Black Mirror’s new season ignites curiosity amongst followers
The Black Mirror identify debate has as soon as once more sparked curiosity amongst followers following the discharge of season seven on Netflix final week.
The sci-fi present, which has been working for over 14 years, has as soon as once more taken the web by storm.
Taking to X, a fan tweeted, “IT’S CALLED A BLACK MIRROR BECAUSE ITS A BLACK SCREEN?? OMG I AM SO F*****G DUMB.”
Giving a nod to the fan’s tweet, one other person chimed in, saying, “This is more on point; I think the creator mentioned it being called black mirror because at the end of the episode the screens black and you’re left with a reflection of yourself, so I think it apply to phones, TVs, laptops, devices in general.”
A 3rd, nonetheless, added, “Its not called black mirror because your phone is a black mirror. Its called black mirror because, like a mirror, it shows yourself, it shows how humans f**k themselves over with technology, the mirror isn’t literally ‘Black’ rather a dark vision of ourselves and technology.”
Charlie Brooker, the author of the present, beforehand addressed this debate throughout an unique dialog with Channel 4.
Talking to the outlet, he mentioned, “Because an TV, any LCD, any iPhone, any iPad – something like that – if you just stare at it, it looks like a black mirror, and there’s something cold and horrifying about that. And it was such a fitting title for the show, I mean I don’t know what else we would’ve called it… Spooky Technology Time?”
Brooker, 54, continued, “It would’ve been rubbish. I like the fact that people are watching it on their TV or on their laptop, or their smartphone or whatever and then as the end credits start running and the screen cuts to black, they see themselves reflected.”
Black Mirror season seven, which has been critically acclaimed by viewers, continues to emphasize on the strain that expertise exerts on human beings.
