Have you ever seen The Truman Show? I remember seeing a sneak preview of the 1998 film starring Jim Carrey and being quite impressed with it.
But now, after reading through this Twitter thread from a guy named Marc Moran, I think I need to go back and watch the movie again because there is A TON of stuff going on in that movie that I definitely didn’t notice the first time around.
Are you ready to go on a deep dive into this film?
https://twitter.com/moranmarc13/status/1279489083144880130?s=20
Let’s take a look!
1. My Little Clown.
That’s interesting.
When Truman visits his mum, the photograph of young Truman is captioned “My Little Clown”. Truman being behind bars represents him being a prisoner in the TV set, and also being a clown to entertain the real world pic.twitter.com/HHBJlvCrs8
— marc (@moranmarc13) July 4, 2020
2. Needs those supplements.
Never thought of that…
In one scene, you can see that Truman has to take Vitamin D supplements in the morning. This is because he doesn’t get any natural Vitamin D, as there is no real sunlight in the TV set he lives in pic.twitter.com/QPVlL7wmK8
— marc (@moranmarc13) July 4, 2020
3. Closer than it should be.
You ever notice that?
When Truman is sitting on the beach, the moon is illuminated by the lightning, which shows the moon is much closer to Truman than it should be pic.twitter.com/Xe6UOUtdk6
— marc (@moranmarc13) July 4, 2020
4. Get to makeup!
A cool little tidbit.
When Truman goes to the travel agent, she is late to speak to him as she’s still getting her makeup done as she’s never had to come to work before.
She’s also still wearing her makeup bib pic.twitter.com/rtPfk3x7dN
— marc (@moranmarc13) July 4, 2020
5. Time to look for a new job.
He’s onto us!
When Truman starts getting suspicious, you can see one of the set controllers looking at job listings in the LA Times Classifieds pic.twitter.com/qdQS8w3EZI
— marc (@moranmarc13) July 4, 2020
6. In the public domain.
It’s all in the details.
Truman always listens to classical radio in the morning. The reason for this is because most classical music is in the public domain, so it would be very easy to obtain the rights to use it on TV pic.twitter.com/8BYjOGefKc
— marc (@moranmarc13) July 4, 2020
7. Advertising works.
You probably shouldn’t leave, Truman.
When Truman tries to leave Seahaven Island with Meryl, the sign at the bridge says “Are you sure it’s a good idea?” pic.twitter.com/wbeJZ2jYfr
— marc (@moranmarc13) July 4, 2020
8. Covering the time zones.
Very interesting!
Truman’s catchphrase is “Good morning! And in case I don’t see you, Good Afternoon, Good Evening and Goodnight.” This is Truman unintentionally addressing all Truman Show viewers in different time zones around the globe pic.twitter.com/pforlEKvZL
— marc (@moranmarc13) July 4, 2020
9. Started when he was born.
Wow! Haha!
When the newspaper is shown, the Volume is XXIX, which matches Truman being 29 years old. The No is 10’765, which is around 29 and a half years pic.twitter.com/CD7M3aulL0
— marc (@moranmarc13) July 4, 2020
10. Look very closely.
I see it now!
The building where Truman always talks to the twins was build on top of a drain, showing how the building was built for the show and wasn’t meant to be functional
There’s also a camera at the top of the sign in the centre pic.twitter.com/1mcKu6OPqT
— marc (@moranmarc13) July 4, 2020
11. Everyone drinks the same stuff.
Bottoms up!
The same beer that Marlon drinks with Truman throughout the movie is also being sold to customers at the Truman Bar pic.twitter.com/zH8YbBeq6x
— marc (@moranmarc13) July 4, 2020
Now I DEFINITELY have to go back and revisit this film.
Are there any details about The Truman Show that you think this guy left out?
Talk to us in the comments and tell us what you think. Thanks!
