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The Truman Show (1998)

Film

DirectorPeter Weir

Meta takes2

Figures

Characters

The character of Christof and his relationship to Truman.

Locations

The setting of Seahaven Island as an idealized American town.

Form & technique

The economic structure of the Truman Show broadcast.

Tropes

The constant, hidden surveillance of Truman.
The constructed world of Seahaven. → The Hyperreal Mirage
Truman's life as a commercialized broadcast. → The Society of the Spectacle
Truman's escalating attempts to escape Seahaven.

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300 (2006) — via The Society of the Spectacle
The Hunger Games (2012) — via The Society of the Spectacle
A History of Violence (2005) — via The Hyperreal Mirage
Twelve Monkeys (1995) — via The Hyperreal Mirage
American Beauty (1999) — via The Hyperreal Mirage