The Truman Show/Awesome

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  • Truman's last attempted escape, over water--his biggest, engineered phobia--with a storm deliberately blown up and that logically he wouldn't have been very good at sailing, coupled with the fact the director was ready to kill him to stop him finding out the truth, the entire audience are sitting as they were cheering on Truman, Truman still survives. Then after the exchange with the director he turns to the camera, says his catchphrase before bowing and leaving the set.

Truman: "Is that the best you can do!? You're gonna have to... KILLLLL MEEEEEEEE!"

    • Sylvia gets one when she calls into "Trutalk" to call out Christof for his actions in front of a live watching audience.

Christof: I think what distresses you ultimately, caller, is that Truman prefers his 'cell', as you call it.
Sylvia: You're wrong. You're so wrong. And he'll prove you wrong.

  • And, at the very end, when Christof turns on the PA system and asks Truman to speak.
  • The very last, "Good afternoon, good evening, and goodnight." Truman rebuffs Christof's offer to stay, takes a bow, and walks out of the set as people around the world cheer. Christof, with a much more minor Villainous Breakdown than before, tells the crew to cut the feed, and slumps over in shock.