The document discusses the film The Truman Show and how it illustrates postmodernist views of media and society. In the film, the main character Truman discovers that his entire life is an elaborate television show constructed around him, with his family, friends, and community all being actors. His life is revealed to be an illusion completely created by the media for entertainment purposes.

1. Postmodernism and the Media
In the film The Truman Show a man
discovers that his life has been
constructed as a soap opera. His
family, friends and neighbours are all
actors and he is the central character.
Everything around him is an illusion,
created by the media.
How does this illustrate the
postmodernist view of the media and
society?
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