Abstract

   The work following presented was an analysis of "The Truman Show", a movie launched by the year of 1998 and starry by the actor Jim Carrey, with tells the fictitious history of the first person adopted by the media. A comparison was traced between the movie and the cultural industry, based on the Critical Theory. The purpose was utilize the movie to study and to understand the Critical Theory, analyzing the ways of involve the spectator, such as the causes and effects of this involvement, with can reach the purposes planed by those who controls the media, as also attain to unpredictable situations.

Key-words: critical theory, cultural industry, television, consumer, Truman show.

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