Someone Shares Hidden Details From The Truman Show And They’re All So Cleverly Placed (19 Tweets)
Marc Moran from Glasgow, Scotland, thinks The Truman Show (1998) is one of the greatest movies of all time. To illustrate why he loves it so much, Marc created a Twitter thread, listing all the little things the filmmakers included in their story of the insurance salesman who discovered his whole life was actually a reality TV show. You know, the sort of things that even a trained eye can consciously take note of only during a second, third, or fourth viewing.
People really appreciated Marc's insights and they have generated over 119K likes and 21.5K retweets in just 3 days. After other cinephiles added their own comments to the thread, the buzz surrounding it has gotten so big, it even pushed The Truman Show into the country's Netflix Movie Top 10.
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Over two decades ago, The Truman Show seemed absurd. "We would laugh about how unrealistic some of it seemed," actress Laura Linney told Vanity Fair, remembering conversations the cast and crew would have on the film's Seaside, Florida set. "We couldn’t quite believe that someone would want to tape themselves so that people could tune in and watch what was considered at the time to be mundane, and see that as entertainment."
The comedy-drama was brought to life by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Peter Weir and centers on Truman Burbank (Jim Carrey), an upbeat man who gradually realizes that his entire life is an elaborately constructed farce. His friends and family members turn out to be actors; his every move is captured by 5,000 hidden cameras and broadcast to the world. Even his actions are manipulated by a power-crazed director named Christof (Ed Harris).
Yes, so the makeup "dust" doesn't get on clothes. It's a thing
Load More Replies...The picture on the wall in the travel agents of the plane crashing LOL!
That was pretty obviously part of the plot: to reaffirm that you know it's a TV show and she is an actress. It wasn't hidden or subtle, it was part of the reveal to the audience that he's a reality show. Step up Bored Panda, this one was not "hidden"
The travel agency was just another store front to make a town look normal, that's why she'd never been to work before
Load More Replies...In addition to forecasting the reality-TV craze that began soon after its release, the film predicted the immense scope of modern product placement (as presented by Linney’s impeccably named character, Meryl Burbank), privacy invasion, and the existential quandary of whether to live for yourself or an audience—be it television or social media too. Ultimately, Truman must make up his mind whether to accept the artificial world he knows, or to venture into the unknown in pursuit of truth.
Having never watched the Truman show, anyone else see the stairs in the first pic look like they are floating?
Don't sit here and chat - go watch that movie! (Seriously! it's really good)
Load More Replies...In 2015, we had roughly 750 reality series on TV. And even if we aren't watching them, you could say we are starring in and producing official series of our own reality shows via constant tweets, Instagram stories, Facebook lives, YouTube videos, and TikToks.
“The Truman Show is a very foreboding, dark movie—and, unfortunately, our world has gone even way beyond that,” Linney added. So no wonder its popularity keeps resurging.
Then you are overdosing and should consult a doctor before you damage your liver and kidneys.
Load More Replies...Y'all take interesting little facts and make dumb a*s comments on them. It's a movie. Chill.
I think that isn't necessarily the case. For YEARS there have been sunlamps that have the same temperature and spectrum as natural sunlight. Theoretically you could live in a world of total darkness but if you had one of those lamps to use daily...well...I dunno.
Thanks! Now the movie is ruined. Without sunlight, you just die.
Stravinsky's! He died later than 1923 (1971), so his music will only enter public domain in 2041. (Had to google...)
Load More Replies...That's a bit of a stretch if you're talking about the show itself. While they could have influenced what type of music he likes they ultimately would have no control over what he wants to listen to. Of course if you're talking in regards to the movie itself then that makes perfect sense.
So the guys twitter thread says little details..not hidden although it is headed as such by Bored Panda..now I've wasted some time explaining that not so hidden detail..
Load More Replies...Not really in 1998, no. Sirius (the satellite radio provider) went into business sometime in the early 2000s, along with its then-rival XM.
Load More Replies...I could see it as something his "parents" taught him to say as a child, caged in the idea that it was cute, and reinforced subtly through his life by approval from those in authority and by the smiles he gets from his "neighbors" when he says it.
Load More Replies...That's why it's unintentional on Truman's part...
Load More Replies...Looks like it, and that beard would be just the kind of disguise he'd put on to pull just that kind of cameo.
Load More Replies...It's daily. That's on the number. The volume changes annualy.
Load More Replies...Great flick, Moonstruck- my Etsy shop is (partially) named after a line in that one...it's Cosmo's Moon!
Load More Replies...In that scene there is also a lightning strikke that briefly lights up the moon you can find the clip in movie details reddit.
it looks like earth - which may show that he is not truly in the real world
This one is a reach. While yes, the pivot k**b cover does look like a modern web type camera, when this film was made, no such styling was present in camera technology. (Plus, all other hidden in plain sight cameras in the movie are just half domes mounted on flat surfaces.)
I definitely had a eyeball-style Logitech webcam that connected via the parallel port in the late 90s. You're definitely correct though, it's simply a ball here.
Load More Replies...And we all know the whole point of the conversation is to get him to (unknowingly) pose for adds.
Not hidden, folks. Part of the plot to show his "friend" wasn't really a friend.
The point is not "the friend" but he should continue on chatting by placing the same chocolate bars over and over again
Load More Replies...It makes for a fun game. See who can find the most cameras
Load More Replies...for christ's sake! they're not all supposed to be HIDDEN! they're SMALL DETAILS! just tiny bits of information for people who missed things or didn't notice things or weren't super obvious. just because they are obvious or discussed in the movie doesn't mean you necessarily notice them all the time, or before they're mentioned.
Load More Replies...it's a rewrite, they were supposed to be mother and daughter but it got rewrote
Load More Replies...it's because it's a way to get him to advertise without him knowing whats going on
Well, duh. The whole point of product placement and advertising is that the viewers use the product, especially in a theme bar.
It is?! The theme of the movie, I mean. That kind of sounds like a reminder to the actors in Truman's show rather than the viewers.
Actors and viewers, like us, are the same. And That is the point of the movie.
Load More Replies...This isn’t a thread on what anyone might have missed. It’s someone’s tweets on their favorite details.
Load More Replies...This isn’t a thread on what anyone might have missed. It’s someone’s tweets on their favorite details.
Load More Replies...yes...this was a truly secret detail. almost as secret as the main character being named Truman and he is on a 24/7 Live show...I bet you didnt catch that one
This isn’t a thread on what anyone might have missed. It’s someone’s tweets on their favorite details.
Load More Replies...There's literally a syndrome based on this where you think it's happening to you
Load More Replies...I watched in the cinema and I really liked it. Gotta watch it again and check out all these clues!
So weird that because this film has hit Netflix it's suddenly getting lots of attention. It's more than twenty years old now. A genuinely great film, buts it's just entertaining seeing another generation appreciate it.
Matt Gaetz (Congressman from Florida) was born in Truman's house. I.e. the house shown in the film as being Truman's. I've always thought it explained a lot about him.
I never really undstood the appeal of the concept of the film. In Universe it would be stinking boring to watch a show about a guy living his life. When he was able to flee I always thought about the years of therapy he would need
The end of "Truman Show" always reminds me of a quote from an old Star Trek:TOS episode: "Things are not as they teach us. For the world is hollow, and I have touched the sky!". Still a great movie.
There's literally a syndrome based on this where you think it's happening to you
Load More Replies...I watched in the cinema and I really liked it. Gotta watch it again and check out all these clues!
So weird that because this film has hit Netflix it's suddenly getting lots of attention. It's more than twenty years old now. A genuinely great film, buts it's just entertaining seeing another generation appreciate it.
Matt Gaetz (Congressman from Florida) was born in Truman's house. I.e. the house shown in the film as being Truman's. I've always thought it explained a lot about him.
I never really undstood the appeal of the concept of the film. In Universe it would be stinking boring to watch a show about a guy living his life. When he was able to flee I always thought about the years of therapy he would need
The end of "Truman Show" always reminds me of a quote from an old Star Trek:TOS episode: "Things are not as they teach us. For the world is hollow, and I have touched the sky!". Still a great movie.

