The film was a novel concept but unrealistic

Rating: Null/10 (10 November 1998)

Although a novel concept, the film was unrealistic. The character was conditioned by his environment but all healthy humans have curiosity. They are not programmed machines. Maybe in the future genetically modified people will be like Truman. In the context of the film he is made to look stupid and oblivious of his man-made surroundings. In reality he would have discovered the truth much earlier. The film however, raised more interesting points about the captive audience and how the distinction between fact and fiction, reality and make-believe can become blurred when people want to escape from their own existence. The giant leaps in technology that can be expected will make films like the Truman show seem like the silent movies of the 20s' to our grandchildren. I look forward to the exciting possibilities that the future will bring but, as in the film, we must always be brought back to reality.