the truman show
TRANSCRIPT
The Truman Show
Overview
• Director: Peter Weir
• Genre: Comedy Drama
• Tagline: All the world’s a stage
• Plot Outline: An insurance salesman discovers his entire life is actually a reality television show
The Characters
Truman Burbank
Burbank
• The center for the television industry in America
• Truman’s name literally means a TRUE MAN OF BURBANK
Meryl Burbank/Hannah Gill
Marlon
Lauren/Sylvia
Truman’s Mother/Angela
Cristof
God Motif and
Christian Symbolism
CHRISTOF –CHRISTOF –CHRIST LIKECHRIST LIKE
“Who are you?”
“Then, who am I?”“Was nothing real?”
Note the crucified and resurrection stance with heaven’s door open!