Blurring the Line of Reality A Thematic Study of Hyperreality through Select English Science Fiction Films

Abstract

Film is a major media of information in the virtual age. Films can be claimed as the newlinemost advanced art form in the technological era. The impact of technological progress newlineis witnessed in every field and literature is not an exception. Films depict many issues newlineand portray reality through imagination and innovation. They mirror the happenings newlineof the society in a persuasive way with visual effects. Often, cultures of a community, newlinereligious practices, faith, belief, etc. are portrayed through films. Like in literature, films newlineaddress social problems and expose the true issues faced in this world. In the world of newlinepostmodernism finding truth is an illusion because there is nothing but perception of newlinepeople which changes from one to another. Postmodern films have the ability to foresee newlineand predict the future and one example for this is the concept of virtual milieu in the newlinereal world which is depicted in films. Hyperreality is fundamentally a visual language newlinefor films to work with the portrayal to give a feel of hyperreal experience for the newlineaudience. When a person is exposed to the visuals and auditory inputs, he/she is taken newlineto a hyperreal scenario. The present study inquires whether the globe manifested by newlinevisual channels and media are real or reel. From the commonly used social media to the newlineadvanced level of software, everything is leading mankind to the world of hyperreality newlinewhich is redefining the concept of existing culture. The objective of this research is to newlinehighlight the elements of hyperreality in the chosen films and to bring out the impact and newlineinfluences of such films in society leading to an illusion. This study tries to bring out the newlinetechniques used in select science fiction films The Truman Show, Her and The Matrix newlinewhich bring the audience to undergo the feel of hyperreal. This exploration brings out newlinethe hyperreality of the contemporary era through the select films The Truman Show, newlineHer and The Matrix which portray the present day circumstances of the contemporary newlineand future earth. newline