Whether you know it or not, some way or another, we are continuously invasive of another’s personal life and tend to enjoy doing so. This idea that the media is deciding our preferences for us is anything but untrue. Viewers are unable to differentiate between what is moral and what is amoral , “they accept the reality with which they are presented”, for the sheer purpose of entertaining themselves from their otherwise monotonous lives. Peter Weir, the director of the Truman show, who is also known to be an Auteur that writes and reflects on his personal beliefs, visions and pre-occupations through his camera, …show more content…
In a way, the media is also interdependent on us, it sells merchandise, that we, as the manipulated audience are so influenced and lured into purchasing. Meryl’s advertising of mococoa – “ all natural cocoa beans from the upper slopes of Mount Nicaragua, no artificial sweeteners.” – manipulates the audience into buying this product, because a “famous reality TV star recommended it to Truman, so if it's good enough for Truman, it's good enough for me.” Right? You purchase this without weighing the advantages or disadvantages, because you trust Meryl or you are just obsessed with her – not that anyone is..hopefully. - I can easily relate this to my toddler self whining and nagging my mum for hours into buying a, probably possessed Dora doll. The situation has escalated as now there are even more icons that people swoon over. You don't think, to produce one box of this delicious cocoa powder, hundreds of innocent young children are being forced into child labour just so that they have enough money to provide their families with basic human resources like food, water and shelter. You’re here on the other side of the world enjoying this all natural hot chocolate that is someone else's hard work. Do you still love hot chocolate? You are inclined to say no now, but when you think “I obviously still love it” that is when you know the media