The Truman Show Tried to Warn Us
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ก.ค. 2020
- The Truman Show is that rare film that feels even more relevant today than when it came out. The 1998 story about a man (Jim Carrey) who doesn’t know his life is being filmed and broadcast live to a large audience foreshadowed our present landscape of oversharing, which often encourages us to act like an audience is always watching. It also exposes how turning real life into entertainment can dehumanize people, and reminds us that privacy is a valuable, even essential component of an authentic life. Here’s our Take on why it’s chilling to watch The Truman Show today and reckon with whether we’ve ignored its warnings. If you like this video, subscribe to our channel or support us on Patreon: / thetake
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I don't think it's ethical for parents often influencers to show their children even babies on the internet. I don't understand how they can subject their children to online criticism and public attention when they can't make that choice being so young.
That's what I was thinking
It's so sad.
People need to make a buck, some people become prostitutes for money other make videos taking advantage of their kids. The have be come a character of theirselves and lost who they are.
Im more curious about what happens to all these youtubers after they lose all the money. I need a 30 for 30 broke on TH-cam
I agree that is super unethical and like Hal9000 stated (cool username) it's about money. Maybe they really need the money, and they will go to extreme lengths to make money-- however that doesn't stop it from feeling weird and icky knowing that there's a sense of exploitation, but hey, like the video pointed out people keep consuming, so they will keep going
You can just disable comments.
@@HelloHello-tm7uc that's part of why I dont watch family channels. I've been tempted to get sucked in cause I'm totally a sucker for an adorable kid, but as soon as I started learning more about the behind the scenes situations, I made sure not to watch any of that content again
This is the very reason why I hate family channels. Those poor kids have no privacy and are cash cows for their parents.
Pat Tate When I was a child, we were just tax deductions. Today, children help make profit for parents.
I've read about this "digital footprint" that many parents are now creating for their kids, before they can even consent to it, like how people make public IG pages for their newborn babies. It will likely have weird, negative effects on this next generation of kids as they age.
I respect any parent who tries, in good faith, to keep their kid's lives private.
I dont know what people thought was going to happen. Yall ate up family sitcoms & reality TV, watched the 6th Sense and Shirley Temple and Dakota Fanning with glee, NOW yall wanna be shocked "oh deary me, kids being made famous and working in media? Where did this come from?!" But it was encouraged and internet fame was the next natural step. All you can do is work to make sure they are following child labor laws and let it go like people have done for a little over a century imho.
@@TahtahmesDiary The point is that kids on sitcoms are willing participants.
mikitz are you seriously saying that children younger than 5 years old like mary Kate and ashley olson and dylan and cole sprouse we’re active participants in the decision making of whether they should be involved in media?
I once read a comment that said "in a world where everyone is on social media shouting louder and louder, being quiet is the new niche"
Love it!
silence is power
Well then im new niche.I only have this account.
@@lucialu833 me too love my life very private, less tech gadgets in my house and no tv
@@charliefrost9983 :I have tv!
You are better then me.😂
"The first child to have been legally adopted by a corporation"
It’s quite a scary statement
Does everyone have a birth certificate?
@@nicoleholley7049 I was looking for this comment. Spot on
The birth certificate is merely a record of inventory. Why did hospitals begin taking footprints of newborns? It wasn't done to give the parents a memento of the occasion. The footprint is taken to legally prove that child's foot never touched land, because if it had, said child would be a Sovereign, Free Being.
The footprint means that child became an asset of its country's corporation; a slave, such as in the United States of America (government) Corporation.
It has been this way since 1871 *at least* . Knowledge truly IS Power.
@booperpot pie that’s just not true
“What the hell are you talking about? Who are you talkin to?!” - best line ever
I couldn't agree with you more. I replayed that scene five times.
lol love thar scene
My favorite line that stuck with me all these years was Christof answering the question of why Truman hadn't figured it out yet. He said, "We accept the reality with which we're presented." There was a cold, spine-tingling brilliance to that line that sticks. Ed Harris is one of the all time greatest actors ever.
@@dr.braxygilkeycruises1460 That line did something to me too...in my skeleton. I felt almost out of body for a split second in that resounding truth... like " yea... we kinda do.." I looked around my the room in my own home uncomfortably when that line just played above.. smh
I quote the "What the HELL...does this have to do...with ANYTHING?" all the time.
The fact that Carrey didn't receive a Best Actor Nomination for his understated, vulnerable performance is somewhat of a crying shame! 😤 🏆
cause its based on popularity, not talent
The academy certainly has failed to recognized him, at least twice (Eternal Sunshine being his other Oscan snub)
The Academy doesn't reward talent anymore, they just nominate people that they like (i.e. Hollywood darlings). Jim Carrey is a comedian who has been in some low budget comedy films, so he doesn't fit the mold of what they deem as an appropriate nominee. We all know if he was a bit more of a respected actor he would have gotten the nomination, and probably would have won.
Well it was 1998, they made some poor Oscar choices that year (Shakespeare in Love best Picture?)
@@andu1854 that was Hollywood kissing up the Weinsteins.
The Truman Show is such a beautiful analogy for spiritual awakening. Realizing that your entire life was a lie, overcoming your greatest fear (as symbolized by Truman's fear of water), and breaking through the illusion...into true reality.
Soooo, what is the true reality to you? I haven't found it yet, but I have found some answers that are truly NOT it.
and than what?
I kept telling the docs while in a mental hospital, it's a spiritual awakening, but they said I was delusional. Freemasons assured me it was the former not latter.
@HatersdontPHAZEme When the foolish masses call me crazy I take it as a compliment. You're awakening! Let them remain in the dark. To those who are enlightened, no explanation is necessary. For those who are not, none is possible
@@dennishair8812 facts
I love when it's all over and everybody cheers and laughs and cries, and one of the viewers is like, "What else is on?".
It is such a fitting ending.
When I first saw the ending, I hated it. I wanted to see a court trial where Truman gets his justice, I wanted to see him reunited with his love, all of it.
But after a second rewatch, I realized how perfect the ending was. How we, the viewers, watch every preconceived notion a man has about his reality crumble before him. And for them, it was just another click of a button, and their lives carried on.
This is too real. In 2008, here in Brazil, a man kept his ex-girlfriend hostage in her house for over 100 hours. While the police was on the case, the hostess of a sensationalist afternoon tv show managed to get the man's number and called him, while he was aiming his gun at the girl's head. The journalist only made trivial and unethic questions for the sake of live tv. At the end, the man killed the girl. I think it's the most cruel episode of brazilian media, the closest we got to Truman so far.
That's so horrible! Has the journalist faced any consequences?
@@elenapopovic2527 I believe she hasn't. She wasn't the only one exploiting the situation, but she was the one who crossed the line. She never had a good reputation, and after that it got worse. Most people blame her for the fate of the girl.
Honestly, I'm shocked I haven't heard about this. Do you have any other info on that incident? I've been trying to find stuff online since I saw this comment.
@@matthewh.3511 I think you'll only find stuff in pt-br, but the case is called "Caso Lindemberg" or "Caso Eloá". If you need any help about translations, you can contact me :)
@@glideiz111 God that's so sad. I wouldnt go that far, clearly the man who held her prisoner and a gun to her head is the one at fault. But it is deeply irresponsible to egg on a delicate violent situation for ratings and profit.
This makes me terrified for the children of family vloggers. Like the Truman show, every moment of their childhood’s on social media. Puberty’s gonna be interesting for them...
Some of them probably commit suicide, knowing that they where made by their parents only to be a cash cow.
Most of the vloggers that are showing their kids off will probably not be around internet wise by the time their kids become preteens.
@@lynnevetter but some have like that 8Passengers family and the Stauffer's mistreatment of a disabled child. It's happening live and if you stumble on it it's a rabbit's hole to something worrying as today.
@Matshidiso Sekgampu in my country we have communities that have an aggressive culture or addiction cultures that just seems natural to them. A study of their history shows they were exposes for a prolonged period of time to stressors and coping strategies that produced aggression issues and addiction that when these became apparent it was so wide scale it started being seen as part of their culture with normalising statements going around like, "we [insert tribe community] are hard, you don't mess with us" and now the whole nation is trying to heal an entire culture.
When these kids become adults it will be normalised to have those disorders and everyone will be automatically considered mentally ill so that otherwise would be odd and seen as wrong.
And we are starting to see it with Millennials and some Gen Xers where you see nowadays we have hardline stances and have completely dehumanised and villified the other side. A good example is the way the Democrats and Republicans in the US now verging on blind hate of each other. We grew up being so exposed to why we are right and the others are wrong along with things line social media giving is "socialites" that eloquently Stoke hate to the point that even if we should be able to understand we are not the standard, we refuse to understand that we are not the standards.
@Matshidiso Sekgampu Kenya.
Am I the only one worried about the Italian man who, apparently, spends his every waking moment in the bathtub? Guy's gotta be half fish by now.
😂😂😂
Hilarious 😂
Dan Burk why thanks man it used to be sorry I'm not sorry but I got into to many fights with people so I changed it to that lol
His skin probably on point tho moistured as hell...😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣😁😁😁✌✌✌
😅😅😅😅💀
“Turning real life into entertainment can dehumanise people” - yes this is too real
When your smiling comment turns into a trend its pretty obvious your in a truman show. My love for Àine McCoy is unbelievable
The true man read ur comment.. u dont feel bad for me now tho do u?
I am not going to rest until someone answers me. Does the same apply for StoryTime animators? Like James, Jaiden, Rebecca P., etc?
They are applying their real world moments into cartoons, which is a form of entertainment.
If the answer is yes, I am going to warn them.
@@thisissaah_4101 please rephrase this.. i cant understand the context of this comment
@@darkphilosopher9587 I had a feeling story time animators are also dehumanizing people because they turn the real world into entertainment
But that has already been cleared up
This is why I’m in the camp of people that are more scared of fame than desiring of it. Once you have it, your humanity belongs to the public, not yourself.
YES! I've struggled with the desire to be famous too... But now that I see what happens to those who are trapped within it...NO THANKS. HARD. PASS.
Been there, done that. It's so scary, ppl truly feel like they are entitled to the life of famous ppl
One sign of good upbringing / parenting: the kids don't wanna be famous. ;)
Yes when I was younger I wanted to be famous so bad and then I grew up and saw what social media stars go through and I’m like no thanks I like my private life I couldn’t handle all that hate and pressure they put on celebrities it’s destroyed some people
@@mkteku my upbringing was shit and i still don't wanna be famous. it's not necessarily related
I never miss The Take dragging fake TH-camrs and celebrities 😂
Hahaha The Take is ruthless too. Like they weren’t even making a joke
The point of this video isn't to "drag" any specific person but instead to highlight how modern society has built an entire culture around exploiting ourselves and our lives. Why do people end up trying to be famous? Because society tells us that there are benefits to it. If society made it clear how stressful and limiting those lives often are, they wouldn't seem so appealing but instead they focus on the glamourous trappings of fame. Boiling this video down to just the Take making fun of TH-camrs and bloggers is missing the point. Those people are just one part of a much bigger societal problem.
You are showing no empathy for people just like the video says. Dehumanizing these TH-camrs and "fake celebrities" who, yea, might be playing roles but it's what people want to see and they "buy" it. TH-camrs are still people.
@@nb73950 i never said they weren't real people, but they are people choosing to not be authentic. You can have empathy for someone and still acknowledge when they are not doing the right thing. Just because people want to "buy" fakeness doesn't mean the people selling it are any less a part of the problem
@@bluebutterfly5062 "Just because people want to "buy" fakeness doesn't mean the people selling it are any less a part of the problem" 100%!
2 mins later: "What else is on? Where's the TV guide?"
Perhaps the most insightful final line in film history.
They didn't try to "warn" us. It's them mocking us.
How can you mock from the past
@@felicitysmoak3757 they mocked by showing exactly what was going to happen. People thinking it's an awful scenario, not realising it was soon to be reality.
yup, nothings a coincidence, you’re being shown this for a reason
@@dancingmango143 They showed what was happening already.
@@felicitysmoak3757 “hOw cAN YoU mOcK frOM thE paST”
Check mate.
Such a great movie...the director, "Christof" is such an effective villain. It's so creepy how he manipulates everything.
@Richard Watson I would certainly write that on my college essay if I was writing one in my cinema class haha but I just graduated haha
I know, and the town is known as Seahaven, or more aptly, "C Haven"= Christof's Haven. And to add to the mentality that everything is Christof's creation, there's a map of the world behind him during his introduction, further cementing him as the "God" of this universe. 🌌🌍
The Director wasn't Ed Harris. It's Peter Weir.
@@AntonioGee I don't this the OP said it was Harris who directed the movie-- when they said director, they meant the character Harris was playing
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A woman named Myka Stauffer and her husband started TH-cam channels focusing on the adoption of a mentally disabled/autistic 2year old from China. They recorded everything. They recorded him and their other children nonstop. They gained thousands of viewers based mainly on this adoption and this little boy’s life. After two or three years they “rehomed” (their word) him because it got to be too hard and they had already gotten their clout. Absolutely heart breaking and sickening.
It sounded unreal yet I just went to see her channel and it's real! WTF 😖
Those people belong in prison.
Very scary
@LagiNaLangAko23 no they were notified of everything including his autism. they (the social worker(s) ) said he would need lots of help continuing throughout his adult life.
Yup! And after her I no longer support family vlogging
It wasn't a warning. They were making fun of us.
..."the message The Truman Show actually sends is that we should fight back against the impulse to reduce our lives to hyper-controlled, artificial narratives." Exactly
Everyone has 3 personalities. One with friends and family. One with strangers. One when your alone.
Then, you have what is seen, what is not seen by others, what is seen only by you, and what you yourself don't see. The unconscious is the whole river.
I've a different personality with each and every person I know haha
In a room with 3 people there are actually 12
3 are who these 3 people really are
3 more is how one of the three perceive the other 2 and himself
So that's 9 people
There's A B C in a room
So 3
Plus
A's perception of itself AA
A's perception of B. AB
A's perception of C. AC
Then you have
BA
BB
BC
CA
CB
CC
Resulting in a total of 12 people
Also work personality. Personality on the internet. Some people might differentiate their personalities around mother and father, siblings, farther relatives. Plus, you change over the years. Three is definitely not enough.
Psychology Today had an article about why having different faces for different parts of your life is actually healthy and Zuckerburg is wrong (he advocates openly that Facebook blurring lines between different roles is good. Its probably not)
"He prefers his cell"
Its so true now, that It's become terrifying.
if truman escaped we can too
Of course, it turns out to be a lie. Truman _doesn't_ prefer his cell.
@@Serai3 but most people do
virtual reality, and DeepFakes, will eventually complete the process.
@@MrShkoloPlay No. Most people are convinced they _need_ their cell. That's completely different.
But the different is, most people now voluntarily showcase their life to social media, while Truman himself dont know anything, he is being stalked without knowing..
Exactly.People became Christof.
Most but not all, and a lot of people think they want it... But end up regretting it a lot later on.
"We accept the reality of the world with which we're presented"
It's just sad how accurate this statement is as time passes
Honestly looking back on the Truman Show makes me feel so bad for the kids on family vlog channels because it’s probably similar to how their going to grow up. But it’s worst for these kids because they have the added pressure of knowing ( once they’re older ) that their family’s income depends on them having a camera in their face and sharing important “family “ moments with the world. ( also I probably use the word their wrong so many times in this post so my bad lol )
I was thinking about this same thing the whole time! People are documenting their entire pregnancy, vlogging the birth, creating instagram profiles for newborn babies, etc. It's unsettling to me.
That's why i like Nekojitablog. They dont show their kid because they want him to make his own decision when he grows up.
Ok you had me go back and proof read lmao. The 1st "their" was the only mistake I think it shouldve been "they're" but other then that u good
I remember a post on Reddit about a teenager with a family trying to force the kids to be part of a reality show and the answers were a real shock because several other teens were giving "tips" based on their own experience with "influencer" relatives. If children starts are anything to based of, society is raising a whole generation of people that will be deeply screwed up once they grown up.
I like how they have these cute and fake versions of conspiracy channels to keep the masses lightly entertained by dire matters.
the children of all these vloggers and celebrities are the real life trumans.
Yes, and no, it is complicated!
I always think about the movie’s ending whenever there’s new TH-cam drama. A lot of us get engrossed in it but at the end of the day no one really cares outside of it being mildly entertaining.
The Truman Show is literally the statement of what any first year undergrad course in sociology will tell you. People play the roles they are taught and given from birth, and these roles are an endles series of overlapping roles of expectation, habit, control, and reward/punishment. It is undoubtedly true, the few real individuals among us break out of the Matrix.
The greatest crime done to this film is Jim Carrey's Oscar snub not even nominated yet an amazing performance in a timeless film
The movie itself was not the type that would be Oscar worthy. It was kind of campy. But Carrey's performance did, indeed, end up being Oscar worthy but the Academy doesn't operate like that, unfortunately. My Cousin Vinnie was one of the few exceptions.
This is why I never read tabloids or trashy magazines, everyone's entitled to privacy.
I have seen interviews where stars say stuf about those magazines and are shocked how they can print stuff that not ture but the public who read think it while others just see and be like just another read to kill time. it like unless it a real site or legit interview and they say stuff gotta just skip the trash mags and live life.
I think theres something sad about the people who actually read them like why do you need to dig into someone else's life like you dont have your own and only the negative shit at that.
Haha your funny
Hate to have to tell you this but, those magazines and websites that show all of the paparazzi pics and private information about celebrities and the like will continue to do what they do, and the privacy of those people will continue to be infringed upon whether you buy or consume the information or not.
@@theoriginalCmac your right atleast there not making money off me for it ya know? Lol
And Truman Show was released only one year before Matrix, interesting
you mention things about names but don't bring up that truman's last name is "burbank." burbank, california is where television as an entertainment medium was born.
Sometimes I'm scared that I'll have a normal life and never be famous or special. But the truman show really just shows how undesirable it really is to have fame.
I disdain fame, but I crave the financial fortune that usually comes with it.
You can see the problems with it in real life, like how the income source of ppl depends on the opinions of other ppl on them, shit's dangerous
No baby , you don't really have to be famous to be special ; you already are !
And Bojack Horseman shows how toxic the Hollywood lifestyle can be, especially to those who have mental issues.
@Lisa Shetler They cared about Truman the character, but not Truman the person. After all, even the most famous and influential people in the world are still people, and sometimes their character (personality, ideas, style etc.) is mistaken, or conflated with their humanity (faults, actions, vulnerabilities etc.), which, depending on the circumstances, can do some serious damage to their lives. Whether the show was good or not in-universe, the fact of the matter is that a man was unknowingly recorded and watched everyday of his life since birth and everyone he knew and loved were paid actors. Nothing about his life was honest and genuine, and people like Sylvia knew that and wanted to put a stop to it. She, and others of the "Free Truman" group, actually cared about him as a person, while everyone else was complacent in watching him as a character.
I almost feel as though there's increasing pressure for everyone to document their lives online in order to fit into society. For one, having a social media account and actively consuming content is often necessary in order to keep up with current trends in culture and maintain your social circle. There's also a certain stigma against not having a social media account-- it's like you don't really exist if there's no proof of your existence online. I used to not update my accounts, and those who would follow me would always ask why. Combined with recent events, the pandemic forcing most social interaction to take place online through social media, and the discourse that people have an obligation to state their beliefs online in order to maintain a certain level of morality, and it looks as though we're transitioning to a culture where our lives, opinions, & values are going to be even more open for observation. Does this make sense?
It does make sense. I remember going out to a college event in 2016 and hanging out with a bunch of people. One of them asked me where she could find me, and I said that I only had Twitter and Facebook. She asked about my other social media accounts, and I didn't have more at the time (or now, for that matter). Then she looked at me like, "What is wrong with you? Where am I going to find you?" I get it, social media helps us connect to different people and find and maintain relationships that we probably wouldn't have otherwise, but I am not the sort of person who likes sharing his entire life online, and I think that neither I nor anyone else should be expected to.
Yeah I got instagram for the same reason about a year ago, I just felt like it was the easiest way to keep up with the culture and stay connected. However, I'm private, I don't really post that often and don't really feel the pressure to. I do think in the current world, it's basically necessary to have a social media account, but that's a far cry from literally broadcasting your life for the public.
Very insightful and I can totally relate as someone who doesn't use social media. Popular culture is now synonymous with internet /social media culture, so it is impossible to be up on pop culture without being constantly interacting with others online.
I very much agree. It scares me, because I don't *want* to have all the responsibility of always posting online, presenting my best self all the time and constantly checking on (being pushed into) news updates, constantly being connected to the world. But society expects it. I miss important university information if I don't check Facebook and if I don't read emails. Every company and person has social media, and if you don't engage with your friends' posts, they'll be offended. It's inescapable unless you want to be a hermit.
Preach
“Marlon” is an anagram of “normal”
I've often wondered if there is not a society living in Antarctica watching everything that goes on in our lives
The stage is set / the world is a stage...nothing is what it seems.
The moon is a camera, the stars are lights, the sun to light up the stage under the ceiling...
The whole world is under the watch.
And the time is running out.
This is one of the few movies meant to revolutionise the world.
It did it's job pretty well, the public saw it as a blueprint/instruction manual instead of a cautionary tale tho.
@@1MarkKeller nah, more like a few corporate shells started the trend, a few drones hopped in, then the "regular" people started doing it. You could argue it was the contrary, but im talking about the newer vlogs, not the old ones. When the money started kicked in, thats where the "fun" began. Its all plastic now, you just cant escape media fakeness. Watch the movie society of spectacle, you will understand.
@@fauberkaupfmann982 sigh, how is this not my point.
@@1MarkKeller what was your point then?
@Rumpel Felt Watch the classic movie, "Network" for another piece of the puzzle that we didn't heed the warning signals from.
So the only thing that kept Truman normal while being a total celebrity, is the fact that he didn't know he was a celebrity.
Makes sense, when you look at all the attention hungry celebrities who DO know.
Exactly
I remember reading an article on the director , Peter Weir , when this movie was about to come out and it said that he didn't have a tv , watch tv and he raised his children without tv . A great filmmaker . Also , Andrew Niccol wrote the screenplay . He wrote Gattaca as well and Gattaca is another story that is the near future .
Excellent video!
To this day, I still remember when I saw the Truman Show at the theater. It was brilliant and Peter Weir became my hero for the nuanced performance he got out of Jim Carrey. Still, what stands out all these years later was how I *FELT when I walked out of the theater.* I remember walking out and looking around me differently; wondering if I were being watched. Afterwards, while having dinner, a powerful discussion with my date happened about whether or not this type of thing could actually happen. We both agreed that if there was money to be made from it, that it would indeed happen. Isaiah felt that would ruin life as we know it. I thought he was being a bit too dramatic.
A few months later, the reality show Big Brother debuted. And Isaiah was proven right that it would ruin life as we knew it.
I owe that dude an apology.
😞
The difference between Truman and other reality stars, is that Truman didn't know he was being watched, whereas people in the real world actively try to get onto reality shows, and know full well what to expect.
The crazy thing is that when you DON'T want to publicly live your life on social media and you tell people you don't have Facebook or Instagram, you're treated as if you're insane.
I think it's MY CHOICE if I want to be on Facebook or not. When I tell that to people, you would think I told them I decapitated puppies for a living!
Like, why are you so offended that somebody doesn't want to be on social media themselves, or doesn't it want to be in the pictures all over your social media?
How TF has it come to this?
D Same!! Every time I meet someone new, the first thing they HAVE to ask me is for my social media’s, and as they list each app one by one and my answer each time is that I don’t have it, they suddenly lose interest in even starting a friendship with me even if I ask if we could just exchange numbers instead. It’s insane, having social media is like having the all access pass to relationships with others at this point.
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*...or doesn't want to be in the pictures all over your social media
@@che55ie
That's just ridiculous.
One person doesn't even want to be another person's friend because the other person doesn't have Instagram-- THEN, if you do happen to have Instagram or Snapchat, you're actually deemed to be less worthy of an overall person if you don't have a lot of followers!
Again, HOW TF did we get here?
When I told someone that I did not partake in facebook, twitter, etc... they took that to mean that I didn't have a phone, as if just using it for practical reasons like just communicating with someone via calling or texting (with admittedly some less practical uses such as TH-cam or the occasional mobile game) was a concept they had never entertained before.
Counterpoint: I have met and almost dated 4 men who upon meeting me and taking me out, have said they have no social media. I took it at face value because I do know people who genuinely feel that way and choose not to engage. But all 4 men turned out to be in possession of profiles that I found out about and the reason they lied to me is because they were married or engaged already and were hoping to set me up as a side piece.
Prior to these experiences I never looked down on anyone who didnt have social media. But now I do when it's a straight man. Strong indicator of a cheater.
I was OBSESSED with this film. Every shot and every line said is amazingly done. Peter Weir is such an underated director these days.
The Truman show is one of my favourite films of all time
Wow, for some reason I had never heard the full story about Princess Diana's death. No wonder Prince Harry keeps trying to remove himself from it all
Few months ago, Anonymous release a document that said the royal family was behind the attack.
@@whyphy2213 Wow, such a new and original conspiracy theory that hasn't been around since the day of the crash. Dodi's father has been blaming Prince Phillip for decades.
Childhood traumas reverberate throughout our lives. They go out like ripples in a pond, but come back as waves from every direction.
I highly recommend ‘Dianna: In Her Own Words’ documentry on Netflix.
The queen did it
"In Case I Don't See Ya, Good Afternoon, Good Evening And Goodnight." Truman Show.
Yes, such a memorable quote, and Carrey delivers it to absolute perfection! 👌
@@trinaq exactly
Jim Carrey said in a recent interview that he made that up in homage to his father.
It’s so weird. So many people choose to have a TH-cam channel and post several times a day on Instagram and want to be broadcast. Couples filming when they move. When they eat dinner. And I just sit here and wonder WHY they do it. They could easily make videos in a different way, choosing a topic and sticking to that and make money. But instead they share every intimate moment. I think people who do that, just can’t sit with themselves. They can not be alone and don’t like their life. Why would you choose to tell the world about you and your partners sex life ? XD or “yes we fight too we are not perfect” - whilst trying to be perfect every second. Haha such Hypocrisy
I just watched The Truman Show a couple of weeks ago! It has remained one of my favorites throughout time and to me, is a modern classic. I absolutely love your channel! My mind thrives off your content. :)
*“It just feels like I’m in this cabal of normal people and they’re all laughing at me like I’m the jester in my own Truman show.”*
-Rebecca Bunch, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Once again, Rebecca Bunch knows what she's talking about! 🎊💖
Trina Q Yeah that quote stuck with me the moment I heard it😂😂
Damn The Take is on a roll giving us an insane amount of material!
yeahhh bish im shook
Damn ! I know of a chick who looks just like that honest blond.
Ed Harris owns his performance. Total Boss.
*And now we have a reality show President/Presidency.*
Surprised this isn't commented more.
How's it going to end
I always wonder how people can be confident that they are picture perfect enough to be watched all the time and still be loved by those watching them. I certainly have many personal faults I need to work on that I wouldn’t want airing out, and so having to make content around this heavily flawed existence seems like a nightmare.
Dealing with being a very flawed person is a difficult battle enough on my own, just how much harder do I have to make it for myself by BROADCASTING that?
Very true and I have the same feeling.
They focus ENTIRELY on the visible, commonly agreed upon flaws and on NONE of the invisible or disputable ones. They also have help from other people who would like to make money off of them too. It's quite doable if you compartmentalize everything ( but no way to live imho).
I think the assumption that people are confident just because they put their face out there is a misconception. In a lot of cases, it’s a case of fake it til you make it. I suspect that if we could poll many of these celebrities and influencers and get authentic answers, we’d see that the constant expectation of perfection actually results in very low self-esteem.
@@TknoelTellsStories very true. I've toyed with the idea of doing that for a living (ran a beauty blog back in the day before they were profitable and my friends and family really think I should do it for profit). Trust me, the insecurity is a big part of the reason I dont do it.
I think it's important to note that we all kind of fake or artificial in just about every public setting. We are all actors and performers, whether we're conscious of it or not. For example, a loose one, I was hanging out with one of my oldest friends watching a movie when her boyfriend at the time called. Her voice went up three octaves, her body position changed, she emphasized different words when she spoke and the second the call ended she looked at me and asked why I was staring at her, and she didn't even realize she changed. Hell, on Tuesday I helped my dad clean and when he asked me to carry an inflatable mattress up to the garage after I worked all day cleaning his storage unit, and when he walked away I pulled the corner of it, realized it was too heavy, and cried for about five minutes because I 'promised him' collected myself, he came back and I calmly said "that's the furthest I could get it, haha, too heavy." My point is, we all want to have a specific image, we all want to appear to be smart or funny or strong or friendly and we turn that picture-perfect image and then turn it back off. The only difference between celebrities and the socially screwed is how good we are at faking it and more importantly how long we are able to maintain the fake. I can't maintain my fakeness for more than a day, 15 hours tops, and five minutes crying to myself in my own weaknesses rejuvenate me for another like, 5 hours tops not including sleeping. and then there's recovery, which has thus far lasted a day and a half. I call it refilling my social battery, so please don't think they have anything special over you. They are deeply flawed, if not more flawed than you are, and any breakdown you see is their battery running low, and if someone doesn't look like they have a low battery, they're having it off-screen.
remind me of an experiment some artists did here. They built a glass house where an actress would live for a month trying to show how women are seen as a product. As you would expect from an experiment like this, people spent hours outside the house just watching her live her life, since everything was made of glass they watched her cook, shower, go to the bathroom, everything. Men spent the most time they could expectating "the show" just watching, entire families would stand outside watching her. It got to such a point that they had to cut the experiment short to only 2 weeks because the harassment was to much for her. They replaced her with an actor and the entire media presence, the audiences that would stand outside dissapeared.
Point made, and still ... the public: OBLIVIOUS to it all.
@Lord Farquaad They literally said at the end when the girl was switched with a man, the public that used to watch her disappeared meaning they weren't watching the man anymore.
Lord Farquaad L O R D E Q U A A D
@Lord Farquaad actor = man
@Lord Farquaad you learn to read i legit especified that first it was an actress and then they changed it to an actor which is a Man
I remember leaving the theater and being super creeped out. Looking over my shoulders. Seeing every traffic camera.
It was something.
I went through the same thing but I figured if I'm being watched might as well put on a show! 😅
And now you must know. I mean....the pandemic is fake. So........yeah. That means there's a lot of people acting and pretending all around us.
This is the first video of yours I have watched and I am delightfully surprised by what a good fit it was.
This was a very well made video, with a thorough assessment of the Truman Show and how it relates to us today... and it certainly does not hurt that it was not bogged down by ads.
Awesome job, thank you.
I hope one of these days you ladies take a look at the Hunger Games Trilogy. You've mentioned it in relation to other topics, but there is so much in those books and movies that you have touched on here (the reality TV aspect taken to a disturbing logical conclusion, being able to differentiate between the real and the artificial, surveillance) and in other videos you've done before. You'd knock it out of the park.
YES !
Agreed, I hope they do this soon.
"We're heading towards a Hunger Games society." - David Icke.
YES YES YES
I agree.The Take would do a good job on The Hunger Games.
In fact, the author said this was a key reason she wrote the books; the reality show version of war.
You know, I quit Facebook and Instagram about a couple months ago, and I never felt mentally healthier in my life, since the arrival of social media on it. Had I stayed on social media this far, I would have had a mental breakdown, just like Truman.
I only use Instagram to look at pretty or cute pictures and to read some memes and jokes and I'll admit, with the new algorithm showing you proposed content once you reach the end of your feed, I spend a little too much time on it lately, but I get a lot of healthy laughs out of it and I'm cheerful when I close the app, so that can't be too bad a thing. I guess it's always about the way you use it. Should maybe add, tho, that I don't follow influencers but artists and two meme accounts, so there's no jealousy or other bad feelings involved. Just fun.
You just described me! I did the same, a few months ago, I was so consumed, anxious and stressed by it without even fully realising. After 10 years of being ruled by social media and letting it affect how I live in the real world, getting rid of it and not engaging in the fake online world was truly life-changing. I’ve never felt better
@@cherusiderea1330 what meme accounts do you follow on Instagram?
You tube is social media-don’t be fooled.
@@fairyprincess911 I know that. Still, it is more bearable than Instagram or Facebook.
This movie was so good. I was completely taken in and emotionally invested in Truman’s story. It’s crazy how relevant it is today.
Nice take! Back when I watched it in the cinema, it was a different time. No facebook, youtube or social media. There wasnt even big brother yet in my country and internet wasnt widespread. The movie to me was more about living your life for yourself and not let society dictate what your life should be. But now, i realize this movie is really way ahead of its time. Its message has now evolved to actually living your life and not putting on a show for monetization. The movie now seems more relevant than ever.
The best prison is the one you don't know your in.
Underated comment.
@@lucialu833 that's what 12 years of indoctrination will do to people. They remain oblivious to thier own enslavement. It's call CULTure for a reason.
Yes, you said it well!
@@drivenbyrage5710 90% of the population
@@drivenbyrage5710 People prefer to live in a prison that they are comfortable rather than explore the real world.
We constantly have to share our experiences with people because it's no longer acceptable to view the world through your eyes. EVERYONE has to see it, to know. If you can't share it, then it's inherently meaningless.
Djerva Levy though If we need to share our lives with others for it to have some meaning, can’t we just share it with people who matter rather than everyone?
@@che55ie Perhaps, but the compulsion to share everything with everyone at any moment cheapens our own experiences and sometimes makes us lose all common sense or decency. There are multiple incidents where someone shares something gruesome or tragic like the death of a loved one because it's what they know, what they're used. It's not enough to just see something, we have to share something too.
@@djervalevy9784 This is true and terrifying
@@djervalevy9784 Indeed. I met someone famous a few years ago (he had a big hit in the 1980s, and to my surprise, ten Grammys) and told a few friends, family, and coworkers. One of them said that if it was him, he would have taken a picture and put it on Facebook. He seemed pretty down to earth and clearly wasn't seeking the limelight, so why would I do that to somebody who just wanted to live his life?
If we have to share it then does it hold any meaning?
Seeing it only TEN times, I’m way more than that, and it turns me into a blubbering mess of tears every single time! I don’t know exactly why, but I really buy into Truman’s sense of vulnerability in the face of being lied to by all the people he ever knew. I will likely never tire of watching this again and again! In my top 5 most enjoyed films ever, and for emotional reaction, THE BEST I have witnessed personally.
I'd love a Truman Show Sequel. How the character felt about the real world in comparison to his upbringing.
People will watch every scripted shitty reality show just to escape our own grey sad reality, "Truman show" made a huge impact on me, such a great film concept and also brilliant analysis, we are getting more numb to real human suffering than ever before
I'm 1 week from living on the street. I don't even care about myself. LOOOOOOL
@@rabbitcreative You alright?
@@germyw Aye. I landed softly, again. Someone up there still likes me. I appreciate you asking.
@@rabbitcreative I know this is 6 months late but hope you're doing well
@@blondebimbowannabe I like your screen-name. Aye, still doing okay, despite myself. :) Thanks for the kind thoughts. Hope you're doing well, too.
The reality shows like The Kardashians, aren't genuine at all....
Obviously, but who cares 😁
@g7dmother •}:{• are you saying that there are people that watch that shit?
The thing is how much of a reality show is staged and how much is real? its like unless they say well this is fake and this is real then u never know till they really say at anytime.
Nothing about them is genuine
@@davidmartineztorres8731 They are billonaires so obviously yes
The nostalgic asthetic is SO relevant today! They really predicted the future
This channel is so great. Non-stop valuable, deeply thought-through content. This is one of the best episodes yet.
I was truly shocked for many days after watching Truman....started questioning my own humanity
Jim Carrey got robbed of an Oscar. Brilliant movie and performance
I recently watched some old Hi8 tapes of myself as a child. Aside from being the cutest child in the world, I realized my dad was never on camera; he was the producer.
Watching a video on youtube about the implications of a movie that turned life into a movie while being interrupted by adverts and people saying click and subscribe.
Yeah, gotta love that.
I’m reminded of How to Catch a Predator, as the seasons went they became less about catching predators and about entertainment. In the last investigation they did mess up because of the entertainment value, the cops became sloppy and misfiled or didn’t file paper works and all the predators they captured were freed. And the show was cancelled when they went to a predators house, I think some kind of politician and he killed himself.
Hana Kimura took her life recently due to criticism on social media of her actions on a reality show called Terrace House
Poor girl was bullied to death by irate morons who can't tell fact from fiction. Reality TV truly is one of the most insidious inventions in human history.
Out of all the places, when you said Terrace House, I couldnt believe it. That is so sad.
@@mrsejanoz523 She also tried to quit SMS but the wrestling company and Terrace House made her return to promote stuff. One of the cast member did say that during filming he was given "suggestions" of actions to take which means that the other members of the casts could have been given orders to do things for the cameras. So not only was she bullied but the people that were supposed to protect her betrayed her as well.
@@SkyreeXScalabar I'm well aware of this. Absolutely disgusting on their part.
It’s amazing that I watched this movie as a child and understood the messages it was saying. My parents and brother thought the movie was stupid and made no sense.
Fantastic material The Take! Your hard work is being recognized 👏👏👏
Great take. I've never understood people who willingly spend so much effort showcasing and editing and monetizing their experiences for other people's consumption. It makes so many parts of your life seem devalued, artificial, and performative. I can't imagine being okay with that loss of intimacy. I'm very protective over who has access to my own reality. It feels special and important that I'm the only person, in the history of the universe, that gets to witness my exact life. This intricate, unique, difficult, amazing perspective and series of events that only I get to really experience. I like hearing other's stories. I like recording memories. But using your life and its moments as promotional material that you constantly package and manipulate as a way to gain fame or make money seems horrible to me. How can you ever know what's fake and what's genuine about yourself? How can you truly be happy?
For some people living their lives this way is easy or easier access to money so they sacrifice their privacy for money and opportunities.
Interesting to see how relevant this movie is even after all those years
I sometimes forget about this movie but everytime I see it, I fall in love
I've been waiting for someone to make this video! Excellent as always 👌
I was very naive when I was little. When we watched this in English class, the credits at the beginning made me think this was a real show and what I was watching was just a documentary about a once popular and creepy real show. What through me off and made me suspicious was the fact that no one on the island could sail a boat because the excuse was that they were all actors. In my head that didn't make sense. Yes, they were actors but they should of had at least someone on hand to could sail. My mind was weird like that. Extremely gullible, but smart enough to pick up on weirdness.
The scene near the end where Truman finally confirms beyond the shadow of a doubt that his world was a lie always tears me up.
Can barely stand Jim Carey as it is, but this story is so out there, that after 20 minutes I needed to get back to real life (Yippee!)
"I'm on television, therefore I am." - Rene Descartes, updated for your protection.
OMG I'm so glad that you included Ashley's aka BestDressed view on it at 2:52
I dont think its a spooky premonition, its more just that they realized a trend early on and ended up being right. Many people probably made the same prediction, and when they saw the movie they were probably like "Haha yeah I bet that'll happen"
You're probably right, reality tv and sacrificing privacy for the sake of entertainment were already a thing when the film came out and before that. But since all of that is way worse now the parallels are more terrifying
Social engineering
Reality TV is edited. Truman's life is directed as a 24 hr show. There is a big difference. I think Truman's journey is much closer to Neo in The Matrix. At the end he exercises Self Agency and Radical Free Will by stepping through that door. I like "The Take"'s video about the Matrix and Matrix II, they are worth a watch, and apply it with a wide brush to this movie. That makes sense to me.
Truman's life is still edited though. Christoph still chose which cameras to cut to and when to cut away entirely. During the slower, "boring" parts like when Truman slept or when he stared off into nothing or during anything they might not want to show, they would cut to past footage, interviews, etc. That's all still editing, a deliberate choice of what to show and not show the audience.
There is NO difference. They're both pure fiction.
And of course there's the fact that Truman's life has been fabricated and scripted, much like a cheap and sleazy reality show. Just because conversations aren't dubiously edited doesn't mean they're any more real.
@ULGROTHA Probably not. Truman's journey is not one of self-discovery but of learning that the world around him is a lie. He never has any need to question or challenge his identity, but rather the identity of everyone else in his life.
I just finished writing my thesis where I used this movie to explain my topic and I literally mentioned everything you said (I saw this video after I finished writing my thesis), I feel so happy that I was able to explain the movie as good as you did. I study philosophy and I didn't have experience doing real movie analysis, but I used movies as texts to prove the point I wanted to make and I'm happy I could understand and explain this movie bc it really is amazing
I so wish they’d make a sequel about Truman after he goes out the door. It could be every bit as deep as the first one, exploring what happens after you’ve awoken, and how you connect to the world.
I would love to see the Take do the same analysis videos they do for black and/or female characters for persons with disabilities as well. I know they aren't as large or media present minority as black or LGBT+ people, but that's why I think it would be good to raise awareness on their problems with stereotyping in movies and TV.
For instance, in mainstream movies the disables character usually ends the movie by dieing or being "cured". And they are very often playes by nondisabled actors and actresses. AND they are almost never allowed to be normal people, but either subjected to the viewers pity or admiration for "living a life with such terrible hardships".
Yes!! Such an underrepresented group, and well worth talking about in a conscious way
I don’t know the name but other channels do this
That bestdressed clip tho-
Your channel is brilliant! The content is so deep and inspiring. Thank you so much for your work!
I honestly feel the Truman Show is one of the greatest and most underrated movies ever made. One of my best friends sat me down and showed me this movie, refusing to give me any hint as to what it was about, so that I was putting the pieces together as Truman did, and I was utterly blown away by how great it was. The symbolism in the movie is everywhere: Ed Harris's character as Truman's God (his monologue at the end where he talks about how he was always watching Truman played into that so perfectly); Truman living his life in a literal bubble; his girlfriend trying to explain the real world to him sounding like the ramblings of someone having a psychiatric epsiode. All of it just so beautifully done.
My respect for the movie only grew over the years as 'reality' TV went on to become as widespread and popular as it did. And it still doesn't feel beyond the realms of possibility that a corporation might someday be able to outright adopt a child for voyeuristic/entertainment purposes as happened to the character of Truman (although presumably not with the expense of having him/her in a massive dome filled with actors).
I loved this move, a classic, and recently watched it with my mum and sis. Thanks for covering it. It really is a rare gem that seems to be more relevant today than it was then. Prophetic in many ways.
Most people are narcists they want to star in a really show
Or the world revolving around themselves ...if possible
is narcissism a choice or a dis ease?
I would love for more people to see this and have it really sink in. Although, I honestly shuddered at the end of the video when I heard "what do YOU want our take on next?" Doesn't that make your audience your own Christof?
I enjoyed this little escape very much. Great movie. Great critique. The way we all keep going as if life were"normal" sometimes makes me feel like Truman.
This movie was ahead of its times. I love this movie so and one of Jim Carrey best performance.
Excellent video I am deeply moved by this, you are extraordinary, thank you!
Very inspiring interpretations, especially near the end. Thank you!
I just had no idea people would be capable of creating this torture for an actual life.
Fight back against artificial narratives as privacy is essential to a decent life.