The Power of Image: 'The Truman Show' (Film as Text)

This article places analysis of Peter Weir's film, 'The Truman Show' in the context of the module called 'Experience through Language' in the 'Image' elective of the NSW Senior English Standard course. This requires students to focus on the visual language and film techniques that are used to relate the story, develop the charaters, and convey the director's message. Nola Galagher explores issues such as how we feel sympathy for Truman, comparing images and the enduring power of images.