The narrative explores the life of Truman, a man unknowingly living in a constructed reality controlled by Christof. Themes of control, ethics, and identity are central to the story, with Truman'
The environment of the movie is completely created and is completely fake, various things in the environment almost tip Truman to to truth, ex:light falling
Art, Creativity, Imagination
Politics, Power, Justice
Chraistof controls everything in Truman's world
Beliefs, values, education
The belief of Sylvia is that it's unethical and unfair to Truman
The beleifs of the creators is that they are helping Truman by hiding real life from him.
Truman is only educated on what the producer wants him to know, ex: the education guides truman away from being an adventurer
Culture, Identity, community
Elements of Fiction
Caracterization
Symbolism
Setting
Themes
Curiosity
Christianity
Truth Vs Deceit
Fake vs Real
7 Central Concepts
Representation
The ocean represents freedom when he loses trust in the people of Seahaven
The movie represents different things that control us like fear, friends, etcetera
Christof represents God in the movie: he controls everything, cares for Truman and is always watching
Transformation
Truman starts his life believing everything and slowly he starts putting th pieces of the puzzle together and discovers the truth
Communication
In many different ways people tried to communicate the truth to truman but were quieted
Through the lines of the actors they were able to fool a grown man into believing all the lies
Creativity
Creator made truman who he is today through the obstacles and struggles he added to his life
Created World and whole storyline for a real life human
Identity
Truman's identity is sculpted from his surroundings, but his personal goal of travelling and his personal curiosity brings him to the truth