what does the series look like black Mirrorthat has made technological contradictions and social idiosyncrasies its narrative heart, remains relevant in a world that continues to overcome absurdity and unpredictability The most delusional of dystopian predictions? A very difficult undertaking, no doubt, especially considering that the last season, or the three episodes seen in 2019, seemed more alike style exercise Star focused on the protagonist (Miley Cyrus in Primis) who lacks genuine innovative drive. instead with five new episodes of sixth seasonAvailable From 15 June on NetflixCharlie Brooker’s anthological creation somehow returns to its somewhat cynical essentials while continuing to experiment in unexpected ways.
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Maybe the first episode zone is awesomeis the one who most embodies the spirit of this cycle, which is (almost always) inspired by technology to show them more absurd results leads to a broader and more transverse reflection on our daily lives, but also on the different levels of human madness as a whole. The protagonist of the episode, Joan (Annie Murphy Of schitt’s creek), is a man who defines himself as mediocre but discovers that he is at the center of a chain that apparently informs and enhances his life without his knowledge. on screen she is played by Salma Hayek (Actually, from a digital version of Hayek), but then it turns out that the Russian doll levels, boxes within boxes, encounter a compelling and always unpredictable narrative mechanism. Furthermore, the stream between episodes, streamberry – Fantasy in sound and graphics but clearly inspired by a Netflix – an excuse to tell in a witty and metanarrative way our entertainment habitsFast gourmet and umbilical cord.
the subject of consumption and morbid interests is actually recurring in this season, for example in loch henry Where a couple of filmmakers venture into a Scottish village to shoot a nature documentary, but are shocked beyond belief when they discover the story of a serial killer who has been terrorizing the area to make a true Crime Who will end their thirst for eavesdropping and success by forgetting about the victims. little else what happens mazzi dayWhere? A photographer (Zazie Beetz) first shuns the paparazzi profession out of guilt, but then pursues a celebrity who retreats to a shed to escape a painful secret; even here We are talking about impulses that cannot be controlledHere too Brooker unleashes his always delicious twists and to top it all off is a particularly ambiguous final scene sophisticated and brutal,
Where is the technology here? there, only in the background, asipod shuffle presented the character of Beetz as an incredible innovation. For the rest, the focus is more on humanity and its horrors: the final episode, demon 79 it’s really one of a kind Totally Analog Horror and Quotationistabout a saleswoman who must come to terms with a demon that haunts her store and forces her to confront even The darkest evils of the Thatcherian era (Another leitmotif of the sixth season: disorganization, almost disorientation, on a historic scale).
instead of this black Mirror Can be read again in the early days across the ocean: set in the sixties, but told in a retro-futuristic style and with few references 2001: A Space Odysseywatch episode Aaron Paul and Josh Hartnett Like two explorers sent on a mission into deep space, but who have the opportunity to interact with their families through yet another technological innovation. But that virtual presence, especially for the wife of one of the two, was played by kate marabecomes the embodiment of even greater lacks and vacancies.
In a world where virtual reality, society of control, addiction to social networks, living nightmares and artificial intelligence are crossing the limits of our horror and disbelief, black Mirror it’s not good to repeat yourselfStaying true to your pillars. But it’s also good to stray from the beaten track every now and then, a contorting genres and times to amaze the audience convincing them to live everyday experiences (what could be more mundane than sitting on the couch choosing a series from a streaming catalog as the protagonist of the first episode?) and then taking them into completely unexpected terrain. perhaps the real technological innovation is showing how lost and naive and bully we are Confronted with a society that no longer gives us certainty other than our desire to consume, to complain, to renew ourselves.