The Truman Show

Discuss a scene you find the most profound  in the movie.

Truman Burbank is an insurance salesman leading an idyllic, peaceful life on Seahaven Island. Truman also happens to be a reality star of the most popular live show in television history. The only problem is he doesn't know anything about it. His life was recorded ever since he was born. In fact, the entire island of Seahaven is a massive set surrounded by a protective dome that produces the most sophisticated effects and imagery to mimic the sky, weather and temperature of the real world.

The most profound scene in the movie is the ending part, where he wants to go to somewhere else away from that island. Christoff the director of the show, utilizes his weather program to simulate a storm so that Truman will go back to the port. Truman keep sail the boat and make Christoff angry and increases the wind and turbulance, nearly causing Truman to fall overboard. Knowing that Truman will never back down, Christoff pull the plug on the weather and let Truman sailing until the boat rocked by a strong impact. He sails through the ocean with hope to start a new life but when he hit the wall and punches it, he realize his entire life was fake. Then, he finds a staircase leading to an exit door. As he opened the door, Christoff speaks on the intercom to Truman for the first time. Christoff introduces himself as a creator of a television show that gives hope, joy and an inspiration to millions people. Chirstoff also tries to convince Truman to stay on the show when Truman want to enter the exit door. After all, knowing that he is in a television show that the entire world is watching, he looks up and says, ''In case I don't see ya, good afternoon, good evening and good night." and laughed. He bows down as the show is finished and leaves the set.