public attention, being free from open observation. It seems to be an important part of life for people in this modern society, but it appears people are struggling to protect their privacy, due to the development of technology, social network, surveillance and growing community. Today, our personal information is being manipulated by companies or people to take advantage against them and negatively affect our private life. This idea of privacy being exploited has been explored in ways of film and
how individuals in the society agonize from the lack of privacy. This theme is especially being explored in a film called The Truman Show, directed by Peter Weir, because the main character, Truman Burbank, is being scripted and captured live for people to watch as an entertainment on TV 24/7 since birth. During this film, many different themes were introduced. Since the show was top rated in the world, meaning it was the most watched programme, ‘privacy’ issues were mainly explored in the film as
transparent. Her decision affects her family too: the company installs cameras in her parents’ house, and this unwelcome gesture reminds the Truman show with the difference that they knew about the presence of cameras and eventually started blinding them. Moreover, they could not stand it and fled away from transparency. This chain of events sarcastically shows the inevitable end of our struggle; we will have no privacy in the future. Although Mae’s irrational and bland behavior leaves the reader without
taxing than face-to face conversations…". Such a lifestyle can lead to depersonalization, a condition described in Rosenhan's study. He describes a mental hospital where "personal privacy is minimal", akin to our current invasion of privacy due to surveillance cameras, and how this depersonalization led to patients feeling that they were invisible or "at least unworthy of account". Rosenhan also adds that such a depersonalised surrounding frequently led to medication being flushed down a toilet. It is
Race, gender and class shape the experience of all people. This fact has been widely documented in research and, to some extent, is commonly understood. New studies interpret race, gender, class as interlocking categories of experience that affect all aspects of life. (Anderson, Collins, 1997:8) For a long time, society on and off screen, have been automatically constructed to what are considered 'norms'. Recent films of note to challenge this expectation, and will be discussed in further detail