I used to think that Black Mirror was my most beloved dystopian Sci-Fi series of the last years.
Until season 6.
Let me explain: all the previous series were about the abuse and exploitation of technology and its possible, undesired side effects. I will remember here "The National Anthem", "Nosedive", "Metalhead" just to name a few.
But now? Apart "Joan Is Awful" and "Beyond the Sea" (this one pretty mediocre, if compared to the one I've mentioned before, no matter the excellent Aaron Paul) I've seen some fantasy flicks!!! Wherevolves and demons! I mean... Seriously? Are those, quoting Wikipedia, "explores technology and its side-effects."?? No, of course. They are not.
I don't know who the production had to please to insert those totally misplaced topics in an otherwise perfect series but the choice was poor. At least IMAO. Very poor, very out-of-context and I haven't been able to find a real meaning for those "harrypotter-esque" episodes. I admit, I've been really irked by those. Science Fiction is a serious genre, a genre that is supposed to make you seriously ponder about your present and about your future and there's nothing wrong in being serious.
Now tell me: how werewolves and a demon dressed up like an Abba member are supposed to make me ponder about my future?
So sad to see that even Black Mirror had to "sell its soul".
Until season 6.
Let me explain: all the previous series were about the abuse and exploitation of technology and its possible, undesired side effects. I will remember here "The National Anthem", "Nosedive", "Metalhead" just to name a few.
But now? Apart "Joan Is Awful" and "Beyond the Sea" (this one pretty mediocre, if compared to the one I've mentioned before, no matter the excellent Aaron Paul) I've seen some fantasy flicks!!! Wherevolves and demons! I mean... Seriously? Are those, quoting Wikipedia, "explores technology and its side-effects."?? No, of course. They are not.
I don't know who the production had to please to insert those totally misplaced topics in an otherwise perfect series but the choice was poor. At least IMAO. Very poor, very out-of-context and I haven't been able to find a real meaning for those "harrypotter-esque" episodes. I admit, I've been really irked by those. Science Fiction is a serious genre, a genre that is supposed to make you seriously ponder about your present and about your future and there's nothing wrong in being serious.
Now tell me: how werewolves and a demon dressed up like an Abba member are supposed to make me ponder about my future?
So sad to see that even Black Mirror had to "sell its soul".