A little bit of Black Mirror

Darius 2022-04-23 07:01:06

There is no doubt that irony and reflection on technology and media is a major foothold of "Black Mirror", the untraceable release address in the first episode, the uncontrolled spread of news on the Internet, and the color and news. The second episode is surrounded by a telescreen-like "wall" of surveillance people on all sides, and the virtual auditorium can even simulate vivid expressions; the third episode is more obvious implants, and the human body connected as one.
Apart from these, there are also some hidden mass effects under technology and modern media, which can be regarded as another little hint that this drama has given us.
Is public opinion really so powerful? When we are the public, we may enjoy it, because at this time the collective effect will appear, people's awareness of rights and responsibilities will be reduced, and it is easy to be incited or do things that they are afraid to do on weekdays, because hiding in the crowd, individual Don't take too much responsibility. However, when we were the one to blame, the situation was reversed, and whether or not what the public was asking for was reasonable or not, it became something that had to be done, because of some kind of pressure.
So there is a prime minister representing a government who is coerced into unreasonable bestiality, just to save the princess, or because of public pressure, as can be seen from the changes in the two public opinion polls, when the people who support this practice are When there is a minority, the Prime Minister can not do it, and when the majority supports it, he has to do it, or he will be cast aside. There is also the self who was defeated by "do it" from all directions on the draft stage, and even just inconsistent with the public, was suspected and ridiculed (the woman who took off the device in the third episode).
So when facing the masses, where is the power of the self, how much is it, or is it engulfed by this torrent.

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Black Mirror quotes

  • Kenny: [sobbing] They filmed me.

    Hector: Filmed you...

    Kenny: Through my computer camera.

    Hector: What, like, filmed you?

    Kenny: Yeah, like, you know, doing it.

    Hector: Like sex?

    Kenny: No. Like, you... you know.

    Hector: Jerking off. Jerking off to porn or something? Well, everyone does that. The fucking pope probably does that.