Truman Show and Free Will

The Truman Show is a film about Truman Burbank, a man who was adopted by a corporation and unknowingly turned into a reality television star. While Truman thinks his life is like everyone else's, he is really living in a giant studio and having his entire life broadcast as a television show. The studio and almost every detail of Truman's life is controlled by one man, the creator/producer of the show Christof. This sets the scene for a film that explores many areas, one of the most important being the issue of free will and how people are affected by controlled surroundings.

What is free will? It is having the power to choose what you want to do. However, free will only truly exists if a person is aware that they have a choice. Before Truman is aware that he is part of a television...
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