Question #1 - The Good and the Bad
a. Using at least one specific example, how was “sin” treated within this film? Was it glamorized/glorified, or did it receive more of a biblical treatment (redemption, justice, mercy, grace, forgiveness, reconciliation, resolution, etc. etc.) Try to use different examples than the ones mentioned in previous posts. Feel free to disagree with other peoples’ ideas.b. God says we should put nothing “worthless” in front of our eyes. What is good, excellent, redemptive about this film? What was worthwhile? Was anything worthless about it? Can you wholeheartedly recommend this film? To anyone? A pastor? A friend? A sibling? Teacher? Why? Why not? Who would this film NOT be appropriate for and why? Biblically explain and draw your conclusions.
I think that the sin in this film, the big one being everyone lying to Truman about basically everything in his life, isn't glorified at all. At the end you get a feeling that justice was served when Truman walks out the door and you see that everyone watching is cheering for Truman. Christof's look of defeat to me is the movie trying to tell us what happen's to those who lie, as Proverbs 19:5 says, "he who breaths out lies will not escape."
ReplyDeleteI think that what is good and redemptive at the same time about this film is again how Christof is in the end defeated and the movie showed what happens to liars. Something that is worthwhile about this film is one how entertaining it is and two how it condemned the biggest sin in the movie. Although there wasn't much in my opinion that was worthless about the movie, some of the times where they cursed and said the Lord's name in vain as well as when Christof tries to murder Truman while he is sailing away (obviously breaking the 3rd and 6th commandments) were worthless. I can wholeheartedly recommend this film to anyone except small children because although the movie did have a little bit of bad, it didn't ruin the whole movie. I don't think that this film would be appropriate for small children because they don't need to be seeing/hearing any cursing, the Lord's name said in vain, or attempted at all.
I think that you hit everything I wanted to express right over the head. The sin wasn't glorified at all even though there was a lot of sin. I also feel you took a very good verse and put it with something so true. I probably would have made the main theme something different. Although your idea on the whole Christof being defeated is a very important point that we can all learn something from. I also agree that the sin you mentioned was not needed.
DeleteNo,I do not think the sin was glorified, because throughout the whole movie Truman was very unhappy as a result of the sin. Even though he didn't know what was going on his journey to find it was riddled with lies and deception. Christof, the main protagonist, was absolutely a huge liar that destroyed Truman's life. He made the sin look awful, which was sent a good message to the viewers that lying is not good. Trauma also handled the sin with mercy by the fact that he didn't like go try and Christof at the end. The end seemed to show Truman happily heading out into the real world.
ReplyDeleteI think the only worthless thing about this movie was the fact that Christof was so ruthless to Truman by killing his father and the trying to kill Truman the same way. I would recommend this movie to everyone except little kids, like Evan said. I thought it was good, but some of the more intense parts may scare littler kids. Also, there was a very mild amount of taking The Lord's name in vain.
I agree with H. Hickel. Truman show mercy towards Christof because he didn't want him to suffer Truman just wanted to get out to the real world and see how much different it is compared to the world he has been living in his whole life. But I also agree with Evan because everything I was thinking he basically said. Truman's whole life was a lie that Christof made up. And Christof thought he would be able to keep this lie from Truman his whole life. Not only did Truman show mercy when he left he also showed justice because Christof show he made about Truman is now over.
DeleteHannah, I agree with you when you say that Christof was a big liar and that he destroyed Truman’s life. I disagree with you when you say that He made sin look awful, because by making the sin into a TV show everyone enjoyed it and saw nothing wrong with it. People sat around and watched Truman for 24/7 and loved it so much that the show became their life. I think that that could have made some of the viewers believe that some forms of Idolatry is ok; when in reality it is not.
DeleteI agree with A Holtzman, I do not think that Christof made everything he did look awful. He made a TV show about Truman, and didn't mind doing it. He didn't care whether Truman got to make real decisions or whether he got to marry the girl he really loved. Everyone was watching the show all the time and were ultimately consumed by it. No one said anything to Christof until the very end of the movie. I do think that the sin was glorified, as a result of the reasons above , but at the very end I think that there was a change, and the people realized how wrong everything was.
DeleteI think that in the movie sin was glorified. One example of this is that, everyday Truman goes to the newsstand and buys a newspaper. Truman also buys a magazine everyday at the newsstand. He says that the magazine is for his wife, but instead he cuts out the eyes of the woman in the magazine. In the movie Truman also lies about not being able to do work. The movie may not exactly glorify these sins, but the sins are looked at as “well I guess it was fine cause he wasn’t caught.”
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DeleteIn the majority of the movie, wasn't sin shown as miserable existence? I mean in some of the movie sin was glorified. I saw the same thing you did, and I was arguing the same point you are when we got in groups at school Thursday. Now I think that the question was asking about the whole movie in general or maybe how sin was shown after seeing the whole movie. So yes I do see your point, but I don't think it's completely right.
, I disagree with what you said, because just because he got away with something doesn't mean that all the sin in the movie was glorified. "None is righteous, no, not one"(Romans 3:10) We can't expect all the characters to be perfect all the time and never sin. "for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23) We all make little slip-ups since we aren't perfect.
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DeleteI think you misunderstood me. I meant that there was sin in the movie that was glorified, but the majority of the movie didn’t glorify sin. I was talking about sin in the movie overall. I wasn’t talking about the details. There was the sin were Christof tried to kill Truman when he was out at sea on a boat. The sin wasn’t glorified in fact Christof’s assistants where trying to convince him not to kill Truman. See what I mean?
To: Mi Horn
DeleteI kind of agree with you Miranda. The sin in the movie was shown as it was acceptable and not bad. Though I don't think that it was glorifying it. Truman did lie and so did Christof but it wasn't really glorified throughout the movie.
To: K Hawkins
DeleteI wasn't disagreeing with you, I was disagreeing with Miranda
In “The Truman Show” sin was treated correctly. It was shown as a miserable existence. Truman was living in a huge lie for most of his life and it just about made him insane. In the movie the sin wasn’t really dealt with. I kind of saw grace in the fact that Truman didn’t try to get revenge on the creator of the show. Other than that I didn’t see an effect or punishment or anything for the sin committed.
ReplyDeleteIn this film the most redemptive part of the movie was seeing Truman brought into the real world. Another time is when the character named Sophia, the one Truman was really in love with, was trying to redeem him. She had been trying to get him out of that dome since the time she kissed him. In the movie, about the time when Truman had escaped through a hole in the closet, Sophia called to protest and try to get Truman out of the dome he had been living in. The film was definitely worth seeing, and I would recommend it to someone who likes a bit of a soap opera/comedy show or a teacher who wanted to teach kids 10 and up about lying or perfection. I would recommend it to these particular folks because it would be a real reason to watch the movie, other than just wanting to see a movie. I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone under 10 because the ending would probably scare them half to death, and they would probably pick up on the bad language they used a couple times. I think this movie showed that perfection can’t be achieved and that lying is dangerous. Here’s Scripture to prove my answer: Proverbs 29:13 “A man who bears false witness against his neighbor is like a war club, or a sword, or a sharp arrow.” And “10 as it is written: “None is righteous, no, not one.”
I agree with K Hawkins in the sense that people did feel bad for Truman and the cast was reluctant to hurt Truman in any way (towards the end of the film). Although, I do believe that in some ways the sin was glorified, all around people were watching the Truman Show while they knew that Truman had no idea he was in it. They didn't seem like they wanted to stop it and never made any attempts to shut it down. Although for most of it, people didn't say anything, Sophia did say something at the end, to the director. Christof didn't think that it was wrong and others probably didn't as well. Not towards the end did I see the sin not glorified. If you thought about the whole movie in general though, at the end of it all the sin was dealt with by Truman leaving the set. So in a sense the sin was glorified by the actors, and Truman show watchers, but not by the end result.
DeleteI think the main sin I would like to address is greed. I believe that greed was delt with maybe not the way God would have addressed it but it was delt with. For instance when Truman left the television station the creator was showed up. He realized that what he did was not in his power anymore. Also everyone of the actors and actresses lost there jobs because of there greed to keep the show moving.
ReplyDeleteEmma, I don't think it was greed. I think greed refers to wanting something that isn't yours, not a loss of power. I think that it might be better to say simply that they lost their authority over Truman's life.
DeleteI agree with Emma. Greed did keep the Truman show on the air. Think about it, it was probably being greedy that lead to all the lying. For example, Truman’s best friend blatantly lied to him by saying “And the last thing I’d ever do, is lie to you.” He probably wouldn’t have lied had he not been getting something out of it. In the movie he hesitated to lie. So it seemed like he really didn’t want to do it, but he still did. Another example, is when Christof fought Sophia, the woman Truman was really in love with, over the phone. She probably protested openly about freeing Truman. I think this because I saw posters about freeing Truman all over her walls. Anyway, she basically said Truman is being held against his will, he should be free like we are, and let him go. Christof probably decided to adopt and keep Truman on the air as long as he could because of greed. He had to be getting tons of money and views off of Truman. Also greed comes in different forms. It doesn’t always have to do with money. You can be greedy for a person, power, respect, food, and many other things.
DeleteFirst of all, the movie was good, and anyone should watch it except for young kids who shouldn't hear the cursing. I don't think that the sin was glamorized or praised at all. The maker of the movie (not Christof) wants you to be mad and upset that Truman is being treated like a puppet. Christof and the makers are making the Truman Show seem normal and perfectly fine. They want you to think it is a brilliantly made TV show. The viewers of the show are confusing in my opinion. They are engrossed in Truman's life and don't seem to appear opposed to it. Then at the end, they turn their opinions and are excited when Truman escapes. They swayed their opinions throughout the movie once they realized how cruel the director was. I don't believe that this movie put anything worthless in front of my eyes and I really enjoyed it.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Kurt. In the story, the viewers of the Truman show watched a man being lied to. They only disagreed with the show when Truman was being murdered on live T.V. However, the makers of the film, not the show, wanted to show the viewer that a man was being mistreated in a fake world. The film kind of shows redemption when Truman escaped because he overcame his fears and the director. Overall, I do not think the movie was worthless.
DeleteChase, I agree with everything your saying. I like how you said that Truman showed redemption by escaping the fake world he lived in. I think it can represent how we can be stuck on earth which is filled with sin and destruction. But if we keep trust in God we can eventually leave the sinful world we have always lived on, and go to heaven and be in awe of how much better it is than the earth we are used to living on. This reffers back to the Truman show because Truman was stuck inside the fake world he was living in, but he had trust that he would escape and go somewhere else. And eventhough it took a lot of pain and suffering he found his way out, and got to see the real world.
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DeleteI love how eloquently you commented on the movie, but I think you missed a little something. Sin was glamorized a little bit. If you look at E. Gion, and E. Parres’s comments, they say that lying and greed are two of the main sins. The one you see the most is lying, but that all comes out of greed. In my own posts I explained how lying and greed are glorified. Although I agree this movie isn’t worthless and it is a great movie, there is still plenty of sin glorified.
I say that this is a very good comment. However I do not understand what you mean by "they swayed their opinions throughout the movie once they realized how cruel he was. I do not think I agree, depending on what you mean. The people thought that he had a real life and that this was the ending to their show. I do not believe that the people thought the director was cruel, but that is just what I thought of the people and their beliefs. I would love to see what made you say the people thought the director was cruel
DeleteI agreed with everything Kurt said. I don't feel that the director of the movie glorifies the sin. People watching the Truman Show glorified it in the beginning, but that does not mean the movie glorified it. Christof was not glorified. In fact, he was the "evil" in the plot line of good vs. evil. I feel like this movie has good moral values in it that we can learn from. I didn't put anything worthless in front of my eyes, and I whole-heartedly believe that. I wouldn't mind showing this to a ten year old other than the fact that it can leave you heavy hearted with a lot of questions.
DeleteI disagree with Emma also. I think that lying is the largest sin. However, there was greed. Christof was very greedy throughout the movie. He wanted the fame and glory for controlling Truman's life. He wanted to be well-known throughout the world
ReplyDeleteI disagree with Emma also. I think that lying is the largest sin. However, there was greed. Christof was very greedy throughout the movie. He wanted the fame and glory for controlling Truman's life. He wanted to be well-known throughout the world
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, the movie was good, and anyone should watch it except for young kids who shouldn't hear the cursing. I don't think that the sin was glamorized or praised at all. The maker of the movie (not Christof) wants you to be mad and upset that Truman is being treated like a puppet. Christof and the makers are making the Truman Show seem normal and perfectly fine. They want you to think it is a brilliantly made TV show. The viewers of the show are confusing in my opinion. They are engrossed in Truman's life and don't seem to appear opposed to it. Then at the end, they turn their opinions and are excited when Truman escapes. They swayed their opinions throughout the movie once they realized how cruel the director was. I don't believe that this movie put anything worthless in front of my eyes and I really enjoyed it.
ReplyDeleteI don't think the movie glorified sin at all, but instead did a good job of showing how a small sin or mistake can turn into a huge problem. When the show initially started, I'm sure no one really thought anything of it and didn't realize the kinds of challenges Truman would go through. But as the show continued, I think the producers started to realize what they were doing was wrong but ignored it because of the positive response they were getting from viewers around the world. At first it just started with convincing Truman to not want to be an explorer as a kid, but as the deceptions grew larger and Trumans unhappiness become more apparent, the producers should've known to stop the show. The longer they ignored the problems, the more Truman wanted to escape. And when he finally did, the whole show was ruined, and I think Christof eventually lost more than he gained.
ReplyDeleteThroughout the movie, I believed sin was not glorified. The lying of Christof turned around to bite him when Truman began to find out the truth. Christof put lies in his life. For example, Christof made Truman afraid of the water, so he could not find the wall of the set. However, the end of the story was redemptive because Truman overcame the lies and escaped the set. It was evident that Truman did not love his wife and dreamt of Sylvia. But, he did not divorce her;instead, they became to not get along because Merril was not Truman's true love. The situation showed that you cannot have a strong marriage if you do not love each other. Overall, the movie did not glorify sin, it showed that it can make you unhappy and it can backfire.
ReplyDeleteI couldn't agree more. The sin wasn't promoted and/or glorified although there was still a good amount of sin throughout the story. The end of the story was not only redemptive but there was also justice that Truman served to christoff and his producers. The strong marriage part was spot on. He definelty didn't truly love Merrill because he was forced to marry her. His true heart and love belonged to Sylvia. I'm guessing the first thing he did after he left the said was he found Sylvia and married her because he actually loved her and she loved him. Sylvia wasn't faking like Merrill was.
DeleteIn this film, I didn't believe the story was glorifying and/or promoting sin. This story was a perfect example of justice. Christof and the producers of "The Truman Show" thought they could control Truman's entire life. They would never have even dreamt of the fact that Truman would figure out his entire life was a lie and that he would overcome his fear of the water. Once Truman sailed persevered through the storm cut into the wall of the set, Chrisotf talked with. Christof went on and rambled about how he had created this whole city for him, and was always watching him. Truman served Christof and his producers with justice for his lies by kissing him good bye and walking off the "set. While the "The Truman Show" got discontinued.
ReplyDeleteI agree with D. Cusamano when he says that the sin was not glorified. In the beginning of the movie they made it seem that it was okay to lie if it was for something important, but closer to the end they condemn it when Truman was hurt from all of his “family” and “friends” lying to him. I also agree that throughout the movie there was justice. At the end of the movie there was justice when Truman found out about all of the lying and because of that they could no longer have The Truman Show. Once Truman left, Christof was given what he deserved when he lost Truman and also lost the whole show.
ReplyDeleteI don't think that any kind of sin was glorified all in this movie. The major sin that I saw was lying, but this sin was sort of dealt with throughout the movie. For example even though Truman was living in a fake world that no one ever told him about, in the end they told him the truth. Though when Christof told him in the end, he was doing it for his own good. He didn't want Truman to leave, he didn't want to lose his "money making star." Without Truman he didn't have a show and without the show Christof probably didn't have anything. So in one perspective it was dealt with, but in another it wasn't. I think that is was dealt with by justice, because Christof got what he deserved after keeping Truman under lock and key for so long.
ReplyDeleteThe main sin in the movie was lying, but it was not showed as a good thing. In the end, the sin the producer created backfired on him, Truman left and the show ended. The amount of lying in this movie, however, was necessary for the plot of the movie, which made it okay to watch. Truman showed the producer/the show grace when he just left instead of suing them. Also, Sophia (the girl Truman was really in love with), tried to redeem Truman and tell him the truth. Although this movie had sin in it, I would recommend this to anyone. Sin is necessary for a good movie, but the sin shouldn't be glorified, which "The Truman Show" did not. The bad thing about this movie was the cursing. This sin was not necessary to the plot of the movie, and should be taken out.
ReplyDeleteThere were many, many, many sins and many were not glorified. I, however, am only going to focus on one or two, because there are so many. The first one I am going to talk about is fake marriage, or unlawful marriage. Truman did not actually marry . She did not deny the marriage, or do anything about it. Instead, she went along with it, because she was told to. Therefore, the sin was not glorified, but it was not denounced. They showed it as "Okay." However, Hebrews 13:4 says, "Let marriage beheld in honor among all, and let the marriage ... be undefiled."
ReplyDeleteThis shows that God does not want us to abuse marriage, defile marriage, or create fake marriage. The marriage is made fake by crossing her fingers in the ceremony. This is a classic "I'm not swearing to the oath" signal.
My second sin will be addressed in a later blog.
In an earlier blog, I stated there was a second sin I was going to talk about. Here it is.
ReplyDeleteThe second sin I noticed, although present in many films and sometimes not even recognized was cussing. I know that there was "not much cussing," but there was some, and some is still enough. Many films today use cussing, so we adapt to it and gauge the film by the amount of cussing in it. This shows how wrong today's entertainment system is.
Cussing is declared sinful, and God tells us to stay away from foul language. "You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain." (Ex. 20:7). This is some times interpreted to mean not to say OMG, but it really means much more than that. Cussing was not glorified, but not denounced, as in most movies.
Ricky, I agree with everything your saying about the language used during the movie, and how no matter the amount of cuss words used it is all equally bad. But the one thing I have to disagree with is the passage you used to back up what you have previously said. The verse you used
DeleteWas Exodus 20:7. Thisverse is talking more to using the Lords name, not reffering to any cuss eord.
DeleteI agree with Levi...Exodus 20:7 refers more to using the Lords name, not cussing in general. I think a more appropriate verse that you could have used, Ricky would be "Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths,..." (Ephesians 4:29) This verse relates more to cussing, rather than using the Lords name.
DeleteI think that Ricky is absolutely correct when he talks about how bad our society has become with cuss words and saying the Lord's name in vain. We hear these things constantly whether its in songs, movies, TV shows, or anything else. Most of us don't even have a second thought about cussing, which is something that needs to change.
DeleteI heard a few times some of the actors use God's name in vain and use cuss words. Everyone and everything in Truman's life was a lie. Truman was able to get justice at the end of the movie when he walked through the door into the darkness and left the show. Christof was finally defeated in the end.
ReplyDeleteSo what do you think about the sin? Was the sin glorified or not?
DeleteI think that the profanity and using the Lord’s name in vain were not really addressed. They were just there. They were not glorified or discouraged.
DeleteI agree with A.Johnson, I didn't see any one trying to tell them not to say the words, but i don't think the glorified it because no one was like " Yay so and so said Oh My God!"
DeleteThe sin I noticed is idolatry. The director of The Truman Show, Christof, is willing to harm and even kill Truman to keep the show from failing. This sin is frowned upon in the film, and in the end, it receives justice. A verse that I think really explains this well is Exodus 20:3-6. In this passage, Moses is giving the Israelites God’s ten commandments. Specifically in verses 3 and 4 he says,”You shall have no other gods before me. You shall not make yourself a carved image, or anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.” By worshipping The Truman Show, the director is making it into an idol. Even though it is not something tangible, it is still an idol. It is where he finds his worth. In the end the show fails. This demonstrates that if you put your worth in something other than God, it will fail you or you will fail it.
ReplyDeleteI disagree and agree with you at the same time. Yes, Christof did kind of turn the Truman Show into his idol, but I think it wasn't that he truly worshipped it more like he wanted to take over Truman's life. I think that idol was fueled by the greed Christof had to take over Truman's life.
DeleteI see your point, but I still think that Christof puts his worth into The Truman Show and worships it in a way. It is not that he bows down to it and prays to it, but that it consumes his thoughts and life to the point that he does nothing other than the show. He has been in the control room for 25 years, and he has watched Truman throughout his entire life. You could practically say that he, not only idolizes The Truman Show, but he also idolizes Truman.
DeleteI think that a really big sin in this film is idolatry. The just of the film is idolizing truman and I think that the movie glorifies idolatry. The entire movie is about truman, and I am not saying this makes it idolatry as most movies follow one person. However the people in the “real world” are slacking off being gluttons and being poor humans just to watch the truman show. An argument could probably be made that they are not glorifying this sin, but even the girl that liked truman and saw what was happening still watched pretty much everything.
ReplyDeleteI disagree with you, J. Noa, because I think that it does not glorify idolatry in the film. At the end of the movie, The Truman Show was revealed as evil and was discontinued, Truman escaped, and the director, Christof, received justice, which he deserved for being so cruel.
DeleteI agree that idolatry can be seen in the movie, but not having to do with the viewers. When the series finally ends on television and you see all the viewers expressions, they simply change the channel and move on with their lives. They watched the show for entertainment, but didn't treat it as anything more. However, that was a problem as well, because they treated Truman's life as just a way to keep them entertained throughout their day. In my opinion, I saw idolatry mainly with Christof. He knew what he was doing was wrong and deceptive, but worshipped the idea of money and success more than doing the right thing. He idolized the attention he got from the viewers and the wealth and fame he acquired throughout the show. Idolatry can be seen, but I don't think the focus is on the viewers.
DeleteI agree with H.Schmer. Yes, Christof did like the money, attention, etc. but I think that what he really idolizes is the show itself. Christof did not care about Truman as a person, which became clear when he was willing to kill him with a controlled storm. What I think he truly cares about is the story line. He cares about it to the point that he feeds other characters lies to tell Truman. Truman takes these very seriously even though they are completely fake. This is yet another sin that is within the movie.
DeleteWhere do you see that Christof is brought to justice, and how was it discontinued. I think People thought it was the ending to there show.
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DeleteYea that is a good point
I think idolatry was definately a sin shown in the movie, but I don't think it was idolized all of the time. Christoff idolized many things like money, fame, and power, but the movie showed that it was sick and wrong. Truman idolized the girl because he dedicated too much time trying to find her and he thought about her more than I think he thought about his "wife." I don't feel bad for his wife, but it was still wrong. I think the movie made Truman idolizing the girl glorified, because when he was with her life was well. We all wanted him to find her and the movie made it ok that he left his wife for her. It is difficult to say whether that was wrong because I don't even know if the marriage was legal or acting.
DeleteA. The sin was lying. Christof lied to Truman by putting him into a television show without Truman knowing. All of the people in Truman’s life were actors who just had to memorize stuff. They didn’t really mean what they were saying to Truman. It was treated by Truman leaving the whole big dome where the show took place. This affected Christof because the star of his show left and he didn’t have a show anymore. Lying was not glamorized. Justice was formed because of Christof lying.
ReplyDeleteB. What was good and excellent and redemptive about this film is that Truman got to leave, and Christof paid for what he did to Truman. What was worthless was the cursing because if you didn’t have the cursing it would still be the same movie. These words do not glorify God in any way. The words that were used were cursing God directly. In Exodus 20:7, it specifically says “You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain,” but Truman and Christof both do it. I would recommend this movie if you are older, from the ranges of 21-forever and beyond. The movie has too many layers for someone our age. It would be inappropriate for people ages 10 or below because it has some inappropriate things like the cursing.
K.Wallace, I agree with what you are saying for the most part. I agree that the cursing was a not needed sin to get the point of the movie across. But I still think that the age range 21 and over is not necessary. I think that there was not near enough inappropriate content to follow the age range you said. I believe that anybody could watch this movie if they are mature enough to be able to recognize the sin and move on.
DeleteL. Alldredge and D. Renaud What I ment when I said 21 and over is that they would understand it way more than what we already do. We can comprehend all of this but people who are older would understand the movie and become wiser off of it. Even though we became a little smarter it still would come easier for older people. We understand that lying is bad and cursing is too but older people could pull more out of the movie. I would recommend it to our age and up but we would not get it as much as 21 and up would.
DeleteKatelyn, I don't think it is necessary to go to the extreme of 21 and over. I have a 10 year old brother and I think he would enjoy it. On the other hand, I have 7 year old sister and I think the plot line may be to complex for her, but she there is not so much profanity it is inappropriate.
DeleteI agree with K. Wallace and everybody else who put lying as a sin in the movie. Truman's life was based on a lie, and everybody there didn't care about him, or mean anything they said. In fact everybody there probably only cared about them being on a popular T.V. show, or making the show more popular. I also agree with the verse you used about not using the Lords name in vain, but I don't think you have to be around 21 to watch it. I would recommend this movie to older teenagers, but definitely no younger then 14, because there was some inappropriate things.
ReplyDeleteSomeone may have touched on this but the Truman show’s message about God is entirely unchristian. They are basically saying that God controls you and he does not know what is best for you. I get this from the fact that the director is clearly controlling Truman, but in a wrong way. The end of the movie is a perfect example of this. Most people are saying the movie is putting the sins down in the last scene where he runs away from the director. From the point of view of seeing the director as a person, and what he does to truman it would seem that it is condemning the other sins. However if you look at it as the director being God, Which I believe he was a metaphorical figure of, then the real director of the movie is saying that you do not need God. It may be condemning the sins such as lying idolizing but the fake director is doing those things which implies that the are saying God is doing those things
ReplyDeleteI agree with you JJ. The show kind off gave of the sense that God controls our every thought, and that if you follow Him, you are like a robot. However, not all of the movie was sinful. For example, when Truman left the set he condemned the sins from the show, he left the life of lies. But, the filmmakers put Christof as God, and God does not lie to us, like Christof did to Truman. All in all, the movie Truman show had the sin of lying, but it was condemned at the end.
DeleteI also agree with JJ, the movie kinda put out a " you don't need God" aroma. Throughout the movie Truman was fighting the authority figure, because the authority figure,christof, was trying to control Trumans life. The message i got from the movie was you dont need God. Very unchristian.
DeleteI disagree with Hannah, but I understand what you are saying. I think sin was glorified because they took lying and made it into entertainment in a way. They manipulated Truman into thinking that his everyday life was like everyone else’s, but in reality everyone was living their lives FOR Truman. Although I didn’t think of it this way some people might have; “There using a lie for there own entertainment, but it’s not hurting Truman so what’s the big deal?” They took lying and made it seem like as long as it’s not really hurting anyone then it’s ok, but it’s not.
ReplyDeleteI do agree with Hannah and Evan when they say that this movie would not be appropriate for younger viewers. They may take this movie the wrong way thinking that lying is ok if it is for “fun” or “entertainment” like I said in my first paragraph. Otherwise I would recommend this movie because it definitely is worth seeing and there is for sure some good in it. As one of the themes, this movie shows that the truth will always surface. I would not consider watching this movie as placing something “worthless” in front of our eyes, because I know that something good comes out of it.
If you consider lying as a sin (I do) then yes. It, in my opinion, was extreme. His whole life was a LIE. I do not know about you but that would make me furious. If all my family and friends were all a lie, it would be horrible. But I thank God it is not and kind of feel bad for Truman.
ReplyDeleteI agree with almost everyone up top I would recommend this to an older audience.
*this is meant to an older audience
ReplyDeleteAddressing the question, " God says to put nothing worthless in our eyes, what was worthwhile about the film?" to be honest i wouldn't watch this movie again. There is a lot of sin that wasn't addressed that should have been i think. Christof never was really justified i think in a sense. Sure his show was shut down but someone could have addressed what he did to truman, the screenwriter could have put a cheese one liner in there like, " this is what you get when you ruin someones life." I feel like someone saying that to him would have made him realise that what he did really was a bad thing to do, I may be wrong but i never recalled someone saying anything like that to christof. Another sin that wasn't really justified also was that truman in a sense cheated on his "wife", Truman was always talking about sylvia, it was almost every other scene he said something about her or was doing something relating to her, Ephesians 5:25 - Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; Truman didn't really do that like he should have. I also didn't really see or hear anything in the film that was worthwhile. Overall i didn't really like this movie The Truman show, not only for these reasons, I also found it kinda boring.
ReplyDeleteI agree with A. Holtzmann. I think that the lying in the movie was glorified as well. In the movie they made lying seem “okay” if it was for something important, like The Truman Show. They were also showing their audience that if you lie to someone then they will not be hurt if or when they find out. The show might have been condemned but that was only the show and Christof, but the people who were just walking on the sidewalk or pretending to be Truman’s friends were never punished for their actions.
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