Why did the Prime Minister kill hundreds of thousands of people overnight? Behind the 15 million miles is the loneliness and bitterness of a person in a dark corner in this new world of knowledge economy and pervasive media.
My understanding of "Black Mirror" has always been from an onlooker or even abusive perspective, with explosive or penetrating plots, bold sci-fi elements and in-depth thinking, to promote phenomenal and deeply rooted god-level film and television works.
So, my comment after watching the first three seasons of "Black Mirror" is,
if the first episode of Black Mirror, the earth-shattering sun pig, is to remind people that technology is the sword of Damocles, the last episode of the bee is Pandora's devil. The box is the purgatory after the sword falls.
If the Japanese pig is the controversy and wake-up call to the violence caused by online public opinion, then the bee is the trial and verdict.
The one who issued the warning was the artist who looked down on the world with compassion, and the one who executed the sentence was the genius executioner who was arrogant and cold-blooded to take revenge on the society.
The artist committed suicide to end the curtain call, and the executioner escaped to hide his fame.
And "Black Mirror" has always maintained an almost "indifferent" detachment about the so-called right and wrong, just listing the possibilities without being noncommittal. Therefore, "Black Mirror" is depressing, and its existence reminds us all the time: everything is irreversibly heading towards vulgarity.
(This paragraph is taken from my previous drama review, reprinting is prohibited.)
At the same time, I also said at the end of the third season that I was afraid that the "Black Mirror" series might change after changing the owner of Nianfei.
However, it is worth mentioning that the third season of Black Mirror, which is rare, reveals a little bit of the beauty of human nature. Like the end of the first episode, as well as the third and fifth episodes, there is a little bit of violation of the style of the black background. Even the last episode left an open ending. I don't know if this is to pave the way for the darkness of the last episode, or the changes made to cater to the public after the show changed to Ni Fei as the owner. After all, not everyone can accept a black-and-white worldview.
(This paragraph is taken from my previous drama review, reprinting is prohibited)
Sure enough, as soon as the fourth season of "Black Mirror" came out, I watched it overnight. Not only did I not panic and think about black technology, but I had small expectations. Looking forward to using these technologies soon.
"Black Mirror" is still a masterpiece to watch, but it has quietly become "White Mirror."
For the fourth episode of the season's highest quality, "Blind Date" is superb. It's a pity that it's a love story. It's not black mirror at all, but it's very beautiful. The same is true for the fourth episode of the last season. After selling it to Nianfei, it will never be as dark as the first two seasons. A sudden change in style.
A big factor in the style shift is that the first two seasons of Black Mirror, plus the Christmas special, each had a tragic ending. It is not an ordinary tragedy, but a tragedy that is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
And starting from the third season, half of the endings are "good guys win" or "open endings", and there is even an episode of utopian ideals.
Now in the fourth season, there is a comic ending as soon as the first episode comes up. The plot characters are used to serve the needs of the theme, which is really surprising. It's not that the quality is not high, but the style has changed drastically. And it doesn't have the depth that made people sleepless at night.
The first episode of "Implicit Novels" was shocking on the surface, and it also made me understand why foreigners like Chinese online pornography novels, but in fact, the connotation and script are very general. There is no digging, the characters serve the plot, and no other real characters are involved in the final outcome.
In the second episode of "The Best Mom", the satire reflects that the theme is qualified, and the emotions are also very measured, but the sense of technology is super low. Moreover, an APL that has been offline for more than ten years can still be maintained and used, which is too conscientious.
The third episode, "Memories of Murder", has good acting skills and good human nature, but the script is more like "Wild Story", and the layout is not big enough. Now there is no such shocking feeling that you can see the whole society in microcosm from one episode of the story, and even less like the second episode that only reflects a certain phenomenon.
The fourth episode "Blind Date Master APP" made me cry just watching the love story, how much experience I remember. Brain holes are also qualified for big technology. But this is not Black Mirror, the sense of irony is extremely low, and the dystopia is completely overshadowed by love.
The fifth episode "Super Cockroach" is completely out of reality. Although I understand everything it wants to express, when did Black Mirror become postmodern apocalyptic science fiction. If you shoot any more, it will probably be a wasteland.
The sixth episode, "Spirit Into the Brain", consists of four stories connected in series. It can be said that it is the only "Black Mirror" that is still considered "Black Mirror". At the same time, the first three stories also ended in tragedy, which made people extremely uncomfortable. But in the fourth story connected in the end, the good guy wins again. . .
In addition to the change in the ending, another major factor in the change of style is also the biggest performance of this season's feeling of being a little bit stubborn - it feels that if the technology inside is used properly, there are restrictions and reasonable use, there is no problem at all, and it can even benefit mankind. .
For example, in the first episode, the protagonist's behavior must be abnormal, and the setting of letting others know that he is an NPC slave is suspected of serving the plot, although they are just codes. But when this kind of game is developed, how many people can resist the temptation? (There are many unreasonable bugs in the first episode, it can be said that the plot is for the plot)
If the program in the second and third episodes is used reasonably and with restraint, it is simply the gospel of human society.
The third episode finally relies on this technology to solve the case. If the real-time monitoring in the second episode is reasonable, can it not help many people? Think about our kindergarten events this year? ?
Of course, these technologies can also be used to do bad things. The key is whether fair use restrictions can succeed.
In the fourth episode, everything is good, and the final ending has a big brain hole, but the perfect software and love obviously dilute the previous irony of utopia. Isn't such a good true love software the gospel of our single dogs?
If these things can be used intelligently, humanized, reasonable, and limited, then I think it is very good, especially in the fourth episode, the official candy at the end.
Summary: The overall depth and pattern are regressed. It has not reached the highest level in the history of the play, but it is also a masterpiece, and it is still very interesting. The biggest feeling is that the style has changed, and the taste has changed. After reading it, I just want to say that these technologies and stories are not disappointing after reading, but a little anticipation! After introducing a movie and a book every day, welcome to pay attention- The loneliest book club in the world-
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