Analysis of The Truman Show
Imagine being born in a box, living in that box your whole life, and dying in the same box. Imagine that if you ever wanted to leave this box, thousands of people surrounded you, trying to keep you inside this box. That is basically the plot of The Truman Show. Truman Burbank has been living in a world, especially created just for him, living in front of cameras for the whole world to see and criticize him. Here’s the catch. He doesn’t know that he’s living in a bubble. The Truman Show shows the effect mass media has on the greater world, and the philosophical and moral error n keeping someone against their will.
Mass media reaches all walks of life and generally effects people and their behavior. I only saw this twice in the movie, but the corporation running the show uses product placement to create revenue to keep the show going. The thing is, in movies that we might see today, the product placement isn’t obvious unless you’re looking for it. Say, someone might be drinking a Pepsi, but you wouldn’t notice unless you were specifically looking for it, whereas in The Truman Show, Meryl, Truman’s wife, basically acted like a walking billboard, showing things with full description and big words. I think this was used in a sarcastic way, used to show that even the subtle product placement that is seen in today’s movies may not be the best thing, potentially taking away from the experience of the show. When talking about mass media, we also need to talk about human interest. Because Truman doesn’t know where he is, all his emotions are true and unfiltered. The result of this is huge popularity in the show. People are able to relate to Truman on some very deep levels. The fact is, you can’t get away from mass media.
The technology required to set up a stage this big and keep it running is just phenomenal and impossible. First, let’s talk about the 5,000 cameras that are watching his every move. In the control room that was seen towards the end of the movie, there couldn’t have been more than 1,000 screens of various sizes. How are they able to keep track of all 5,000 cameras and have the ability to patch them into the transmission at a moment’s notice? This would require an immense amount of processor power and man power, which is ridiculous do consider when all you’re trying to do is film someone. Another thing to consider is how small the cameras seem to be, yet they are able to catch perfect audio without any background noise issues. It’s basically impossible considering the size of the hidden cameras. It’s essentially like taking a cell phone camera and expecting it to capture high quality music at the same level that you hear it from, say, a radio. It’s simple impossible. Lastly, there is the issue of creating weather. There’s a difference between creating a day/night cycle and creating tsunamis in a body of water. The giant tidal waves simply aren’t possible. The thing is, even if you could do all these things, it would be morally wrong to do so.
You cannot keep someone confined, even if they don’t know about it, without compromising morals. Just think about it. POWs can tell you that being kept against your will isn’t fun. Yes, Truman went his whole life without knowing a thing, but that doesn’t make it right. Let’s talk about personal development. There is a major difference between a parent sheltering a child and a giant corporation keeping a fully grown person in a box. There is no possible way that they can experience all that life can hold inside a bubble. Second of all, how can Christof and the owners of the show live with themselves? I suppose that it may seem like a game to them, being able to control someone, and tweak them, and do whatever you want to them with your very word. That power in itself would never be given to someone. This idea is just evil, and it would never fly with the human rights activists.
I think that The Truman Show is a very interesting movie; a fun concept to consider. But it is just simply impossible that anyone could do this, or that it would be allowed. I enjoyed it very much, and I would recommend it to many people.
Imagine being born in a box, living in that box your whole life, and dying in the same box. Imagine that if you ever wanted to leave this box, thousands of people surrounded you, trying to keep you inside this box. That is basically the plot of The Truman Show. Truman Burbank has been living in a world, especially created just for him, living in front of cameras for the whole world to see and criticize him. Here’s the catch. He doesn’t know that he’s living in a bubble. The Truman Show shows the effect mass media has on the greater world, and the philosophical and moral error n keeping someone against their will.
Mass media reaches all walks of life and generally effects people and their behavior. I only saw this twice in the movie, but the corporation running the show uses product placement to create revenue to keep the show going. The thing is, in movies that we might see today, the product placement isn’t obvious unless you’re looking for it. Say, someone might be drinking a Pepsi, but you wouldn’t notice unless you were specifically looking for it, whereas in The Truman Show, Meryl, Truman’s wife, basically acted like a walking billboard, showing things with full description and big words. I think this was used in a sarcastic way, used to show that even the subtle product placement that is seen in today’s movies may not be the best thing, potentially taking away from the experience of the show. When talking about mass media, we also need to talk about human interest. Because Truman doesn’t know where he is, all his emotions are true and unfiltered. The result of this is huge popularity in the show. People are able to relate to Truman on some very deep levels. The fact is, you can’t get away from mass media.
The technology required to set up a stage this big and keep it running is just phenomenal and impossible. First, let’s talk about the 5,000 cameras that are watching his every move. In the control room that was seen towards the end of the movie, there couldn’t have been more than 1,000 screens of various sizes. How are they able to keep track of all 5,000 cameras and have the ability to patch them into the transmission at a moment’s notice? This would require an immense amount of processor power and man power, which is ridiculous do consider when all you’re trying to do is film someone. Another thing to consider is how small the cameras seem to be, yet they are able to catch perfect audio without any background noise issues. It’s basically impossible considering the size of the hidden cameras. It’s essentially like taking a cell phone camera and expecting it to capture high quality music at the same level that you hear it from, say, a radio. It’s simple impossible. Lastly, there is the issue of creating weather. There’s a difference between creating a day/night cycle and creating tsunamis in a body of water. The giant tidal waves simply aren’t possible. The thing is, even if you could do all these things, it would be morally wrong to do so.
You cannot keep someone confined, even if they don’t know about it, without compromising morals. Just think about it. POWs can tell you that being kept against your will isn’t fun. Yes, Truman went his whole life without knowing a thing, but that doesn’t make it right. Let’s talk about personal development. There is a major difference between a parent sheltering a child and a giant corporation keeping a fully grown person in a box. There is no possible way that they can experience all that life can hold inside a bubble. Second of all, how can Christof and the owners of the show live with themselves? I suppose that it may seem like a game to them, being able to control someone, and tweak them, and do whatever you want to them with your very word. That power in itself would never be given to someone. This idea is just evil, and it would never fly with the human rights activists.
I think that The Truman Show is a very interesting movie; a fun concept to consider. But it is just simply impossible that anyone could do this, or that it would be allowed. I enjoyed it very much, and I would recommend it to many people.
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