Thought provoking

Rating: 8/10 (14 September 2015)

The Truman Show was a fantastically written story that keeps the watcher transfixed till the very end. The setup of the actors and the camera angles really did make it feel like there was something weird going on behind the scenes. There wasn't a moment where I was bored watching it. The moment I realized what was going on I was astonished. It's amazing how the satirical intent of the movie is very modern and can still be applied to today's entertainment industry. It made me re-evaluate how I saw the industry as a whole, as well as the media that surrounds it. The movie redefined what a "private life" was, and targeted the entertainment industry, and reporters that broadcast the private lives of those who are famous for a living. The movie made me realize that those involved in the entertainment industry don't really have a private life that they can hide from the world. Satirical elements such as irony was used when things in The Truman Show were described to be "real" and "not staged", there was inflation when they portrayed the idea of having no private life, because in real life, no one is actually filmed 24/7, and deflation was used to build the world, making The Truman Show, seem like a normal thing. Overall, the movie was an entertaining piece, and a fantastic satire that got it's point across to the audience.