The Truman Show is a great movie. I enjoyed watching it again and looking more closely at it. I loved the way the show was seen not just as a movie by us, but as a show by viewers who were watching him in the movie. The way the tv show viewers cheered for him, allowed their connection towards him transfer to the movie viewers. I started cheering Truman on as well, hoping that he would escape the virtual prison he was in.
At times we end to wish for a simpler life, one that was certain and clear in meaning. Although this is what Truman had, he still decided to leave the wonderful village created for him. I guess to much perfection and predictability gets boring, simplicity must not always be the best choice. If this was not a movie, I wonder how Truman would adapt to the “real” world.
I loved the use of camera angles, the use of small cameras to view Truman’s daily life. I found the idea of the set amazing, including the sea and the scheduled sunrise/sunset.
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