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The Truman Show Trust

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The film "The Truman Show" suggests that once trust is betrayed through lies and clear attempts to cover the truth, distrust begins. Truman experiences feelings of suspicion regarding his surroundings and society around him after his encounter with his supposedly 'dead' father, whom he lost to a raging storm when he was still a child. After witnessing a pair of perfect strangers approach and forcefuly scort Truman's father away, he vents out to his mother and swears that he indeed saw his father out on the streets. His mother, wife and best friend's blatant denial of such an occurrance ever happening arises a sense of betrayal at not having received the expected suppport from his family, and eventually the feeling that something was being …show more content…

The idea that he is being observed and lied to only strenghthens, putting him in a place where he no longer trusts what anyone says and commits to finding the answers to the question everyone denies him. Lastly, following his escapade from the Island of Seaheaven and near death experience after being a victim of the horrible weather, he comes face to face with a wall he did not know existed. He climbs some stairs and finds an "Exit" door. Meanwhile Christof, the producer of '"The Truman Show," decides to reveal the truth to Truman and tells him that he was in fact being watched, but by millions of people who tuned in every day to observe his every move ever since he was born. Such revelation completely crushes Truman's belief that he was living a normal life and instead understand that everything and everyone including his wife, friends, parents and job were all a …show more content…

Such is demonstrated in the resulting behaviours that society has adapted through the years. Whenever news are published, stories of murders, rapings, car accidents, political issues and overall aggression make an impact on its expectators. As a result of seeing all the bad in the world, people lose more and more trust in the people surrounding them, leading to seclusion that is approached as a way of protecting themselves against harm. It is common to hear parents warn their daughters of the dangers they are exposed to out on the streets, and as a precaution, they are also adviced to carry objects of protection with them. Pepper spray, key chains, emergency apps and self-defence techniques are all taught fom an early age to act as defence tools against possible harm when out alone. Such behaviours demonstrate how the actions of others have completely betrayed the trust of many, to the point that even venturing out on the streets alone seems like a dangerous and unsafe task. The idea that when exposed to lies, secrecy and people who have ill-intentions leads to distrust is demonstrated in both "The Truman Show" and real life experiences, portraying that even though trust may seem like a sturdy brick wall, it only takes one person to bring it crumbling to the

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