Decades after the film's release, Niccol, who still describes his life as Truman-esque, hasn't shaken that feeling (via Wired).

The concept of being watched, and the world itself being fake, has plagued Niccol's mind since childhood, when he felt like 'everything around him was nothing more than a charade' (via Vanity Fair).

In fact, screenwriter Andrew Niccol's direct inspiration for the original script may have actually come from his own lived experience - and his own paranoia (via Independent). The movie opens with the following statement from Christof: Weve become bored with watching actors give us phony emotions. So, basically, 'The Truman Show' just gave people an easy way to describe their own paranoia-laced struggles. people have felt controlled by whatever the technology of the day happened to be' (via Business Insider). Premieres 1 Dislike Share Save Mooch Entertainment 9.93K subscribers thetrumanshow thetrumanshow2 jimcarrey paramountpictures warnerbros universal Movie Description: In this Film. He goes on to explain that the condition evolves with technology, citing how, 'Throughout history. Published Jim Carreys Truman Show sequel idea asks what happens when Truman goes outside only to realize the world is obsessed with being on camera. According to Gold, the movie didn't necessarily give rise to this form of psychosis: It's always been around. Many patients pointed to ' The Truman Show' as a way to describe what they were experiencing, leading New York-based psychiatrist Joel Gold and his brother Ian to coin the term 'Truman Show delusion' (also sometimes referred to as 'Truman syndrome').

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