Some personal thoughts on the fourth episode (precise analysis)

Reymundo 2021-12-29 08:01:42

First of all, there seems to be a general paradox: San Junipero is simply interpreted as a place of rebirth, and the screenwriter transports people who exist or have existed in the original world (for the time being, the world in which people originally survived is called the original world) Here, it is logically admitted that people must be related to this place. At this time, this virtual place for the rebirths has become a relatively virtual meaning, and the automatic repair of broken glass is shown in the play, which expresses the absolute incompatibility between time and space and the rebirths, so from In absolute terms, the person who smashed the glass cannot even exist in the air at this time, and of course cannot open the door of the bar bathroom. So from a general perspective, only by acknowledging this can we let go of doubts and assume feasibility. Secondly, assuming that the unity of the reborn and San Junipero is recognized, the next thing that needs to be explored is the difference between this place and the original world. The people here are temporary, some have existed for a long time, come after death or can live forever, the world cannot be changed, there is only this place in this world mode, etc., so although there is no more plot extension, you can boldly predict that it will be here. Hell out. In the play, the heroine tells Kelly that she has come to San Junipero for the first time, and based on the fact that the hostess insists on asking Kelly to accompany her after "eternal life", it can be explained that there is only this place in this virtual world, and there is only one called San Junipero. San In the place of Junipero, this point of view needs to be clarified. And when everyone knows that this is a virtual land, the seemingly normal social order in the play, the existence of bars, streets, and various houses like the original world is absurd (why can Kylie suddenly own a house? +The paradox at the beginning of the article), because the original world is born to death and the concept of immortality in this virtual land (the heroine in the play says "how beautiful is immortality", I don't know whether its meaning is true and complete immortality or relative and ok Live a long time but you can choose to die) is fundamentally different. The original concept of human beings will undergo essential changes, the system and self-will will collapse, the houses, vehicles, and human communication behaviors in the virtual world will completely break with the original world, presenting strange concepts. Then, from a human perspective, both the experiencer and the occupant of the rebirth world have the memory and behavioral thinking mode of the original world (see the dialogue of the characters in the play), then it can be explained that the brain of the person in the rebirth place is completely related to the dead or experience The same, only changed the virtual body. The connotation of people who shuttle between the original world and the virtual world is not enough. Finally, let’s put aside the scientific framework to tell the story itself: I have seen an article before that wrote about the "resistance" of this kind of plot. The excerpt is as follows: "About "Black Mirror", we only need to ask such a question, "Black Mirror" Why not envisage resistance? We keep seeing people who are shrouded, besieged, and have nowhere to escape in the technological world. / We can say that the "Black Mirror" has always emphasized the domination of people by technology, this The motif was used over and over again and was finally used up in the third season. It also exhausted all the freshness and patience of the audience. / How to imagine resistance has almost become a touchstone for testing this type of theme film. Just like Lu Kács (a well-known Hungarian Marxist) criticized modernism and portrayed the world we live in as alienated, absurd, and hopeless. It is not a clever art. It can only be measured when you imagine a way of resisting. The complexity and weight of a work. / Looking back at the third season of "Black Mirror", I completely gave up answering this question. The depression and despair brought about by the plot are not so much depth, as the most boring superficiality. The alienation of human beings caused by modern civilization, the sense of emptiness or absurdity in the technological world, or the loneliness and despair of human beings, it is hard to count how many films are reproducing these propositions. So much so that all of these have been reversed, accepting this degree of reflection and becoming The necessary conditions for shaping the individual middle class under the conditions of capitalism.” I have to say that such a comment is extreme but well-founded. In fact, there are still some metaphorical "resistances" in the fourth episode, only Is slightly weak. For example, when the heroine insisted on asking Kelly to stay, Kelly expressed excitedly, mentioning that although she suffered betrayal, she stayed together for 49 years. Such a time span may not be a big deal in the virtual world, but in the original world. It is “heavy” enough, and even longer than a lifetime for some people. The 49 years in the original world of life to death is undoubtedly a declaration of “true” weight and preciousness, and after Kelly’s sentence “you Do you want to live in a false place forever?!" It is the voice of the original world. It’s just a little ironic that a drunkard man chose to be brave and completely ended because of his daughter, and Kelly forgives her husband’s love of her daughter and intends to follow it. Is it possible to draw an interesting conclusion: after all, there is no blood relationship. Not so strong. . . And what was saved was that she chose to bury her body next to her family, consciously follow the heroine, and can see that free and passionate love can also make people make brave or sacrificial decisions. "Outside", the "outside" mentioned in the play may have already implied a certain depression and regret in people's hearts. After all, the brain with the original world cannot survive in the rebirth world, but the greatest significance of the rebirth world is precisely the "rebirth" meaning of coming to the new world with the memory of the original world; if there is no experience in the original world, it is completely new. Rebirth the world, then I believe that because it is brand new, so people will have a new world operating order, which may be feasible in future technology. If the “new people” are completely unaware of the past life, then this represents a kind of meaninglessness of rebirth. Its meaning is only reflected in the choices made by the living in the original world when he is about to die, and from the moment of his death. Deadline, nothing to do with rebirth. To the end, the cheerful music is accompanied by countless seemingly beautiful and vast "terminal brains", which can be regarded as a meaningful scene. At this time, should you revel in eternal life, or think deeply because of the cold virtuality? The conclusion: After all, the relationship without blood relationship is not so strong. . . And what was saved was that she chose to bury her body next to her family, consciously follow the heroine, and can see that free and passionate love can also make people make brave or sacrificial decisions. "Outside", the "outside" mentioned in the play may have already implied a certain depression and regret in people's hearts. After all, the brain with the original world cannot survive in the rebirth world, but the greatest significance of the rebirth world is precisely the "rebirth" meaning of coming to the new world with the memory of the original world; if there is no experience in the original world, it is completely new. Rebirth the world, then I believe that because it is brand new, so people will have a new world operating order, which may be feasible in future technology. If the “new people” are completely unaware of the past life, then this represents a kind of meaninglessness of rebirth. Its meaning is only reflected in the choices made by the living in the original world when he is about to die, and from the moment of his death. Deadline, nothing to do with rebirth. To the end, the cheerful music is accompanied by countless seemingly beautiful and vast "terminal brains", which can be regarded as a meaningful scene. At this time, should you revel in eternal life, or think deeply because of the cold virtuality? The conclusion: After all, the relationship without blood relationship is not so strong. . . And what was saved was that she chose to bury her body next to her family, consciously follow the heroine, and can see that free and passionate love can also make people make brave or sacrificial decisions. "Outside", the "outside" mentioned in the play may have already implied a certain depression and regret in people's hearts. After all, the brain with the original world cannot survive in the rebirth world, but the greatest significance of the rebirth world is precisely the "rebirth" meaning of coming to the new world with the memory of the original world; if there is no experience in the original world, it is completely new. Rebirth the world, then I believe that because it is brand new, so people will have a new world operating order, which may be feasible in future technology. If the “new people” are completely unaware of the past life, then this represents a kind of meaninglessness of rebirth. Its meaning is only reflected in the choices made by the living in the original world when he is about to die, and from the moment of his death. Deadline, nothing to do with rebirth. To the end, the cheerful music is accompanied by countless seemingly beautiful and vast "terminal brains", which can be regarded as a meaningful scene. At this time, should you revel in eternal life, or think deeply because of the cold virtuality?

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  • Mona 2022-03-24 09:02:40

    The only smile Kenny ever showed in the entire episode of E03 was at the little girl at the beginning. Such a bright smile. Very thoughtful.

  • Arch 2021-12-29 08:01:42

    I just watched the first episode and think about this world of moral kidnapping even if I like it in the circle of friends.

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