Welcome back to Bring Your Own Blockbuster, we're about to get real existential now with episode 6 as we discuss 1998 film 'The Truman Show'. Our hosts Ben Haines and Jack Hussey go in depth on what the film is trying to say and how we all live the Truman Show within our own lives too.

So, as you can imagine when you do a deep dive into a film like this the discussion gets pretty deep real quick and we start with how people accept the reality that they are faced with, then get stuck into whether we should question the nature of reality and also how the authority and Christ like character of Christoph played by Ed Harris manages to keep Truman (Jim Carrey) under a system of control throughout the film.

There are themes of escape but also the idea of people needing cycle and routine and living their life on rails and with a film like this it's impossible not to see the parallels with the present day, and how so much of what is advertised to us is usually something that we don't need. Jack and Ben talk through influencer culture and how so many people yearn to break out of the cycle that they are in.

We were keen to have a good chat about Jim Carrey and the way in which he manages to give a deeply moving yet comedic performance - the lads get stuck into the MVP conversation and there are some wonderful assists in here too. Good afternoon, Good evening and Goodnight. As ever we'll finish up with the ageing process in Fine Wine or War Crime.

Bring Your Own Blockbuster isn’t just a film review podcast, we try our best each week to dive deep into the themes and discussions that make cinema so special - and we’d love to hear your feedback on the film. What did The Truman show make you feel? What did we miss? Get involved and tell us what you think on social media, you can find us everywhere at @byobpod

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Broadcast on:

01 May 2023