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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Never thought anyone could be so sweet being furious.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

TIL Jen gets "Goosebumps of injustice!"

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This scenario is what nightmares are made of

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nice reaction Jen! I'm one of those people thinking we start the movie with Truman (true man) knowing something isn't working. Then he gets proof after proof, but he was already playing a part, waving to neighbors like an idiot, repeating himself, accepting to be pushed on the wall by the "brokers", talking to his stupid ads wife... (super cringe) When he claps in the store and nobody notice it, it's a big proof. Wouldn't you react is someone claps in a shop? Then the wife's fingers crossed, and so on. What he is looking for is the WAY OUT, since a long time. The girl he "loves" is his motivation to get out. And he managed to go out at the end. I play a role all my life or I die trying something better. I also think that when he meets his "father" he's clearly playing the crying son. And the amnesia thing is cringe. He's the actor looking for a way out. The others have to base their lives on his. Awful lives.

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

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

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

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

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

i think the bus driver was told not to drive with truman in it so he had to destroy the bus to have everyone get off...u can see the bus driver was kinda against it and was sorry to truman for essentially keeping him in his prison. then when they wanted a boat to go chase him he destroyed the boat much the same way as the bus to keep them from catching him....

Oh my God! This is one of my favourite movies from my childhood and I never picked up on the "clown in a cage" photo! I've studied film for years, but I never paid attention to this scene because I know what happens next! You learn something new every single day. Thanks! PS. I didn't even notice she was crossing her fingers. I always thought it was because she had the ring on the wrong hand. The "I'll cro9ss my fingers for ya" line in the next scene makes so much more sense now. I'm Dumb AND Dumber!

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