Themes Of The Truman Show

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The suffering of one man is acceptable for the entertainment of millions is not acceptable because no one should have to suffer just to entertain the world. In the movie, The Truman Show, Truman is unaware that his life is being scripted and fake. Nothing in his world is real and even though he believes it is he can not do anything to change his future. The themes of the movie are privacy, trust and surveillance which are the main parts of the movie and this essay with discuss these themes in the movie and everyday life.

In the movie The Truman Show, Truman suffering for the sake of entertainment for millions is not acceptable because is it unfair and When Truman says “You never had a camera in my head” it follows the theme of privacy how everything in his life is captured and his feelings and emotions are broadcasted to the world and the people know pretty much everything about Truman's life. The creators of the show use the fact the camera is running all the time.The show uses characters to show off products like when the twins push Truman up against a billboard with the kaiser chicken and when they pushed him against a Carlton Homes billboard, when Meryl shows truman the Chef’s Pal and describing it in detail and what it does and when she shows off the hot chocolate to the world. This shows how from a documentary about Truman's life has turned into a place for ads and product placement. In terms of surveillance there
Constantly throughout the movie Truman’s trust is violated by his friends and so called family. At some periods in my life my trust has been broken by my former friend when they have embarrassed me and made me believe something was real when it was only entertaining them. They betrayed my trust and privacy when they revealed a personal secret of my and laughed at me and spread the rumor. I also felt like I was under surveillance and I could not do anything I wanted to

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