Peter Weir’s The Truman Show proves that people will overlook ethics and morals for the sake of entertainment, writes Amy Clancy.
If Peter Weir held any concern for ethical principles, The Truman Show would cease to exist. The Truman show is a mere money making scandal that proves the characters of Peter Weir’s The Truman Show are only in it for the money. As the character traits of the cast are explored, their greed for money and the audience’s hunger for entertainment becomes apparent. Any values are blatantly disregarded. This ponders the question, has the director of The Truman Show created this perspective for arguments sake, or is he also ethically flawed?
Throughout the show, the character of Christof, the man who controls Truman’s
If Peter Weir held any concern for ethical principles, The Truman Show would cease to exist. The Truman show is a mere money making scandal that proves the characters of Peter Weir’s The Truman Show are only in it for the money. As the character traits of the cast are explored, their greed for money and the audience’s hunger for entertainment becomes apparent. Any values are blatantly disregarded. This ponders the question, has the director of The Truman Show created this perspective for arguments sake, or is he also ethically flawed?
Throughout the show, the character of Christof, the man who controls Truman’s