The Truman show: Christian Allegory?
I believe the whole point of the Truman show is that Media has taken the place of God. The Media tells us what to wear. What is desirable in a mate. What love is. What to wear eat and drink. What to buy. What to think. And what to worship. It tells us who we are and informs our every move. It even spies on us and then targets ads to us based on our private conversations. Many people start their day immediately by turning on their phone. It used to be that people started their days in prayer and Bible reading. That’s because they wanted to be informed by God. Today they are still informed by their god - the mass media. Hollywood. The one true God gives us free will. Hollywood does not. Hollywood gives us fantasy. Illusion. Entertainment. Escape. But what we need is not fantasy, nor illusion, entertainment, nor escape, but Truth. Truman’s life is literally based in a Hollywood fantasy. He is the only person who isn’t living a lie - thus the name “True ...