Review of Satire

Rating: Null/10 (10 September 2017)

The Truman show is still pertinent and significant to today's society because it addresses the power of the media. It targets people who watch reality TV and producers in the way that they try and gain viewers. The Truman Show is a horatian satire because it addresses a group of people as a whole, and it was humorous. Many uses of the language of satire was found within this film. The use of inflation overstated how reality show effects society. Their corporation adopted Truman and placed him into a fake society. Almost how reality TV stars are basically living in fake societies. The use of situational irony showed how everyone watching the Truman show knew that Truman was on a show, but he didn't. The use of deflation understated how commercialism is so ingrained into our society. They made it seem like it was no big deal when advertising things in front of Truman.
The Truman show has a great cast and a great plot, but I feel that it was more of a science fiction/drama/comedy movie before a satire. I understand the undertones of the satire addressing reality TV, but I think that the movie wasn't really to make you think about reality TV in today's society, but the idea of reality TV in the future.