People always ask what happened to truman after he escaped, but that's the point! He escaped! You don't get to know, cuz he's free, and we don't get to observe the poor guy anymore.
Don't you hate that, there's a good chance that you said, "Because." Nevertheless it still just wrote it down as cuz. Lately the audio has been recognizing my because, as cause. Instead of cuz, but that's only recently.
I've been on a "Truman Show reactions" kick lately, and so far you're one of the few reactors to pick up on the nature of Truman's world so quickly. Well done for paying close attention to context clues. This is the type of movie that rewards that kind of viewing.
56:22 "Oh, come on. You're not even gonna show us what _happens_ to Truman?" Well, that's the point. He escaped. He's out. He's free. He no longer lives in front of cameras, so what happens to him is no longer public knowledge. 🤷♂
@@ShreeNationSome people have wished for a sequel, which is theoretically possible. Documentary format prondering what happeed to him after he left the stage. All footage would be from traffic cams, CCTV, ATM cams, cellphones, paparazzi, & news cameras accidentally getting a glimpse of him & Sylvia. This keeps the spirit of the original.
The most brilliant thing about this movie, in my opinion, is that the movie includes the viewer in the point it's trying to make. Most people are angry at the way Truman is treated, and wonders why people would watch the show knowing he's a prisoner. But the moment he goes off camera, many people want to know what happens and wants to see him reuniting with Sylvia and even get upset. It's genius. We are the answer to our own question.
36:59 _"Ohhhhhh._ So it's like the Las Vegas dome, but _bigger._ The Truman land is... giant _prison."_ Yes. That's why they have to go to such elaborate lengths to keep him in a controlled environment. That's why they can't just let him go to Fiji. As of this moment, he does not actually know that he has spent his entire life within this dome.
This movie was done when the reality shows were only at the very beginning and it already gave a warning. Andrew Niccol, mostly work with the topics about privacy, reality vs. fake stage, questions what can be believed and so. BTW, "the friend with beer" (Marlon) actually was compassionate about Truman, it is a pity that some things did not get into the final cut but first, there was a scene after Truman's reunion with his "father" where Christof gives the main protagonists new scripts announcing the plan Truman having a baby with his new "love interest" and that they will switch to two channels then. And marlon confronts him ironically "and when we kill him we will swith to one channel again?" showing he is getting to be fed up from the lies and what they did to him. And then, when Truman disappears and everybody is looking for him he actually finds him but lets him go because he feels pity about him.
@@ShreeNation Additionally, there's a cut scene that implies Christof has fallen into drug abuse as a result of the guilt he's feeling about this. Really makes one think about how young he was when he was made to act in this show, given how time-consuming a job it is. It's an entire life he has to act out. The implied addiction also makes it feel even worse to realize that the ads they make Christof do are all alcohol-based, namely by actually having to drink beers.
I think to to younger generations it is a ironically unironic satire of modern life and the parasocial nature of the internet and the absurdum of the extremes marketing and media will go. Where as when it came out it was a dramatic warning about the future with moments of campy comedy.
Not sure if you heard at 38:55; “Incidentally, Truman is the first child to be legally adopted by a corporation.” I am sure if you did you’d have immediately boiled over in anger as that is probably the most dystopian, infuriating, sickest and scariest line in the entire movie.
Another thing worth pointing out is the likely reason Truman is always listening to classical music on the radio is the show runners probably wanted to save money on paying royalties on copyrighted music so they groomed Truman to prefer classical music which is in the public domain and therefore royalty free. It also make Truman easier to influence as classical music is calming and passive vs rebellious and aggressive popular music that might encourage him to seek out thrills and adventure (though I myself think classical music is thrilling / exciting, for most it mollifies more than it agitates).
While reality tv shows existed at the time this movie was released, the big reality show boom of the 00s in the US hadn't happened yet. In 2008, Popular Mechanics named The Truman Show among it's top ten prophetic science fiction films. There's also a recognized mental disorder called Truman Show Syndrome, where the person believes they are being secretly filmed and broadcast on worldwide tv, and everyone around them are in on it.
"Good morning, and in case I don't see ya, good afternoon, good evening, and good night!" Fun Fact: Ed Harris and Jim Carrey never met during filming. Medical Cameo Fact: In an early scene, a bottle of Vitamin D is on Truman (Jim Carrey) and Meryl's (Laura Linney) kitchen table, needed for those without exposure to the (real) sun. What Script Fact: The Trumania bits, where Truman draws on the mirror with soap and acts strange, was completely improvised by Jim Carrey. Carrey and Peter Weir initially found working together on set difficult (as Carrey's contract gave him the power to demand rewrites), but Weir was impressed with Carrey's improvisational skills and the two became more interactive.
Here's a fun fact: When Truman is taking his breakfast, you can see a jar of "Vitamin D", that usually it is obtained with the sunlight, but....since Truman is in a dome with NO real sunlight, that's why he lacks of that Vitamin 😉
Yep. Back before children were special & told “you can be anything you want”, which is complete bs. Everyone has limitations & before the 1990’s parents didn’t put their kids on pedestals & were realistic about their abilities & prospects. I have some artistic talent but not enough for it to be more than a hobby. The adults in my life encouraged me to develop what talent I had but also told me I’d needed to do something else as a career. Lots of my friends were athletic & played little league & school sports but their parents & coaches told them they wouldn’t make it in the pros so they needed to keep their grades up. The adults of my childhood were realistic about their kids & the world.
@@learobinson4450 Before the 1990s people literally normally thought that beating a child was a good way to discipline them, hell, even till today some people still believe that. Must be a cold cold existence thinking that "not being realistic" about a child's ability is worse than what came before. Pathetic nostalgic for a past that in truth was full of horrors.
@johnburnscrystaljack I’m Gen X. Born in 1967. I LIVED it & it was a better childhood than what kids today get. We had freedom - not helicopter parents or influencer moms putting every single thing we did out there for public consumption. We didn’t grow up with a screen 8 inches from our faces every waking moment. We played outside with our friends. We also had responsibilities & consequences. Sometimes one of the consequences was being paddled & spanked The result of a 1970 & 1980’s childhood was strong, independent & resilient adults. We’re not triggered by every little thing. We don’t need safe spaces every time something doesn’t go our way. So, yes, it was better. I have a degree in Child Development & have worked in schools, daycares & as a private nanny for over 30 years. I deal every day with the damage done to kids who aren’t disciplined or punished because people mistakenly believe kids should never have to deal with adversity. I also fight every day to keep kids off phones & iPads & go out & explore & experience the world & actually live. Kids today are coddled & sheltered & grow up believing they’re the most important person on Earth so when they’re adults they can’t deal with life. Kids today grow up like Truman did in the movie. No freedom, every waking minute planned out for them, being watched all the time & everything they do put on social media for the public to see so their parents can get clicks & likes. Constantly treated like they’re the center of everything. They’re not anymore prepared for the real world than Truman is.
@@wackyvorlon A lot of comedy comes from a place of pain (ie, Robin Williams and his depression battles RIP) so they tend to have a depth of emotion to draw upon. I'm glad that Jim seems to have a decent handle on his mental health.
Yep, I completely understand the rage. This was before reality TV was what it is today, or vlogging became a thing, and the questions it poses still stand, today.
Okay, but here’s the big question: Did the audience cheered because he escaped? Or did they cheered because it was the ‘perfect’ ending for the show? I mean Sylvia did cared for him, but the rest of the audience shows evidence that they have Truman Show merchandise in their inventory, if so, that’s truly disturbing
17:11 Movies about grand deceptions naturally, _always_ look different in subsequent viewings. It's clear, lately, moments like _this,_ with Truman acting against previously-established behavioral patterns, have been happening more and more. It's clear, moments like this require the backup personnel and the director to stay on their toes. Of course, the more you have to stay on your toes, the more you have to improvise, the more inclined you are to slip up. That helps shower Truman with clues.
42:49 This part _also_ looks glaringly different, after you've seen the movie. The first time, it looks like Truman is contentedly going along with the flow, but in subsequent viewings, it becomes clear that, actually, he has begun to see his cell, and has begun to figure out that it's not enough to just _want_ to escape. There is a sophisticated intelligence at work, keeping him there; an intelligence he has to outsmart, so he's drawing up a strategy.
The director of this movie once said in an interview, "You know you've made it when they name a psychological condition after something you made." and well... Truman Syndrome is a real mental illness. Where you believe you are being filmed 24/7.
With Jim Carrey being this comedic legend, I find myself coming to this one most out of his movies. 24:17 No, they're just trained for these eventualities. The guy really clogged the engine or something. 35:21 Yeah, the whole movie is a commentary on reality TV. There's been a few other movies doing that as well. 43:33 Well no, they probably have shifts. Their shifts may last a week, but they no doubt have them. 45:29 You kidding? Now the raitings are higher than ever, cause everyone wants to see what happens. 47:01 I know I don't, cause my life's too boring. Also, nowadays, the internet would have to be heavily limited there or just no one has it. 56:36 Again, reality shows were a thing, so just gonna put a dark twist on it.
I saw this in the theater when it came out! Watching it again today, I noticed some parallels between this film, the Fallout series, and Plato's "Allegory of the Cave"... Ironically, the location The Truman Show was filmed in (Seaside, Florida) is considered one of the best places to live in the US because it was designed with "New Urbanist" principles in mind (namely, walkabililty and multi-use zoning compared to the single-use, drive-everywhere lifestyle so prevalent throughout much of the rest of the US; also, the buildings were designed with features like large porches and roof overhangs to minimize the amount of air conditioning needed).
A few things I wanna talk about. Main message, sadly, rings true to human nature - we 'accept the reality with which we are presented', because of the comfort to our own selves. We prefer our cells. Not to say that there are no people who go against that type, but 99%? This movie was ahead of it's time in many respects, especially with omnipresent phones and cameras. I remember same sentiment said in Incredibles 2, about 'nature of modern life'. That we don't play, we watch play shows. We don't travel, we watch about places. We don't live. We watch lives of others. We like things to be packaged for us. Still holding out for Soldier with Kurt Russell in the near future 😅
"We don't play, we watch play shows" was too deep and 100% true 👏 I'll be discussing Soldier along with other films on a mega review video for the subscribers! 😍
This wasn’t the Jim Carrey film I was thinking of when I was in chat last week but still a good pick. This was him trying to break into more dramatic roles which he has done quite well. Definitely an actors with far more versatility than given credit for. Also looking beautiful in red lovely Shree! 🤗🤗🤗💜💜💜👏👏👏
For a fun experience, one can re-watch this movie not just as an instance of art holding up a mirror to the dehumanizing, voyeuristic aspects of "reality entertainment" and consumerism, but also as a critique of theistic ideas of predestination and "divine intervention".
I saw this in theaters in the 90's, and I thought it was good at the time, but I didn't realize at the time how prophetic it was. I had to rewatch this for a film criticism class recently.and in the age of youtube, social media, and reality TV. This film is even more relevant now than it was when it premiered.
Namaste 🙏. Excellent reaction. This movie is a prime example of moral ambiguity, corporate greed, and media exploitation. Much like the modern media today that tell us lies are realities and realities are lies. As always your comments bring forth a fountain of memories of films that deal with similar themes: Ace in the Hole (1951). The Sweet Smell of Success (1957). A Face in the Crowd (1957). The Parallax View (1974). Network (1976). Absence of Malice (1981). The Year of Living Dangerously (1982). The Killing Fields (1984). Natural Born Killers (1994). Wag the Dog (1997). Shattered Glass (2003). Trivia 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. The film is studied in Media Ethics courses, particularly focusing on the characters of creator Christof, best friend Marlon and the "prostituting" of Truman's wife, Meryl. Every street name in Seahaven refers to a movie actor, e.g. "Lancaster Square" or "Barrymore Road." All of the "cast" members are likewise named after movie stars: Meryl, Marlon, Lauren, Kirk, Angela, etc.
Thank you so much for the recommendations, and for the additional info! I had no idea about the "Truman Syndrome", now I gotta look into it😯 The street names is also a cool touch!
if you notice throughout the movie there are parts where there's a light shining directly on truman at some parts whenever he is being emotionally or psychologically gaslit by either the cast or the producers, literally displaying "gaslight" as a metaphor being beamed onto truman throughout the movie. especially when they "cue the fog".
@@lordhoot1 It wasn't a common term in the 90s but the term comes from a 1938 play, “Gas Light” (which was turned into a more widely known movie in 1944, “Gaslight”), where a husband manipulates his wife to make her think she's actually losing her sense of reality so he can commit her to a mental institution and steal her inheritance.
Of all Jim Carrey's more serious and dramatic roles, my personal all time favorite film is "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind". It's one of the few movies where his character was not allowed to be funny or overly silly in that Jim Carrey type of way. He's the one straight arrow type of character while everyone else was kind of weird and odd. It's a hidden Gem in a way that when most people talk about his non-comedy performances, people often overlook it because they either never seen it or maybe feel it's too deep and thought provoking for people to understand, Idk. I'd say that one is worth watching sometime too.
This movie was pretty twisted especially given its initial appearance and how it was presented as a comedy-drama, underneath it was a kind of sick and sinister undertone. And considering they deliberately prevented him from leaving well into his adulthood and not giving Truman any kind of royalties it was just really eerie
On the arch in the backckground @9:15, you see the latin phrase "Unus pro omnibus, omnes pro uno", which means, "One for all, all for one". This describes The Truman Show itself.
Not many people understood how important that movie was.. and how shameful and disgusting TV "can be" nowadays we know.. but this movie kinda predicted the future in some sense. And it was also the first movie with Jim Carrey were i realize, he is a fantastic actor. It is one of my fav movies of all time, for a reason :> Also the Ending with the two security guys.. this reaction shows once again how perverted the audience actually is and that is the true dystopia
The crazy part to me has been the fact that it was actually supposed to be a dark thriller type movie because I think thats what the book is. But I really like that they didnt go with that version, I think that its shot more 'normal' is what makes it more scary. Like you dont have to make Chucky look evil, a regular doll with facial expressions is scarier than a torn up demon looking thing. The fact that its a normal thing walking, talking and k*lling is what makes it creepier.
If you liked the concept, there is another movie that came out the same year (1998) about someone living in a made up reality. It's more sci-fi (what The Truman Show was intended to be in it's first script), and it's not someone in a tv show, but it's someone living in a completely made up world created by an outside force. The movie is called Dark City starring Rufus Sewell, William Hurt, Kiefer Sutherland and Jenifer Connelly.
2 ways I like to look at Truman's sailing phobia cure: A: the "dad's" death created the phobia, the "dad's" rejoining his life cured it. B: Truman realizing his phobia was as fake as everything else was. Something fake could no longer control him.
Well, I wasn't expecting this one so soon😉but what a Wonderful Surprise it is!💝I've been a Fan of Jim Carrey's works for about 30 years now, ever since He'd started making such Crazy Comedies as "Ace Ventura" / "The Mask" and "Liar Liar" (to name a few)!😂But everything about THIS Movie Surprised even Me😳especially Jim's Award-Worthy Performance😢in a more Dramatic Role!👏"The Truman Show" might just be the BEST thing that He's EVER done (IMO) and this will be both a Privilege and a Pleasure to share with YOU🥰My Best Friend!🫂
@@ShreeNation OMG, that was so much FUN and I'm still Laughing😂Thank You, Shree, so very much for this one today!💝I don't care what My Mom thinks, DON'T EVER CHANGE😇You know how much I Love You!🥰Just-For-Fun, You might wanna consider doing "Edward Scissorhands" for Christmas😉there'll be quite a few 'Avon' Jokes for You!👌(LOL)
Explanation for viewers' reaction at the end: a core group of fans lost interest when Christoff didn't keep the premise promise. There are very clear story arcs. When Truman started to wake up, their interest is waking up. It's real, now. When he escapes, the audience cheers! Second viewing, notice all the posters in Sylvia's. She's part of a movement to free him. The falling light was sabotage. I figure the cop who named Truman was probably a bit actor who wanted on the show. He was probably home watching the show when he got a frantic call from the studio. That's why he slipped up. Thank you for being the first reactor to realize the sun & the moon are almost never in the same part of the sky. The road Truman was on probably leads to stage doors though which supplies & that bus travels. That's why he was stopped so he wouldn't find the stage doors! This movie predates the popularity of reality shows. Those of us who saw this in the theater knew it was about a man trapped in a TV show. All the ads on TV, in newspapers & magazines, & theater previews told us that. You had to live under a rock not to know! So we were rooting for him to escape, while drawn in by the novelty of it. The brilliance of this film was that they'd anticipated viewers who'd never seen the ads. Someone browsing in Blockbuster, for instance, & renting it because it's Jim Carrey. So the story builds an engaging mystery where the sharp minded viewers know more than Truman does. Then we get the midpoint documentary which fills in the gaps! My head canon is that after Sylvia. & Truman reunite outside the dome, that core group of fans brings legal pressure on the studio to pay Truman 30 years of back pay. And Christoff is facing legal woes from the backlash. It was aired globally, remember!
You felt it too, this strange but intense feeling of shame for your voyeuristic impulse, this growing certainty that as a spectator, you're complicit in the crime. That's why I love how this movie ends. No cameras are on Truman any more, the show ends, and what happens in Truman's life is finally, completely, private.
This was one of my favorite Jim Carey movies, because while I love Ace Ventura and the Mask, this displayed his range. Love your reaction, I am sorry to hear about what was discussed in the middle synopsis.
I loved watching you slowly realize that Truman doesn't know he's on TV, and then when you finally understood how massive the fake world around Truman really is... You asked a lot how they (the producers) were able to get away with it. During the "interview" with the director (which manages a huge info-dump in a way that actually makes sense in-story), it's mentioned that Truman was the first baby legally adopted by a corporation. So, the TV production company had full parental-type authority while Truman was young. Once Truman was an adult, I expect that there was enough money involved that the producers could buy off any potential legal threats. This movie came out in 1998, so it was a couple of years before the rise of reality TV shows, and well before online streamers, vloggers, etc. The director is Peter Weir, whose other main hits are "Dead Poets Society" and "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World". Early in his career he also directed "Picnic at Hanging Rock", which is considered one of the classics of Australian cinema. It's about a group of schoolgirls who mysteriously disappear while on a school picnic. It's the only movie I know of where the Director's Cut is actually shorter than the theatrical release. Thanks for watching this Shree, I'm glad you enjoyed it even though you were originally expecting a comedy.
If you thought that this was a serious Jim Carrey Movie, then you need to check out a movie called - THE NUMBER 23 ( 2007 Psychological Thriller / Mystery ) JIM CARREY & VIRGINIA MADSEN ( Candyman 1992 )
@@ShreeNation Don’t mention it can’t wait to see your next movie reaction. Hope you get around to reacting to JCVD’s sci fi movie Timecop ! That came out in 1994
I've always wished they made a sequel to this since first ever seeing this movie back in middle school when our English teacher played it for my entire class.. we were all blown away! That was in 2002
Back when this was first released, I saw it as a brilliant satire on the future of reality TV, but little more. With all we've learned since about MSM misinformation and disinformation, I've come to realise that - like The Matrix - it's a very dark commentary on the real world we live in. I don't think you can watch it today, without finding it genuinely chilling.
I have watched so many reactions to this movie, and this is the first time I remember that I think I actually saw this in the movie theater with my mom when it came out. It was a great experience on a cinema screen and not just a tv. Really mind blowing, and so sad and moving when he punches the set wall in the end. Sucha great movie ❤
I never made the connection about the studio light in the beginning possibly being a fake star. I just assumed it was some sort of general light source that broke off. Neat!
This is really a commentary on our world. Many people dont ever put the connection together that our "reality" has been manipulated. "People tend to accept the reality they are presented." Unfortunately most people DO want "safety". We can just look to 2020 as proof of that.
A great movie about going insane, but going insane for... real? Can you say that? All the classics: "Dude, the radio is following me, for real! It knows everything I do, everything I think! And its telling me things, man... Oh the things it tells me... about you..."
😳Oh. You've had no prior exposure to Jim Carrey. 🤔Then your first impression of him is very different from _mine._ My first exposure to this actor was as part of the cast of a prime time comedy sketch TV show in the late '80's called _In Living Color_ that ended up launching _many_ careers. And let me tell you, comedically, Jim Carrey established himself _very_ well, early on in his career, with movies like _Ace Ventura: Pet Detective,_ _The Mask,_ and _Liar Liar,_ before he set about branching out into _other_ genres with movies like this one and _Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind._ To that point, though, I think I've only ever seen _one_ Jim Carrey movie that has disappointed me, but it's one that I haven't mentioned yet, and I don't think you're going to hear about it, so I'm gonna leave it there.
If you liked this movie, check out the movie "Moon" with Sam Rockwell. It has similar themes about corporate ethics & the right of an individual to self-determination. It is my favorite movie, but not widely known.
I love this movie it was facinated by it and by the way so many people still want to be on camera (reality TV) over the years and how normalized it has become. One thing that stands out to me that most people miss is when they say Truman (the person) is owned by a corporation. Owning a person makes him a slave so everyone in this world knows and no one cares.
Haha it was just a joke, my neighbor is an "avon" lady of sorts and just breaks into salesman mode in the middle of conversations 😂 That's what the scene reminded me of
I like the sentiment that you said that people don’t want safety which although I agree, I don’t want safety, at least in America between 911 and the pandemic. I think it’s clear that people want safety they would rather give up everything even the rights for safety.
Great reaction - I'm so sorry to hear about your own experience; I think that helps you connect w what this film IMO is really trying to tell us - I think it's trying to draw attention to all the subliminal ways that we're "contained" in our own world - there were a lot of films around this time referring to some unspeakable larger reality that's hidden, re how the world really works - the Matrix is the biggest example - this is also one of the only films where the AUDIENCE is the real villain - it's all being done for them (for us?) - and they know it - but there's some kind of almost drugged passivity in the way ppl just treat anything on the screen like another interchangeable spectacle, that's there for their entertainment - as if it doesn't even matter that much whether it's real or not - think about the things we ourselves watch, what we may or may not realize intellectually about it, vs how we actually react, vs other ways we COULD react - the film's inviting us to watch ourselves watching - we're all both Truman AND the Audience - and what are the implications of that? Some other beautiful and powerful films about crossing thru layers of reality - La Jetee; BBC Singing Detective; Scanner Darkly; Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind; Theater of War; The Player - I also like Mulholland Drive, but this one's a bit more surreal and disturbing
Wow, I can't believe this movie is 26 years old... This movie was promoted as a man unknowingly on a TV show, but you got it pretty quick for not having a heads up about it. Ive seen some interesting reactions. This was at the beginning of the big brother is watching you craze and the advancement in high tech video surveillance equipment. Fantastic reaction, thank you.
Great reaction! Just what I needed! As soon as you used the word "vignette" I knew I was going to be entertained. And I was! thank you so much for such a wholesome reaction to one of my all-time favourite movies!!!
Thank you for informing me, I admit I only watched a documentary and not the actual stream, and the doc itself made me feel really bad about how he was lied to throughout the show (like Truman) 😔💔
@@ShreeNation The Nasubi thing was probably the most famous (and infamous) part of a TV show where participants were given almost impossible tasks and filmed when trying to complete them. My favourite one must be when they took a pair of guys to Hong Kong (I think. East Asian coastal city I'm sure.), gave them a little money and told them to hitchhike to London, with a camera team following. I think their funds ran low before reaching India, so they had to work as well just to feed themselves. Getting across the border to Pakistan became a hurdle, and they had to get special permission to travel through Iran. The closer they got to the goal, especially through Eastern Europe, the harder it got to get permissions to continue. But they made it!
This movie predates most people's concept of "reality TV". It is very influential. Very original, at the time. The shock value has diminished a lot in the past decades
I cant believe so many people never watch this film is basically forced to watch in my country in every Moral & Ethics course at middle school. Like Gattaca or how true histories like Amistad are used for propaganda.
I think they had played with the idea of a sequel where when trumans in the real world suddenly its like a worse version of ours where everyone is either consuming or filming themselves to become famous
Poor Truman. He went through too much since he was a kid. His life was all just a fake because of that man. A wife and a friend only to be in on it behind his back to top it. I wouldn't really know how to feel about it happening to me since birth, childhood, or teenage years if I were Truman.
I always had mixed feelings about the ending. I was super happy that Truman found his way out his prison. But at the same time, I couldn't help but think jeez wait till he gets a load of the shxtshow going on in the real world lol still better than a prison, I suppose.
Everyone thinks that Truman should sue and that he would win. If he was legally adopted by a corporation, odds are he has no rights to be able to sue or get any compensation for his filmed life.
The movie is some thing of a rip off. There’s a lawsuit involving a play called “Frank’s Place,” and a similar story on the old NBC series “Amazing Stories” call “The Secret Cinema.” There are also other precursors.
This is The Truman Show = an illusion kept in DNA chains of darkness. Wanna see a fallen angel? LOOK IN THE MIRROR. Only one Gospel: The Gospel of Reconciliation. Jesus Christ came into THEIR kingdom to reconcile fallen angels unto Himself. We are the fallen angels (ELOHIM) kept in DNA chains of darkness. If you do not confess being a fallen angel in Lucifer's kingdom, then you are an unbeliever. Unbeliever = those that claim to be made in the image of ELOHIM(gods). REPENT FALLEN ANGELS.
People always ask what happened to truman after he escaped, but that's the point! He escaped! You don't get to know, cuz he's free, and we don't get to observe the poor guy anymore.
Good point!
And no matter what they would show, it would be a let-down.
Don't you hate that, there's a good chance that you said, "Because." Nevertheless it still just wrote it down as cuz. Lately the audio has been recognizing my because, as cause. Instead of cuz, but that's only recently.
Exactly after he escaped his life is finally PRIVATE.
He would became a prisoner to the Truman Show we all experience through algorithms
I've been on a "Truman Show reactions" kick lately, and so far you're one of the few reactors to pick up on the nature of Truman's world so quickly. Well done for paying close attention to context clues. This is the type of movie that rewards that kind of viewing.
Thank you, much appreciated 🙏
56:22 "Oh, come on. You're not even gonna show us what _happens_ to Truman?"
Well, that's the point. He escaped. He's out. He's free. He no longer lives in front of cameras, so what happens to him is no longer public knowledge. 🤷♂
Good point 👏
@@ShreeNationSome people have wished for a sequel, which is theoretically possible. Documentary format prondering what happeed to him after he left the stage. All footage would be from traffic cams, CCTV, ATM cams, cellphones, paparazzi, & news cameras accidentally getting a glimpse of him & Sylvia. This keeps the spirit of the original.
The most brilliant thing about this movie, in my opinion, is that the movie includes the viewer in the point it's trying to make. Most people are angry at the way Truman is treated, and wonders why people would watch the show knowing he's a prisoner. But the moment he goes off camera, many people want to know what happens and wants to see him reuniting with Sylvia and even get upset. It's genius. We are the answer to our own question.
Interesting 🤔
36:59 _"Ohhhhhh._ So it's like the Las Vegas dome, but _bigger._ The Truman land is... giant _prison."_
Yes. That's why they have to go to such elaborate lengths to keep him in a controlled environment. That's why they can't just let him go to Fiji. As of this moment, he does not actually know that he has spent his entire life within this dome.
This movie was done when the reality shows were only at the very beginning and it already gave a warning. Andrew Niccol, mostly work with the topics about privacy, reality vs. fake stage, questions what can be believed and so. BTW, "the friend with beer" (Marlon) actually was compassionate about Truman, it is a pity that some things did not get into the final cut but first, there was a scene after Truman's reunion with his "father" where Christof gives the main protagonists new scripts announcing the plan Truman having a baby with his new "love interest" and that they will switch to two channels then. And marlon confronts him ironically "and when we kill him we will swith to one channel again?" showing he is getting to be fed up from the lies and what they did to him. And then, when Truman disappears and everybody is looking for him he actually finds him but lets him go because he feels pity about him.
Interesting, I wish they kept those scenes in :(
@@ShreeNation Additionally, there's a cut scene that implies Christof has fallen into drug abuse as a result of the guilt he's feeling about this. Really makes one think about how young he was when he was made to act in this show, given how time-consuming a job it is. It's an entire life he has to act out.
The implied addiction also makes it feel even worse to realize that the ads they make Christof do are all alcohol-based, namely by actually having to drink beers.
I think it’s wrong to call this movie a comedy. It’s a drama. They only call it a comedy because they can’t comprehend Jim Carey as a dramatic actor.
I agree!
I think to to younger generations it is a ironically unironic satire of modern life and the parasocial nature of the internet and the absurdum of the extremes marketing and media will go.
Where as when it came out it was a dramatic warning about the future with moments of campy comedy.
Very good point. But laughing is always a copeing mechanism for something terrible, so comedy also fits.
This movie is a blend between comedy and drama
@@Damianskull it's a horror, in my book.
You missed a big line at 38:50 - you were talking, the guy says "Truman is the first child to be legally adopted by a corporation"
Not sure if you heard at 38:55; “Incidentally, Truman is the first child to be legally adopted by a corporation.” I am sure if you did you’d have immediately boiled over in anger as that is probably the most dystopian, infuriating, sickest and scariest line in the entire movie.
Another thing worth pointing out is the likely reason Truman is always listening to classical music on the radio is the show runners probably wanted to save money on paying royalties on copyrighted music so they groomed Truman to prefer classical music which is in the public domain and therefore royalty free. It also make Truman easier to influence as classical music is calming and passive vs rebellious and aggressive popular music that might encourage him to seek out thrills and adventure (though I myself think classical music is thrilling / exciting, for most it mollifies more than it agitates).
Wow, I didn't think of that in regards to the classical music! 😯 Thanks for pointing it out!
While reality tv shows existed at the time this movie was released, the big reality show boom of the 00s in the US hadn't happened yet. In 2008, Popular Mechanics named The Truman Show among it's top ten prophetic science fiction films. There's also a recognized mental disorder called Truman Show Syndrome, where the person believes they are being secretly filmed and broadcast on worldwide tv, and everyone around them are in on it.
Wow, I had no idea they named a disorder after the film! 😯😯
"Good morning, and in case I don't see ya, good afternoon, good evening, and good night!"
Fun Fact: Ed Harris and Jim Carrey never met during filming.
Medical Cameo Fact: In an early scene, a bottle of Vitamin D is on Truman (Jim Carrey) and Meryl's (Laura Linney) kitchen table, needed for those without exposure to the (real) sun.
What Script Fact: The Trumania bits, where Truman draws on the mirror with soap and acts strange, was completely improvised by Jim Carrey. Carrey and Peter Weir initially found working together on set difficult (as Carrey's contract gave him the power to demand rewrites), but Weir was impressed with Carrey's improvisational skills and the two became more interactive.
Thanks for the bts facts! The Vitamin D one is very interesting 😍
You're welcome! I appreciate your replies to my trivia comments.
Go in Peace and Walk with God. 😎 👍
Here's a fun fact: When Truman is taking his breakfast, you can see a jar of "Vitamin D", that usually it is obtained with the sunlight, but....since Truman is in a dome with NO real sunlight, that's why he lacks of that Vitamin 😉
Interesting, thank you!
"Imagine discouraging a child like this" That was the basis of parenting in the 80s.
Yep. Back before children were special & told “you can be anything you want”, which is complete bs. Everyone has limitations & before the 1990’s parents didn’t put their kids on pedestals & were realistic about their abilities & prospects.
I have some artistic talent but not enough for it to be more than a hobby. The adults in my life encouraged me to develop what talent I had but also told me I’d needed to do something else as a career. Lots of my friends were athletic & played little league & school sports but their parents & coaches told them they wouldn’t make it in the pros so they needed to keep their grades up.
The adults of my childhood were realistic about their kids & the world.
@@learobinson4450 Before the 1990s people literally normally thought that beating a child was a good way to discipline them, hell, even till today some people still believe that. Must be a cold cold existence thinking that "not being realistic" about a child's ability is worse than what came before. Pathetic nostalgic for a past that in truth was full of horrors.
@johnburnscrystaljack I’m Gen X. Born in 1967. I LIVED it & it was a better childhood than what kids today get. We had freedom - not helicopter parents or influencer moms putting every single thing we did out there for public consumption. We didn’t grow up with a screen 8 inches from our faces every waking moment. We played outside with our friends. We also had responsibilities & consequences. Sometimes one of the consequences was being paddled & spanked The result of a 1970 & 1980’s childhood was strong, independent & resilient adults. We’re not triggered by every little thing. We don’t need safe spaces every time something doesn’t go our way. So, yes, it was better.
I have a degree in Child Development & have worked in schools, daycares & as a private nanny for over 30 years. I deal every day with the damage done to kids who aren’t disciplined or punished because people mistakenly believe kids should never have to deal with adversity. I
also fight every day to keep kids off phones & iPads & go out & explore & experience the world & actually live. Kids today are coddled & sheltered & grow up believing they’re the most important person on Earth so when they’re adults they can’t deal with life.
Kids today grow up like Truman did in the movie. No freedom, every waking minute planned out for them, being watched all the time & everything they do put on social media for the public to see so their parents can get clicks & likes. Constantly treated like they’re the center of everything. They’re not anymore prepared for the real world than Truman is.
Jim's dramatic chops really get to show here. I also enjoy his dramatic performances in The Number 23 and The Majestic.
It seems to be a thing, comic actors tend to be really good in dramatic roles.
@@wackyvorlon A lot of comedy comes from a place of pain (ie, Robin Williams and his depression battles RIP) so they tend to have a depth of emotion to draw upon. I'm glad that Jim seems to have a decent handle on his mental health.
Yep, I completely understand the rage. This was before reality TV was what it is today, or vlogging became a thing, and the questions it poses still stand, today.
44:44 Andy Dufresne: "He escaped during the _night?_ Through a concealed _hole?_ I approve."
Okay, but here’s the big question:
Did the audience cheered because he escaped? Or did they cheered because it was the ‘perfect’ ending for the show?
I mean Sylvia did cared for him, but the rest of the audience shows evidence that they have Truman Show merchandise in their inventory, if so, that’s truly disturbing
17:11 Movies about grand deceptions naturally, _always_ look different in subsequent viewings. It's clear, lately, moments like _this,_ with Truman acting against previously-established behavioral patterns, have been happening more and more. It's clear, moments like this require the backup personnel and the director to stay on their toes.
Of course, the more you have to stay on your toes, the more you have to improvise, the more inclined you are to slip up. That helps shower Truman with clues.
18:14 "That's _backstage!"_
Yes. And that's a huge _clue;_ a clue Truman was able to find because he defied the cast's _expectations._
21:41 I mean, I'm fairly certain that's a real bicycle.
28:38 "You're welcome, Truman."
And there's _another._
42:49 This part _also_ looks glaringly different, after you've seen the movie. The first time, it looks like Truman is contentedly going along with the flow, but in subsequent viewings, it becomes clear that, actually, he has begun to see his cell, and has begun to figure out that it's not enough to just _want_ to escape. There is a sophisticated intelligence at work, keeping him there; an intelligence he has to outsmart, so he's drawing up a strategy.
The director of this movie once said in an interview, "You know you've made it when they name a psychological condition after something you made." and well... Truman Syndrome is a real mental illness. Where you believe you are being filmed 24/7.
😯😯
55:50 believe it or not in the script that guy *does* electrocute himself. They decided that joke was too dark for the film.
With Jim Carrey being this comedic legend, I find myself coming to this one most out of his movies.
24:17 No, they're just trained for these eventualities. The guy really clogged the engine or something.
35:21 Yeah, the whole movie is a commentary on reality TV. There's been a few other movies doing that as well.
43:33 Well no, they probably have shifts. Their shifts may last a week, but they no doubt have them.
45:29 You kidding? Now the raitings are higher than ever, cause everyone wants to see what happens.
47:01 I know I don't, cause my life's too boring. Also, nowadays, the internet would have to be heavily limited there or just no one has it.
56:36 Again, reality shows were a thing, so just gonna put a dark twist on it.
I saw this in the theater when it came out! Watching it again today, I noticed some parallels between this film, the Fallout series, and Plato's "Allegory of the Cave"... Ironically, the location The Truman Show was filmed in (Seaside, Florida) is considered one of the best places to live in the US because it was designed with "New Urbanist" principles in mind (namely, walkabililty and multi-use zoning compared to the single-use, drive-everywhere lifestyle so prevalent throughout much of the rest of the US; also, the buildings were designed with features like large porches and roof overhangs to minimize the amount of air conditioning needed).
A few things I wanna talk about.
Main message, sadly, rings true to human nature - we 'accept the reality with which we are presented', because of the comfort to our own selves. We prefer our cells. Not to say that there are no people who go against that type, but 99%?
This movie was ahead of it's time in many respects, especially with omnipresent phones and cameras. I remember same sentiment said in Incredibles 2, about 'nature of modern life'. That we don't play, we watch play shows. We don't travel, we watch about places.
We don't live. We watch lives of others.
We like things to be packaged for us.
Still holding out for Soldier with Kurt Russell in the near future 😅
"We don't play, we watch play shows" was too deep and 100% true 👏 I'll be discussing Soldier along with other films on a mega review video for the subscribers! 😍
@@ShreeNation Gotcha. When will it be happening?
This wasn’t the Jim Carrey film I was thinking of when I was in chat last week but still a good pick. This was him trying to break into more dramatic roles which he has done quite well. Definitely an actors with far more versatility than given credit for. Also looking beautiful in red lovely Shree! 🤗🤗🤗💜💜💜👏👏👏
Thank you so much 🙏❤ Do drop in your favorite Jim Carrey movies for future reactions! 😇
For a fun experience, one can re-watch this movie not just as an instance of art holding up a mirror to the dehumanizing, voyeuristic aspects of "reality entertainment" and consumerism, but also as a critique of theistic ideas of predestination and "divine intervention".
I saw this in theaters in the 90's, and I thought it was good at the time, but I didn't realize at the time how prophetic it was. I had to rewatch this for a film criticism class recently.and in the age of youtube, social media, and reality TV. This film is even more relevant now than it was when it premiered.
Yes, prophetic indeed 👏
And this was even before Citizens United ruled that corporations are people.
Namaste 🙏. Excellent reaction. This movie is a prime example of moral ambiguity, corporate greed, and media exploitation. Much like the modern media today that tell us lies are realities and realities are lies.
As always your comments bring forth a fountain of memories of films that deal with similar themes:
Ace in the Hole (1951). The Sweet Smell of Success (1957). A Face in the Crowd (1957).
The Parallax View (1974). Network (1976). Absence of Malice (1981). The Year of Living Dangerously (1982). The Killing Fields (1984). Natural Born Killers (1994). Wag the Dog (1997). Shattered Glass (2003).
Trivia
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.
The film is studied in Media Ethics courses, particularly focusing on the characters of creator Christof, best friend Marlon and the "prostituting" of Truman's wife, Meryl.
Every street name in Seahaven refers to a movie actor, e.g. "Lancaster Square" or "Barrymore Road." All of the "cast" members are likewise named after movie stars: Meryl, Marlon, Lauren, Kirk, Angela, etc.
Thank you so much for the recommendations, and for the additional info! I had no idea about the "Truman Syndrome", now I gotta look into it😯 The street names is also a cool touch!
if you notice throughout the movie there are parts where there's a light shining directly on truman at some parts whenever he is being emotionally or psychologically gaslit by either the cast or the producers, literally displaying "gaslight" as a metaphor being beamed onto truman throughout the movie. especially when they "cue the fog".
Interesting, thanks for pointing it out!
I don't think gaslighting was a commonly used term in the 90s. Not to my memory anyway.
@@lordhoot1 It wasn't a common term in the 90s but the term comes from a 1938 play, “Gas Light” (which was turned into a more widely known movie in 1944, “Gaslight”), where a husband manipulates his wife to make her think she's actually losing her sense of reality so he can commit her to a mental institution and steal her inheritance.
Of all Jim Carrey's more serious and dramatic roles, my personal all time favorite film is "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind". It's one of the few movies where his character was not allowed to be funny or overly silly in that Jim Carrey type of way. He's the one straight arrow type of character while everyone else was kind of weird and odd. It's a hidden Gem in a way that when most people talk about his non-comedy performances, people often overlook it because they either never seen it or maybe feel it's too deep and thought provoking for people to understand, Idk.
I'd say that one is worth watching sometime too.
Love that film! Will do a review on it someday for the channel ❤
As someone who grew up in a cult and got out as an adult, this is such an amazing metaphor for religion and the courage it takes to leave it behind.
Thank you for sharing your perspective :) You're right this movie is a great metaphor for that!
This movie was pretty twisted especially given its initial appearance and how it was presented as a comedy-drama, underneath it was a kind of sick and sinister undertone. And considering they deliberately prevented him from leaving well into his adulthood and not giving Truman any kind of royalties it was just really eerie
On the arch in the backckground @9:15, you see the latin phrase "Unus pro omnibus, omnes pro uno", which means, "One for all, all for one". This describes The Truman Show itself.
Interesting, thank you ☺️
Not many people understood how important that movie was.. and how shameful and disgusting TV "can be" nowadays we know.. but this movie kinda predicted the future in some sense. And it was also the first movie with Jim Carrey were i realize, he is a fantastic actor. It is one of my fav movies of all time, for a reason :>
Also the Ending with the two security guys.. this reaction shows once again how perverted the audience actually is and that is the true dystopia
Well said, people become apathetic to real cruelty on television. And Jim Carrey is indeed excellent 👏👏
The crazy part to me has been the fact that it was actually supposed to be a dark thriller type movie because I think thats what the book is.
But I really like that they didnt go with that version, I think that its shot more 'normal' is what makes it more scary. Like you dont have to make Chucky look evil, a regular doll with facial expressions is scarier than a torn up demon looking thing. The fact that its a normal thing walking, talking and k*lling is what makes it creepier.
Good point! 💯 the fact that a normal everyday thing or place is a little off makes it more unnerving.
The film isn't based on any book, but maybe there were earlier drafts of the screenplay which had a different tone.
@@lordhoot1 It was insrpired by this book.
Philip k. Dick-Time Out Of Joint
If you liked the concept, there is another movie that came out the same year (1998) about someone living in a made up reality.
It's more sci-fi (what The Truman Show was intended to be in it's first script), and it's not someone in a tv show, but it's someone living in a completely made up world created by an outside force.
The movie is called Dark City starring Rufus Sewell, William Hurt, Kiefer Sutherland and Jenifer Connelly.
Thank you, I've heard so much about Dark City 😍
@@ShreeNationmake sure you watch the director’s cut though. The theatrical release has a voiceover at the start that spoils most of the movie.
Andrew Nichol is one of the most imaginative, insightful writer directors. Watch Gattaca and Good Kill as well.
Will do, thank you 🙏
19:32 actually the shot on Tatooine is of it’s two suns.
47:15 This film came out one year before the beginning of the _Big Brother_ reality franchise.
2 ways I like to look at Truman's sailing phobia cure:
A: the "dad's" death created the phobia, the "dad's" rejoining his life cured it.
B: Truman realizing his phobia was as fake as everything else was. Something fake could no longer control him.
Good analysis 👏
Well, I wasn't expecting this one so soon😉but what a Wonderful Surprise it is!💝I've been a Fan of Jim Carrey's works for about 30 years now, ever since He'd started making such Crazy Comedies as "Ace Ventura" / "The Mask" and "Liar Liar" (to name a few)!😂But everything about THIS Movie Surprised even Me😳especially Jim's Award-Worthy Performance😢in a more Dramatic Role!👏"The Truman Show" might just be the BEST thing that He's EVER done (IMO) and this will be both a Privilege and a Pleasure to share with YOU🥰My Best Friend!🫂
Thank you, it's my pleasure as well :) Ikr, this movie surprised me too!!
@@ShreeNation OMG, that was so much FUN and I'm still Laughing😂Thank You, Shree, so very much for this one today!💝I don't care what My Mom thinks, DON'T EVER CHANGE😇You know how much I Love You!🥰Just-For-Fun, You might wanna consider doing "Edward Scissorhands" for Christmas😉there'll be quite a few 'Avon' Jokes for You!👌(LOL)
"My fucking lawnmower money!" shouldn't have made me laugh so hard! 😂😂🤣🤣
Explanation for viewers' reaction at the end: a core group of fans lost interest when Christoff didn't keep the premise promise. There are very clear story arcs. When Truman started to wake up, their interest is waking up. It's real, now. When he escapes, the audience cheers!
Second viewing, notice all the posters in Sylvia's. She's part of a movement to free him. The falling light was sabotage.
I figure the cop who named Truman was probably a bit actor who wanted on the show. He was probably home watching the show when he got a frantic call from the studio. That's why he slipped up.
Thank you for being the first reactor to realize the sun & the moon are almost never in the same part of the sky.
The road Truman was on probably leads to stage doors though which supplies & that bus travels. That's why he was stopped so he wouldn't find the stage doors!
This movie predates the popularity of reality shows.
Those of us who saw this in the theater knew it was about a man trapped in a TV show. All the ads on TV, in newspapers & magazines, & theater previews told us that. You had to live under a rock not to know! So we were rooting for him to escape, while drawn in by the novelty of it.
The brilliance of this film was that they'd anticipated viewers who'd never seen the ads. Someone browsing in Blockbuster, for instance, & renting it because it's Jim Carrey. So the story builds an engaging mystery where the sharp minded viewers know more than Truman does. Then we get the midpoint documentary which fills in the gaps!
My head canon is that after Sylvia. & Truman reunite outside the dome, that core group of fans brings legal pressure on the studio to pay Truman 30 years of back pay. And Christoff is facing legal woes from the backlash. It was aired globally, remember!
You felt it too, this strange but intense feeling of shame for your voyeuristic impulse, this growing certainty that as a spectator, you're complicit in the crime. That's why I love how this movie ends. No cameras are on Truman any more, the show ends, and what happens in Truman's life is finally, completely, private.
Well said!
Peter Weir brutal Aussie Director coupled with a mad Kiwi writer New Zealand's Andrew Niccol
This was one of my favorite Jim Carey movies, because while I love Ace Ventura and the Mask, this displayed his range. Love your reaction, I am sorry to hear about what was discussed in the middle synopsis.
Thank you so much 🙏 🙏
You talked right over.....he was the first child ever legally adopted by a corporation. That was important.
I loved watching you slowly realize that Truman doesn't know he's on TV, and then when you finally understood how massive the fake world around Truman really is...
You asked a lot how they (the producers) were able to get away with it. During the "interview" with the director (which manages a huge info-dump in a way that actually makes sense in-story), it's mentioned that Truman was the first baby legally adopted by a corporation. So, the TV production company had full parental-type authority while Truman was young. Once Truman was an adult, I expect that there was enough money involved that the producers could buy off any potential legal threats.
This movie came out in 1998, so it was a couple of years before the rise of reality TV shows, and well before online streamers, vloggers, etc. The director is Peter Weir, whose other main hits are "Dead Poets Society" and "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World". Early in his career he also directed "Picnic at Hanging Rock", which is considered one of the classics of Australian cinema. It's about a group of schoolgirls who mysteriously disappear while on a school picnic. It's the only movie I know of where the Director's Cut is actually shorter than the theatrical release.
Thanks for watching this Shree, I'm glad you enjoyed it even though you were originally expecting a comedy.
Thanks for watching, and for the explanation 🙏 The idea of a corporation adopting a baby for profit is nightmarish!
This dude is playing a dude disguised as another dude! Sorry, wrong movie. Great choice anyway! Thanks Shree!
Perfect reference 😂
"Good Morning!👋Oh and in case don't I see ya, Good Afternoon, Good Evening and Goodnight!"😄
@@tomhoffman4330 🤮
are we not all Truman and we have an audience of one GOD scary thought isn't it.
Very scary indeed!
'I think that we're all in our private traps, clamped in them, and none of us can ever get out.' Norman, Psycho
If you thought that this was a serious Jim Carrey Movie, then you need to check out a movie called - THE NUMBER 23 ( 2007 Psychological Thriller / Mystery ) JIM CARREY & VIRGINIA MADSEN ( Candyman 1992 )
Will do!
For the next movies: The Ten Commandments, The Sound of Music, The Road, The Conjuring, Don’t Mess with Zohan
Thanks for the recommendations!
Jim Carrey is so versatile actor, he makes us laugh like nobody, and he can do drama movie, what an actor.
Beyond happy to see you reacting to this classic Jim Carry movie. What said at 56:26 about this movie is beyond true and hilarious.
Thank you so much!! 😇🙏🙏
@@ShreeNation Don’t mention it can’t wait to see your next movie reaction. Hope you get around to reacting to JCVD’s sci fi movie Timecop ! That came out in 1994
I've always wished they made a sequel to this since first ever seeing this movie back in middle school when our English teacher played it for my entire class.. we were all blown away! That was in 2002
Everyone react to The Truman Show. You should watch Ed Tv that came out the same time and has the same ideas
Welcome toto👋and I'd Love to see "EDtv" get more recognition too!👍
Will do 😊
Back when this was first released, I saw it as a brilliant satire on the future of reality TV, but little more. With all we've learned since about MSM misinformation and disinformation, I've come to realise that - like The Matrix - it's a very dark commentary on the real world we live in. I don't think you can watch it today, without finding it genuinely chilling.
I have watched so many reactions to this movie, and this is the first time I remember that I think I actually saw this in the movie theater with my mom when it came out. It was a great experience on a cinema screen and not just a tv. Really mind blowing, and so sad and moving when he punches the set wall in the end. Sucha great movie ❤
Thank you for sharing ❤
26:40 Now, consider, _right_ here, they had to have five or six extras, all set to go, sitting at the wheels of these cars.
I never made the connection about the studio light in the beginning possibly being a fake star. I just assumed it was some sort of general light source that broke off. Neat!
for me this is jim carrey's best movie. 1998 - the time when American movies were really worth watching!
This is really a commentary on our world. Many people dont ever put the connection together that our "reality" has been manipulated. "People tend to accept the reality they are presented." Unfortunately most people DO want "safety". We can just look to 2020 as proof of that.
The movie took inspiration from the book 1984 by George Orwell
A great movie about going insane, but going insane for... real? Can you say that?
All the classics: "Dude, the radio is following me, for real! It knows everything I do, everything I think! And its telling me things, man... Oh the things it tells me... about you..."
😳Oh. You've had no prior exposure to Jim Carrey. 🤔Then your first impression of him is very different from _mine._
My first exposure to this actor was as part of the cast of a prime time comedy sketch TV show in the late '80's called _In Living Color_ that ended up launching _many_ careers.
And let me tell you, comedically, Jim Carrey established himself _very_ well, early on in his career, with movies like _Ace Ventura: Pet Detective,_ _The Mask,_ and _Liar Liar,_ before he set about branching out into _other_ genres with movies like this one and _Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind._
To that point, though, I think I've only ever seen _one_ Jim Carrey movie that has disappointed me, but it's one that I haven't mentioned yet, and I don't think you're going to hear about it, so I'm gonna leave it there.
If you liked this movie, check out the movie "Moon" with Sam Rockwell. It has similar themes about corporate ethics & the right of an individual to self-determination. It is my favorite movie, but not widely known.
Moon was amazing! I will definitely do a review/analysis on it someday! 👍
Yea this movie was mind blowing at the time. There wasn’t social media at the time.
I love this movie it was facinated by it and by the way so many people still want to be on camera (reality TV) over the years and how normalized it has become. One thing that stands out to me that most people miss is when they say Truman (the person) is owned by a corporation. Owning a person makes him a slave so everyone in this world knows and no one cares.
Well said
@@ShreeNation Thanks😀 but what's wrong with the Avon lady I've never heard that expression before?
Haha it was just a joke, my neighbor is an "avon" lady of sorts and just breaks into salesman mode in the middle of conversations 😂 That's what the scene reminded me of
@@ShreeNation 😃lol thanks for explaining. I thought maybe it was some kind of online expression of evil I had somehow missed out on.
The film, Pleasantville, also has a similar theme.
I like the sentiment that you said that people don’t want safety which although I agree, I don’t want safety, at least in America between 911 and the pandemic. I think it’s clear that people want safety they would rather give up everything even the rights for safety.
Great reaction - I'm so sorry to hear about your own experience; I think that helps you connect w what this film IMO is really trying to tell us - I think it's trying to draw attention to all the subliminal ways that we're "contained" in our own world - there were a lot of films around this time referring to some unspeakable larger reality that's hidden, re how the world really works - the Matrix is the biggest example - this is also one of the only films where the AUDIENCE is the real villain - it's all being done for them (for us?) - and they know it
- but there's some kind of almost drugged passivity in the way ppl just treat anything on the screen like another interchangeable spectacle, that's there for their entertainment - as if it doesn't even matter that much whether it's real or not - think about the things we ourselves watch, what we may or may not realize intellectually about it, vs how we actually react, vs other ways we COULD react - the film's inviting us to watch ourselves watching - we're all both Truman AND the Audience - and what are the implications of that?
Some other beautiful and powerful films about crossing thru layers of reality - La Jetee; BBC Singing Detective; Scanner Darkly; Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind; Theater of War; The Player - I also like Mulholland Drive, but this one's a bit more surreal and disturbing
Thank you so much🙏🙏 Very well said!
28:20 Do you even realise that Fiji is an island in the Pacific Ocean?
Wow, I can't believe this movie is 26 years old... This movie was promoted as a man unknowingly on a TV show, but you got it pretty quick for not having a heads up about it. Ive seen some interesting reactions. This was at the beginning of the big brother is watching you craze and the advancement in high tech video surveillance equipment. Fantastic reaction, thank you.
Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed 😇🙏
Truman is the only True Man.
Great reaction! Just what I needed! As soon as you used the word "vignette" I knew I was going to be entertained. And I was! thank you so much for such a wholesome reaction to one of my all-time favourite movies!!!
Thank you so much, glad you enjoyed ☺️🙏
Great reaction and review as always.
Thank you for informing me, I admit I only watched a documentary and not the actual stream, and the doc itself made me feel really bad about how he was lied to throughout the show (like Truman) 😔💔
@@ShreeNation The Nasubi thing was probably the most famous (and infamous) part of a TV show where participants were given almost impossible tasks and filmed when trying to complete them.
My favourite one must be when they took a pair of guys to Hong Kong (I think. East Asian coastal city I'm sure.), gave them a little money and told them to hitchhike to London, with a camera team following.
I think their funds ran low before reaching India, so they had to work as well just to feed themselves. Getting across the border to Pakistan became a hurdle, and they had to get special permission to travel through Iran. The closer they got to the goal, especially through Eastern Europe, the harder it got to get permissions to continue. But they made it!
please react to this other jim carrey movie : yes man
i really love this movie but not a lot of people have reacted to it!
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Thank you so much! And thanks for your recommendation 😍
I'd call it a comedy drama, leaning much more towards the drama!
Agreed👍
Totally!!
I think it gets called a comedy because Jim Carrey is in it. It’s honestly not a comedy. But it is a fantastic movie.
This movie predates most people's concept of "reality TV". It is very influential. Very original, at the time. The shock value has diminished a lot in the past decades
I cant believe so many people never watch this film is basically forced to watch in my country in every Moral & Ethics course at middle school. Like Gattaca or how true histories like Amistad are used for propaganda.
I think they had played with the idea of a sequel where when trumans in the real world suddenly its like a worse version of ours where everyone is either consuming or filming themselves to become famous
Won't be too different from reality lol
Poor Truman. He went through too much since he was a kid. His life was all just a fake because of that man. A wife and a friend only to be in on it behind his back to top it. I wouldn't really know how to feel about it happening to me since birth, childhood, or teenage years if I were Truman.
Same here 💔
This is more like a horror movie
Agreed!
Vignette: "vin-yet"
I always had mixed feelings about the ending. I was super happy that Truman found his way out his prison. But at the same time, I couldn't help but think jeez wait till he gets a load of the shxtshow going on in the real world lol still better than a prison, I suppose.
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That's so sweet, thank you for the sub! 😇👍
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Vignetting is pronounced vin-YET-ing.
Everyone thinks that Truman should sue and that he would win. If he was legally adopted by a corporation, odds are he has no rights to be able to sue or get any compensation for his filmed life.
Good point
The movie is some thing of a rip off. There’s a lawsuit involving a play called “Frank’s Place,” and a similar story on the old NBC series “Amazing Stories” call “The Secret Cinema.” There are also other precursors.
47:00 (±) » that was me when still a child watched this movie thinking it was a great comedy, lol 🤷♂😅
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What a great 👍🏿 movie
Agreed!
please pause when you pontificate. or keep it short.
Sorry. I didn't mean to come off curt. It really was a great reaction, and you caught on to a lot of things quick! Plus you re-watched it. :)
Interesting movie but it’s so scary to see this happening to the character.great reaction
Thanks for watching 🙏
Same writer as "Gattaca".
Interesting, I've heard a lot about Gattaca 😯
It was an eyesore
This is The Truman Show = an illusion kept in DNA chains of darkness.
Wanna see a fallen angel? LOOK IN THE MIRROR.
Only one Gospel:
The Gospel of Reconciliation.
Jesus Christ came into THEIR kingdom
to reconcile fallen angels unto Himself.
We are the fallen angels (ELOHIM) kept in DNA chains of darkness.
If you do not confess being a fallen angel in Lucifer's kingdom, then you are an unbeliever.
Unbeliever = those that claim to be made in the image of ELOHIM(gods).
REPENT FALLEN ANGELS.
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Capitalism, it's fantastic!
Have you seen Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind? That's one of my favorite Jim Carrey films.
Mine as well😍 Love that film, will do an analysis on it someday!