At the very beginning, I want to throw a question. Have you ever wondered why the standard for the system to judge a perfect match is that two people must resist the system?
The fourth season of "Black Mirror" has been watched, and there are mixed reviews on the Internet, but most people feel that this season’s black mirror is not so "black" anymore. Feel like it. However, I would like to recommend the fourth episode of "hang the DJ" in particular. Some people think it is the warmest episode, and I think it is the darkest episode. The following involves serious spoilers, read carefully
At the beginning of the plot of "hang the DJ", the male protagonist Frank and the female protagonist Amy were matched through an intelligent system and set a 12-hour date. They all said it was the "first time" to use this system and also the first date. After returning to the hotel in the evening, I lay in bed and talked about the "benefits" of this system in dating. This system saves everyone the process of exploring and experimenting on their own. It gives you all the choices and even sets the time for you. You only need to respect the system's instructions and even save the process of breaking up.
After this "first" date, Amy and Frank each had a date as short as a few hours, as long as a few months or even a few years with the people assigned by the other system. During their separate dates with other people, a pair of successfully matched couples at the party expressed exciting thoughts on the stage: "You must have confidence in the system, because it can really help you find the perfect match."
This scene is similar to the movie "Lobster", but the two plot settings are different. The setting in "Lobster" is that singles must find a matching partner in this future society within 45 days, otherwise they will be turned into animals. , And the setting of "hang the DJ" is that the system will match single men and women, and the match rate is as high as 99.8%.
After that, the system assigned the two people together, but this time the hostess hoped that both of them would not go to the set date. She had been fed up with the short dew love arranged by the system for her, and did not want to repeat this Appointments. The two shake hands in an agreement.
Being matched by the system again. Amy and Frank are very happy together. When the two of them were walking, the heroine began to question the system: "But how do you know that the object is a perfect match? Maybe the system is just killing us. Patience and expectation, let us experience one after another, the time is random, the order is also random? Every time you become more obedient and more troubled, until finally it gives you an ultimate object, telling you that this is Your true love. At that time, because your frustration is very strong and exhausted, you will accept it directly, and you will live your life. Then, for the rest of your life, you must keep telling yourself that you are not going to die."
After getting along for a few days, Frank couldn't help but peeking at the time set by the system, which was originally five years, but because he looked at the time unilaterally, the system time has been shortened, and finally reduced to a few hours. "Why is this, can you stop shortening the time?" Frank asked the system, and the system replied "everything happens for a reason".
The hostess was very angry and disappointed when she learned that, the two ended their relationship, and since then they have been depressed. This incident has become the knot of the two. Finally, the system prompts them to match the final perfect object for them tomorrow. Before that, they had the opportunity to talk to one of their matched counterparts, which helped to open the knot. The female protagonist immediately chose the male protagonist. Although there was no shot for the male protagonist to choose, but seeing the scene of the two people hugging and kissing after reuniting, it is expected that the male protagonist chose the same way. The two decided to violate the "perfect match" of the system and escape from this place. When they climbed out of the city wall, they entered a space. There were still many pairs of them. Each pair was the result of a system simulation. In 1,000 system simulation tests, two people successfully resisted 998 times. This time is also one of them.
At this point, we probably understand the process of this system test. The previous part is the whole process of the male and female protagonists in one simulation of the system, and we haven't seen it, and there are 999 other scene simulations. Like the technology used in other episodes of "Black Mirror", it is similar to extracting copies of human consciousness and placing them in the system. The system simulates 1000 scenes and records the results of each simulation. The system thinks that if the two resist together, it will pass. After the test, the object that reached 998 resistance was regarded as a perfect match.
During this process, the heroine began to realize that this was a test. When the heroine was playing water drifts by the lake, she asked: Have you ever hit more or less than four water drifts?
Because every time they hit the water float, no matter what kind of posture, there are four, and this is not like what would happen in normal life, but it seems to be set. The protagonist has also speculated whether we are trapped in a simulated scene.
None of them had any memories before they came to this place. When they met for the first time, the hostess felt as if they had known each other before and were very familiar. Realizing that this was a test, the beginning of resistance, gradually pushed the hero and heroine to flee this place rebelliously.
At the end, in the bar, Amy and Frank each held their mobile phones and saw that 99.8% of the matching objects were shown on the mobile phones. The two looked at each other and smiled. There was "hang the DJ" in the bar.
Many people wonder what the title of this episode "hang the DJ" really means, is it just because the song was put in the bar at the end? This is actually the refrain of the British band The Smiths 1986 "panic" song, the lyrics part: Burn down the disco
Hang the blessed DJ
Because the music that they constantly play
IT SAYS NOTHING TO ME ABOUT MY LIFE didn't tell me the least bit about my life
Hang the blessed DJ
Because the music they constantly play
Because of the music they play from time to time
On the Leeds side-streets that you slip down
Provincial towns you jog'round
Hang the DJ, Hang the DJ, Hang the DJ
Hang the DJ, Hang the DJ, Hang the DJ The lyrics of Hang the DJ are actually the strongest irony of the final seemingly beautiful ending. "The music they played didn't tell me anything related to my life, hang the DJ." They rebelled against the match made for them in the simulated system, but in real life they still follow what the system tells them. , And date the 99.8% match that the system matches for them. Ironically, the system determined that only the person who made 998 resistances in 1,000 simulations was the "perfect match" person.
This love test may seem to have such a long time span, but in fact it only takes a few seconds or less to complete in a computer. It is exactly like what the male and female leaders said when they were lying on the bed and chatting-this system arranges everything and saves people the process of groping, finding a partner or facing the distress of breaking up. You don’t have to go through a relationship that will scar you again and again, that will not be “long”, but if you quantify the probability of a person “matching” with you and the length of time he will accompany you as data In front of you, you can accept it calmly and happily, without thinking about other things, or resisting it anymore?
So, when you have a system that can find 99.8% match, do you want to use it? In fact, you don’t have to wait. Now, on the major dating sites, your parents and relatives match you with similar systems, aren’t they?
Back to the first question. Why is the system set that only those who resist can become a "perfect match"? I think this is also a hidden dark setting in this episode. In fact, this may only be a standard of perfect love that is widely accepted and recognized by the public in the future society, and the appearance of love is tens of thousands. You have to judge according to this one. Is it a so-called perfect match?
In addition, I thought about some more from the comments of the late night sister in the comments, and I would like to add a few more points. The form of extracting a copy is very common in black mirrors. The copy cannot affect the ontology. The pain and happiness experienced by the copy, or the growth gained from the lessons learned from experience, are independent of the ontology. The simulation process can be completed in a short period of time. Some inferences are made based on a series of data such as the personal characteristics of the two people's previous life experiences, such as 1,000 different inferences. But these simulations are all inferences based on the information of these two individuals at this point in time. Then, in the system simulation, it is believed that couples who have resisted 998 times out of 1000 times are most likely to have perfect love. Suppose we accept this standard setting, that is to say, at that moment, according to the prediction of the system, two people may be a match. But people will continue to grow and change as they experience. Once a person's growth changes, it will be different from the copy data that the system originally extracted, so theoretically the simulation results will definitely change. Just like after the male protagonist unilaterally took a peek at the time, the system has been recalculating the remaining time of the two. We have also seen the two men and women get along very happily during the period before they know the time. But in the end, the male protagonist couldn't help it, hoping to know the exact time, such as five years, ten years, and wondering how long this relationship will last. Just like when we start a relationship, we always consider all aspects and want to predict whether it will last. In the play, we also see that after we really know the exact time, we seem to know when the love affair will end and what the ending will be, and there is no way to enjoy the process. We have been pursuing a "sense of security" in our relationship, hoping that all the factors of change can be under our control, or it is better to let us know in advance as in the play. And when we really get the answer we want, it will in turn affect us now. Therefore, from a long-term perspective, such matching will definitely be problematic. This can be said to be a bug in the play, or it can be said to be a bug in this system. I think this is also a very interesting setting. In the play, the heroine raises questions about the system. "But how do you know that the object is a perfect match? Perhaps what the system does is just constantly killing our patience and expectations, allowing us to experience a relationship after another. The time is random, and the order is also random. Yes? Every time you become more obedient and full of defects, until finally it gives an ultimate object, telling you that this is your true love. At that time, because you feel very frustrated and exhausted , You will directly Accept it and you will live, and then, for the rest of your life, you must keep telling yourself that you are not going to die. "Isn't this just a portrayal of many partners in love or after marriage? No matter who it is, I think I must have questioned myself many times in love, marriage, and life, "This person is really my life partner. NS? Is this decision really correct? "But there is no fixed calculation method for love. The standard answer and the right to choose are ultimately yours. Those experiences, pains, sadness, joy and happiness will eventually settle into your life.
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