Blog 6

We find out that the movie “Matrix” has similarity with Socrates cave, now we saw that the movie “Truman show” has similarities with both of them, with the “Matrix” and with the “Allegory of the cave”. In both of these movies the main characters don’t have a real life. They are prisoners in their own reality. Neo’s life is controlled by machines and Truman’s life is controlled by Christof who considers himself as God. In both of them, Neo and Truman have the free will, Neo makes the choice in the beginning, and Truman makes his choice at the end of the movie. Neo makes his choice with his experience and knowledge while Truman makes his choice on the fact that he wants to see and experience the world outside of Seahaven. I would have made the same choice like Truman, because I really wouldn’t want everyone to watch me as I try to live my normal life, making mistakes, learning from my own mistakes and trying to fix them. Also I will want to see what is on the other side of the door, the new and inexperienced world. I think everyone has a personal life and have the right to live their life as they want and make choices that they think are best for them and not having someone to make those choices for them.
At the end of the movie after Truman survives the lighting and the storm, Christof talks to him and tells him about his life and that he is been on a show all of his life. Christof tries to convince Truman to stay because he created this perfect place only for Truman. Truman makes the choice and leaves the show, the place and his life that he only knew. I think that on the other side of the door he expects to find the love of his life Sylvia. The real world will be very strange place for him because it is not perfect like Seahaven and it will be very difficult for him. Probably with the help of Sylvia he will adjust to the new world. The other thing is that he will be able to go and see other different places. Became an explorer like he always wanted to be and experience new things.