The show has been filmed for two seasons so far, with three episodes per season. Another special episode was released this past Christmas. There are seven episodes in total. Each episode has a consistent theme, that is, the relationship between technology and human nature. And has maintained a high level of writing and production level. Having said that, I have to praise the screenwriter of the British drama once again. The screenwriter of "Black Mirror" has a big enough brain hole, a clever enough plot arrangement, and a delicate enough character creation.
In this episode of White Christmas, there are three technological means. One is to use audio-visual means and voice interaction to help people on a date. The other is to take out the backup of people's consciousness to serve the "master" or to torture their thoughts. The third is to block others. The shielded and shielded become a silent and invisible gray shadow of each other, and the authorities can even make one person shielded by everyone. Each of the three technologies is enough to make a story on its own, that is, the writers lavishly cram an entire season of content into one episode—the talented are far more self-willed than the rich.
The use of audio-visual means and voice interaction to help people on a date is not focused in the film, but only appears in the foreshadowing part. This method seems to be a boon for people who are introverted and dull and nervous when they see the opposite sex. However, those who watch other people's dating process are not really out of enthusiasm, but just to satisfy their own voyeuristic desires. For the parties involved, falling in love at the behest of others can change from being ill-spoken to being eloquent, but is the person who is in love still himself?
Backup awareness is a focus of this episode. The backed-up consciousness can be used as a slave to the "master", and it can even be used by the authorities to torture thoughts. This is simply the end of free will. How about who doesn't have a heart and lungs in his stomach? If you really want to show your thoughts, I am afraid no one is innocent.
Even if someone has a firm will and has survived the torture of their minds, there is still the barrier of shielding. Let you be blocked by the whole world. From then on, everyone becomes a squirming gray shadow in your eyes, and you also become non-existent in the eyes of others. Then there will be no more dangerous ideas and alarmist speeches, and the world will be in harmony.
What moved me the most was the story of the second man. His beloved girlfriend is pregnant, he is very happy, but his girlfriend wants to kill him. The two broke out into a quarrel, he made a rude remark in anger, and his girlfriend blocked him in anger. He tried every means to save it, but his girlfriend was resolute and never unblocked. He followed his girlfriend's life infatuatedly, and was pleasantly surprised to find that she eventually left the child, and the mother and son lived with her father. The shielding will also extend to future generations, so the child is also a gray shadow in his eyes. However, he persistently went to the door of the old man and secretly looked at the gray shadows, one large and one small.
Gradually, he saw that it was a girl. Until one day, his girlfriend was killed in an accident, so the shielding automatically failed. He excitedly rushed to see his daughter, only to be shocked by the results. Despair and pain tore at him, driving him into wild moves. The story can be described as twists and turns, and the second man's infatuation with his girlfriend and his love for his daughter touched me deeply. I can even understand everything he did after his collapse, even if it was a crime. A father is willing to do everything for his daughter, although the film presents the other extreme.
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