Anyone who sees The Truman Show with Jim Carrey for the first time will certainly ask themselves at one time or another whether they are living in a reality that only pretends to be what it appears to be. You can see what’s so special about the film on TV today.
Today on TV: That’s what The Truman Show is about
Truman Burbank (Jim Carrey) lives a completely normal life in a completely normal small US town. Or so he thinks, but in reality every step and step is filmed by over 5,000 cameras and broadcast all over the world. Truman is the star on his own reality TV show, only he doesn’t know anything about it. Around him, people just pretend not to be actors.
One day, however, Truman begins to have suspicions. For example, a gigantic spotlight suddenly falls from the sky and at some point it seems strange to him how his wife praises certain products. Ultimately, the naive and lovable man embarks on a journey adventurous journey, at the end of which there is an escape from his sheltered reality – or maybe not?
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The Truman Show with Jim Carrey pushes boundaries.
The Truman Show and Reality TV: How Real Would You Like It?
The Truman Show asks how far reality TV can go and what would happen if everything were really real. Of course, dark abysses quickly open up if we really want things to be real. After all, like here, that would mean leaving people in the dark about the fact that they are being filmed. The award-winning film brilliantly shows how this can turn out.
The balancing act is almost perfect, the story not too absurd, funny or satirical and at the same time not too sad, hair-raising and dramatic to design. Everything is just right here and in Jim Carrey they even found an actor who has the emotional range to cover the entire spectrum.
TV or stream: When and where is The Truman Show on?
Anyone who wants to convince themselves of the qualities of the Truman Show can do so today, Tuesday, May 7th at 9:45 p.m. on ZDFneo do. There is no repeat for the time being and the film lasts until 11:15 p.m.
Otherwise, there is of course also the option of streaming the film with Jim Carrey online. This works, for example, with Magenta TV, Apple TV, Google or Maxdome.
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