Analysis of "The Truman Show"

The Truman Show is a satirical piece of art that mocks the media-consumed growing generation. Set in a man made city within a closed dome, the movie is about a man whose entire life has been the world’s source of entertainment without him even knowing and how he searches for the truth.

Christof, the director of the Truman show wants Truman to live a normal, happy, and fear-free life, unfortunately without Truman knowing his entire life is being projected onto a few pixels around the world. However, when truth decides to visit Truman one day, personified as Sylvia, his entire world shatters and his search for the truth begins.

            This artifact seems to cry out for the kingdom in the sense that all men and women should seek the truth, whatever it takes. Truman conquers his greatest fears and risks his life in pursuit for the truth, Sylvia. This movie seems to be saying that the truth is worth dying for when Truman ties himself onto the Santa Maria.

            According to Christof, evil is everywhere in the world except the world he created. If any kind of evil were to be discovered in the small city of Seahaven Christof would probably say that it originated from the “outside world”. The irony of that is that Seahaven was built on lies and deceit.  Anything built on lies and deceit, no matter how well it was crafted, will in the end fail. The look on Christof’s face as he increased the wind strength in hopes of stopping Truman looked like that of a criminal trying so desperately to cover up all the evidence. The devil will try hard to stop people from finding the Truth, but that shouldn’t stop them. For at the end of such a journey, there is always a reward, in Truman’s case, a beautiful girl; in real life, Jesus!

1)   What are certain hindrances in your life that are holding you back from discovering the truth?

2)   Are you more like a Sylvia, trying desperately to show others the truth or like Christof, concealing the truth?