When Truman’s college girlfriend tried to tell him his life was a show, she was also removed. Christof even killed off Truman’s father when he thought Truman was getting too close to the truth. Throughout his life, events were arranged to ensure that Truman did not find out his life was a show. Everything in Truman’s reality was strategically placed there for the sake of keeping the audience entertained. When Truman Burbank was born, he was taken from the hospital and placed into the false reality entirely orchestrated by television producer, Christof, who runs the show from the control room in the fake moon. Seahaven is protected by a large dome and the only way out is to sail to the wall, disguised as the sky, where the exit door is. However, the town Truman lives in is merely a movie set, and all the people in his life - his wife, his neighbors, and his co-workers–are actors. Truman lives in the picturesque, seaside town of Seahaven with his wife Meryl. The Truman Show is a 24/7 live broadcast television program that follows the life of Truman Burbank. Though the theme of the movie may come across as comedic, the underlying message tells us a lot about the ways in which we accept our own mundane realities, never truly understanding how easily we can break free from them. Truman is incredibly bored by his life but he can’t seem to figure out how to break free from his false reality. The Truman Show (1998) – Paramount Pictures.
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