English Essay- The Truman Show

Question- Films sometimes defy classification as ‘documentary’ or ‘feature film’:
some documentaries use techniques derived from feature film and some feature films
use techniques drawn from documentary.
Discuss how and for what purposes, at least one feature film uses techniques of
documentary to create parcticular effects.

In the feature film The Truman Show there were certain techniques which were drawn
from documentary and used in the feature film to create a parcticular effect.The
Truman Show is a story about a man who has grown up his whole life in the spotlight-
(he has been a star since the day he was born after being adopted especially for the
film, although he never knew it) and when Truman (the main character) finds out his
whole life has been a setup, he desperately wants to escape.He doesn’t want his life to
be a stage show anymore. By using techniques such as characterisation (protagonist
and antagonist) and music, these techniques which are also...