THE TRUMAN SHOW (1998) Breakdown | Ending Explained, Easter Eggs, Making Of & Things You Missed

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The hot cocoa ad was always my favourite. Truman is breaking down and she casually drops the ad with a big smile.

I love how Truman takes one last bow like at a curtain call before turning and leaving the dome. It's also worth mentioning that Sylvia immediately leaves her home, presumably to meet him. She is happy that he finally got to leave the prison he's lived in for over 30 years, and they can get back together for real.

In regards to Marlon there are a few deleted scenes that show he was genuinely conflicted with everything. Like he spent time away in rehab, that he wanted to tell Truman and even a scene near the end where he actually finds Truman while he is escaping and lets him go.

I remember being taken to the cinema to see this when I was 8 years old. My friend’s mum saw Jim Carey was in it and assumed it was an Ace Ventura-esque comedy… She was wrong. Gave me a proper existential crisis and I absolutely loved it. Pretty sure this movie is responsible for my belief in the power of fiction to reveal deep truths about our reality (or possible lack there of…). Will always love this movie for the revelations it gave me, even as a wee nipper.

It's a perfect movie and incredibly rewatchable. The story was so unique in its time, but more than anything it's Carrey's performance that elevates the movie. We all knew he was a comedic genius with so many amazing roles throughout the 90s. But then he shows off this grounded humanity and warmth and real emotion against the plastic facade of the Hollywood production he is living in. Just amazing stuff for an actor to pull off -- to makes us feel like he really is an everyman living inside a bubble (as we sit in a movie theater watching it unfold on a big screen). It's a perfect hand in glove type of role which comes around every so often where it feels that there is only one person who could have pulled off the specific role. And he definitely did.

Couple of things you might have missed. At the end he is figuratively a Jesus figure. After the storm his wet hair looks like a crown of thorns. He then proceeds to walk on water and ascend the staircase where the creator talks to his “son”. He’s a religious icon in this world.

Never mind the past 30 years, The Truman Show is a movie up there with the very best cinema has to offer. It feels almost like a callback to the days of Its A Wonderful Life, but with the social issues that we face now even more than we did when it was made. It deserves to be utterly cherished and celebrated.

One of my absolute favourite movies. The line “bring up the sun” shows how powerless Truman is for most of his life

I think this movie is so timeless because every time you watch it you catch something you hadn’t realized before.

I have always wanted to know what happened to Truman after - did he go nuts from the fame, did it burn him out, did he find happiness with Sylvia and maybe go travel the world and actually see the real stars, sun and moon, or did it frighten him so much, that in the end he found some quiet place to live in peace and happiness with Sylvia and their kids.

@heavyspoilers Did you know that the line "in case i don't see you: good afternoon, good evening, and good night." was actually something Jim's Father used to say. He added it in as an endearing nod to his Dad, who was apparently a remarkably friendly person.

Personal theory: the bus driver probably could’ve driven the boat but was trying to buy Truman more time because he felt bad for the bus thing earlier. EDIT: There also seems to be a similar sound design that supports this. Compare the sound of the bus to the sound of the ferry when the same driver is stalling out each of them. It makes me think the shots are intentionally meant to mirror each other and how the driver is ultimately deceiving the person right in front of him in both situations.

I like how he’s shown to be advertised and taking a ton of Vitamin D because his sun is artificial, such a great movie, even the travel agents bib hanging out of her shirt because she had to get her costume on last second due to him surprising them with his travel. Epic film.

My mom was in a.. uh.. "mental health facility" around the time that this movie came out, and she says now that the movie was vehemently banned from being played in the facility because of the effect it had on many of the patients after it was accidentally played only once. Truman syndrome was apparently very real, and very aptly named.

One thing you have to take into account for the aesthetic is that because the Truman Show started when he was a baby, they couldn't show shows from any time after he was born without heavy scrutiny for references to his own life. Every sitcom or talk show would have subtle throwaway lines like "Oh you mean like Truman Burbank when he failed English?" or "Stuck in Seaside with all these cameras on me." I don't think they even thought of it, but realistically the show would likely record proprietary TV shows just for Truman to watch. They had a city-sized cast and a million cameras, they could easily record other shows with full production quality, and put them on the air for Truman to watch, and by extension, everyone watching Truman watching TV would get new programming.

The Truman Show has become part of the human lexicon. One of the most pivotal movies ever made.

I'm the main character, you guys are supporting actors.

31:40 actually the YOU NEVER HAD A CAMERA IN MY HEAD! line is for me the perfect one. I mean this is amazing too but he is right. Your mind is free no matter what. And if the mind is free how can you stop a man who set his destination? A literal act of god wasn't strong enough to hold him back so this is 'the will(power) of a human' looking for the freedom it desires!

16:30 Meryl is not a sympathetic character. You can tell she never loved him. She was a company woman from the beginning. She was hired to be his wife, to hold him back. How can you sympathize with that? She had zero love or affection for him. The scene where she begs for help from the show and pulls a knife on him the moment he gets a little edgy reveals she doesn't even know or trust him. She's lived half her life with him but can't even handle him being a little upset. When he grabs her she complains about working conditions as an actor, entirely disengaged from Truman or the reality of the moment.