Truman and the Corporate Father
On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of The Truman Show, the purpose of this text is to revisit Peter Weir’s film (1998) in light of two main sources: Open Sea (A Bankrupt Horizon) by Juan Jorge Michel Fariña, an article published a year after the film’s premiere (1999)...
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| description | On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of The Truman Show, the purpose of this text is to revisit Peter Weir’s film (1998) in light of two main sources: Open Sea (A Bankrupt Horizon) by Juan Jorge Michel Fariña, an article published a year after the film’s premiere (1999), and Parents in Cinema: Films in Dialogue (2022), the latest book by Eduardo Laso. Drawing from the first source, this analysis aims to delve into the comparison of Truman’s paternal figures (Christof, the corporate father, and the fake father assigned to him by the reality show) with the fathers of appropriated babies during the Argentine military junta’s dictatorship from 1976 to 1983, recognizing the bonds based on the falsification of identity in both contexts. The concept of a corporate-scale superego is introduced, employing tools from group psychology and a typology of parents, the latter supported by the aforementioned second source. Rethinking The Truman Show entails the challenge of updating it and drawing conclusions about the nature of the relationships formed between information senders and receivers within the current communication landscape. After all, a classic is a film that remains relevant despite the passage of time. |
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| spelling | oai:ojs.revistas.unc.edu.ar:article-419662023-07-27T01:11:38Z Truman and the Corporate Father Truman y el padre corporativo Fuentes Lenci, ´Álvaro Corporate Adoption Superego Parent Pure Parent Milgram Experiment Adopción corporativa Padre superyoico Padre puro Experimento de Milgram On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of The Truman Show, the purpose of this text is to revisit Peter Weir’s film (1998) in light of two main sources: Open Sea (A Bankrupt Horizon) by Juan Jorge Michel Fariña, an article published a year after the film’s premiere (1999), and Parents in Cinema: Films in Dialogue (2022), the latest book by Eduardo Laso. Drawing from the first source, this analysis aims to delve into the comparison of Truman’s paternal figures (Christof, the corporate father, and the fake father assigned to him by the reality show) with the fathers of appropriated babies during the Argentine military junta’s dictatorship from 1976 to 1983, recognizing the bonds based on the falsification of identity in both contexts. The concept of a corporate-scale superego is introduced, employing tools from group psychology and a typology of parents, the latter supported by the aforementioned second source. Rethinking The Truman Show entails the challenge of updating it and drawing conclusions about the nature of the relationships formed between information senders and receivers within the current communication landscape. After all, a classic is a film that remains relevant despite the passage of time. En ocasión del 25 aniversario de The Truman Show, este texto se propone revisitar la película de Peter Weir (1998) a partir de dos fuentes principales: “Mar abierto (un horizonte en quiebra)” de Juan Jorge Michel Fariña, artículo publicado al año del estreno de la película (1999), y Padres en el cine, Películas en interlocución (2022), el último libro de Eduardo Laso. Mediante la primera fuente, se busca profundizar en la comparación de las figuras paternas de Truman (el padre corporativo que es Christof y el padre farsante que le asigna el Reality Show) con los padres de bebés apropiados en la dictadura militar de 1976, entendiendo que ambos son vínculos que se basan en la falsificación de la identidad. Se aporta un concepto de superyó de escala corporativa, haciendo ingresar herramientas de psicología de grupos y tipología de los padres; esto último con la ayuda de la segunda fuente mencionada. Volver a pensar The Truman Show es tomar el desafío de actualizarla, desprendiendo conclusiones acerca del tipo de relación que emisores y receptores de la información establecen bajo la escena comunicacional del presente; porque un clásico es una película que no pierde relevancia a pesar del paso del tiempo. Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios sobre Cultura y Sociedad 2023-07-26 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/eticaycine/article/view/41966 10.31056/2250.5415.v13.n2.41966 Ética y Cine Journal; Vol. 13 Núm. 2 (2023): Omnivoyeur. The Truman Show: 25 años después; 31-35 2250-5415 2250-5660 10.31056/2250.5415.v13.n2 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/eticaycine/article/view/41966/42098 Derechos de autor 2023 Ética y Cine Journal https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ |
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| topic | Corporate Adoption Superego Parent Pure Parent Milgram Experiment Adopción corporativa Padre superyoico Padre puro Experimento de Milgram |
| topic_facet | Corporate Adoption Superego Parent Pure Parent Milgram Experiment Adopción corporativa Padre superyoico Padre puro Experimento de Milgram |
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