Good satirical film

Rating: 8/10 (10 September 2018)

I think that The Truman Show is a satirical film, but it as not as obvious to see when watching. I think that the main purpose of this film is to show how much control the media and Hollywood has over the public, and how they can manipulate us by what they show. In the overall film it is ironic that they are sharing this message through a movie, because Hollywood is showing how controlling they are. Another example of irony is toward the end of the film when the director Christof decided to drown Truman to scare him, but made that world for him so that he would be protected from the outside world. This is significant in today's society as Hollywood and major companies try to shield the public from the truth with products and issues in the world, but overall it is hurting us.
I think that in the beginning of the movie, they used deflation to understate the issue because Truman was content with his life and didn't think much of it, whereas the audience watching the film thought it was odd that his life was being controlled and watched. One last element I think you can find in this film is blame by praise. This because in the film, the audience watches Truman's life and most show approval of having his life broadcasted for their entertainment. Though, the real intent through this is to criticize this type of action in our world. I think there are several target from this film, one being the people who are naive, especially youths, that don't understand that companies and politicians tell us lies. Another target could be toward those big companies and other Hollywood directors, to show them what they do to the public and how it is wrong.