Kerry perfectly portrayed Truman's inner emotions; that outpouring of pain, anger, and unwillingness resonated deeply with every viewer. After his emotional release, Truman, as if bearing the weight of the entire world, cautiously yet resolutely stepped off the boat.
He knew that from this moment on, every step he took would lead him to a new life, his rebirth, a life of freedom after breaking free from his shackles.
From a distance, Truman in the picture seemed to be walking on waves, moving across the vast and boundless sea.
He smiled faintly, slowly extended his hand, and gently stroked the wall painted with blue sky and white clouds, each step steady and firm, approaching the shore of freedom one step at a time.
Finally, he found a staircase on the wall, and at the end of the staircase, there was a door with "Exit" written on it.
This door was his only passage to the real world, and the end of his thirty years of false life.
Truman walked up the steps one by one, finally standing in front of the door.
As he took a deep breath, preparing to push open the door that had imprisoned him for thirty years, a strange voice suddenly rang out.
This voice seemed to come from the sky, yet it was omnipresent; everyone knew it was the General Director's voice.
At this moment, the General Director could no longer sit still in the control room on the "moon"; once Truman pushed open this door and left the Peach Blossom Town studio, the truman show would completely lose its meaning.
"Truman!" The General Director, played by Hao Ren, spoke in a deep, magnetic voice that resonated with unquestionable authority.
Truman turned sharply, his eyes filled with bewilderment; he couldn't believe his ears and instinctively looked up at the sky, because the voice clearly came from above.
"You can speak, I can hear you," the General Director's voice came again, as if calling to Truman's soul.
The camera quickly cut to the General Director's office on the "moon," where Hao Ren was holding a tablet, conversing with Truman; the tablet screen showed Truman looking up at the sky in confusion.
"Who are you?" Truman's voice trembled slightly, a mix of fear of the unknown and a yearning for the truth.
"I am the creator, who created a television program welcomed by millions!" The General Director's voice was gentle and benevolent, yet carried an arrogant sense of control.
"Then, who am I?" Truman continued to press, his eyes revealing confusion and struggle.
"You are the star of this show!" The General Director replied as if it were obvious, as if Truman's existence was merely to satisfy the audience's entertainment needs.
"Everything is fake?" Truman's voice rose a few octaves, filled with anger and unwillingness.
"No, you are real! That's why so many people like to watch you!" The General Director tried to appease Truman, but his words were full of hypocrisy.
"Truman, listen to me, the outside world... it's just as fake as the world I gave you! It has the same lies, the same deception!"
The General Director began to eloquently expound his views, trying to make Truman believe that everything he did was for Truman's own good.
"But in my world, you have nothing to fear! And I understand you better than you understand yourself..." The General Director's voice was full of enticement, as if weaving a beautiful lie.
However, Truman interrupted him mercilessly, a seemingly humorous yet deeply sarcastic smile on his face: "You can't put a camera in my head too!"
These words were like a sharp sword, piercing the General Director's hypocritical mask.
Hao Ren in the General Director's room remained unmoved; he chuckled softly and continued to instill his ideas into Truman: "Truman, you are afraid, so you cannot leave."
"It's alright, I understand you, because I've watched your whole life!"
"When you were born, I was watching you."
"When you learned to walk, I was watching you."
"When you first went to school, I was also watching you."
"And when you first lost a tooth..." As the General Director spoke, the scene switched back and forth between Truman and the General Director, creating a stark contrast.
The audience in the Huaxia cinema couldn't help but be impressed by Hao Ren's brilliant performance.
Goodness, the way he bluffed was so vivid, it made people wonder if he also "dealt with" the actors on set in the same way when he filmed movies.
As the General Director in the picture spoke, he seemed to suddenly recall something amusing, and a benevolent smile reappeared on his face, but behind that smile lay deep calculation.
His voice was filled with inducement and temptation, making the audience both inside and outside the film hold their breath for Truman, fearing that Truman might succumb to temptation at this crucial moment and give up the chance to pursue freedom and embrace the real world.
After all, at this point, Truman was only one step away from success, just needing to push open the door behind him.
Everyone's eyes were fixed on Truman, who was deep in thought, their hearts in their throats, anxious about his final decision.
And the General Director's voice continued to come, unhurriedly, full of gentle persuasion: "You cannot leave, Truman! You belong here, stay with me!"
"Answer me, say something... Speak! You're on TV! Live to the whole world!"
The scene switched back and forth between Truman and the audience, and a sense of tension and anticipation spread through everyone's hearts, like an invisible net, tightly enveloping everyone.
The next moment, Truman, standing in front of the door, suddenly faced the crowd and showed his signature smile, which had been the same for thirty years: "In case I don't see you, good morning! Good afternoon! Good night...!"
As he spoke, Truman even laughed, and the camera gradually zoomed in; everyone could clearly see that the corners of his eyes were wet with tears in his smile.
That smile was as clean and bright as ever, just like when he first left home, but this time, he used it as his farewell to the false world.
After an elegant bow, Truman did not hesitate at all, turning around and resolutely pushing open the door in front of him.
Behind the door was darkness, the fear of the unknown, but also the dawn of freedom.
But Truman had long since conquered his greatest fear, and under the gaze of countless people, he strode into that darkness.
He was going to embrace the real world, that world full of unknowns but incredibly real.
the truman show thus came to its grand finale, but the movie did not end there.
The scene shifted to the outside world within the movie, where two people were sitting in front of a television, eating Hamburg and fried chicken.
One of them asked, "What show should we watch next?"
This seemingly superfluous plot made countless viewers feel a sense of discomfort and unease.
Just moments ago, they were excitedly cheering for Truman's courage and indomitable spirit, rooting for him, but now?
Once the excitement passed, they began looking for the next entertainment program.
Did they truly believe that everything Truman sacrificed to embrace the real world was just a meticulously planned show effect?
The audience believed that if there were another variety show similar to the truman show, these people would still watch it without hesitation.
Perhaps then, the objects of their cheers would become "Linmen," "Chenmen," "Zhaomen," who could say?
Only at this moment did the main feature of the truman show truly end.
Watching the credits begin to roll, many viewers did not immediately get up and leave.
The unique setting of this movie, and the profound core it presented, left their hearts unsettled for a long time.
They needed time to adjust their emotions, to drive away the absurd idea that they too might be Truman, living in a giant studio.
Otherwise, for a period of time, they would probably always be suspicious, always feeling that there were non-existent cameras hidden in their homes.
Fortunately, they did not leave immediately; at the very end of the credits, the scene shifted, and an Easter egg appeared.
The scene on the screen was a media interview with Truman's "wife" from the movie.
This woman, who always seized every opportunity to advertise, said solemnly: "My life has no public or private boundaries, 【Real Life Performance】 is my whole life! 【Real Life Performance】 is a way of life, a noble life! It's a... fulfilling life!"
Perhaps for her, it was just a job, but for Truman, she was once the person closest to him, a part of his false life; this huge contrast made people sigh with emotion.