In “The Truman Show” (1998) just before they discover Truman’s escape from his home, the Director in charge (Paul Giamatti) is reading through the Classified Ads, foreshadowing he will need a new job.
In “The Truman Show” (1998) just before they discover Truman’s escape from his home, the Director in charge (Paul Giamatti) is reading through the Classified Ads, foreshadowing he will need a new job.
He’s reading classifieds because he hates his job. It’s a character specific prop, not meta foreshadowing.
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I never really saw this as foreshadowing but rather he had become unhappy with the morality of the job over the course of the film and the way Truman was treated. Like how he refused to cross the line where he would put Truman’s life in danger. He could sense they were struggling to keep Truman in check and just wanted to leave.
If anything I think it foreshadows that he was more likely to refuse immoral orders from christopher.
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He’s reading classifieds because he hates his job. It’s a character specific prop, not meta foreshadowing.
I never really saw this as foreshadowing but rather he had become unhappy with the morality of the job over the course of the film and the way Truman was treated. Like how he refused to cross the line where he would put Truman’s life in danger. He could sense they were struggling to keep Truman in check and just wanted to leave.
If anything I think it foreshadows that he was more likely to refuse immoral orders from christopher.
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He would do that BEFORE they discover he’s gone?