Netflix's "Black Mirror"

[SleeperAgent]

Colin was the best part of the movie.

I feel like this went too far down the rabbirt hole. They gave us freedom to choose what happens, which in reality for a tv show/movie is groundbreaking. But by the end the main character was already preventing choices that we made from happening which feels like something that would be cool later on in this type of movie genres lifespan. Maybe it was just the paths I chose, but near the end the character barely listened to my choices, then eventually gave up and literally asked me what to decide.

Breaking the fourth wall was kind of inevitable, but it really wasnt done well. I really wish this didnt have the name Black Mirror attached to it. It kinda drags the whole series down.

[kevin87]

Originally Posted by SleeperAgent

Colin was the best part of the movie.

I feel like this went too far down the rabbirt hole. They gave us freedom to choose what happens, which in reality for a tv show/movie is groundbreaking. But by the end the main character was already preventing choices that we made from happening which feels like something that would be cool later on in this type of movie genres lifespan. Maybe it was just the paths I chose, but near the end the character barely listened to my choices, then eventually gave up and literally asked me what to decide.

Breaking the fourth wall was kind of inevitable, but it really wasnt done well. I really wish this didnt have the name Black Mirror attached to it. It kinda drags the whole series down.

They didn't really give you much freedom, it's all rigged to still end up basically the same way, or you reach a dead end and you have to go with another answer to get where they want you to go. As I said before, this isn't really a typical Black Mirror episode, there's no warning of how tech can one day hurt your life, it's kind of like 10 Cloverfield Lane and Cloverfield Paradox, would have been fine on their own but they just attached a brand name to it.

[LynxFX]

Originally Posted by kevin87

They didn't really give you much freedom, it's all rigged to still end up basically the same way, or you reach a dead end and you have to go with another answer to get where they want you to go.

People keep saying this like it is a bad thing. Those dead ends are one of the aspects of a choose your own adventure. They aren't forcing you to pick another answer, that is the only way to continue if you choose to. If you don't, then you can live with a 10 minute story that ended with Stefan making the game with the help of the game studio and ending up with a horribly rated game. The end...

[kevin87]

Originally Posted by LynxFX

People keep saying this like it is a bad thing. Those dead ends are one of the aspects of a choose your own adventure. They aren't forcing you to pick another answer, that is the only way to continue if you choose to. If you don't, then you can live with a 10 minute story that ended with Stefan making the game with the help of the game studio and ending up with a horribly rated game. The end...

It's not a bad thing, but I also don't think it's a good approach. It's a admirably concept but it would have been better with a cohesive storyline without giving the audience the illusion what they're doing matters or actually change anything.

[Heinz-Klett]

5th of June:

Black Mirror: Season 5 | Official Trailer | Netflix - YouTube

[Pondosinatra]

Oh good Lord....they've Americanized the show?

https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/15/enter...ler/index.html

Jesus wept.

[filmbuffTX]

They’ve used American actors in previous episodes. What difference does it make as long as the stories are interesting?

[jblank]

Only 3 episodes? Disappointing to the max. My wife and I love the show but this is a really disappointing bit of info. I fear the series is losing something and is going downhill.