The truman show

The Truman show can be viewed as both typical and atypical to the codes and conventions of the Sci-fi genre,  the setting can be view as atypical to the codes and conventions of the Sci-fi genre at it is set during the present this is atypical to the codes of the genre which in generally are set in either the future or some times even the past , however the  fact the movie is centred around a tv show where the main character is unaware that his entire live has been a a illusion a complete lie this  gives the movie it's sci-fi feel and appeal . You can also say that as a movie The Truman Show  represent certain ideology and beliefs this is typical of a sci-fi movies and also sci-fi books to some extent i.e 1984 by George Orwell which is based around the idea of being controlled by a higher power much like truman

It is very hard to given an accurate target audience. However I feel  the target audience for TTS you  would assume to be young people age perhaps 14 to later 20's, this would be normal  this would be  typical for a movie of this genre . you could say this is reinforced the the use of Jim carrey in the film he appeals to this age bracket and also  would attract   people to the movie who perhaps wouldn't normal watch Sci-fi movies .  Also the fusion of comedy and romance  would attract  an  audience to the movie who normal wouldn't watch this also this injection of humour subdues a lot of the points of the movie but doesn,t effect anyway to the degree that the point of the movie is lost   bring people to the film who would be atypical of the normal Sci-fi audience. In conclusion while I would say the target audience would be around 14 to later 20's

Well TTS itself is distributed by  paramount pictures. this seems to be a  quite an order distributor because through my other research it is a name that normal came up i think this reflect the idea that this is much more that a sci-fi movie  but you can see why they used this company they didn;t wanted it to be viewed purely as a sci-fi they want it to viewed for the sum of all it's part and not just one also  I feel it's because of the resources a group as big would have at it's disposal.

 i feel that Social groups are represented  quite well in this film and this is quite evident throughout.but i would also is creates this idea of the prefect suburban neighbourhood and is a large sense town it is quite idealistic in how it views people,everyone in the show is kind and friendly this can be juxtaposed with the real world who watch a man live a complete lie for their entertainment it show this idealistic world and reality and i think this is quite a interesting contrast  

I feel the audience expectations of this movie would be that it has an engaging and enjoyable story and narrative also a good use of humour is key in the success of this movie also   ,  i think the audience would also want  engaging Characters. in addition the movie present a very interest idea and premise  and I believe would want to see this carried out well