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Ethical Issues In The Truman Show
The movie, The Truman Show, tells the story of a man named Truman (played by Jim Carrey) who lives his entire life in the set of a reality TV show that is cast to the entire world. The very popular hit contains his life from birth to present day and shows his genuine reaction to every day struggles and celebrations. His life is captured by over 5,000 cameras in a pretend world. The entire world just stands by to watch this 24-7 broadcast of Truman’s life. In the eyes of some, (mainly the producer, director, some viewers and payed cast members) there is no harm in doing this, and they continue to support the social experiment. However in the eyes of others it is viewed as cruel, negative, and unethical. This social experiment would never pass in today’s society.
The first ethical issue that needs to be addressed is the obvious fact that Truman is …show more content…
He was no offered counseling or explanations of any sort as to what happened in his life. To do a study such as this one and not offer the obvious psychological help that he needed is wrong. He was hurt by the death and re-occurrence of his presumed dead father, and Truman was under harsh psychological stress when he noticed that the people in his own reality appeared to be watching him. If I were present throughout this time, I believe that Truman should have been given the opportunity to go through counseling if he wanted to. However please note that the experiment/reality show should have never gotten to the point that it was at.
There are several other things in this movie that break the ethical code. Truman was videoed and recorded without his knowledge, he was put through fake friendships, careers, love relationships, education, and much more. He was controlled by fake weather. He was not compensated for the experiment; the list goes
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