really doesn't have much to do with reality shows

Rating: 10/10 (15 March 2003)

Some IMDB reviewers of the Truman Show has suggested that this is a satire of reality shows.
I disagree. It is much more a satire directed to Hollywood pretentiousness and egos.
More importantly, it is mainly concerned with how we are programmed to accept societal perspectives and ideas without question.
These are forced upon us, and they form a wall around our reality. Breaking through that wall is what the Truman Show is all about.