*THE TRUMAN SHOW* is a genre-bending MASTERPIECE!!! (Movie Reaction) 

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The part that sticks with me the most in this film is when the two cops just find something else to watch once the Truman show ends. Truman’s life has just been completely upended, and the audience as consumers of the show have a part to play in his trauma, but as soon as he’s not longer entertainment they just move on like the show meant nothing even though it cost Truman everything. That’s crazy.

The director originally wanted there to be cameras in theaters that the movie was showing in so that at the end of the movie they could cut to footage of that audience watching the movie. Could have been INSANE.

His wife's fingers were crossed in the wedding picture, indicating that she was lying.

another perspective: marlon has also been pretending to be someone else almost 24/7 since he was 7, pretended to be friends with people, literally not the main character in his own life; what kind of damage did the show do to the long term child actors on the show? does marlon even know how to socialize with people at all? or does his ability start and end with following directions and performing lines? the horrifying, unethical implications of the show are insanely widespread

Jim Carrey has got that Robin Williams thing. Known for his comedy, but he can blow your mind when in a serious role.

While I don't condone Marlon for continuing to play his role as an adult, I think you should keep in mind that he also started the show as an innocent child and very likely was cast in this role because his childhood friendship with Truman was genuine. There are deleted scenes that make it clear that he really cares about Truman and that the continual deception takes a huge toll on his mental health.

Saw this opening night. Packed theater. When he hugged his dad, and then it was back to another talking to his mirror thing, there was a collective sigh... a feeling of 'oh, no, they've still got him'. But then he said, "That one's for free." Literally there was a beat of dead silence and then the whole theater lost its collective sh*t. We were screaming, "Yesssssss! He knows!!!" It was awesome. One of those theater experiences that have stuck with me for decades. 😁

I saw this in theatres when it came out. before reality TV, before the internet and RU-vid where you could watch people's lives... the concept was insane. I love this movie, but especially the ending, with the two cops... they've literally been watching nothing else for years and as soon as it's over they're like, let's eee what else is on. that concept that we get obsessed about watching people's lives but then just move on to the next thing like it's nothing. Something about that just always stuck with me. it was great to see a reaction from someone who didn't really know the concept going in!

One of the best movies ever, I remember the first time I watched it I cried. Jim Carrey did an amazing job here!

They cured his fear of water when they brought "dad" back. Also in Sylvia's apartment there were posters and bumper stickers of groups protesting to free Truman. 👍

this movie is INCREDIBLE Fun fact: the idea sprang from Plato's Cave, which is an allegory (created by Plato) of people who live inside a cave, in a fake world and have no concept of light or the outside, until one of them breaks free and sees the real world for the first time. The Matrix also plays on this allegory, as well as a bunch of other really good movies

the serial killer collage photo is a bit creepy but it's understandable when you realize that he doesn't have a single picture of her (and the production crew probably retroactively removed her from any of the college memorabilia) and he's trying not to forget what she looks like.

I love this movie. It's even better on the rewatch where you know what's happening but you're still with him as he discovers the horrible truth of his life. And to reiterate, in the beginning, it was a stage light labeled AS A STAR!

The thing that falls from the sky in the beginning is a stage light that crashes into the town. The show creators tried to play it off as just being a plane engine part that fell off to prevent Truman's suspicions.

One thing I really like about the Truman Show that doesn't really get talked about a lot is how the audience watching Truman are also, in many ways, trapped by the show. We only ever see them shot in one location, staring at the TV (as you guys noted, the man in the bath). They just watch and have to know what happens next. As Truman escapes they all cheer! Kinda a funny reaction to something you've been watching for 30 year ending. It's almost like they are also free now too. Although, we see with the security guards that some people will just flip to another channel and "see what else is on". Its like the show's creator said: "there's no more truth out there then in here". The audience are just people in a different kind of prison of their own making. Strong commentary from the filmmakers. Also note: I don't fully agree with this view of humanity, but its cool to see the strong parallels between Truman and the audience watching him.

If weren't for Jim Carrey and his humor, then it would be a daylight horror movie. Also, if it weren't for the "behind the scenes" scenes with the director, it would be very creepy.

This reaction video is so metaaaa. Us watching through a screen these guys watching a movie through a screen of Jim Carrey’s character being watched through screens his whole lifeeee 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

The camera in his ring that he wore that his father gave him before he died, he gave back to his father after he returned to the show. So from that point they couldn't absolutely track his movements. Which ultimately helped him escape.

When you rewatch it, pause the video and take a good look at Sylvia’s apartment. Then imagine Truman walking into that apartment and seeing all that evidence of how hard she’d been trying to free him. 💗

I love that we don't see what happens to him after he steps through that door. It's because we too are the audience, and we can't see him anymore beyond the cameras. He's out in the world and we don't get to know what becomes of him.

Anyone who grew up in the 90's or early 2000's knows the crossed fingers. Imagine someone asks u to promise to do something, but you don't want to fulfill it, so u cross them while promising. It's like this promise "doesn't count anymore". It doesn't necessarily mean you're lying, but you're trying to "cancel" that deal/promise so u don't get faulted afterwards. Hope that makes sense!

Wow, Heartstopper brought me to this great channel, been on a binge and love how smart and empathetic these boys are, one of my new favorite channels

The most unbelievable part of this movie is not that there would be a show featuring an unknowing subject, but rather that the state of California would allow the studio to use so much water.

Truman show is incredible! I am glad you guys are finally watching it and I swear every time you watch it you notice new details!

I was 16 when this came out and i went to see it with some friends. We were blown away by it - both by how unique the concept was and by Jim Carrey’s acting. Reality TV was still very new in the 90s, it wasn’t everywhere the way it is now, and people were starting to consider the impact that all the cctv and surveillance measures that had cropped up everywhere might have on privacy and individual freedom. This movie took those concepts to the extreme and showed us how awful it could become. One of my top 10 movies for sure. Great reaction guys - it’s always fun watching new viewers try to puzzle out what on earth they’re watching!

Jim Carrey did fantastic work in Eternal Sunshine, but also in The Number 23

Yeah, just imagine the very real trauma he’s going to have to suffer through outside this place. I mean, not only is he going to have a buttload of abandonment issues, but he’s going to go through his very real life thinking everyone is lying to him, questioning how real the real world is, suffer from anxiety and depression and maybe grapple with sometimes wanting to go back to being in the fake world, or wish he was still oblivious. He’s going to be in therapy for life. It’s Absolutely a sick concept that can 100 percent be real, it scared us because we know people are really that money hungry that they would just take a baby and decide to play god and the world would love it and dump all this time and money into this fake life for a person they don’t even know.

The thing that fell off in the beggining of the movie was a studio light from the ceiling

Glad none of you have seen this one. It's a very unique and really interesting movie. A lot of people are surprised when I say it's one of my favourites, but I can't help it. The whole concept is just fascinating to me. It was also ground-breaking in its time. This was before social media and reality TV were really a thing.

I don’t remember the year, but it felt like a similar time. The movie "Pleasantville" uses the idea of being inside a TV show in a very original way. It begins feeling like a rather mundane comedy and then just gets deeper and deeper. It’s a movie I’d put on the school curriculum.

The thing that dropped out of the sky was the type of light they use in tv/movie studios. When the travel agency lady came out she has a white make up bib on because she has to be out in make up quickly because no one ever goes in there. I read that even Truman and his friends vehicles were product placement because ford had not come out with that model year of Taurus or Ranger yet when the movie was made.

there are lots of people like sylvia! if you look closely in the background of her room there’s posters of groups and orgs protesting the truman show

I was 12 when this came out, I saw it in theaters. Everyone in the theater just sat there in silence when it ended. It left us feeling uneasy. It spawned a mental condition called The Truman Show delusion, where a person things they are in a show like Truman. Not many movies hold up as well as this one.

I saw this on the big screen when it was released in the 90s and it was honestly mind blowing. Exceptional cinema. Superb.

There is not a single superfluous shot in this entire film. "That one's for free," is one of my favorite moments.

For Jim Carrey in a more serious dramatic role, I would suggest *The Majestic,* although I doubt it would win any poll (don't know why).

If you love this, you'd appreciate Free Guy (2021). I'd love to hear y'all's philosophical input.

Man it's crazy how Gen Z doesn't know what crossing your fingers is lol. And it was a production light that fell out of the sky.

I love this movie so much. The way Truman’s world unravels and then the big reveal showing just how manufactured his life has been. The ending’s so bittersweet because even though Truman manages to escape, his entire life up to this point has been fake. Every single memory since the first is a lie. I’d like to think he sued that corporation and got millions in damages 😂

This is a good movie to watch twice -- once you know what's going on, you see so many things in the beginning that you missed when you went into it unawares.

This is a full blown masterpiece. I don’t think it’s truly appreciated for how great it is…

This movie is pretty good. By the way the thing that fell at the begginining was a stage light.

I am from Destin Florida. I live in Orlando currently. There is a town near Destin called Seaside Florida. They shot the film in Seaside. This is actually a real community that is about 80 acres in the middle of nowhere and this is exactly what it looks like. In fact, Disney replicated it and built a town outside of Orlando that is called Celebration, Florida and it’s just as creepy. Sending love to you and yours from Orlando, Florida, Heather

Not so fun fact, there has actually been a real-life case of The Truman Show. It was a Japanese game show where a comedian was locked in a one-room apartment with literally nothing except running water and magazines, where he was expected to get everything (including food and clothes) from mail-in sweepstake prizes. “Nasubi,” the comedian, luckily did agree to this and knew it was going to be a show, but they didn’t tell him it was live-streaming 24/7 and they extended the finish line multiple times without his awareness because the show was so popular. The only human contact he got was from the deliveries, and he never won any clothes and won very minimal food for up to 15 months

I think it's important to note that he wasn't holding the knife to her throat, he was taking the knife away from her

The fans are technically complicit in Trumans suffering. They watch, the show carries on. They cannot have been wanting him to escape the whole time. Even by the time the father turns up when they are feeding Marlon lines, they cheer for the reunion. The fans don't want the show to end. What will happen to the bar? The fans are complicit.

This movie was so ahead of its time! This was in 1998, two years before Survivor or Big Brother came out.

So funny when that Zuff guy had to ask what the word "conception" meant. lol

It's interesting how many people watch this film and by the end are yelling at the screen saying "how can _they_ do this to somebody", without realising that really, the "they" is really us. As others have already pointed out, this film goes a lot deeper than its story at surface level. There's the way the basic plot is a take on Plato's "cave" thought experiment, but that's just one of many hefty themes the film explores. It's also about the concept of celebrity, both from the perspective of the person in the spotlight and how it affects their life. But it's equally (maybe even more) about the perspective of the audience - in this case basically everybody in the entire world. It shows us how, if left unchecked, the public's appetite for more and more invasive and unethical forms of entertainment can really get out of hand. And in a globalised highly capitalist economy in which this entertainment is a for-profit product, things can get very ugly very fast. Watching this movie, it's easy to ask yourself how could it be possible for so many ethical redlines to be crossed to allow something as monstrous as The Truman Show to become a thing - a thing that the general public is perfectly fine with. But then, just look at reality TV and celebrity culture of today and you see exactly where this toxic combo of studios making money vs audiences demanding more edgy and shocking content has already gotten us. So on this level, this movie is a cautionary tale of how far this kind of thing could go if we let it. Aside from that, the film also riffs on other significant ideas. We see various people from the outside world who at some point come to their moral limit where they can't go along with the prevailing acceptance by the majority that this is all OK. Sylvia is of course the main character in this regard. But we also see other people like extras on the set who start feeling sorry for Truman but feel powerless to do anything about it. And towards the end, there are characters working in the control room of the TV production itself who finally hit their limit and flat out refuse to go along with it anymore. All of this is a very clever reference to the famous "Milgram Experiment" (look it up). It's really a masterpiece of a film, especially given that it was made a long time before reality TV and celerity culture got to where it is today.

39:45 » and when it's over, "Alright, f*ck it, let's watch something else." // all of that empathy gone away in a few seconds

The movie tells the reality we all are living

Thanks, Bryce! Thanks, Rob! Thanks, Zuff! 📺 Another great one. I actually just saw *Laura* *Linney* as one of the talking-heads in the PRETTY BABY: BROOKE SHIELDS (2023) documentary this morning. Y'all should watch that, too. #ReelTime #PeterWeir #TheTrumanShow

This movie is DEEP. It's amazing that Holy Wood allowed this to be created, because it is VERY real!

The Real World, on MTV, was aired in 1992. That was the first reality tv show that started the phenomenon of reality television as it known today. It was the longest running for quite some time and had proven the massive draw of watching others in an "experimental/controlled" environment.

the 1st time I saw this movie was for my Intro to philosophy class! It was extremely insightful. We connected the movie to the allegory of the cave in which both the prisoners and Truman escape their false realities. In the cave, the prisoners only saw the shadows in front of them- the only reality they knew of, which was deceiving. While Truman's reality was a constructed set/tv show, people followed a script. One could say he was chained up in a cave, seeing what was going on as the truth. Truman eventually became aware of the world around him and was able to escape.He was also able to free the audience from their sofas/baths- freedom from mass media

btw the thing that fell from the sky was not a plane part it's those film lights/ lights you use for filming

In my opinion, the ending can be interpreted as Truman making everyone think that he was an actor the whole time. It would make the show less valuable if the audience were to think that he was just playing his part. Which is why he said his famous line and bowed before leaving.

Jim Carrey knocked it out of the park with this one, and Ed Harris, too. It was such an amazing idea for a film when it came out. I don't remember if I saw it in the theatre or if I rented it shortly after (I'm old) but it remains a favourite. So heartfelt and sad and full of yearning. I don't know if people are still diagnosed with the Truman Condition but it was a real feeling some people had for a while, that their lives were televised.. i doubt social media now as it is has helped with that...

You should watch Stranger Than Fiction. Will Ferrell also plays a much more serious role than his usual (although the tone is not dark). SO GOOD.

One of the things this movie makes you think about is that you can't prove you're not living in a real-life version of The Truman Show.

The thing that fell from the sky was a big studio light but they played it off like it was a piece of an airplane.

now you have to watch Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

This film is a masterpiece. Even today it's emotional watching Truman fight for his freedom at the end.

This is my favorite movie of all time, I dropped everything and watched your reaction! Love y'all fr

I still argue that Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is Jim Carrey's best dramatic film and performance and The Majestic is highly underrated, but this was Jim's first real stab at a dramatic role and he nailed it.

Definitely one of my all time fave movies! Another of my faves that gives me similar vibes is “Stranger Than Fiction” with Will Ferrell, which I feel is super underrated. Another great reaction guys!

This is a really artistic movie. Very thought provoking. Way to get the themes and idea early on! Also I felt the same way about the fact that Truman shouldn’t have known whether or not cars go on loops or people do ads when they talk. Another good Jim Carrey movie is The Majestic from 2001. It’s one of his earlier serious roles. And it’s about him having amnesia and people mistaking him for someone else.

Me as Truman saying my final line : “CUT ME MY CHECK!!!!”

I love that Truman progressively conquers his fear of the ocean. He goes from not being able to cross it for his job to closing his eyes, pushing the gas and letting Meryl drive and then finally, he gets on the boat gets to the edge.

Concepts like this were also explored in the late 50s and early 60s with the TV show the Twilight Zone. I know it may seem old but that show had many great ideas for Sci Fi.

So exciting to see you guys reacting to more niche classic films! Lately your content output has been some of my all-time mainstream favs, which feels so surreal!! (Heartstopper, Scott Pilgrim, How to Lose, Hairspray, The Truman Show, Pitch Perfect...) still hoping my ultimate fav obscure classics make it on, MAGNOLIA (if a 3 hour reaction is possible), I Heart Huckabees, Sugar and Spice, Moulin Rouge, Drop Dead Gorgeous, and like Rob recommended, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind!!! You guys are the best and luv watching your channel continue to evolve and grow!!! :)

congrats on 100k you guys!!!! 🥳💓

Truman was the only "True-man" in this 🙂

Another thing to think about is that he left the show to enter a world that allows companies to legally adopt humans, as babies, and raise them in a gilded prison. That world must be pretty fucked up, a Corporatocracy, which sounds even more extreme than the ultra capitalist society we live in, in real life. Who knows what their society is like. Are we sure he's done the right thing by leaving?

It was a stage light that fell early on, in case u didn't figure that out yet. Like on a set..

Realistically, they could have taught Truman from a young age that there isn't any "Fiji" or ANYWHERE else. No planes, water is poison, people "disappear" for weeks at a time (to go back to their families in the real world... like when his friend got "sick" when he was younger) He was there since he was a baby, so product placement and talking out loud to no one should have been *normal* to him.

I watched the Truman Show last year and it was awesome.

I’m really happy you guys are finally reacting to this movie! I recommended it a few months ago because I was sure you guys would enjoy it and am glad I was right.

@43:50 If you look close at that scene in the movie, Truman didn't hold a knife to her throat, it was just the way he disarmed her. I think it was a faux pas on part of the movie, the way they had that scene shot. I don't think Truman was ever a physical threat to her.

The obsession with the "on-air conception" is because they wanted to launch a new channel for Truman's child. There's a creepy deleted scene when the director and key actors are sitting around a conference table, where the director explains that when Truman is with his child, both channels will show the same content, but when they are apart, each channel will follow its respective star. At one point, Marlon asks: "So when Truman dies, we just go back to one channel then?" And the answer is yes. They intend to keep the show going even after Truman reaches the end of his life by following his child's life.

I'm so glad you reacted to this movie, I was hoping you all would when I first found your channel. It was really good. I actually initially watched this movie when I was in RE class in school and it stuck with me ever since.

The thing that fell from the sky said Ursa Major I think, which is a star in the big dipper constellation...

The town they show in the film is real! It’s Seaside Florida and I absolutely suggest visiting if you’re in the area. A day trip even just to see the town square, and go around a few blocks, but I could have definitely spent a weekend or a whole week just looking at the architecture! Such a beautiful place.

One of the best movies ever made… really makes you pause about your own life sometimes 😳🤪 Jim Carrey is out of this world 👽

Screw the Matrix... THIS is the movie that fucked me up in the late 90's. I saw this when I was about 10 years old, and the existential dread I feel about everything out of sight being fake is something I still think about today.

You said it during the reaction that this film operates on so many different levels. Watching it a second time helps you appreciate those different levels. And looking at it in 2024 in our artificial world of reality tv and social media, makes it all the more meaningful.

I watched it back in the 90s and I was totally mindblown. I left the movie theater feeling a lost. That was before reality shows such as Big Brother.

I would HIGHLY suggest you guys watch Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (another serious Jim Carey role). It's my favorite movie of all time and after watching so many of your guys' videos I can tell you all would really enjoy and appreciate it.

It wasn’t a plane part it was a stage light that fell in the beginning!

When they zoomed in on the wedding photo, it was because he noticed that Meryl has her fingers crossed. Crossing your fingers can mean a wish for good luck, but crossing fingers also had another meaning, that might have fallen out of public knowledge a little, is crossing fingers can mean you just told lie. I've seen shots in movies where children are fibbing to their parents, but they have their fingers crossed as a way to signify to the audience that they're lying. There's shot like this in "The Nightmare Before Christmas" where Oogie Boogie's henchmen are lying to Jack about "leaving Oogie Boogie out of it" and they have their fingers crossed behind their backs. When Truman notices Meryl's crossed fingers, in this context, is could be viewed as an indicator that something in the marriage was a lie, so he's confused and a bit concerned.

I actually had to watch "The Truman show" as part of my year 9 English class. And I only recently found out that most people (even in the area i went to high school) didn't have to watch it. I am so glad I did though because I don't think it is something I would have watched on my own.

If you guys loved this you guys should watch Pleasant Ville it’s such a visually beautiful story

I love watching people as they go through the process of figuring out what's going on in this movie.

This movie is iconic, such a great movie. I remember wondering this about my life as a child, difference is he got out abd i realized that im stuck in my reality

I saw this movie on VHS in 1998 with my parents and being around 13 watching it, it took me a couple watches to actually grasp everything. It was fun watching this again with you guys. Keep up with the awesome reactions duders!!!

One of my all-time favorite roles for Jim Carrey is Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind. Talk about a trippy movie with a unique concept.

This was one of his best! I agree I prefer his serious roles, he is an amazing actor when serious. Years ago at the beginning of his career he was in a TV Mini-series called "Doing Time on Maple Drive" 1992 and he played an alcoholic - masterful performance!

I was born in 1987, and I have been watching this movie since I was 11. Oddly enough, it is one of my comfort movies, and back when I first watched it, I knew it was one of the most special movies ever made. I have watched this dozens of times, and I never get tired of watching it.

This is so reflective of reality, we all act like we’re being watched, product placement, sponsors, it’s like we forget where reality ends. As a side note, when I see Truman trying to escape it gets to me. I left a high demand religion/cult and realising everything you grew up with was fake to benefit from you, that feeling is no joke. Beautiful movie, esp for its time - genius. So glad you all watched it 😊