spectator's indifference

Christop 2022-11-24 21:44:20

In the era of high-speed development of the Internet, almost every one of us has left a mark on the Internet. Because of absolute anonymity, there are countless keyboard warriors and trolls, and the hot comments under news reports are sometimes distorted and creepy. The most common example is: being raped is the work of a woman and deserves it.

A very impressive news, the waiter wanted to stop the man who stole the lunch box, but her throat was cut tragically. In the hot comment on the incident, a large number of netizens denounced the waiter for being too much, and people were going to steal the meal. The waiter who was in charge was lying on the floor, his blood was drained, and his life was gone, never to return. I never clicked that video a second time.

The presumptuous cyber violence is of the same nature as the indifferent spectators in the film.

Vee is a college student with an ordinary family who follows the rules. She has one or two friends, a pushy friend, and a warm man who gives silently. During the time when the live game Nerve was popular, she also participated in the game because of her friends' encouragement and her own desire. , it is difficult to get out of this step.

The rules of the game are simple and easy to understand: two identities, spectators and players, players accept the challenges put forward by the spectators, and as the difficulty of the project increases, they can obtain higher popularity and bonuses. Participants cannot call the police, which is an absolute rule.

There are a lot of scenes of the bustling avenues of New York in the film, which is full of modernity and life. The role of the heroine is also very similar to ordinary people, which can resonate even more.

Starting from the two protagonists streaking in high-end stores, the rhythm of the game gradually got out of control, and went retrograde in the direction of no longer easy spoofing.

The male protagonist and the rock boy were Nerve gamers in the past. After killing a friend in an accident, they became prisoners of Nerve's third identity after calling the police in fear. Had to continue the game, can only rush to the final.

Blindfolded 60 kilometers of motorcycles rushing, high-altitude stairs erected between two houses, lying on the train track to challenge not to be run over, cold sweat between the lightning and flint, hanging with one hand at a height of hundreds of meters 5 Seconds... become a prisoner of the game, and death is the blade on the neck.

In the final decisive battle, the dark clouds, the buildings like the Colosseum, the spectators wearing anonymous masks, crowded on the building and waving their mobile phones, flashing fluorescent light.

Three finalists, three pistols, whoever shoots first wins.

I remember the red hoodie vee was wearing. She was terrified and didn't want to kill each other. She looked at the masks of the spectators and asked, what's your name? How about you? And do you really want one of us to die here? This is a stupid game. The spectators who didn't come to the scene chose yes, and the answer they heard was yes in the mad cries of everyone on the scene.

The gun rang, vee fell, and the spectators left like a flood, and the same message came from their mobile phones: you are an accomplice. They waved, turned over, took their coats from their chairs, put them on, and went on with their lives.

Fortunately, the end of the story is happy end, witty characters, otherwise I would be so angry (`Dish´)

The cyber violence brought about by anonymity may not be as exaggerated and direct as in the film, but the harm it brings to others is real and difficult to erase.

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Extended Reading

Nerve quotes

  • Ty: It's okay its over we're finally free

  • Gatekeeper: Ticket

    [Vee hands over a revolver, he checks it, then loads it before handing it back]

    Gatekeeper: Come on in