When The Truman show was released back in 1998, who could have imagined what reality TV would be like in 2017? We’re talking nearly twenty years! Back then, it wasn’t really a big deal – they weren’t many reality TV shows at all! Though today, it seems like every time you switch on the TV there is at least one show that centres on the everyday lives of people. Whether it be The Bachelor/Bachelorette or The Real Housewives – the list just goes on and on, television today is simply flooded with ‘reality’ shows. Some major themes of the film were the huge audience that tuned in and the power of the media. Both themes in the film can directly be linked with today’s reality TV shows. The only reason why they are aired so much is because of the level
