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!