The Truman Show
Not only is the Truman show a great and entertaining film but also a fun and easy way to teach techniques used in films. I’m here to represent my class to argue why the Truman show should still be used as a close study of text for year 11 English. This film uses a great actor to portray many important themes and messages throughout the film...these include: * Media manipulation * Morals and ethics * Reality vs. Illusion * The power of the human spirit
These different themes are used during the film to send important messages and morals to the audience. Peter weir uses these themes not to make money from a great movie but to actually mimic the film industry and show that all we care about now is money and ratings.
Media manipulation is one of the main themes in this film but is also used in our day to day lives. My generation has been manipulated by the media since we were little kids by TV and advertisement placement. This is a main technique used in the film. An example of the advertisement placement is when Truman is in the basement of his house and he is fixing his lawnmower the wife (Merlyn) comes down and says that we she get a new lawn mower and names the brand in which paid for the advertisement during the show. This happened …show more content…
Illusion...this theme is used all through the film...mainly in the scenes showing the audience watching the Truman show on TV. its meaning how do we know when the media is in control of our lives...is it when we watch every episode no matter what, like the man in the bathtub...is it when we can’t fall asleep without the noise of the TV, like the two little old ladies...or when it’s more important than our work, like the security guard and the waitresses at the bar. There is no definite line but we have to make sure that it’s just to entertain not to actually take over our lives. This theme is very important because the media is all around us all of the time. And it’s hard to not get stuck in an
These different themes are used during the film to send important messages and morals to the audience. Peter weir uses these themes not to make money from a great movie but to actually mimic the film industry and show that all we care about now is money and ratings.
Media manipulation is one of the main themes in this film but is also used in our day to day lives. My generation has been manipulated by the media since we were little kids by TV and advertisement placement. This is a main technique used in the film. An example of the advertisement placement is when Truman is in the basement of his house and he is fixing his lawnmower the wife (Merlyn) comes down and says that we she get a new lawn mower and names the brand in which paid for the advertisement during the show. This happened …show more content…
Illusion...this theme is used all through the film...mainly in the scenes showing the audience watching the Truman show on TV. its meaning how do we know when the media is in control of our lives...is it when we watch every episode no matter what, like the man in the bathtub...is it when we can’t fall asleep without the noise of the TV, like the two little old ladies...or when it’s more important than our work, like the security guard and the waitresses at the bar. There is no definite line but we have to make sure that it’s just to entertain not to actually take over our lives. This theme is very important because the media is all around us all of the time. And it’s hard to not get stuck in an