Film and Television Directing Professional Examination - Appreciation of "The Truman Show"

Time and Space Exploration

From the beginning of the film we can see It turns out that the long-running drama "The Truman Show" has recorded Truman's 30 years of life, but the beginning of the film starts from Truman's thirtieth year. Although we did not see Truman's appearance in the camera for the past thirty years, there are several clips interspersed in the middle of the film, including Truman's crush on a girl when he was in school, and Truman's father's death when he was young. When Yu Dahai and Truman were babies, they looked up at the camera that recorded his every moment, and there were also some short clips that flashed by. Although we have not completely watched Truman’s life in his thirties from his childhood, we can clearly understand Truman’s life in the past thirty years through small fragments and a few simple but important lines. What is happening in the world.

Combination of sound and picture:

The film may not have any classic music that has been sung through the ages, but the film definitely does a good job in combining music and plot. From the beginning of the film, the music has been very pleasant or bland or no music at all. The first time tense music was used was at the 15th minute when Truman had passed away and his father appeared as a homeless man and then there was an emergency. When he was forcibly taken away, this meant that the first plot twist had arrived, and Truman's life would change; the second time the same tense music appeared was at 41 minutes when Truman followed his wife to the hospital where her wife allegedly worked. This means that Truman has begun to disbelieve everything happening around him, and he is beginning to move closer to the real world. At the 31-minute mark of the film, the film uses a very humorous piece of music to match the plot: because the radio station accidentally used the wrong frequency, Truman's car radio received content that was supposed to be listened to by the actor, making him feel like Someone is monitoring his every move. As the music plays, Truman examines everything in Seaview Town, and he discovers many secrets. This is indeed very ridiculous and funny in the eyes of our outside audience.

At the end of the film, Truman sailed out to sea. After experiencing multiple difficulties added to him by the director, he finally did not give up. The sun came out and soothing music gradually sounded. Listening to such music Although it was relaxing, it didn't feel full of fighting spirit. Why, because something even more tragic happened next. Truman's ship's mast crashed into the studio. It turned out that even the sky was fake, and then another piece of music played. , Truman hit the edge of the sky in despair, making people want to cry. But when he found a road, walked up the stairs along the road and said good afternoon and good night to the director, the truly pleasant music came to mind. Truman turned around and walked towards the unknown world, making everyone cry for him. Cheering, happy for him, and Sylvia hurriedly put on her coat and ran out to meet Truman, and the film ended here. ;