I dont think "a film like the truman show could be made today" in the sense of the film's particular themes and approach. The film isnt just exploring a concept, its introducing it to the audience. The movie is structured in such a way that after the introduction of the premise, instead of focusing on that idea of celebrity from an obvious and direct spproach, you're given the experince of truman's life. Of the creeping impossible sense of pressure and horror that living in this world creates. Only after the film delivers that emotional experience of skepticism, paranoia, and desperation are you reminded what is creating that experience. Only after watching the viscera of Truman's life are you shown the metaphorical knife that caused it. The truman show so edfectively explores these anachronistically modern seeming themes and ideas because the ideas it was exploring were niche at the time. the film puts in lots of work to expose you to and immerse you in its ideas because it expects them to be alien to you. When instead thoee ideas are familiar, this work's impact is increased. Truman's growing frustrations throughout the film at how targeted his life is at his personal experiences, how artificial everything feels, and how desperate everyone seems for his attention. This experince the film portrays as the consequence of its premise, is by consequence of its speculative nature, resonant with an experince the film never could have predicted would become common, with the modern reccomendation driven internet, and pressure to engage with social media. A film that explores these themes so intimately, and with the approach of the Truman Show wouldnt come to exist today, because the particular techniques that make the Truman show so strong wouldn't be seen as necessary for a modern audience. And the film's approach to its ideas as those of an exteeme, in some way impossible world change its approach in a way a film that dealt with those themes as more connected to reality would not be changed. That said, I dont see it as impossible that another speculative fiction film made today could provide some insight into the world people in the future experience by the unintentional pairing of great writing and luck when it comes to the circumstances of the future. And in terms of simple quality of film making and devotion to concept, I think plenty of films similar to the Truman show have come out since that film's original release.
Loving this series! And "could Truman show be made today" yes! I would watch an entire show about the actors and the people working behind the scenes of the Truman show! It's so interesting!
Close, but Truman doesn't shill anything. He is actually surrounded by social media influencers guiding him and viewers down a path of predictable consumerism upon which the economy of Seahaven relies, and he begins to question the veracity of such an environment.
Remember that saying about social media platform serving ads to people? ”If the product is free then YOU are the product." That episode of your podcast really reminds me of that.
As for your final question I'd say yes plenty of black mirror episodes got close now the focused is far more on the social media. So they did try to get there and you may end up with something a little more hamfisted in the end. I think it could be done today. Now would it be as good as The Truman show ? Probably not.
Great video, IMHO, from what I learned, the "intent" doesn't matter when it comes to the validity of your interpretation, even if/when the creator says your interpretation is incompatible with their "intent"--NEway what do you think of EdTV?
Hey everyone! To launch this mini-series I'm sharing the first 2 EPISODES. Enjoy!
Watch episode 2 here: ua-cam.com/video/f_mi4LY_WOw/v-deo.html
I dont think "a film like the truman show could be made today" in the sense of the film's particular themes and approach. The film isnt just exploring a concept, its introducing it to the audience.
The movie is structured in such a way that after the introduction of the premise, instead of focusing on that idea of celebrity from an obvious and direct spproach, you're given the experince of truman's life. Of the creeping impossible sense of pressure and horror that living in this world creates. Only after the film delivers that emotional experience of skepticism, paranoia, and desperation are you reminded what is creating that experience. Only after watching the viscera of Truman's life are you shown the metaphorical knife that caused it.
The truman show so edfectively explores these anachronistically modern seeming themes and ideas because the ideas it was exploring were niche at the time. the film puts in lots of work to expose you to and immerse you in its ideas because it expects them to be alien to you.
When instead thoee ideas are familiar, this work's impact is increased. Truman's growing frustrations throughout the film at how targeted his life is at his personal experiences, how artificial everything feels, and how desperate everyone seems for his attention. This experince the film portrays as the consequence of its premise, is by consequence of its speculative nature, resonant with an experince the film never could have predicted would become common, with the modern reccomendation driven internet, and pressure to engage with social media.
A film that explores these themes so intimately, and with the approach of the Truman Show wouldnt come to exist today, because the particular techniques that make the Truman show so strong wouldn't be seen as necessary for a modern audience. And the film's approach to its ideas as those of an exteeme, in some way impossible world change its approach in a way a film that dealt with those themes as more connected to reality would not be changed.
That said, I dont see it as impossible that another speculative fiction film made today could provide some insight into the world people in the future experience by the unintentional pairing of great writing and luck when it comes to the circumstances of the future.
And in terms of simple quality of film making and devotion to concept, I think plenty of films similar to the Truman show have come out since that film's original release.
Loving this series!
And "could Truman show be made today" yes!
I would watch an entire show about the actors and the people working behind the scenes of the Truman show! It's so interesting!
Close, but Truman doesn't shill anything. He is actually surrounded by social media influencers guiding him and viewers down a path of predictable consumerism upon which the economy of Seahaven relies, and he begins to question the veracity of such an environment.
Remember that saying about social media platform serving ads to people? ”If the product is free then YOU are the product." That episode of your podcast really reminds me of that.
I missed this when you first made it, looking forward to the rest!
Such a cool idea for a series!
Yay! Glad you think so!
Things I didn't know I needed. Brilliant!
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I really enjoyed this - keen to see more!!
As for your final question I'd say yes plenty of black mirror episodes got close now the focused is far more on the social media. So they did try to get there and you may end up with something a little more hamfisted in the end. I think it could be done today. Now would it be as good as The Truman show ? Probably not.
Was Truman the first livestreamer?
No discussion on how this is, allegedly, an analogy about our actual world.
Great video, IMHO, from what I learned, the "intent" doesn't matter when it comes to the validity of your interpretation, even if/when the creator says your interpretation is incompatible with their "intent"--NEway what do you think of EdTV?
This is awesome
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video starts at 10:17 (sorry)
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Look, If you don't have anything nice to say just don't say it. Its just annoying 😐