This statement applies to Harold, because before he heard the voice, his world was boring and the same routine everyday. He accepted the reality that he was presented, even if he did not like it. He was an IRS agent and was not happy, but he did not know anything else, so that was his reality. Gregor is the same. He was a drone and worked all the time for his family that did not even appreciate him. They used him for his money. Gregor did not know anything else and thought that was his purpose in his life to help his family.
2. At the beginning of the film, does Truman lead a life of quiet desperation, like Harold or Gregor?
Yes, I think so, because Truman does the same thing every day. He goes through the same routine everyday. Though he thinks that he is happy and likes what he does in life, I think that he deeply feels like he is being watched, and feels like he wants to get out.
Yes, I think so, because Truman does the same thing every day. He goes through the same routine everyday. Though he thinks that he is happy and likes what he does in life, I think that he deeply feels like he is being watched, and feels like he wants to get out.
3. What sets the conflict in motion for Truman?
I think that it is when he sees his father again on the bus and then he starts to realize everything that people are doing. He starts to realize his routine and about how his wife looks into the camera promoting products. He starts to look at his life in a different perspective.
I think that it is when he sees his father again on the bus and then he starts to realize everything that people are doing. He starts to realize his routine and about how his wife looks into the camera promoting products. He starts to look at his life in a different perspective.
4. As you watch choose a specific scene or shot that stands out to you. We will discuss it tomorrow and next week, so be sure to jot down notes about what made it stand out.
I thought the scene when his father and him meet again on the dock. It is like the typical sappy moment of a movie, but it does not make any sense why they would have him come back. There is no good explanation for any of it. I do like how they cue the music and fog and all that stuff though. It shows how the typical moment like that would happen in a movie.
I thought the scene when his father and him meet again on the dock. It is like the typical sappy moment of a movie, but it does not make any sense why they would have him come back. There is no good explanation for any of it. I do like how they cue the music and fog and all that stuff though. It shows how the typical moment like that would happen in a movie.
5. Karen Eiffel and Christof each portray a god-like character in their respective films. How is Christof more or less god-like than Karen?
I think that Christof is more god-like than Karen. I think this because Christof is actually controlling of Truman. Since birth, he has been in control of what Truman did. When he wanted Truman to find a wife, the women came on the show. When he wanted Truman to be afraid of water he “killed” Truman’s dad in the water. He made it so Truman never left the little town that Christof created. The world was created for Truman.
I think that Christof is more god-like than Karen. I think this because Christof is actually controlling of Truman. Since birth, he has been in control of what Truman did. When he wanted Truman to find a wife, the women came on the show. When he wanted Truman to be afraid of water he “killed” Truman’s dad in the water. He made it so Truman never left the little town that Christof created. The world was created for Truman.
6. When speaking of Truman, Christof states: "He could leave at any time. If this were anything more than a vague ambition, if he was absolutely determined to discover the truth, there is no way we could prevent him." Truman eventually does discover the true nature of his reality despite the strong efforts of Christof and the network. What does Truman’s triumph have to say about how much control characters possess in their lives?
Truman’s triumph shows that the characters do have control of the fate of their life. Although Christof set up everything for Truman and the reason that no one could go after him, was because they were all just actors, not real people. Christof tried to stop Truman as hard as he could. He was going to go the limit, and everyone thought that Truman was dead, and then the victory occurred. If you think about it, this was the perfect way for Truman to leave his world and enter the outside world. He overcame one fear and now he was going to enter an unknown world. I think that characters do possess the overall fate of their lives, but along the way the author or creator is in control, and the fate is partly because of them.
Truman’s triumph shows that the characters do have control of the fate of their life. Although Christof set up everything for Truman and the reason that no one could go after him, was because they were all just actors, not real people. Christof tried to stop Truman as hard as he could. He was going to go the limit, and everyone thought that Truman was dead, and then the victory occurred. If you think about it, this was the perfect way for Truman to leave his world and enter the outside world. He overcame one fear and now he was going to enter an unknown world. I think that characters do possess the overall fate of their lives, but along the way the author or creator is in control, and the fate is partly because of them.
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