american satirical comedy drama film directed produced written film stars orphan raised corporation inside simulated television revolving life knows decides escape additional roles provided originally script inspired episode twilight zone called special service unlike finished product science fiction thriller story set new_york_city purchased script set production paramount_pictures direct signed director making film million million original estimate rewrote script crew waiting sign majority filming took place seaside florida master planned community located florida panhandle film financial success debuted critical acclaim earned numerous nominations academy awards 56th golden globe awards 52nd saturn awards analyzed thesis christianity simulated reality reality television plot told interviews film star reality television program broadcast live clock globe entire life taken place giant dome hollywood fashioned create seaside town florida equipped thousands cameras monitor aspects life residents actors going life present illusion creator executive producer wanted capture real emotion human behavior certain situations creating producers discouraged wanting travel death father boating accident constantly broadcasting printing messages dangers traveling despite controls manages act unexpected ways college years set fall love marry actress caught eye manages bring sight cameras long warn taken away set actor playing father claiming returning fiji went marry continues magazines recreate face secret seeks travel fiji outside campaign believe held prisoner demand end film present begins year notices aspects life perfect odd events centered day going work spots man recognizes father set actors quickly drag man away despite efforts best friend suspicious life day takes surprise going impromptu road trip way blocked apparent created begins break stress argument breaks character later taken depressed confused uses opportunity introduce father proper hoping bring emotional stability recover night producers find sleeping home basement send check find disappeared makeshift tunnel discovers camera breaking character orders transmission halted time launch city wide search audiences world drawn sudden change find sailing water despite fear broadcast sends man storm try boat bosses fear witnessing murder human live television warn stop defends stating born live television manages hang calling skies best realizing dissuade ends storm continues sail boat wall dome surprise exploring wall finds exit door speaking directly speaker system tries convince stay stating truth real world staying artificial world fear considers says case don good afternoon good evening good night takes bow leaves door audiences celebrate races meet end time dismay audiences start looking watch cast chosen unwanted child legally adopted corporation unaware daily life broadcast continuously world job insurance business lovely wife eventually notices environment considered role cast seeing ace performance reminded took opportunity dramatic actor comedic roles normally paid million film agreed million initially found working set difficult contract gave power demand impressed skills interactive scene declares planet burbank galaxy bathroom mirror idea playing wife nurse local hospital relies product placement revenue regularly shows items recently purchased makes question life role essentially act wife ultimately child despite reluctance accomplish explains gill child actress ambitious negotiating contract time sleeps gets extra heavily studied 1950s develop character poses creator remains dedicated program costs overseeing directing course person aides climax resolution speaks revealing nature situation originally cast role left april filming creative differences harris minute replacement number actors turned role departure harris idea making like idea playing best friend early childhood machine operator company promises lie despite latest events life said character lot pain feels guilty drug addiction years rehab jazz musicians scene plays trumpet playing college hired play background extra fellow student college named romantically involved tried reveal truth life thrown urging release lead playing father boy character killed fear water son prevent leaving set set adult causes begin questioning staged life tries away writers forced write plot drowned suffered amnesia playing mother orders attempt persuade children cameo appearance news anchor hosts entertainment news program broadcasts early morning control room director boss office talks dreams moving fiji composed performed film soundtrack makes cameo appearance incidental keyboard player production completed page film treatment titled original draft tone science fiction thriller story set new_york_city stated think questions authenticity lives certain points like kids ask adopted fall producer purchased script slightly million paramount_pictures instantly agreed distribute deal called directing debut paramount felt estimated million budget high addition paramount wanted list director paying extra money step aside negotiations direct left march directors considered departure included steven_spielberg signed early following recommendation wanted direct paramount decided experienced paramount cautious dubbed expensive art film million budget wanted film funnier dramatic shared vision feeling script dark declaring depressing light convince audiences watch scope wrote sixteen drafts script considered script ready filming later signed star commitments ready start filming year felt perfect role opted wait year recast role rewrote script times created fictionalized book history envisioned characters encouraged actors scouted locations landscapes sound stages universal_studios reserved story setting wife introduced seaside florida master planned community located florida panhandle pre production offices immediately opened seaside majority filming took place scenes shot los_angeles california paintings 1960s inspiration film design researched surveillance techniques certain shots overall look influenced television images particularly commercials shots characters leaning lens wide open interior scenes heavily lit wanted remind viewers world sale involved visual effects work found film somewhat difficult year visual effects companies trying convert computer generated imagery cgi create upper halves larger buildings film downtown set effects said digital models look detailed normally film artificial look entire town imitate slight found physical buildings soundtrack themes religious analogy noted represented jesus christ christ comparing hollywood producer conversation bridge compared moses god book exodus compared eponymous character letters media named science fiction films journalist argued story reflects reality television simply lives popularity straightforward like big brother survivor reality air environment actually real deemed eerie coincidence big brother debut year film release compared film program joe unlike cameras contestants paid actors playing reality stereotypes matt eventually got prizes rigged contest central running joke declared question audience getting filmmakers want giving public went film large numbers encouraging paper suggests showcased power media life audiences world meaning lives controlled bishop commented end power media affirmed challenged spirit concept films television programs opt media sell essay reading inside argues film tries objective perspective film draws floor plan camera angles scene psychological interpretation essay published analyzed adolescent beginning movie feels trapped social world tries conform unable entirely identify believing choice fantasy fleeing far way island eventually gains sufficient awareness condition leave home developing mature authentic identity man leaving child self true man parallels drawn thomas book describes island entrance exit belonged island knew navigate way openings safely unharmed situation similar limited world knows belong childhood trauma rendered frightened prospect leaving small community models past tended like minded individuals shared common comparable real life groups clear people world like minded common effort oblivious reality suburban picket fence appearance set reminiscent 1950s american dream concept world serves attempt happy ignorant release film theatrical release date originally set august paramount_pictures pushed subsequent summer nbc purchased broadcast rights december roughly months film release march purchased rights airs film reception received critical acclaim rotten_tomatoes film rating based reviews average rating site critical consensus reading funny tender thought provoking film noteworthy remarkably vision runaway celebrity culture nation private details ordinary lives metacritic film score based reviews indicating universal acclaim giving film perfect star score roger_ebert compared claiming film right balance comedy drama impressed dramatic performance los_angeles_times wrote emotionally involving losing ability raise sharp questions numerous laughs rare film disturbing despite working beautifully standard industry norms best movie june entertainment_weekly named greatest characters years liked film approach casual summer blockbuster special effects likened charismatic understated effective performance wrote undeniably provocative reasonably entertaining high concept movies concept clever dumb said film funny found rewarding quirky demeanor accolades academy awards nominated awards win category received nomination best director nominated nominated best original screenplay believed nominated film best picture addition earned nominations golden globe awards best motion picture drama best director motion picture screenplay best actor drama best supporting actor respectively best original score 52nd direction original screenplay production design received awards addition film nominated best visual effects harris nominated nominated success saturn awards won best fantasy film best writing best actor received nominations finally film won speculative fiction hugo award best dramatic presentation psychiatrist revealed met patients heard believed lives reality television shows gold named syndrome film attributed world hungry publicity gold stated patients rendered happy disease traveled new_york check actually fallen believing attacks elaborate plot twist personal storyline came climb statue liberty believing reunited high school girlfriend finally released august reported similar cases united_kingdom informally referred syndrome according associated_press story hearing condition writer andrew said know disease named
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