that girl that hes in love with not also supposed to be kinda obsessed with him`in a romantic way because shes fighting so hard to get him free from the TV show?
Another Fun Fact: When Truman goes to the travel agency, the travel agent apologizes for being late and is wearing a bib (which she removes the second she notices it). Unbeknownst to Truman, the woman is late because she's an actress who's never played this role before and had to prepare. The bib she was wearing was a make-up bib actors and other on-screen personalities wear while make-up artists fix their faces.
I never noticed that.
they also tuck tissue in their shirt collars on the news before and after shoots on the news because of sweating. This prevents the collars turning grey and black from sweat under bright lights and having their makeup touched up.
What makes writing this premise kind of brilliant is the writers are basically using knowledge about something they are already experts on: the workings of the tv/film industry.
I love how the movie never reveals what happens after Truman leaves Seahaven. He’s been observed by the masses for too long, and what he does with his life is now his business and no one else’s’. If this movie was a typical movie, there’d be a scene at the end of the movie showing him and his new life outside Seahaven.
Exactly. Perfect ending to a perfect film.
plus it add to the ambiguity to whatever or not Truman will success or not, like Cristoff keep telling that theres nothing there for him he will become a nobody and rejecting the show is like rejecting the "true" life. And his final words are like his way of saying "You right.. but i will not sleep tonight if don't try it"
Initially when the movie ended, I felt like it was really missing that but the way you explained it... Is perfect.
i like to imagine, somehow, someway, he finally got to go to Fiji.
He goes out the exit. He goes outside to find himself swarmed by a million fans outside the studio. It’s so overwhelming that he runs back inside, back to that door he made his exit from. There he quickly comes to realize he’s doomed to live in that fictional world forever.
I think Jim Carrey is really the only actor who could have pulled this role off so well. His facial expressions are exaggerated in exactly the way that someone literally raised on TV would be taught, consciously or not, by the actors around him.
That's an interesting point.
I don't know, I think Robin Williams would've done a fine job had he been cast.
@@tysargent9647as much as I agree with you… Robin Williams would’ve been a great casting choice too, let’s be real he didn’t have the look to play Truman… Robin always had a special look about him, he would instantly stand out no matter what he did… what makes Truman so special is because he is so ordinary, not even because of his world but because he’s just a good person and I think Jim Carrey sells that type of performance and humour a lot better than Robin would have.
Bill Murray could've pulled it off in his own endearing way
Agreed.
There's one other scene that's a favorite, that played a role. When Laura Linney had her "fingers crossed" during the wedding, and Truman finally notices it in a photograph. It's a subtle reminder, that she knew it wasn't real, and yet, didn't want to break her vows even in her head, for whatever religious or moral regions her character had in real life.
Regions? You mean reasons?
I also find it fascinating how one thing with that regarding her and his mother... They're psychopaths! His best friend is up there, too... But mother and spouse? How can you not care about what you're doing to him?
@@chaddon7685His mother is clearly self-absorbed (she has a large painting of herself hanging prominently over her fireplace) and clearly in it for the fame and money; she also keeps talking as though her health is fragile, showing that she intends to retire from the show by "dying." Meryl is even worse, as she threw herself at Truman and is milking the show for as much money as she can make (in a promotional video, her actress is indicated to be one of the richest women in the world). Marlon is perhaps the most forgivable, since he was thrown into his role as a child (according to the same promotional video, he didn't even know for a long time that he was on television) and would probably get into major legal trouble if he told Truman the truth. In many ways, he's as much a victim as Truman, except he has to live with the knowledge that it's all fake.
It's really strange though because she even acknowledges that the Truman show is her life. And even though she's just an actor, she is by all means Truman's wife. I wouldn't be shocked if they actually got legally married. But of course truman needed something like that to prove to him it's not real
@@micahbush5397his mother gives off the vibe of an actor who’s been stuck in the same role for decades and has grown sick of it. Like as an actress she’s hardly even trying to perform as the character anymore by barely emoting and just shoving out generic caring mother dialogue before her scene is over, which honestly adds a whole other extra deep layer of horror to Truman’s life that the woman who raised him gives zero craps and probably never even developed even the tiniest emotional bond to him
Not only is this movie underrated, it proved Jim Carrey is just as good of a dramatic actor as a comedic one.
Very true.
And to go a long with that I did find it amazing upon first watch just how good Carrey was at switching between the two tones of funny and dramatic in his performance
Cable guys proved that before this movie
Interestingly enough, comedians are also the best at dramatic roles. Take Robin Williams in some of his serious roles.
this really is one lf my favorite roles from jim carrey. he manages to make truman feel like his own person whilst still having the jim carrey-ness
I think a genius detail that was pointed out to me is Truman leaving.
For years, he never left because he believed his dad was dead. It wasn't the fact that he knew his life was fake that he wanted out, it was because now that he knew his dad was alive, he no longer had fear of water. By bringing back his dad in hopes that Truman will stay, Christof allowed Truman to leave.
What I also like about this moment is after Truman leaves through that door we never see him. He's away from all the cameras and as if we also were the audience from this movie, can't see him anymore.
Less allowed, more backfired.
Imagine a sequel where he thinks he's out, but its just a much bigger, more advanced set.
@@AzguardMike he's gonna be pissed
@@AzguardMike That would be Existenz.
Truman's breakdown at 26:30 is so good because in a twisted way you can tell he was still holding onto the hope that he was wrong, but lost all of it when he got there. In some ways he didn't want to be right.
He literally hit a wall
That part still tears me up today. I recall seeing this film in theaters and I just broke down.
@@IndengiousGoth I think Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is one of the saddest movies I've ever seen, Carrey is great in it
I never understood why so many people treated this movie like a comedy....it's one of the most terrifying premises I've ever seen.
Ohh my gosh agreed!! This made me so paranoid! I'm a private person so yeah, terrifying.
There's this sorta grainy shot of the dome he's living in, and when I first watched it I somehow got the impression that the whole earth was covered in domes.
One of my absolute favorite movies. The concept is utterly terrifying, and they did a great job portraying that without going way overboard.
Oh yeah, the concept is pure nightmare fuel.
This movie makes a great double feature with the documentary "We Live In Public" which is pretty much the real life Truman Show and takes place around the same time
I really don't get why Nostalgia Critic didn't realise why the initial script turned from a thriller to a comedic drama, or why no one has done more with this idea. It's got nothing to with clashing visions or marketability.
This is simply a terrifying concept and people with vulnerable minds today, could become worse if something tried to do this in a much more dark and serious tone!
@@lucinae8510 In order to believe this, you have to believe people have changed more in the last 30 years than they did in the previous 20,000 years.
People's minds aren't any more vulnerable than they ever were. I know this fact is uncomfortable for some people to learn because idiots feel the need to compete for who had the most traumatic life.
I always felt the 2008 Disney film “Bolt” (another great and underrated film) got some influence from this film
Truman's dark side wasn't so dark because he grew up in a controlled environment (no bad influences, no people doing the things a child is told he's not suppose to do). Falling in love with a girl he wasn't supposed to fall in love with is the only thing that wasn't part of the plan or script so it makes sense that that is the only dark side of him we see.
He probably doesn't even curse because it's on TV 😅
@@Hanmacxhe probably doesn’t even know what swearing is
@@mrcritical6751 the puritan dream
@@mrcritical6751I mean he did say hell and marlon swears a few times so
I mean I don’t swear and neither do my friends and family as far as I know. It’s not odd to not to swear…or are you saying I must be in the show too?!
The most emotional part was Paul Giamatti choking up and showing concern for Truman as he was sailing through the storm. I imagine he watched the show from the start, like so many people, but sees Truman as a person and shows sympathy for him instead of just seeing it as entertainment and wants to see the next big thrilling moment or product placement.
The Truman Show really was a rather unique style of film that truly feels like it could have only existed in the time that it came out. It really touches on a lot of things that, in a roundabout way, ended up coming to pass, yet it really has a lot more to say than appearances would suggest.
In regards to the face collage, it’s understandably creepy in a modern age of interconnectivity and photography being far more prolific, but it’s worth considering the world Truman lives in. Truman likely never had a photo of Lauren due to the “limited” technology of their town and the production intentionally separating them, so his collage is more of an effort to keep from forgetting what she looked like since, from his perspective, there’s no way he’ll ever see her again.
I also like that we don’t see his face during the emotional climax. It’s one of the most emotionally painful confirmations that Truman experiences and the audience does not get to see it, giving Truman a moment of dearly deserved privacy for once in his entire life.
I don't remember if there was even ever a camera in the movie, 1950s would have them obviously but they were removed. Probably to make sure he never realized what one was if he accidentally found one. So chances are there wasn't even a yearbook or something for him to look at, that would also make inconsistencies easier to cover over a long period.
Hence the collage being his way to even remember what she looked like. I personally think they were going for the idealized view of love of soulmates and if you put it that way it's endearing.
There are cameras in his world, remember the time they are looking at pictures of his childhood and wedding.
26:35 I legit cried during this scene. There was no sound, no dialogue, the music by Wojciech Kilar foreshadows that Truman is at the end border of the world he's trapped in and finding the stairs to exit to the real world. And Christof talks to Truman one last time to convince him stay before leaving the show. He can’t protect Truman forever.
That's Wojciech Kilar's piece of work
@@mwwronska Oh sorry I said the wrong composer. Philip Glass composed a couple music in the soundtrack. But the composer Wojciech Kilar did “Father Kolbe’s Preaching” (The Sad Music playing in this scene)
It's good to see other people respect Jim Carrey for what he has done in his career because he deserves it
i like him but he’s not acting anymore
100%!! He was an absolutely fantastic character actor
@@wegotthechocciesI'm hoping her returns to acting someday soon! The man is one of my favorites!!
@@garfieldfan925 yeah, he’s pretty much finished. He said the only way he’ll come back is if he reads a script that’s absolutely golden or something
@@kdusel1991 agreed, but he’s not what he use to be. He’s washed up now, he hasn’t done a good movie in almost 20 years, the last “good” movie he did was Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind from 2004. Everything he did after that just wasn’t as good… Fun with Dick & Jane I didn’t care for. Yes Man was good but wasn’t as good as any of his old movies
I remember this movie blowing my mind when it first came out because it was so different than anything I've ever seen, and the first time I've ever seen Carrey in a serious role.
Always felt it was under-appreciated.
Well your feelings are wrong… this movie is not under appreciated in anyway, shape or form. It is one of the most loved movies ever made. I honestly don’t know why you as well as so many other people on TH-cam think that things that you like don’t get the attention or credit it deserves. Are you living under a rock or something? Do you live on another planet? Do you have mental issues?
Pull your head outta your butt and stop being delusional thinking that this movie is under appreciated because it’s not!
Not only you but so many other people on TH-cam are delusional thinking that certain actors or movies are under appreciated when they’re really not
I watched this for the first time a few years ago, and I was blown away by how relevant/timely it is. There are kids right now who are essentially like Truman - growing up on their parents’ social media, in the public eye.
Yeah, it makes me cringe. I have friends who do this to their kids. The occasional photo is fine - that's normal family stuff. But... its getting out of hand.
Personally I'm mortified whenever my mum says things like "I wish I had more photos of when you were younger" - for several reasons, but the idea of being recorded without my consent does irk me (as does the knowledge I'm recorded every time I travel in public, but its something I have to push to the back my my mind since everyone goes through that hellscape).
@@andromidius Sometimes, life can feel like its about how much are you willing to sacrifice for the sake of your own privacy. Usually thats out of harmless or unfounded paranoia though. Some people live in the moment, some people are caught by nostalgia/stuck in the past, and some people are just overly paranoid.
I don't have as much a negative reaction when my friends or parents say something like that, but I tend to rationalise it as them getting older and being afraid that they will forget certain moments in life. Nobody has a photographic memory nor the power to beam thoughts and memories into another's head.
At the time it came out Reality TV had just begun. Shows like Big Brothers and Real Housewives had just captured the public imagination.
Yup crazy how much little kids are online now for millions to see. I blame the NBA.
You're putting babies online=bad idea. Perverts enjoy innocent things way too much.
Totally agree with the assessment of Laura Linney - most fans of the film focus on Jim Carrey and Ed Harris, but Linney does a lot of the heavy lifting in the first two acts of the film, and the story wouldn’t work as well if the wife character was too cold, or too bad of an actress to make Truman’s commitment to the relationship believable. Really outstanding work!
Agree! This is the movie that made me a fan of Laura Linney
I love Laura's impromptu commercials that had to make Truman think the woman was going flakey before he realized what was going on.
Honestly one of my favorite movies. It’s such a powerful image and Truman Burbank is one of my favorite Jim Carry characters. A man whose life has never been real and all scripted
Carrey won a Golden Globe for it, did you know that?
@@nsasupporter7557 I know :)
eternal sunshine is still my favorite jim cary film i think they really take away his crazyness just show him being normal complex dude, but truman show could be seen as more authentic in some ways and it paved the way to his more serious parts.
@@robertlaidlaw4592well put, Truman is a sort of "perfect person" or typical "every-man"
While Joel is a more realistic "troubled man" which somewhat ironically makes them a more truthful "every man"
There is a vulnerability and honesty to Joel that is steadily revealed as the emotional walls of the character are steadily explored and knocked down
Truman doesn't go through a lot of change, and seemingly mostly exists as a vehicle for the climax of choosing reality over fabricated heaven
Great movie, your description nearly perfectly inverses Jim Carrey's character as The Cable Guy. A man living his life vicariously through the scripted realities of cable tv - through childhood, it transforms and morphs his reality as he lives between constant references to TV characters and without a sense of grounding.
This movie was actually inspired by an episode of the Twilight Zone in which a guy finds out he's been secretly filmed within the last 5 years of his life. After finding out everything, the head of the studio flips out in front of him saying "Are you trying to ruin everything?!" In the end, he gets paid for all the time he's been on TV because the studio always intended for him to get what he deserved for it all. However, the main character at the same time doesn't want it to end since he did like the idea that he has fans. So the character who revealed that he's on TV tells him maybe he can pretend that he doesn't know he's on TV from now on, which the guy continues doing. I'm glad they decided not to do that and make Truman be free in the end. It shows that he officially now has free will away from the controlled world he lived in his whole life. The one thing I wish did happen in the ending was that I wish we saw Truman and Sylvie reunite. In the original script of the movie, it said that the two got married and had a child.
I had a feeling this was the case. It just looked and sounded like something out of a Twilight Zone episode.
Those scenes weren't in the movie, but it's implied they were NOT excluded from the TV show within the movie. They go out of their way to state that the show has been running non-stop for the entirety of his life, and it's funded entirely through product placement because it NEVER cuts to commercial.
this is a rare example of a big budget art film. Totally original at the time. The casting of Carrey in this role was genius. Love the use of music in the film.
You have Ace Ventura to thank
@@videohistory722what’s very sad is that many people don’t see his actual talent… he’s the most amazingly talented comedian ever and alot of ignorant people just dismiss him as “another typical goofball” and that’s definitely not what he is. If they actually observed him and what he can do, he would have a much bigger fanbase I guarantee you. He’s even more talented than Robin Williams was to be honest
Check out the production compnay behind this film. Its got alot of "big budget art films". Not to mention, another banger by Peter Wier one of the most underated directors to come out of Auatralia.
Fun fact: the director wanted Carrey from the start… other actors were considered, but the director had his heart set on Jim Carrey. He wanted Carrey so much that the film’s production was put on hold until Carrey became available to start shooting because he was busy doing other films
I always liked this one. Jim Carrey’s dramatic chops are on full display and he’s endearing as the lead. Plus the climax between him and Ed Harris is some of the best acting in the entire film
I Know it always hits me in the feelings every time I see the scene with Ed Harris and Jim Carrey.
The calm, the tension, the focus. It is when the journey is near the end. It no longer felt the need to pretend. But the art, idea, concept, and life that Truman made. The goodbye. There is a surreal moment. Time stands still
This is hands down not only Jim Carrey's best dramatic role, but the most intriguing Easter eggs that you have to rewatch just to get them all. I absolutely adore this movie and wished there could been a spinoff to accompany this 90s masterpiece
Yes, he did other dramatic movies but the only successful ones were Truman Show, Man on the Moon and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. He did other serious movies like the Majestic and Number 23, but those were flops unfortunately
@@nsasupporter7557 I thought Man on the Moon was OK. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind was too complicated for me to follow. I always wanted to see The Majestic though
@@nathanspradlin8570 yeah, the Majestic was a very good story and it had a very good plot. But to me it was boring as hell, I gonna be honest. But you might like it so I’d definitely recommend it 🙂
The ending of the movie first confused me when it abruptly ended as he exited the place. When I rewatched it after I got older, i realized that was because we the audience were part of the people watching his life, and after he exited he was no longer being watched and got to live life his own way, privately. Amazing touch at the end.
I like to think that the friend was ready for the show to end, and that's why he said the "If everyone in the world is lying to you, then I'd have to be too." The way he does.
There was a deleted scene where, when the whole town is looking for Truman, Marlon sees him trying to escape, but looks the other way and doesn’t say anything, showing he actually cared for Truman and wanted him to know the truth.
@@Delta_Aves I had heard about that
@@Delta_Aves interesting
Another deleted scene showed Marlon calling Christof out on his bullshit and how they treat Truman, he sarcastically asks if Christof will keep filming Truman even after he’s dead
I don't necessarily mind that Truman is an idealized person because real life has already provided us with darker messed-up variation(s) on the Truman Figure in the form of people like Chris-Chan. If Truman had edgier traits - if he did embarrassing and/or controversial things - we might remember the movie as being even MORE ahead-of-its-time than we already do, but the fact that he lives in a utopian world and that people watch him to look up to him (rather than jeer at him) makes it oddly hopeful.
This movie is so thought-provoking...
The best part is that it isn't just about the thriller aspects of Truman's life (the realization of everything being fake and that his life is just a product of entertainment): this movie can also be seen as a analysis on what being a spectator means (parasocial relationships, not questioning the pain inflicted on a "character" so that you can emphatize with him and root for him to rise again, voyeurism, the fondness for a story but, at the same time, the need for closure...); and also, an analysis on what it means to be an author. Christof can be interpreted either as a controlling parent who believe he knows his son better than the son himself, or as one of those authors who wants to have a said on every single aspect of their "creation" and are afraid of let it free. Christoff built an idealized world, a world where he believes he can create the "truthness" and sincerity he couldn't find in his own real life; but he ultimately made a world where the natural course of events is manipulated and nothing is free to go in the most spontaneous way.
There would be so much more to say about this movie (it truly is brilliant), but I'm afraid I'd never stop. I'll end it here.
I can most definitely understand what Doug is talking about at the beginning about the idea that the first few minutes of show-exposition shouldn’t have been added. Watching this movie now, I still feel (positively) unsettled by the moment when Truman starts to notice everything that’s weird around him, but I also think this movie missed a huge opportunity of combining two aspects: I feel like it should have been a terrifying mental thriller, almost a psychological horror movie, instead of what turned out to be a slightly satirical dramedy, and that should’ve been combined with us viewers not knowing it’s a reality show either. All the weird stuff happening around Truman would’ve unsettled us hundreds of times more if we were made to experience how Truman is starting to lose his mind. The characters looking at the camera all of a sudden and their unnatural behavior trying to act “normal” would become so much more unsettling to us as well, and we would relate to Truman ideally as we would start feeling the psychological horror he’s feeling.
Ans that’s also why I agree with Doug on the idea that the movie could’ve gone much further than it did: I remember this movie for being revolutionary in terms of the idea and Carrey’s amazing acting, but the fact that I’m in on the secret from the very beginning makes it feel like an episode of Columbo - not something I’d watch for the psychological chills, but rather the idea itself. And when the concept of the movie outshines its content in your eyes, it leaves you feeling somewhat empty.
Another Fun Fact: Sylvia's apartment contains photos of cast members labeled with Post-It notes. One picture is of Marlon, labeled "Unable to Get Near Marlon - PRIME!" Other photos are labeled "Jogger - 'No Way'" and "will think about it." A printed banner above these photos contains the word "Agents."
Fun fact: You talk too much!!
@@The_X-PO_Center
Fun fact: i dont care
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bubble bass?
He already talked about this movie.
On Critic talking about the creepiest part of the movie, namely discussing Truman having a child, I love the deleted scene that's around where it's discussed. That Cristof is determined to make it happen and has plans for a second channel to show Truman's kid, and that Marlon is incredibly uncomfortable with the plan and asking what happens when Truman dies. Which also matches with the backstory they had for Marlon that the actor playing him was in and out of rehab due to an substance addiction caused by his guilt about lying to Truman. Moments like that scene should have been kept in to show how dark this show actually was and the effect it had on the cast.
On the backstories, interesting as well that apparently Meryl was a failed child actress and this role was pretty much out of pure desperation to become a star. Truman questions why she married him when she despises him when they argue, which goes with an additional element to Meryl's actress which was that she would charge the producers of the show an extra 10k each time she had to have sex with Truman. Again, little details to show that for them, it was a job that they didn't necessarily enjoy.
I think one of the sad thing is that the fake dad actually did love Truman, think about it, he was suppose to be dead but showed up in the first place, that what actually lead to Truman questioning things in the first place when the dad was ambushed by runners.
I don’t think the word Iconic justifies how great this movie is.
It’s so famous it literally created a mental disorder.
it didn't create it, and if it did that would be a bad thing dude
*chris chan
Yes, exactly! And some people actually call this movie “underrated”… they are retarded!
@@larrote6467well if it didn’t create it it certainly strengthened it
More like it gave it a name.
Another Fun Fact: The location shoot for Seahaven Island (the film's town in the dome) was in a place called Seaside, Florida. When director Peter Weir arrived there with his pre-production team, he said, "Unpack our things, we've found our town." The week they arrived during the location scouting is the week they began pre-production.
So Truman Burbank IS Florida Man. 😝😆
The best US state
I've been to Seaside a bunch of times (wife and I used to take yearly beach trips very close to there) and I always thought it seemed familiar from somewhere else. Somewhere along the way I happened to re-watch this movie and it all clicked. It's a neat place actually
Headline: "Local Florida man simps for a girl; crashes beloved realty show that ran for 30 years"
For years my Granny tried to describe this movie so I could watch it and I finally found it after she passed away. To this day next to The Grinch this is my favorite Jim Carrey film
I also heard that the original script was different and more linear, and that Peter Weir reworked a lot of the movie in post. I'd definitely have been interested in seeing that original version.
One of Carrey’s finest films.
Such a masterpiece
Agreed, he really Carried the film 🥁
@@IamaPERSON-YOU ARE UNDER ARREST FOR THE USE OF A CLEVER PUN!!-
I remember studying this in school with my favourite English teacher. I watched it as a child and could only remember that my mother HATED it. After studying and writing about it, I absolutely loved it. Writing an essay will either make you love or hate the subject matter and I'm glad I loved it.
This must have been a fascinating subject to write about.. The layers, characters, and flow of storytelling. Plus the impact of choice, free will, and figuring out what is real or not
@@kadosho02 we were also taking about it from a film making perspective, so we were able to discuss how every camera angle changed a scene and how Kristof was positioned like god. It was incredibly interesting
@@wegotthechoccies that is an interesting angle. It definitely felt like that
I think that they were going for the whole soulmates ideal with "Lauren", his obsession with her and her equal obsession with him. The fact that she spent her life fighting for his freedom to me says that is what they were trying to portray.
Laura Linney is such a great actress. It seems like forever we see her in movies and tv shows. Sucks that only in recent years, thanks to Ozark and C Word she gets respect she were always deserved.
Word of God: Extra material offered by the writers reveals that Christof was an acclaimed filmmaker who won an Oscar in his 20s for a documentary on the homeless. He created The Truman Show soon after.
Making a documentary on the homeless definitely reflects his character; exploiting people for art and fame.
One the best films ever made and one the best films of Jim Carrey’s Career.
And he didn't have to go through torture to make it
Agreed, if anyone claimed that Jim Carrey can't act, this is the film I would show to prove them wrong.
So if it's one of the best movies ever but it's not THE best Jim Carrey movie, are you implying there are other, even better Carrey movies among the best movies ever made?
@@KombatGod ????
I just think it’s a masterpiece and a good Jim Carrey film
@@chasehedges6775 right. How can it be a masterpiece, one of the best movies ever... and just a good Jim Carrey film?
Always wondered what happened to Truman after he left. Maybe he gets famous, wins the lawsuit but what’s after that? Man’s probably would have ended himself because he wouldn’t know what’s real and what’s not anymore. He managed to escape but what if it’s part of the show too? Truman’s sanity would get the best of him and make him a crazy/lost man till the end of his days.
True man
@@vickycastillo2286he might spend most of his time in a bar his bank account filled with cash.
Travel probably, and talk with people who watched the show and debate if it was ethical publically.
I always figured that he didn't fall in love with her because of those 2 minutes but she became this... symbol for him. Of pretty much the first REAL and AUTHENTIC interaction he'd ever had. Like his whole life he'd been breathing in water and someone finally let him take in pure air.
It hurt as he hacked out the water, but it was real.
... doesn't make his little psycho portrait any less creepy, but I'd buy it as the start of an obsession.
I like how Jim Carrey can be a great dramatic actor as well as a comedic actor
And he uses both of these talents in this movie. He had a lot of dramatic moments, but still manages to be hilarious once a while.
@@tajniak4335 true
You can totally see how much Free Guy was influenced by this movie
Honestly I do think a reboot could work if they don't really make it a reboot
They keep the same actors but with a new kid and keep it somewhat a meta commentary on the over abundance of remakes and reboots but also make fun of how reality TV is a black hole of creativity as well
Hell, let the premise be that they are about to reboot the in-universe show with another infant "Truman" and have older Truman on the outside coming out of his isolation to stop it from happening. That's not a terrible starting point.
@@nickwittednonpareilJim probably wouldn’t do it though, he’s retired and said he’ll only do something if he really likes the script
That’s the problem with movies now. We don’t need a remake with meta commentary. We need new stories.
This movie made me feel emotionally claustrophobic. It was so dark and well done. Like you, I thought they could have gone even a little darker with it. I loved the cast, thought the concept and script were great. It’s not one I have seen a bunch of times and you have to be in the right mood for it, but it’s definitely one that I think everyone should see.
I always liked to imagine how weird of a direction the plot of the TV show would have gone in if he had decided to stay at the end.
I guess it’d be Truman now aware he’s on a show having to keep up with the actors whilst being given zero direction
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One thing I noticed during this section of the film is that it almost feels like this is where the reality of the world of Seahaven starts to break down. It also feels as though all the residents (or characters) of Seahaven have now turned into search bots trying to track down their subject (aka Truman) and many have dropped their false personalities as they have become desperate. Even as the Sun rapidly rises, it doesn’t look as real anymore and instead makes the town look more like a film set (which is what it really is). It’s as if now that Truman knows the truth, the world he called home is beginning to unravel, for everyone to see.
Edit: Also, I think Truman would have also noticed the rapid sunrise and it would have served as an even greater reveal that the world he is in is fake.
I don't care what anyone says. This is literally the Best Jim Carrey movie. I've said to friends & family. This movie solid! Jim will always have my respect as an actor for this movie.
Doug should have said at the ending “I’m the nostalgia critic and in case I don’t see you, good afternoon, Todd evening and good night.” It could have been perfect. 😂
I disagree with Doug, this movie was not ahead of it’s time… reality tv shows were already a thing in the 90s on MTV
@@nsasupporter7557I think he means in the how people are unwilling involved in tv or video
We already know the real-life Truman Show is, and *IT* lived from Ruckersville, Virginia.
I actually first saw this movie in an eighth grade English class, where we did a unit on utopias and dystopias. This is kind of a perfect movie for that discussion because there are arguments for Truman's world being either a utopia or a dystopia
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(Ahem) Disney’s Bolt did EXACTLY this!
In fact, I dare say that Bolt practically picks up where The Truman Show left off, focusing on a character who has only lived inside a movie being confronted with the real world!
Executive Meddling: The executives at Paramount wanted to emphasize Jim Carrey's wacky antics more, but one suggestion crossed straight into Comically Missing the Point by asking about Product Placement opportunities.
Weir: I just asked him if he'd read the script.
Another Fun Fact: The couple at the picnic table, Daryl Davis and Robert Davis, are the founders of Seaside, the town where the movie is filmed. Robert Davis inherited the 80 acres from his grandfather, and he and his wife built the first home, and his concept of a small town and mixed-use building has become enormously popular and influential in the last twenty years.
One of the greatest movies of all times, say what you like, but it is a MASTERPIECE!
Hands down, best segway into a door dash ad 😂
Another Fun Fact: The overall look was influenced by television images, particularly commercials: Many shots have characters leaning into the lens with their eyeballs wide open, and the interior scenes are heavily lit, because Weir wanted to remind viewers that "in this world, everything was for sale."
Another Fun Fact: When Marlon and Truman are watching the sunset, Marlon remarks, "That's the big guy. Quite a paintbrush he's got." While Truman thinks he's talking about God, Marlon is actually talking about Christof, the 'god' of "The Truman Show".
NC not loving a movie that came out in the late 90s or early 2000s? How shocking!
"The Dark Age of Movies" = Bound, Fargo, The Birdcage, The Frighteners, From Dusk till Dawn, Hunchback of Notre Dame, Independence Day, Jerry Maguire, Matilda, Mission Impossible, Nutty Professor, The Rock, Scream, Air Force One, Amistad, Anastasia, Austin Powers, Boogie Nights, Con Air, Contact, Donnie Brasco, Face/Off, Fifth Element, The Game, Gattaca, Good Will Hunting, Hercules, Jackie Brown, LA Confidential, Liar Liar, Men in Black, Starship Troopers, Titanic, American History X, A Bug's Life, Antz, Big Lebowski, Dark City, Enemy of the State, Mask of Zorro, Mulan, Prince of Egypt, Ronin, Saving Private Ryan, There's Something About Mary, Truman Show, 10 Things I Hate About You, American Beauty, American Pie, Being John Malkovich, Eyes Wide Shut, Fight Club, Galaxy Quest, Green Mile, The Insider, Iron Giant, Magnolia, The Matrix, October Sky, Office Space, Sixth Sense, Sleepy Hollow, South Park, Tarzan, Toy Story 2, Almost Famous, American Psycho, Cast Away, Chicken Run, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Gladiator, High Fidelity, Memento, O Brother Where Art Thou, The Patriot, Remember the Titans, Requiem for a Dream, Traffic, Unbreakable, X-Men, A Beautiful Mind, Black Hawk Down, Donnie Darko, Philosopher's Stone, Fellowship of the Ring, Monsters Inc, Mulholland Drive, Ocean's Eleven, Shrek, Training Day, etc...
Bad movies get released all the time, but it's the beloved ones that determine the quality of an era.
On the subject of "Season Two" if Truman ever had a child, there is a deletes scene where the directing staff literally discuss that, saying they plan to film the birth of Truman Jr. live, and then acquire a second tv-channel to follow the child. Marlon, Truman's best friend, is seen having hangups about the idea.
Marlon in general seems to really care about Truman's mental well-being the most out of everyone inside the studio. There is also a deleted scene when Truman is making his big escape and everyone is searching for him, where Marlon actually finds him going to the harbor to steal a boat, but after looking at him for a few seconds, he just calls out that he can't find him and keeps searching somewhere else.
A Interesting Fact: According to a 2008 New York Times article, psychologists in Britain and the U.S. reported a number of people experiencing "Truman Syndrome" or "the Truman Show delusion," the belief that they are the unwitting star of their own reality TV show. Reportedly, many afflicted specifically mentioned the film in therapy. More recently, on September 16, 2013, the detailed account of one Ohio student who suffered for years from the Truman Show delusion was documented in the New Yorker magazine article "Unreality Star" by Andrew Marantz.
Same thing about the matrix happened too,I'm a schizophrenic and when I get "lost"I sometimes think the matrix is real.
@@ericseitzler81 dude it happened to me too!! I actually watched the animatrix when I was 8 and it fucked me up for a year at least, or more like every time I was trying to convince myself that life was real, I thought "what if that's what they wanted me to believe" it was vicious cycle xd
@@dazedconfusedgrunge "what is real" I think they call it matrix syndrome but it happens to a lot of people even people that have never even heard of the movie,it's extremely common with schizophrenics and when I go off the rails emotionally I believe reality isn't real and start doing questionable things, it's very difficult to come back to reality when that happens.its also very very scary.
Laura Linney is the best thing in everything she does. So underrated.
Ok since everything is underrated, let’s go ahead and get rid of that word because it’s no longer needed since everybody and everything in the world is underrated!
@@nsasupporter7557since we’re on the topic of underrated and overrated, let me segue out of this and tell you that you’re completely overreacting, mate
@@jordinagel1184 when you read that somebody is calling someone or something “underrated” every 2 seconds, it gets rather annoying.
The word “underrated” is so overused and misused on TH-cam that it becomes disturbing. I guess you don’t care if someone else is inappropriately using a word on almost every TH-cam video (to each their own) but whenever you see a word constantly used not to mention misused, it gets really repetitive and annoying. Sometimes when someone says that something is underrated, it is true… but it’s done so much that you don’t wanna hear it anymore even if it accurate. The word “underrated” is dead, because people use it so much. Maybe I am making too big of a deal about it. But honestly it is weird when someone uses “underrated” so much. It’s like they’re obsessed with that word and constantly labeling everything as that. I’m not personally obsessed with the word “underrated.”
So again, I might be making too big of a deal about this but in all honesty… I really do have a point!
@@nsasupporter7557 no, you really don’t. “Underrated” just means a certain person/movie/etc is better than a lot of people give them credit for. This can be true of an infinite number of things; it’s not dependent on the number of things considered as such. If I there were a grand total of 50 Robin Hood movies, and I’d consider 40 of them to be better than most people realize/claim, then those 40 movies are (impo) all underrated, even though they are the majority of the Robin Hood films. You’re going about this the completely wrong way.
@@jordinagel1184 yes I do have a point! And no I’m not going about this wrong way… look, I know that there are somethings (or people) in the world that really are underrated, I understand that. But on TH-cam, it’s said that about almost EVERYTHING! Like I said, every 2 seconds somebody is calling someone or something “underrated” and most of what they’re referring to isn’t underrated at all. However there are certain things that I don’t pay much attention to so maybe in a way, people are right and it is underrated. But like I said, I’m not completely infatuated with the word “underrated” like so many other people seem to be. It’s very weird that people use the word “underrated” so much. That’s what I’m saying
This movie's concept and execution is like the hammer. An invention so pristine in its perfection that nothing has come along that can rival or top it.
To me, as amazing as this movie is, it doesn't need any sequels. It is such a groundbreaking and thought provoking movie that always keeps you on your toes, most probably because you just can't tell what's gonna happen next.
This movie was a trip and a half. It honestly messed with my head a bit the first time I saw it.
The ending of this movie really got me when I saw it for the first time as a teenager. Sometimes I will think of that line "good morning, good evening and good night!"
let get real if Jim ever pass we will play that scene over and over and over until theres no more tears
@@motor4X4kombat *when Jim passes
I once asked Laura Linney what it was like to work with Peter Weir and he said to help her prepare for her character, he gave her a bunch of 50s JCPenny's catalogues. And boy, is that evident in her performance! She's so brilliant and Peter Weir did a great job directing!
I love this movie so much! I did visit Seaside, Florida once and it was beautiful. It is a shame that Truman's home is currently owned by Matt Gaetz.
It also has one of the best ending lines in cinema history! The fact that it's so understated makes it so brilliant.
This is one of my all-time favorite movies ever!
The amount of detail and effort in the story is still unmatched to this day in cinema.
It's nice to see a actor be more serious when he wants to be and not be forced into it
take a shot every time you find him in the comments of this video
@@garfieldfan925 you'd be fuckin dead lmao
I honestly wouldn't mind seeing a Fanscription take on a darker version of The Truman Show.
But all in all, this is a masterpiece that aged like fine wine.
Peter Weir is easily one of the most underrated directors ever.
STOP SAYING UNDERRATED!
Why is everybody on TH-cam so obsessed with the word underrated and calling everything underrated
@@nsasupporter7557 Well I only said it once. You said it twice. Don't police how people talk. He is pretty under-discussed in the history of great film directors. Just keep scrolling.
@@KronantheBarbarian no dumb ass, I didn’t use it! I said out of example, I didn’t actually use the word like you did… that’s not the samething. I was showing you that it’s an overused and misused word constantly
@@KronantheBarbarianthree times actually
I think what makes this film so interesting and unique to this day, is that there are so many untold stories that us as viewers WANT to see.
What’s going on with the free Truman front, more behind the scenes of the show, where does Laura Linneys character go, what happens to Truman afterwards.
It’s rather fascinating because most movies don’t have this much questions after viewing
According to a deleted scene Meryl tried to get back at Christof for putting her in danger by having her act alongside a clearly unstable Truman. It’s in a deleted scene where you see the supporting cast at a table read and Meryl’s there milking her non-existent injuries for everything she’s got by wearing a neck brace
One of Jim Carey’s better non comedy roles
This is one movie I would've loved to see a sequel for. How Truman would adjust to everyday real life after living a lie, as well as the consequences of the show ending are so interesting to think about. And can he truly live a "real" normal life when everybody on earth already knows everything about him?
You know, reading you comment an interesting thought crossed my mind. I think everyone has this thought sometimes - I wish there was a sequel for something that doesn't have one,. Like, it deserves to see the ideas explored more or to see the characters develop further, etc.
But, seeing as we are in an era of remakes and bringing old IP's back from the dead and how trash they usually turn out to be... I'm so happy that lots of my favorite movies, including this one DON'T have a sequel, lol. And makes me really wish it stays this way.
While a sequel would be great, not having one makes sense; Truman has left the show and is no longer being watched.
@@Delta_Aves That's a point, yeah. But I would argue that as the audience WE weren't complicit to his lack of privacy. As we were rooting for him all along, and also considering that the original film was just social commentary meant for us anyway. But maybe to amend that a bit anyway, shifting perspectives to the actors and showrunners and what they're up to after the show could give Truman some time to breathe. But I imagine that Truman would rightfully be suing everyone who was involved with the show up their asses 😂.
I think the director and writers wanted to leave that idea to our imagination
This movie makes a great double feature with the documentary "We Live In Public" which is pretty much the real life Truman Show and takes place around the same time
30:00 I recently learned, there was kindof a similar concept done. It was a Japanese game show and the most famous contestant was locked in an apartment with nothing then told to only use what he won in sweepstakes, until he won 1 mil yen worth in prizes. He did so well that they made him go longer then do it again later. It's Brew's latest video. Super creepy
Another Fun Fact: The original script had Truman Burbank living in a recreation of New York City. But Peter Weir changed it to an idyllic town to make the movie feel less "sci-fi."
Literally one of my all time favorite movies. It's so good and so underrated. And it's such a crazy concept, like imagine if that was actual show, to start with someone from birth and then watch their whole life.
Jim Carrey has come such a long way to being one of the greatest actors of our time! He deserves our respect! 🥲🫡
6:10 Going in, I knew what the movie was about, but there were still some twists that surprised me. I thought they had been filming Truman for a few years, not his entire life. And I thought the island was real, not a huge set inside a dome.
I honestly never thought of them pushing Truman to have a kid to keep the show going until you said it. Makes me look at that scene totally different now
That was the intention apparently, if you go to the deleted scenes I believe there’s a few extra mentions from Christof of them doing the first on air conception and a scene where we see the cast doing a table read where they mention doing two shows when Truman’s baby is born, Marlon even calls Christof out a bit by asking if they’ll still be filming Truman in his coffin if he dies
I rewatched this recently for the first time in a while and boy did some thoughts come into my head. If Meryl and Truman had had a baby like Christof planned I could already see that Christof would have, no doubt at Hannah Gil’s (the actress who plays Meryl) insistence, written her out of the show. Finding a convenient way to kill her character off that would in turn reinforce Truman’s fear of leaving and planting the seed of that same fear in the child. Sick stuff. Awesome movie, but damn I ended up pretty much hating everyone but Truman.
I don't know if anyone else noticed but the entry into the ad was masterful, I honestly paid attention way longer than I would have.
There has been a really close equivalent of this idea being done with the show Jury Dury, and they even mention how it messed with the stars mind finding out he was in a show. And they also talk about how hard it was to control.
I remember I watched this movie in middle school, in an English class. And it *fucked me up*. Like I was SO concerned about how hard it would be to tell if such a thing was the case. Literally took years for me to not randomly think of it and get so overly worried about it. Great movie!
This and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind are Jim's best performances
One of my favorites. My favorite Jim Carrey movie. That shows how great of an actor he is.
One of my favorite films of all time. Truly unique and special.
You're right about the baby thing. There is a deleted scene that explicitly shows them planning to replace his wife with another actress (she's also in another scene) and for them to have a baby. And they plan to split the show between them until Truman dies and then it would focus entirely on the child.
One of the finest movies Jim Carrey did in my opinion.
Yes, it’s his most popular dramatic movie
I won't lie, I think what takes me from liking this movie to *loving* this movie is actually Jim Carrey being that guy at the forefront. When every other movie I saw of him at the time was Ace Ventura, The Mask, Dumb & Dumber, even Batman Forever, seeing him in this kind of role was unpredictable. And while what came out of it for Truman, himself, might have been safe, the draw was enough to keep me hooked to the actual storytelling and it's one I can now watch often that just happened to feature a really stellar dramatic role from Carrey alongside the rest of the cast that keeps that "safeness" from turning into disappointment.
Truman original casting was Robin William, and while i like Williams i think he would have played the role more serious and straight despite his childish charisma. Carrey always seems to walk the thin line between beeing a likeble cartoon neighbor and a psichotic prisoner that is one steap of loosing his mind (and the scenes with Maryl are proof of that) and im not saying that Williams can't do that but similar to things like Jack or the bicentennial man (movies that have also have good crazy good ideas but they failed in the execution) i think he is more restraing in dramas than in comedies
Despite this movie being 25 years old, I never noticed the little details like the camera looking like spheres or the vitamin D.
Still, this movie and The Spotless Mind are my favorite dramatic roles when it comes to Jim Carrey.💙
I looove tamera looking at the camera every few seconds. It’s just a great detail that makes it more realistic 1:20