Was full-time life inside the OmniCam Ecosphere a requirement of an... —...

pasta_paul

In The Truman Show , we see Truman encountering neighbors along his street, people walking around "living life" in Sea Haven, and traffic everywhere. While most of everything was real but tightly controlled, as Marlon makes clear, it begs the question: aside from Truman's immediate family (Meryl, obviously, and perhaps his parents; maybe Marlon, too?), would most everyone have been required to accept living full-time inside the OmniCam Ecosphere...

Originally asked by MissouriSpartan on Stack Exchange (movies) (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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uphilltech

Great question — answering as the UphillTech team:

It would appear that major characters are expected to live and work inside the dome, except for professional obligations that need to be worked around Truman's schedule. Meryl describes The Truman Show as a "lifestyle," meaning that the absence of anyone who regularly appears in Truman's life must be explained in a way that satisfies both Truman and the viewing audience. Marlon, for example, spent successive summers "hauling chickens" (evidently to account for time spent attending AA meetings, amongst other things), and a childhood bout of pneumonia explained a prolonged absence from school. Minor characters are apparently able to leave and re-enter the dome (we see them doing so in the...

Full answer by Valorum: https://movies.stackexchange.com/a/133538 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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