Black Mirror- Nosedive

GLOBAL ISSUES

  • misuse of technology
  • need to be accepted

The scene with Chester giving the smoothie:

  • The contrast between Chester and Lacy
    • Black, white
    • Wearing green, wearing pink
      • he is also standing in front of the tree
    • When he is stuck outside and can’t be let in, she is wearing green, he is wearing pink
      • he can’t seem to sync with anyone
  • Camera angle (he is looking down at her)
        • separation + disconnect between the two characters
  • When he is stuck outside, there is a glass door blocking him
    • women hit the glass ceiling

 

  • References to influencers:
    • green juice
    • taking photos of her food

 

  • Similarities to real life
    • cancer story
    • empty pursuit
    • A very “real” issue
    • in near future, not exactly futuristic but kindoff

 

  • Swearing symbolism
    • unwritten social laws
    • regarded as crude, harsh, informal
    • aggressive
    • she has hit rock bottom
    • same with the truck driver
      • when the
    • In the jail cell when they are roasting each other they start enjoying saying “fuck you”
    • It’s no longer an insult
    • Ends with “fuck you” to the system
  • What are you looking at?
    • shouldn’t be staring
    • don’t stare animals in the eye
    • seen as threatening
  • Wearing her bra in the jail cell
    • unspoken rules
    • not accepted by society
    • exposing herself
    • took off her pastel dress
    • stripped away the color
    • color becomes a powerful symbol of society
    • muted rather than bright- pastel
    • the guy is wearing black and white
  • It would be a dull world without wonder
    • pastel colors and dull
    • people don’t conflict
    • they aren’t honest
  • Glass barriers in the jail cell
    • leading lines: emphasis on the empty space in the middle
    • rule of thirds
    • glass cages: animals, trophy, museum
    • display things from the past: to learn from the past
  • Dialogue: I don’t like your bra, I don’t like your mustache
    • it’s ok to criticize
    • fake compliments don’t have value
    • enjoying the rudeness
    • music gets louder and happier, victorious music
  • Symbol: the noise of the rating going down
    • In the airport and at the wedding

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