The Truman Show by Peter Weir

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The Truman Show by Peter Weir

The Truman Show tells the story of Truman Burbank in the wonderfull town of Seahaven. This town is well ordered and populated of friendly people. If Truman has lived peacefully in this idyllic context for years, he cannot stop thinking about a girl met in his youth, Sylvia, and would love to travel. However, everything seems to prevent him from leaving.

Questioning

For many reasons we can compare The Truman Show with 1984 (George Orwell) but everything is processed in the tone of comedy.
This film explores the first doubts that feeds Truman about his life and his search for the truth. He speaks about drifts of television and about producers seeking to make programs that make money. How far do we have the right to go for a good "real tv" concept?