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Luke Matthews

The Truman Show fan points out incredible hidden details we all missed

The Truman Show is currently trending on Netflix as viewers look for the perfect nostalgic escape from our own bizarre world.

The 1998 classic depicting Truman Burbank unknowingly living on a giant TV set while his every move is broadcast to the outside world for entertainment is a firm favourite for so many.

Despite re-watching the film over and over again, it turns out many of us have missed some incredible details hidden in the film, giving Truman subtle hints as he starts to question the world around him.

Twitter user Marc Moran pieced together a thread pointing out all the little clues which pop up in the film, making it "one of the best movies of all time".

The film is streaming on Netflix (@moranmarc13 /Twitter)

One of the best moments comes when Truman visits the travel agents, as he waits to speak to an advisor in an office surrounded by posters designed to discourage travel, including a plane being struck by lightning and the message 'It could happen to you'.

Marc points out that the travel agent is late to speak to him as she's never had to go to work before and was hurriedly getting her make-up done for the TV appearance - and even enters to the room still wearing her make-up bib before noticing the error and subtly dropping it into her lap.

The rack of travel brochures behind Truman is filled with cruise holidays to play on his fear of water, and there's also a large noticeable camera on the top.

The brilliant thread has racked up nearly half a million likes (@moranmarc13 /Twitter)

Jim Carrey's character is also shown to take vitamin D tablets every morning to compensate for the fact he's never experienced natural sunlight.

The Island Times newspaper shown in various scenes is shown to be volume XXIX (29), and number 10,765 (29 years in days), matching Truman's age as the fake paper only had reason to print following his birth.

As Truman begins to piece together the Big Brother reality around him, one of the producers is shown to be browsing the job section of the LA Times, knowing he may soon be out of work.

The reality star's catchphrase "Good morning! And in case I don't see you, good afternoon, good evening and goodnight" has been drilled into him from an early age, as he unintentionally addresses viewers in different time zones across the world.

There's also very subtle staging errors in his false world, including a building constructed on top of a drain as it was never designed to be functional, his dad wearing a camera hidden in a ring to film his own tragic 'death', and cameras placed all around the fictional world of Seahaven Island.

His wife Meryl clearly advertises various products directly to camera throughout, while his best friend's dialogue subtly reveals how actors on set are given time off.

Reddit users twigged the moment Marlon recalls the time he caught pneumonia having stayed up all night with Truman and was forced to take a month off school - allowing him a break from filming.

The brilliant Twitter thread racked up hundreds of thousands of likes as other viewers pointed out plenty more hidden clues.

It's well worth a read for any fans of the film - you can find it all here.

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