Seahaven Island is the largest set created by mankind and there are around 5000 cameras in operation in this artificial world. Truman Burbank is the center around which the entire island revolves. He is the star of a 24*7 live TV show that provides joy, hope and inspiration to millions of viewers in over 200 countries. Right from his birth, to the time he walked for the first time to the current day, his entire life is captured live for the TV audiences by all these cameras.
All the persons he encounters on a daily basis are actors who make sure that Truman doesn’t leave the island. The entire show is controlled by a revolutionary TV personality named Christof and his dedicated team.
Truman slowly realizes that his world is stage-managed and that nothing is natural. Even his parents, his so-called wife, his best friend are all part of the script created by Christof. The twists and turns are all managed by this man and Truman just goes along with this script not knowing that each and every movement of his is captured live for a TV audience outside Seahaven and for the entire world.
Only a lady named Sylvia wishes Truman to come out of this world and join her in Fiji. Truman’s life ambition is to go to Fiji to the real world and to unite with Sylvia with whom he shares a few magical moments before the show managers cruelly cut her role short.
This movie is creepy, haunting, stunning and revolutionary all at the same time. The music is so mesmerizing and makes us get involved with the life of Truman even more. The piano notes are magical truly.
The end when Truman struggles to leave the island and finally achieves the feat is one of those magical moments in the history of cinema. The last conversation between Christof and Truman resolves the movie so beautifully.
Jim Carrey is unbelievably versatile and shows so many myriad emotions with his playful, naughty avatar shining through the most. Both the ladies in Truman's lives at different times, are beautiful and charming. Ed Harris is commanding as Christof.
Towards the end when we see the true nature of Seahaven as a huge man-made set, it is truly imposing, particularly the artificial sun and moon. The exit of the set is quite funny though, in the form of steps.
Ultimately, it is totally a concept driven movie, so relevant to the current times when reality shows are such a craze. The concepts of revenue generation in the show like product placement, sale of the merchandise used in the show etc. are so ahead of times. The way Truman's wife in the show, advertises products so blatantly through placement and the scrolls that go on the TV screen when Truman is using some product are such touches of commercialization.
One of those movies that will stand the test of time. TRUE BLUE CLASSIC!
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