Truman Show

Posted by Chris on June 22, 1998 at 18:19:01:

I saw The Truman Show this weekend. It was at least as good as last summer's, Contact--maybe even better. The best line of the movie comes about halfway through when Truman, age 37 (?) is just starting to figure out that his life is a fraud:

Entertainment reporter questions the producer of The Truman Show (played by Ed Harris): "Why has it taken Truman so long to discover that his life is a television program?"

Ed Harris responds: "Because we accept the reality we are presented with."

I think that the people who see this movie as commentary on the media's violation of privacy are folks who have never been belivers in one world-view and then later discovered that it was a hoax. IMO, the movie is much more a metaphor about beliefs vs. reality--and the dilema of sticking to your beliefs because they are safe, but at the expense of facing reality.

Follow Ups:

• The Truman universe Pierre Charles 00:35:55 6/24/98 (0)
• reactions to Truman connie 16:08:48 6/23/98 (5)
  • I don't think I got it. Change of movie... rpcman 17:06:32 6/23/98 (4)
    • The Apostle mickey 15:02:27 7/11/98 (0)
    • Missing the theater Chris 19:03:45 6/23/98 (0)
    • The Apostle Carlos 17:45:07 6/23/98 (1)
      • Fascinating but... rpcman 18:04:57 6/23/98 (0)
• Re: Truman Show d j Lancaster 09:22:56 6/23/98 (2)
  • I don't remember the exact wording but... David Stephens 11:55:17 6/23/98 (1)
    • Another great offering from the movie -- "He can find the truth anytime he decides to look for it." (NT) D J Lancaster 16:07:29 6/23/98 (0)