 Eminem cited that the inspiration for the album was taken from the Peter Weir-directed 1998 science fiction comedy-drama film "The Truman Show".Jim Carrey starred in the film as the lead character Truman Burbank, a man who unwittingly lives inside a TV show, where his life is broadcast to viewers around the world.Eminem spoke on the film's influence, saying, "My life felt like it was becoming a circus around that time, and I felt like I was always being watched [...] Basically, Jim Carrey wrote my album."