Without a doubt, Truman failed to overcome his inner fear of the sea.
His steps were light, his expression dim, and he turned to begin his journey home.
However, fate seemed to think this "Truman Show" wasn't exciting enough, and an unexpected incident suddenly occurred, pushing the plot to a new climax.
Just as he was returning, Truman's gaze suddenly froze, as if he had been struck hard by something.
He actually saw someone who shouldn't have been there!
When Truman, full of shock, called out, "Dad?" to a homeless man with a trembling voice,
at that moment, the film crew seemed to be under a spell, instantly thrown into disarray, and the audience in the film all held their breath, their hearts pounding wildly, the tense atmosphere like an invisible net, tightly enveloping everyone.
What exactly was going on? Was it a blooper in the reality show?
A person who should have drowned many years ago suddenly appeared as a homeless man at this critical moment when Truman began to doubt this world.
This was simply a major mistake by the entire "Truman Show" production team, like a bombshell, stirring up huge waves on a calm lake.
Before the two could say another word, before they could feel the joy of reunion, Truman's "father" was brutally dragged away by several burly men.
Truman's eyes instantly became bloodshot, and he rushed forward recklessly.
However, what awaited him was a meticulously planned "blockade feast."
A group of athletes seemed to emerge from underground, rushing towards him menacingly, forcefully blocking his path;
People handing out flyers seemed to wander casually, yet cleverly blocked his way;
A cyclist, and cars moving on the road, the entire Peach Blossom Town seemed to be controlled by an invisible hand, all desperately trying to stop him and oppose him.
This scene made countless viewers feel despair, that overwhelming sense of suffocation, as if it would drown people.
Some people for the first time truly sympathized with Truman's life and situation, and couldn't help but ponder in their hearts, if they were in Truman's situation, they would probably have collapsed long ago, right?
Truman watched helplessly as his "father" disappeared from his sight once again, his legs went weak, and he slumped powerlessly to the ground, his eyes as hollow as a dead, still deep pool, without a ripple.
At this moment, some film critics finally put aside their previous disdain and began to truly appreciate Kerry's acting.
Previously, the brilliant smiles on Truman's face were merely extravagant performances in their eyes, and they even felt that Kerry's portrayal of Truman had never been able to escape his inherent comedic shadow, always looking like a comedy actor who had wandered onto the wrong set.
But at this moment, Kerry, with his highly infectious performance of despair, successfully made them close their doubting mouths and begin to acknowledge his acting.
A blooper crisis for the production team seemed to be temporarily resolved, but this unexpected interlude, like a fire, completely ignited Truman's determination to find the truth.
Truman, full of helplessness, with a last ray of hope, went to see his "mother," hoping to gain some Wen Nuan and comfort from her, and find some answers.
However, reality gave him another heavy slap in the face.
His "mother" had a false smile on her face and gave an answer that shocked Truman immensely: "It's not surprising at all! I often see your father's shadow. Last Thursday, I almost hugged the wrong person."
Every word was like a cold dagger, fiercely piercing Truman's heart.
The mother was also fake, also an actor from the production team!
This cruel truth made the audience deeply fall into despair and suffocation as well; this unreal world seemed to be covered by a thick layer of frost, everywhere was cold and false.
Family affection, friendship, love, nothing here was real; just thinking about such a false world made people completely break down.
"I clearly saw Dad, he looked like a homeless man!" Truman still stubbornly insisted, with a hint of unwillingness and anger in his voice.
But what awaited him was still his mother's perfunctory response.
His mother even adopted a comforting posture, saying that everything was fake, that she had never blamed Truman for his father's death, that the person Truman saw today was just a homeless man, and that the town was about to expel these homeless people...
She tried her best to comfort Truman, but this was just a task given to her by the production team; they wanted to quickly eliminate the after-effects of today's blooper and get Truman back on his original predetermined life trajectory.
But Truman wasn't a fool to be manipulated! The suspicions in his heart grew wildly like weeds.
A light falling from the sky for no reason;
Twins who forcibly stopped him every day, taking almost a minute just to say hello;
His father, who died many years ago, suddenly appeared and was then taken away;
A wife who would insert random advertisements at any time and place...
Everything made Truman increasingly feel that Peach Blossom Town was full of strangeness and abnormality.
When Truman talked about this with his best friend Marlon, a flicker of imperceptible panic crossed Marlon's face; he hesitated, as if desperately trying to hide something.
No one knew what Truman was thinking at that moment, but anyone, upon realizing that the world they lived in was a false deception, would fall into deep confusion and struggle.
Should he continue to be a fool manipulated by others, whose entire life was meticulously arranged, living carefree in this false world?
Or should he muster courage and resist, trying his best to escape this invisible cage and find the real world?
Truman chose the latter.
He was like a suddenly awakened warrior, no longer living according to his usual routine.
By chance, he heard the production team's dispatch voices on the radio, which was undoubtedly the last straw that broke him.
He deliberately took paths he had never taken before, even rushing into the company next door without hesitation.
Truman's uncharacteristic behavior completely panicked the production team.
Because the moment Truman rushed into the company next door, he saw the monitors hidden in the corner, and the panic-stricken crew members.
The truth flashed before his eyes like lightning, and Truman completely erupted; there was no longer any doubt in his heart, and he fully believed that all of this was fake.
He made up his mind to leave Peach Blossom Town and find that real world.
However, reality once again dealt him a heavy blow.
"Sorry, there won't be any availability for at least a month." When Truman went to buy a plane ticket to Fiji, that was the cold response he received.
"Everyone please get off, the machine is malfunctioning." Truman got on a car to Chicago, but the car suddenly stopped, as if the whole world was preventing him from escaping.
If that's the case, then drive out himself!
But when Truman arrived at the roads leading out of the city, he found that all the exit roads were blocked, and the reasons for the roadblocks were bizarre and made people not know whether to laugh or cry.
At this moment, Truman truly felt immense despair, a despair that penetrated to his bones, as if he had been abandoned by the entire world.
However, when an unfamiliar "police officer" directly called out Truman's name, Truman's last remaining doubt was completely dispelled.
He finally understood that the place he lived in was a huge cage filled with cameras, and he was the clown inside the cage, watched and entertained by people every day.
He had no privacy whatsoever, and even his most basic right to choose was stripped away.
His life, his parents, wife, friends, everything was meticulously designed and arranged.
Even more tragically, he had lived this kind of life for thirty years without ever knowing it.
The audience in the film were also staring intently at Truman on the screen at this moment; they too felt very shocked by Truman's discovery of the truth.
It should be known that they were all loyal viewers of The Truman Show, and watching The Truman Show had long become an indispensable part of their lives.
Because Truman's life was presented without reservation to everyone, satisfying their deep-seated desire for voyeurism, which was also the real reason why The Truman Show's ratings remained consistently high and it aired for thirty years.
Perhaps moved by Truman's spirit of rebellion, they even harbored the hope that Truman could successfully "break out of prison."
One after another, viewers became incredibly excited by Truman's confrontation with the production team.
As for what would happen if Truman truly escaped Peach Blossom Town and The Truman Show went off the air?
As long as the production team still wanted to make money, as long as there were still ratings and sponsors, there would be a second, or even a third, Truman after the first!
It would simply be a change of protagonist.
Therefore, their excitement was real, their desire for Truman to escape the false world was also real, and their deep-seated voyeuristic desires, even the thought of interfering in other people's lives, were equally real.
The failed Truman returned home; he seemed to have compromised, given up, and began living his usual life.
However, when another day arrived, the production team noticed something was wrong.
Because Truman, who was sleeping in the basement, hadn't moved for a long time.
They sent Marlon, Truman's childhood friend, to check...