Member review

I find the Truman Show to be both amusing and heart warming. What I found most amusing is their 'subtle' attempts to slip advertising into the programme, which is what mainly hinted at it being fake. Also, the idea of the cast members being frozen and in their place every morning amused me too. The movie shows how real emotions and an unscripted life can lead to more viewers, even though every other person has lines fed to them, Truman's emotions and speech isn't fake. It's interesting to see how engrossed people can be in one person's life and how they constantly wanted to watch him. It shows how obsessed they had become in his life, despite them not being apart of it, especially the two old women who sat with cushions that had Truman's face on and various other items. The world in which Truman lives is very different from the outside world, they all seem to live in the suburbs where everyone knows each other and is friendly, it's almost like a utopia.

I liked the character of Truman, he stood out from all the rest, he was definitely quite weird and seemed to be more perky before knowing that something was up. His moods seemed to contrast throughout, from happy to almost insane when close to finding out the truth.

The most interesting character for me was Christof, I think from the beginning it was all about making the money and gaining the viewers but towards the end of Truman's time in his world I felt as if he didn't want to let go of Truman. Although we know nothing about his life, we assume he hasn't any children as at certain points he acts like a father to Truman even if they never come face-to-face. When Truman's in the boat I think he doesn't want Truman to leave not because of the viewers, but because he can't seem to let him go as he's seen his first steps, his first words, etc.

I was interested in the relationship between Truman and Sylvia, although we never saw them spend any real time together it's obvious that he grew very fond of her. I would have liked to have seen them meet at the end, I feel like this was the only fault to the movie.

I felt sorry for Truman, because we know that everyone who's ever being nice to them or showed compassion towards him are only doing it because they are being paid to do so not because they actually feel that way. A good example of this is Meryl, his wife, as during the wedding she had her fingerscrossed so it meant nothing to her but everything to Truman.

Overall, I think the Truman show was a very original idea and did well in keeping the audience entertained in most situations.