The Truman Show
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Excerpt 1--Truman's dialogue with Marlon abou this suspision and an interview with Christof and producer
Unfinished Bridge
TRUMAN
Well, I don't know what to
think, Marlon. Maybe
I'm losing my mind, but..it's
like the whole world
revolves around me somehow.
MARLON
That's a lot of world for one
man, Truman. You
sure that's not wishful
thinking? You wishing
you'd made more out of
yourself? C'mon, Truman,
who hasn't sat on the john and had an imaginary
interview on "Seahaven
Tonight"? Who hasn't
wanted to be somebody?
TRUMAN
This is different.
Everybody seems to be in on it.
MARLON
I've been your best friend
since we were seven
years old, Truman. The
only way you and I ever
made it through school was by
cheatin' off each
other's test papers.
Jesus, they were identical.
I always felt safe knowing
that. 'Cause whatever
the answer was--
TRUMAN AND MARLON
--We were right together and
we were wrong together.
MARLON
Remember that time I stayed
up with you all night
in your tent, 'cause you
wanted to play North Pole,
and I got pneumonia?
TRUMAN
(laughs)
MARLON
You remember that?
TRUMAN
You were out of school for
about a month.
MARLON
You're the closest thing I've
ever had to a
brother, Truman. I know
things..haven't really worked
out for either of us like we
used to dream they would.
I know that feeling once the
good things just slipped
away. You don't wanna
believe it, so you..you look
for answers somewhere else,
but...
Control Room
CHRISTOF
Well, the point is, I'd
gladly walk in front of traffic
for you.
Unfinished Bridge
MARLON
The point is I would gladly
step in front of traffic for you,
Truman.
Control Room
CHRISTOF
And the last thing I'd ever
do is lie to you.
Unfinished Bridge
MARLON
And the last thing I would
ever do..is lie to you.
I mean, think about it,
Truman. If everybody's in on
it, I'd hafta' be in on it, too. I'm not in on it,
because...there is no
"it." You were right about one
thing, though...The thing
that started all this.
(re: man standing in the mist
behind Truman and Marlon)
Yeah, we found him for ya',
Truman. That's why
I came by, tonight. I'm
sure he's got quite a story
to tell....Go to him.
Control Room
CHRISTOF
Easy on the fog.
Standby crane cam. Crane cam.....
And switch.
Unfinished Bridge
TRUMAN
I never stopped believing.
Control Room
CHRISTOF
Wide angle..Curb cam eight.
Unfinished Bridge
KIRK
I'm sorry. Ahh!
Control Room
SIMEON
You want a close up of them?
Should I--
CHRISTOF
No...hold back...Fade up the
music...and now, a
close up.
Unfinished Bridge
KIRK
Years wasted. I'll make
it up to you, son, I
swear.
TRUMAN
Dad.
Control Room
SIMEON
Yes!
CHLOE
Bravo!
CHRISTOF
That should rewrite the papers, yeah. Okay,
everybody,
right uh, I hafta' say great
television.
SOMEONE
Congratulations!
SOMEONE
Let's get some champagne up
here!
MOSES (a net exec)
Christof.
NET EXEC
That scene just broke my
heart! Well done, everyone!
Congratulations!
The T.V.
ANNOUNCER
One point seven billion were
there for his birth.
Two-hundred-twenty countries
tuned in for his
first step. The world
stood still for that stolen
kiss. And as he grew,
so did the technology. An
entire human life recorded on
an intricate network
of hidden cameras. And broadcast live and unedited
twenty-four hours a day,
seven days a week to an
audience around the globe.
Coming to you now from
Seahaven island, enclosed in
the largest studio ever
constructed, and along with
the Great Wall of China,
one of only two man made
structures visible from space,
now in it's thirtieth great
year, it's The Truman Show!
INTERVIEWER
What a week it's been!
I don't know about you, but
I've been on pins and needles the
entire time. Hello.
And good evening. I'm
your host, Mike Michaelson, and
welcome to TruTalk, our forum
for issues growing out of
the show. But tonight,
something very special, a rare
exclusive interview with the
show's conceiver and
creator. So, come with
us now as we go live to the
Lunar Room on the 221st floor
of the OmniCam atmosphere.
That's where we'll find the
world's greatest
televisionary, the designer
and architect of the world
within a world that is
Seahaven Island, Christof.
(to Christof)
Before we begin, I'd like to
thank you on behalf of our
audience granting this
exclusive interview. We know
how demanding your schedule
is and we all know how
jealously you guard your
privacy. This, sir, is..indeed
an honor.
Lunar Room
CHRISTOF
Don't mention it.
INTERVIEWER
Well, the catalyst for the
recent dramatic events
on the show has been, of
course, Truman's father,
Kirk, and his attempts to
infiltrate the show, but
before we get into that, I
think it's worth knowing
that this is not the first
time that someone from
the outside has attempted to
reach Truman, is it?
CHRISTOF
We have had our close calls in the past.
Flashback: A Childhood Christmas
MAN FROM A GIFT BOX
Truman! It's
television! Yes!
Yeah! I did it!
I'm on the Truman Show!
Lunar Room
INTERVIEWER
But there's never been a, uh,
as in the most recent
breach of security the..the
first intruder to be a
former cast member.
CHRISTOF
A dead one at that.
INTERVIEWER
I gotta' say, writing Kirk
back in--master stroke.
CHRISTOF
Since Kirk started this whole
crisis in Truman's
life, I came to the
conclusion that he was the
only one who could end it.
Flashback: Truman at the Beach
KIRK
Truman! Truman, no!
That's off limits.
YOUNG TRUMAN
Why? What's up there?
KIRK
Nothing. It's
dangerous, that's all. You've gotta'
know
your limitations, Truman.
Lunar Room
INTERVIEWER
But let's remind viewers of
exactly why dad was written
out in the first place.
CHRISTOF
As Truman grew up, we were
forced to manufacture ways
to keep him on the island.
Flashback: Truman at School
YOUNG TRUMAN
I'd like to be an explorer.
Like the great
Magellan.
TEACHER
(a bit too quickly and
pulling down a map of the
world)
Oh, you're too late.
There's really nothing left to
explore.
Lunar Room
CHRISTOF
Finally, I came up with the
concept of Kirk's drowning.
INTERVIEWER
Most effective.
Truman's been terrified of water
ever since.
CHRISTOF
When Kirk read the synopsis
for the death at sea
episode he was..disappointed,
to say the least.
Uh..I'm sure that's what
caused him to break back
onto the set.
INTERVIEWER
But, how do you intend to
explain his 22 year absence?
CHRISTOF
Amnesia.
INTERVIEWER
Heh. Brilliant.
Let's take some of those viewer
phone calls. Charlotte,
North Carolina. You're on
with Christof.
MALE VIEWER
(over the phone)
Um..yeah..uh..Hi,
Christof..uh, I was just wondering
how many cameras you got
there in that town.
CHRISTOF
Somewhere in the vicinity of
five thousand.
MALE VIEWER
Oh..Now that's a lot of
cameras.
CHRISTOF
Remember, we started with
just one. He was uh..curious
from birth. Premature
by two weeks, it was almost as
if he couldn't wait to get
started.
INTERVIEWER
And of course his eagerness
to leave his mother's womb
uh..was the very reason he
was the one who was selected.
CHRISTOF
In competition with five
other unwanted pregnancies, the
casting of the show,
determined by an air date, Truman
was the one who arrived
on cue.
INTERVIEWER
Incidentally, uh, I believe
Truman is the first child to
have been legally adopted by a corporation?
CHRISTOF
That's correct.
INTERVIEWER
The show uh, has generated
uh, enormous revenues now
equivalent to the gross national product of a small
country.
CHRISTOF
People forget it takes the
population of an entire
country to keep the show
running.
INTERVIEWER
Mmm-hmmm. Sicne the
show is on twenty-four hours a
day without commercial
interruption uh..all those
staggering
revenues are generated by product placement.
CHRISTOF
That's true. Everything on the show is for sale.
Actors
wardrobes, food products, to
the very homes they live in.
INTERVIEWER
And of course all of it
available in the "Truman Catalog."
Operators are standing by.
Christof, may I ask you, why
do you think that uh, Truman
has never come close to
discovering the true nature
of his world until now?
CHRISTOF
We accept the reality of the
world with which we're
presented. It's as
simple as that.
INTERVIEWER
The Hague, for Christof,
Hello. The Hague.
(it's a bad connection)
All right, we've lost that
call, let's go to
Hollywood, California, you're
on TruTalk.
SYLVIA
Hi, Christof, I'd just like
to say one thing:
You're a liar and a
manipulator and what you've done
to Truman is sick.
CHRISTOF
Well, we remember this voice,
don't we? How could we
forget?
INTERVIEWER
Uh...let's go to another call
with--
CHRISTOF
No. No no no no no.
It--I--It's fine. Okay? I love
to remenice with former
members of the cast. Sylvia,
you announced so
melodramatically to the world...do you
think because you batted your
eyes at Truman once,
flirted with him, stole a few minutes of air time to
thrust yourself and your politics into the
limelight,
that you know him, that you
know what's right for him?
You really think you're in a
position to judge him? Do you--
SYLVIA
What right do you have to
take a baby an-an-and turn
his life into some kind of
mockery? Don't you ever
feel guilty?
CHRISTOF
I have given Truman a chance
to live a normal life.
The world. The place
you live in..is the sick
place. Seahaven is the
way the world should be.
SYLVIA
He's not a performer, he's a
prisoner. Look at
him. Look at what
you've done to him.
CHRISTOF
He can leave at any time. If
it was more than
just a vague ambition, if he was
absolutely
determined to discover the truth,
there's no way we
could prevent him from leaving.
What distresses
you, really, caller, is that
ultimately, Truman
prefers his "cell," as
you call it.
SYLVIA
That's where you're wrong.
You're so wrong. And
he'll prove you wrong.
INTERVIEWER
Well, aside from uh..heated
comments from a very small
minority, it's been an
overwhelmingly positive experience.
CHRISTOF
Yes, for Truman and for the
viewing public.
INTERVIEWER
Well, Christof, I can't thank
you enough for giving
so generously your time
tonight. I think it's safe
to say that now that this
crisis is behind us and
that Truman is back to his
old self we can look
forward to some exciting new
developments.
CHRISTOF
Well, Mike, the big news is
that Meryl will be
leaving Truman in an upcoming
episode, and a new
romantic interest will be
introduced.
INTERVIEWER
Aha!
CHRISTOF
I'm determined that
television's first on-air conception
will still take place.
INTERVIEWER
Well, another television
milestone straight ahead on the show.
It has been a singular honor
and pleasure, sir. Great.
Thank you.
CHRISTOF
Thank you, Mike.
Excerpt 2--The final scene in which Chritof talks to Truman
Control Room and Exit Door
CHRISTOF
I wanna talk to him.
(to Truman)
Truman.
TRUMAN
(gasps in shock)
CHRISTOF
You can speak. I can
hear you.
TRUMAN
Who are you?
CHRISTOF
I am the creator..of a
television show that gives
hope and joy and inspiration
to millions.
TRUMAN
And who am I?
CHRISTOF
You're the star.
TRUMAN
Was nothing real?
CHRISTOF
YOU were real. That's
what made you so good to watch.
Listen to me, Truman. There's no more truth out there
than there is in
the world I created for you. Same lies.
The same deceit.
But in my world, you have nothing to
fear. I
know you better than you know yourself.
TRUMAN
You never had a camera in my
head!
CHRISTOF
You're afraid. That's
why you can't leave. It's okay,
Truman. I understand.
I have been watching you your
whole life. I was
watching when you were born. I was
watching when you took your
first step. I watched you
on your first day of school.
heh heh. The episode
when you lost your first
tooth. heh heh heh. You can't
leave, Truman. You
belong here...With me. Talk to me.
Say something. 'ell,
say something, goddamnit! You're
on television! You're
live to the whole world!
TRUMAN
In case I don't see ya', good
afternoon, good evening
and goodnight. Hahaha!
Yeah!
Truman Bar/Bathtub/Old Lady's Living Room/etc.
VIEWERS
(cheering)
OLD LADY
He made it! Yeah! Go Truman!
Control Room
CHRISTOF
Cease transmission.
SIMEON
Ceasing transmission.
Security Garage
GUARD
You want another slice?
GUARD
No, I'm okay.
GUARD
What else is on?
GUARD
Yeah, let's see.
Where's the T.V. Guide?
TRUMAN：楚門，英文隱含True
Man真人的意思，整部電影最大的反諷就在於片中觀眾所看的「真實劇場」其實完全都是假造的，唯一不知情的楚門（真人）完全在導演與其他演員的控制下，又有多真呢？同時，我們這些在看電影的觀眾，看著銀幕上的楚門一輩子被蒙在攝影棚裡，心中大概不自覺地慶幸自己不是像他一樣被騙而不知。但是果真如此嗎？我們生活在媒體的世界裡，不就像是楚門一樣嗎？
walk
in front of traffic for you：替你開路
I'd
hafta' be in on it：I would have to be in on it
他是說如果大家都在騙他，那他也必然是有份。
CHRISTOF：Christ﹦耶穌、救世主，暗示他就像是這個楚門世界的上帝。
That
should rewrite the papers：這應該改寫歷史了。
broadcast
live and unedited：（現場直播是真的。可是沒有剪接？鏡頭換來換去不算剪接嗎？）
I've been on pins and needles the
entire time：我是如坐針氈
OmniCam
atmosphere：Omni無所不在的，Cam攝影機Camera
You've
gotta' know your limitations, Truman.：整部影片就在告訴觀眾楚門的缺乏嘗試與冒險的生活正是他所以被騙三十餘年的原因。
In competition with
five other unwanted pregnancies, the casting of the show, determined by an air date,
Truman was the one who arrived on cue.：楚門出生時是與節目透過電視另外找來演出（casting）的五個父母不想要的（unwanted）腹中胎兒競爭，他是第一個準時出生的。
legally adopted by a corporation：被企業合法領養（真可怕啊！）
those staggering
revenues are generated by product placement：那些驚人的收益都是由將商品安排在節目中所得來的•
Everything on the show is for sale：（這不就是所有企業公司的夢想嗎？有一個節目不需要廣告﹐因為）節目裡的東西都是被推銷的商品•
stole a few minutes of air time to thrust
yourself and your politics into the limelight,：偷了幾分鐘的播映時間﹐好讓你自己的政治理念受到注目
He can leave at any time.
If it was more than
just a vague ambition, if he
was absolutely
determined to discover the
truth, there's no way we
could prevent him from
leaving. What distresses
you, really, caller, is that
ultimately, Truman
prefers his "cell,"
as you call it.
（這也是真的•如果楚門是一個有心要離開這種封閉、重複的生活的話﹐他早該發現問題了•）
There's no more truth
out there
than there is in the world I
created for you. Same lies.
The same deceit. But in
my world, you have nothing to
fear. I know you better
than you know yourself.
（的確外面的世界也並非就是一個完美的世界，一樣充滿欺騙。所以楚門為什麼一定要離開？）
He
made it! Yeah! Go Truman!：（觀眾不是很矛盾嗎？又想偷窺楚門的私生活每天在電視裡播出，可是又為他突破媒體的控制而高興。）
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