They were a group of friends since childhood. She was always the first one to pull his leg every time that another girl was even mentioned. He got down from the bus. She and other friends screamed, "Emma". He turned. They all giggled that he responded to that name. He, on the other hand, seemed oblivious to that call. He waved a mobile phone back at the bus. She realized he had her phone and that he had turned to let her know he had the phone. She jumped out of the bus, almost instantaneously. Not thinking of any implications. Her heart was beating fast. She still appeared calm, took her phone and started walking with him to her home. Casually remarking how boring the day is, all the while hoping he would not be able to hear her thumping heart.
Some days when you don't want to start on some new show and you don't want to watch something without knowing the ending, you'd go back to shows or movies that you have loved as a child. Yesterday was one such day. I went on to watch Jim Carrey's "The Truman Show". When I watched it as a younger person, I liked it for Jim's acting and the entire storyline seemed outrageous and yet heartbreaking. How can one person's life be in front of camera all the time and how can one be living a lie ! Present age, in 2024, when I watched this, I saw it in a different light. With social media being rampant, with everyone having access to cameras on their phone to instantly capture a video, no one can escape being a "Truman". Any instance of your life can be captured by someone and you could end up being ridiculed or hailed a superstar overnight. The superstardom can fall overnight too, but the ridicule remains long after it subsides too. We also live a li...
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