You've probably watched the movie, The Truman Show. It's an interesting one, a beautiful blend of comedy and sci-fi. I wrote about the movie in a blog post. Hope you find it interesting to watch.
See the post:
https://ecency.com/@daverick/movie-the-truman-show-1998-ms1yj4rw?referral=daverick
I have watched it and I still remember how they manipulated the protagonist each time, I just wanted to see something else in the end, that what he did after getting out of there.
They really manipulated him. Yeah, that's a curious part of it. Perhaps, he would have reunited with the other lady who he genuinely liked.