The Truman Show

I am henceforth a big fan of “The Truman Show”. I have always loved Jim Carey for his humor and ability to really take on the character he plays, while adding some of his own personality to the character. But I’m even more impressed with his portrayal of Truman in this particular movie. The film has such a unique concept. How weird would it be to live your whole life with the faith that it was completely normal, only to find out after however many years that the life you live is completely unprecedented and unusual and nothing like how you thought it was? I suppose that the memories you experienced would still be your memories, but I can’t help but wonder if knowing that everyone in your life was paid to treat you a certain way would or would not taint those memories. I think it would for me, at least.
I also wonder what would have happened if Truman had stayed in his little bubble of a world. Would he ever be able to forget that it was all kind of a sham? I feel like I would go completely crazy, overanalyzing everything and everyone in my life. It seems to me that Truman really only had one choice at the end of the movie and that was to go out into the “real” world and take whatever came his way…