Do you live in a real world? The Matrix says that maybe we're just living in an illusory world created by robots; the brain in a vat" thought experiment tells us that the real world may not exist, and that we may just be a clump of brain tissue living in an experiment dish...
Earlier, people questioned the world that existed - "Truman's World", it is a very old film, I have been many people Amway, after being planted many times, I watched this film a few days ago and felt a lot, and I shared it with you.
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Synopsis
30 years ago, Omnicom Television Productions adopted a baby and deliberately groomed him to be the protagonist of the world's most popular documentary soap opera "Truman's World", and the company has achieved great success. However, only one person completely unaware of all this is the only protagonist of the play - Truman.
Truman has been living in a small town called Taoyuan Island (actually a huge studio) since he was a child, he is the agent of an insurance company in this small town, Truman seems to live a normal and ordinary life, but he does not know that every moment of life, his every subtle action is actually completely broadcast to the world in real time, and he does not know that everyone around him, including the most respected mother, dear wife and most trusted friend, is actually just an actor in "Truman's World".
Although it felt like everyone seemed to pay attention to him, and everything he did from childhood to adulthood had some unexpected dramatic effects, none of this made Truman care too much.
However, due to a momentary negligence, the production team of the program actually let the "father" who "died" because of him when Truman was a child appear again, although the program team found out in time and immediately took the "father" away, but here truman re-examined his life.
Many years ago, Truman fell in love with a girl at first sight, who was both a loyal audience member of "Truman's World" and a young girl who was a member of the show's extras. They were attracted to each other, but because they were not "official", they were quickly forcibly taken away from the "Truman's World" by the program team. Before leaving, Shivia Ten took him off the set and reminded Truman that his life was just a hoax before leaving.
The appearance of his father made Truman recall That Truman of Shivia began to re-recognize his own life. Gradually, Truman discovered that he was living in a false state, and the fear that came from his heart suddenly arose.
In loneliness and confusion, he decided to escape from this small town that silenced him at all costs, to find his true life and the person who truly loved him.
After several failed escapes, Truman decided to leave the city from the sea, but he was desperate to find that the sea and sky in front of him were also part of this huge studio, when Christopher told Truman the ins and outs of the matter in the huge control room in the sky.
And told Truman that he is now the world's most popular star, what he has achieved today is unimaginable to ordinary people, if he is willing to stay here can continue the star life, Truman wordlessly turned around and opened the door to leave. [1]
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God in the world
I don't think anyone who has seen Truman's World will particularly like Christopher, the producer of this show.
Although he single-handedly created this paradise, he watched Truman being born and grew up; it was he who made Truman a world star, no one could receive so much attention, and no one could be taken care of so carefully, but Truman got it.
In the "innocent" world created by Christopher, everything revolves around Truman, as long as Truman honestly lives well on Taoyuan Island. This Taoyuan Island is actually really like an isolated and indisputable peach blossom island. As long as you want to "live a life", then it is better to be here.
You don't need to work hard to have a stable job; the "neighbors" are warm and kind; the "wife" is gentle, considerate and beautiful; the "mother" cares for herself; and the "friend" can always accompany her when she is frustrated. Life is like this, why should you ask for it?
This is the world that Christopher created for Truman, everything in this world revolves around Truman, as soon as Truman goes out, all the actors act and immediately start their performances. It was safe and warm here.
But if you want to get out of here, sorry, no! Whether it is using advertising to intimidate, teachers, parents and other authorities to block, or directly manipulate the storm, at the expense of injury or even death, the purpose is to make you feel afraid and return to the safe harbor of Taoyuan Island.
Christopher is such a god-like being in truman's world, like the God of heaven, who created everything, but you have to obey me! Don't contradict me, that's my authority. Such a person is doomed to be less pleasing to him, but we can understand his behavior as a parent to a child.
I love you, but I don't allow you to do what you want to do – otherwise it's disobedience; I love you, but you have to live in the script I write – that's filial piety, is this really love? Enclosure and restriction are not love, but self-authority in the name of love.
Have you also lost this sense of boundaries for your children? Like Christopher, thinking that giving your child a safe haven from the wind and rain is a rebellion against himself as long as he exceeds the scope of his own determination?
Or when you pray to God to pray for the well-being of the First World, have you ever thought that if there really is a Heavenly Father, He can fulfill your prayers, and this is at the cost of losing your freedom?
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Chance in life
Back to Truman's World, although his world was very cleverly designed. But there are always a lot of accidents in life that appear outside the plan.
Truman's dream was an accident outside the producer's plan. Truman had a dream from the beginning, to sail, to explore, to pursue the unknown in life— a desire rooted in the depths of each of us.
Truman had signs of wanting to sail far, and his teacher suppressed him and said, "All the lands in the world have been explored, and there is no virgin land for you to discover." When Truman begged his father to take him on a voyage, the production team used his father's "death" to stop Truman's pursuit of the unknown world. Make him realize that apart from here, the outside is not only full of dangers, but also not worth seeing.
When Truman realized that he might be in a false world and wanted to leave by plane, the ticket booking agents were posted with photos of the plane being struck by lightning. All of them imply that everything outside is full of danger and malice, and only here is a paradise, so the place where Truman lives is called "Peach Blossom Garden".
Truman is in a state of being brainwashed all the time, and the seemingly safe and harmless Peach Blossom Garden is just a big cage for him.
He was assigned the dearest parents, the most beautiful girlfriend, the most intimate hair and the easiest job, everything was so beautiful. But life is not a script, life is full of contingencies, and no one can fully control the other person's thoughts.
Truman fell in love with a girl at first sight and fell in love with him bye bye. What is even more valuable is that they are attracted to each other, which is an accident that the producer did not expect, and it is this accident that gives Truman a spark to run away (or find himself).
The girl was taken away, and the girl told him that everything in his life was just a drama, and the storm soon passed. Truman returned to the script life again, getting married and working step by step, and could only go to find the goddess of his dreams while paddling at work.
Truman's reawakening began when he found his long-dead father on the street, and his father's appearance made him discover that the peach blossoms of his life actually revolved around him. He stood in the middle of the road, the bus and car brakes gave way, and he sat in the car and found that the people and cars on the side of the road were just going around in circles here.
He brought her wife to tell these strange things about her wife just giving him a warm smile and saying that everything is just your imagination. He tried to escape, struggling frantically, only to be told he was crazy.
Courage to face the truth
Truman discovered the truth of life, in fact, he could have chosen to believe lies, compared lies are like colorful bubbles, beautiful and reassuring. But Truman chose to flee from lies in the face of the truth, bringing with him pictures of goddesses he had stitched together from countless magazine models.
He walked without hesitation, and the producer chose to use the storm to bring him back, but he did not hesitate to tie himself to the mast to show his determination to die and leave.
Very touched by the end of the film, the producer full of affectionate confession, hoping that Truman will stay in the warm and safe small world he has built, and Truman chose to open the door and walk out without hesitation.
Truman's exodus is actually a heroic journey to find himself. We are born afraid of the unknown, and we look forward to the world forever being like now, without black swans, and living this life in peace and stability. Even if you want to sail a long distance, more often you think more and really do less.
Just like Truman, he lived a simple life happily and happily for more than twenty years in peace, until the accident (the girl he fell in love with at first sight Shivia) broke his peaceful life.
He wasn't happy that Shivia was being taken away forever, but he didn't struggle too much about it. I think that girl is more like our dream, pursuit. It was too hard, far away from us, and we were living the days we thought were safe, as if nothing had happened.
And life can never be smooth, even if it is smooth as Truman has discovered the falsehood of his own world, let alone us? But what you choose to believe determines whether you live in your own illusion or choose to face life head-on.
Lu Xun said, "True warriors dare to face the bleak life and dare to face the dripping blood", which shows that facing the truth is not as easy as we think.
Truman tied himself to the mast to show his determination and courage to leave, Truman found the curtain to tear open his false world, did you find the courage to face the real life, to tear open the mask of life?
[1] "Truman's World" Baidu Encyclopedia
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