The movie begins with three interviews.
The first interviewee is a stern middle-aged man,
the second is a beautiful young woman,
and the third is a rather burly young man.
"My life is 'The Truman Show.'"
"To me, this kind of life is fulfilling."
"The content is real, as you all have seen, absolutely no falsehood, just the director's control."
"The audience stays up all night watching, treating him like a close friend."
"..."
After the interviews are over,
Truman officially appears.
A message flashes on the screen:
Day 10,909 of The Truman Show.
...
This kind of beginning feels abrupt.
But in fact, there are several subtle hints in the opening.
Everyone present is a professional distributor representative.
Even those who are slower to catch on gradually understand what the movie's beginning conveys after the three interviews are finished.
All of a sudden,
many of the distributor representatives' expressions change!
At the same time,