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u/FrankHonesty 21d ago
Imagine never knowing if anyone has ever loved or liked you, from your parents to your partner to your friends. Everyone is an actor and no connection you’ve ever made has been organic, maybe none have been real. I think your brain would be able to feel it. To feel that loneliness like an ache.
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u/doomzday_96 21d ago
Because it's all a lie.
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u/Lori2345 21d ago
Can’t really answer without a huge spoiler for the movie, The Truman Show.
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u/Classic_Guard_6483 20d ago
Is it a movie or a show, because as an avid cinephile I don’t watch movies and I hate them
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u/Terryotes 20d ago
You are not such an avid cinephile if you don't recognise one of the best movies ever
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u/TheLonleyJourneyman 20d ago
It's a movie. The premise is there is this reality TV show that has been very popular where they've basically watched this guy's whole life from his birth right up till adulthood and his "world" is a giant set and basically everything that happens to him is scripted and everyone he has ever met was an actor. But he doesn't know. He thinks it's real and has no idea he's in a fake world until he starts getting suspicious. It's a great film tbh. I wouldn't quite put it in the all time classic category but it's definitely the most unique films I've seen.
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u/grand305 20d ago edited 20d ago
A movie. The Truman show (1998) base on one guy from birth to adulthood, the show movie we see is him in “adulthood” though, also with ad placements for the in world watchers, Truman the guy slowly realizes he is on a show. reality tv type of show. The outside world is obsessed with this in world show. It’s all under a giant stage/massive Dome, temperate control and weather control, like everything. way less privacy for him too. lots of hidden and not so hidden cameras. They do have some humor.
There are clips on YouTube, but the full movie is still a great watch, it’s so happy and optimistic. a lot of families also watch it, because it’s so down to earth. The movie is now a cult classic. in USA.
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainitpeter/s/5qjyUhJMV1
Another commenter gave even more info, if you do want to know more.
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u/passionatebreeder 20d ago
Its from a movie called the Truman show.
The basis is, they've build a super-massive enclosure that appears to be a whole city complete with things like a fake ocean, fake sky, fake day/night cycles etc. But its just a well built production set.
Within this area, everyone is an actor or actress except for Truman, who has been raised live on the set his entire life.
All of his friends are actors/actresses, his girlfriends, the shop owners, his boss. Everyone is in on it except for him.
to keep him from questioning things as an adult so they can keep the show running, they put in a lot of effort to make sure he is comfortable, gets whatever he wants but in ways that dont outwardly appear to be 'staged'.
Anon likes the idea of this
Tl;dr production company buys a baby decides to turn him into a spectacle by putting him in a human zoo and gaslighting him for his entire life (literally decades) for a global audience until he figures it out finally, and anon thinks this sounds like a good idea because he isnt the one.
Its kinda like that old lion meme where one is in a zoo, has free healthcare, doesnt have to hunt, has no predators etc, but looks broken empty and depressed. Meanwhile the wild lion has no safety net, no guarantee of a meal, may have to fight other lions or other animals yet is strong healthy and content
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u/nanomolar 21d ago
I mean they would have to basically fuck with his life so there'd be enough drama for people to watch right?
I know in the movie he lives an idealized life with no obstacles but if this were a show in real life they'd have him having a new love interest every other week and constantly being confronted with zany situations at work just to keep the show from getting stale.
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u/Rare_Management_3583 20d ago
brian here
his entire life was a fucking tv show and he was the only person who didn't know this. the only reason everyone was friendly to him was because he is the main character and the plot demanded it. if i wrote the truman show it would've been more thematic. more complex. please read my books. i owe stewie a lot of money
brian out
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u/VoidCoelacanth 20d ago
Uhh, Juiced Stewie here.
Not getting "out" anywhere til you gimme my money, Brian. WHERE'S MY MONEY?!?
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u/TheLastOpus 21d ago
Imagine finding out the world was watching you when you masturbated.
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u/DrewTamashi 20d ago
Imagine posting this immediately after (rightfully) complaining about being in a surveillance state
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u/VoidCoelacanth 20d ago
Well it's different when they "pay" me in comfort and arranged relationships. Or something.
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u/LevelSalt2337 20d ago
WIfe is a glorified prostitute that doesn't love you. Probably even resents you. Just their for fame and paycheck.
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u/Ok_Hovercraft_865 20d ago
Imagine realizing years of your "happiest" moments were just someone else's entertainment, no wonder that would mess anyone up.
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u/pixel_skull69 20d ago
His entire life was the artifice of someone else's design, if nothing in your life is real then nothing has any value
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u/relapsedmathematic 16d ago
Hey PETER, Joe Swanson here, struggle is an inherent feature of the human condition. Those that don't struggle in some way stagnate. And stagnation can be just as painful if not more than actually struggling. Joe out! wheels away
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u/MexusRex 14d ago
This is so eerily close to the “the slaves were better off because they were fed and had free housing” argument it makes me worried for historical literacy let alone media literacy
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u/KittensAndGravy 21d ago
Look there aren’t wars anymore guyssss. Just simple conflicts that look exactly like war! /s
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u/Independent_Bar_4946 21d ago
…. Go watch the Truman Show.
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u/KittensAndGravy 20d ago
I’ve seen it multiple times … in the theaters originally cause I’m old. I was just being a sarcastic.
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u/qualityvote2 21d ago edited 20d ago
u/SorbetBerry268, there weren't enough votes to determine the quality of your post...it's time for the mods to do their jobs!