Check Out These 19 Tweets Shared By Cinephile Showing Cleverly Hidden Details From The Truman Show

Truman's entire life wasn't as true as it seemed.

Elisha

• Published in Interesting
• December 21, 2021

Who would've believed that someone would want to record themselves doing everyday things, so people could tune in and watch. At the time, it was considered mundane to watch something without a plot on TV and see it as entertainment.

The Truman Show is a 1998 American film written by Andrew Niccol, the psychological comedy-drama movie stars Jim Carrey as Truman Burbank. An insurance salesman who grew up thinking he lived an ordinary life – little did he know that this was actually a reality TV show.

Unlike other people in talent or reality shows, Truman is oblivious to the fact that his entire world is a constructed set, and every person he's ever met is an actor. His friendships, relationships, career, and even marriage were all a lie, it was there for everyone to see, except poor Truman of course.

Marc Moran from Glasgow loves the movie so much, and thinks The Truman Show ranks high amongst the greatest movies of all time. To illustrate this, the Scotlander creates a Twitter thread where he lists the things filmmakers included in the narrative; the sort of stuff that you only consciously notice after seeing the movie a second, third, or fourth time.

As it turns out, a lot of people also appreciate the movie as a work of genius, and other filmaholics added their own comments. In fact, the buzz around the movie got so big that the tweet generated over 199K likes and 21.5K retweets in about 3 days.

Let's take a look at a couple of hidden deets from the movie.

1. Technically, His Life Was A Joke

2. Since Truman Is Her First Customer

3. The LA Times Classified; Almost Forgot About Those

4. For Those That Missed It

Sherry Lansing, the then C.E.O. of Paramount who oversaw the production of the Truman Show shared, “That suddenly, we were going to have all these reality shows—the Kardashians, The Real Housewives. When I watch reality television and people who live in front of the camera—there are many now who do—I wonder how much of this is real, how much of it is just because they’re in front of the camera. Do they really know themselves? But every time I watch one, I think of Truman."

5. Classical Radio Was The Best Choice For The TV Show

6. Doing Their Best To Covertly Communicate With Him

7. Poor Truman Still Hadn't Figured It Out Yet

8. You Might Be Overthinking This One A Little

Carrey coined Truman's signature line – “In case I don’t see ya… good afternoon, good evening, and good night”, as a tribute to his father. His dad had a hearty spirit which wanted everyone to feel covered or acknowledged.

9. Each Volume For Each Year I Guess

10. Yeah, Because Of The Constructed Set

11. Wow!

12. Doing Everything To Make Him ‘Stay On Set'

13. The Camera There Was Meant For Him Pose For Ads Unknowingly

Filmmaking and the digital space has evolved since the Truman movie, we can probably say it predicted the future in no small way. Our news is broadcast 24 hours a day, “real” events are (maybe) staged, and digital surveillance is almost everywhere.

You could even become famous by simply doing everything, some people have even been diagnosed with Truman Show Syndrome. The sufferers think they're being watched, or their entire lives are a staged show.

14. How Could He Have Figured That Everyone He Knew Was Involved

15. Just Like Any Other TV Show, Except These Were A lot And Perfectly Hidden

Truman cheated on his wife with a prostitute, and had a drinking problem too, he kept it as a secret, or so he thought. What he didn't know was that the affair was televised, making it the worst-kept secret in the world, and of course, his wife knew about it too.

16. More Facts

17. The "Truman Bar" Was A Rewrite

18. Truman being “One”

19. Real Life Ad

Since the Truman Show, reality is now being televised for entertainment, with TV shows featuring unscripted situations, real people, and hidden cameras. Nevertheless, Andrew Niccol insists that, "When you know there is a camera, there is no reality,” in that case, Truman Burbank “is the only genuine reality star.”

We really want to know if you noticed any other hidden details we missed out on when you saw the Truman Show. Do not hesitate to share this post with your friends, family and colleagues.

Elisha