Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Truman Show

I really enjoyed watching the Truman show. This movie makes you think about your everyday life and if you are truly being watched. I think there is some truth to this movie. I do not believe people are watching my life or your life as much as they watched Truman's butt i believe we are all being watched some point throughout our day. With all the cameras watching us out there today, I believe we are almost always on camera; this is a scary thought to know we are never in privacy. We are not necessarily being "watched" (viewed by someone else at a particular time) but there are always cameras looking at our every move. That is was is the most creepy. It is sort of like the panopticon idea. You put people in an environment with evidence that someone could or could not be watching you and it molds their behavior. A scene from the movie that emphasizes this panopticon idea is when Truman's wife is trying to advertise the products. If no one was watching that show, she would not have made such an emphasis on the product. However, since she knows people are watching, she takes the time to point out the product and make sure people think about that product.
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  1. AnonymousOctober 9, 2012 at 12:13 PM

    I completely agree with you on all aspects but to that I have to say: so what? Even if we are being "watched" we kind of can't stop it. Media is growing. It always has, it always will. Why stop and wonder what it has done to us instead of embracing this change and its role in our lives and just roll with it? We as a society should just accept this fact and adapt to it. My thoughts, at least.

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    1. Ryan JohnsonOctober 9, 2012 at 12:26 PM

      I agree with cannot stop it. However, for the sake of the conversation, don't you find it weird that you're always being watched? I mean everything you do is watched. You can never be alone? I just think it's a little weird that we cannot have our own privacy and we don't even have the option to decide if we should be able to have that privacy. It's like my privacy and your privacy aren't in our control, someone else determines that. Kind of creepy.

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