In the movie The Truman Show, the main character, Truman Burbank, is unknowingly the star of a 30 year long reality show about his own life. It all takes place under a giant dome and Truman’s boundaries are hidden from him. Truman has no clue he is living inside a television studio, surrounded by actors and cameras. 5,000 cameras are placed around the town of Seahaven, and are recording his life for a TV audience, 24 hours a day. As the movie progresses, Truman begins to suspect that his entire life is part of something bigger. The constant routine, and sudden flukes in his daily pattern creates suspicion.
The core ideas of existentialism are absurdity, angst, and authenticity. In The Truman Show, all three of these key philosophies are
The core ideas of existentialism are absurdity, angst, and authenticity. In The Truman Show, all three of these key philosophies are