Truman and Metacinema

Question 1

The Truman Show is a satirical warning that asks you:

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To not be a mindless consumer, To think about what you watch more carefully

Question 2

As a consquence of their complacency they are...

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Complicit in Truman's exploitation

Question 3

The film is metacinematic because

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It reminds that you're watching a film

Question 4

Weir uses the fish eye lens to:

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Remind us we are watching a film

Question 5

The metacinematic layers here reveal...

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The extreme artiface of The Truman Show

Question 6

The half-made bridge and reunification scenes are:

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Critical metacinematic moments

Question 7

The TruTalk scene should elicit a response of...

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Revulsion

Question 8

The cross cuts to the real world expose future audiences as:

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Mindless consumers - deluded into believing what they watch is authentic

Question 9

After the reunification scene, we have reached an important:

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Turning point

Question 10

Cross-cuts to the real world audiences should fill us with...

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Contempt

Question 11

The Truman Show is about:

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The power of the media, The protection of privacy, A warning about exploitation, The importance of truth

Question 12

The people in Truman's world conspire to:

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Protect the lie l, Imprison and exploit Truman for money

Question 13

The metacinematic interuption works to...

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Reveal how sinister the fictional Truman Show really is, Shock us into realising how easily absorbed we were in watching the mundane

Question 14

The cross-cut also show the real world audiences cannot...

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Discern fiction from reality

Question 15

The visual allusions to Auschwitz affirm...

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Seahaven is an aesthetically pleasing prison, The cast have no emotional investment in Truman

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