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  The Truman Show - SPOILERS

   • j********o@***.com
     07/06/1998 00:00:000 UTC

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     The clues were too obvious: they didn't let Truman use his intelligence
     enough

     to figure out his situation, or be clever enough in escaping. He never
     gets to

     tell off a dog, and we don't see him confronting and overcoming his fear
     of

     water. I would have liked to have seen more behind-the-scenes. What is
     the

     deal with "Dog Fancier" magazine? Is that a daily schedule or a company

     circular for Trumanians? Some of the fakery didn't make sense: the most

     logical thing would be for extras not to be actors, but just residents
     sworn to

     secrecy: a town that size needs substantial infrastructure and support
     staff -

     no need to have a hidden comissary to read scripts in, just have the
     extras go

     about their daily routine ignoring Truman. The biodome was cute, but

     underutilized, and practically unnecessary: they could just as well
     built a

     real little village in Florida.

     Everyone there must either love or hate him - I wish they'd gotten into
     that.

     I would have liked to have seen some of the principle cast's true
     feelings:

     it's hard to believe his mother doesn't really love him after raising
     him from

     infancy (as his Dad apparently did or does). I wish he had had a real

     conversation with his best friend: as the actress who played his wife
     said,

     it's not a job, it's a life-style. They're more prisoners than he is!
     They've

     been on call continuously for 15 years just to fool him: they know that
     their

     lives are fake! I wish his friend had made a last-minute appeal, on
     behalf of

     the entire cast and crew who depend upon him, to stay and either play
     along or

     make trouble, and/or prevent some other child from being victimized as
     his

     replacement.

     Gorno

     "Love Him - Protect Him."

       • s******j@p*******.**o.com
         11/06/1998 00:00:000 UTC

         In article <1***************.********4@l*******.****.***l.com>,
         JohnGorno wrote:

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         >water. I would have liked to have seen more behind-the-scenes. What
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         >deal with "Dog Fancier" magazine?

         There were other magazines there; they were all bland
         personal-interest

         ignore the world type things.

         >circular for Trumanians? Some of the fakery didn't make sense: the
         most

         >logical thing would be for extras not to be actors, but just
         residents sworn to

         >secrecy: a town that size needs substantial infrastructure and
         support staff -

         This is all true, but it's part of the conciet. It's cuter this way;
         and more

         sinister.

         >Everyone there must either love or hate him - I wish they'd gotten
         into that.

         >I would have liked to have seen some of the principle cast's true
         feelings:

         >it's hard to believe his mother doesn't really love him after
         raising him from

         >infancy (as his Dad apparently did or does). I wish he had had a
         real

         >conversation with his best friend: as the actress who played his
         wife said,

         >it's not a job, it's a life-style.

         Interesting trivia: The actress who played the actress who played
         the wife

         was intereviewed for some morning talk show. She explained the
         private

         "backstory" she made up for her character. She figures that the
         wife-

         actress was a washed-up childhood star who got a big break, and then

         stuck with it because she was heavily invested in the products she

         plugged!

         They're more prisoners than he is! They've

         >been on call continuously for 15 years just to fool him: they know
         that their

         >lives are fake! I wish his friend had made a last-minute appeal, on
         behalf of

         >the entire cast and crew who depend upon him, to stay and either
         play along or

         >make trouble, and/or prevent some other child from being victimized
         as his

         >replacement.

         Again, all possible, and reasonable, but it's not their story. The
         message

         is a little more selfish. The movie is a fantasy about Truman and
         his need

         for self-determination.

         Of course, as you say they are prisoniers of their career choice.
         Their

         wisest move would be to chuck the illusion and leave show biz and
         get

         real lives.

         I wouldn't overanalyze this one. It's a wonderful and intricate
         piece

         of fantasy. (Remeber the scene where the best friend is reassuring
         Truman

         while stocking the candy machine? At one point he has to remove a
         few

         candy bars so he has something to do while he finishes the scene.
         How

         wonderfully versimilitudinous!)

         Stefan

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