The Truman Show: Exposure of The Illuminati

ABSTRACT: The realm of The Truman Show is exceptionally intricate. It depicts the circumstances and experiences of Truman Burbank surrounded by another world in which he is the focus. The complexity of the film comes from the perplexing nature of the way actors are represented and the unclear connections between them. This suggests that cinema, in general, is conditioned by how audiences perceive it and by the complexity of its figurative representations. It is also determined by the code system which provides understanding of what the essential meaning of a film actually may be. In order to explain The Truman Show, this thesis will be based on film semiotics. The rationale behind basing the analysis of The Truman Show on the film semiotics, which looks, in particular, at film language, is to provide understanding of the semantic content, the language discourse and the nature of how the film is delivered to the audience. Discussion will be presented in terms of such concepts as family, reality, truth and lies, rebellion and escape. Furthermore, The Truman Show will be studied in relation to the Illuminati defined as a secret society which exerts power over the public by manipulating media and providing information to impose attitudes and control audiences. The Illuminati is characterized by the control of both information and disinformation (corrupt information aimed to mislead) through the ownership of such sectors of mainstream media as publications (newspapers, magazines), radio, TV, and broadcasting (filming). A few decades ago the general purpose of films was to express some kind of a lesson concerning the rules of right behavior. What we see today is total/absolute impurity, vulgar exposal of behavior, concepts, religion and women. Here, the actions of the Illuminati will be exposed by focusing on the concepts of control, religion, human rights and perceptions and illusions in The Truman Show. The discussion will be concluded by considering issues regarding the past and the present, and especially, the contemporary relationship between the media and the Illuminati, its world and its actions. Keywords: Semiotics, The Illuminati, The Truman Show, Secret Societies, Media Control. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………