The other day I watched The Truman Show for the first time and as a Media Arts major I FREAKING LOVED IT!! This film tackles so many subjects from media to ethics to consumerism, it's just great. Now one thing that really stood out to me was not just what was happening to Truman, but the effects this sow had on the people watching it. Throughout the whole show they put in multiple product placements, they create story lines for Truman to live through (even though he has no idea about it), and subtly planting ideas of what a perfect life is. And people are fascinated by it! These messages are subtly telling the viewers what you need to be happy. This is EXTREMELY relevant to today. And I really hope we are all aware of this but sometimes we just consume media and don't ask ourselves what there are telling us. The Truman Show was all about the money and call me cynical but that's all media is for today. Even this movie, that is commentating on the problems of media, made money and had a goal of making money. So media is going to subtly tell why life is better with their thing. The Truman Show was not only trying to sell different products, but trying to sell the idea of the traditional family will make you happy. Sometimes, that's what people want and that's great! But sometimes that's not what is going to make people happy and that's alright! We shouldn't be looking to the media to tell what will make our life better, but we should be looking to God and the Holy Spirit to reveal to us His perfect plan for our lives. That could mean a traditional family, 8-5 job, suburbia lifestyle, but it could also mean traveling, being single, freelance work out of a tiny home. I don't know what your life will en-tale, but don't let the media be your informer, please look to God for the guide of your life. It's been awhile but I'm back with the blogs and I'm planning on going through the summer with plenty of blogs! Please subscribe to the newsletter for updates whenever I put a blog out!
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