3e - PLANET GEEK - Publish your film, series, music album, video game or book review here. by Marc Francony https://padlet.com/marc_francony/8r021o3cpbf1 Don't forget to write your name in the article title! en-us 2017-10-11 13:59:51 UTC 2023-01-23 04:41:31 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Manbag.png Black Mirror - S3E1 - Nosedive marc_francony https://padlet.com/marc_francony/8r021o3cpbf1/wish/196033041 By M. FRANCONY
Nosedive plunges us into an immediate future in which every interpersonal encounter  concludes with the participants “ rating ” each other out of five on their phone . These ratings are a kind of parallel currency: get above 4.5, and the world is yours ; drop much below 3.5, and you’ll be a pariah , unable even to rent certain cars or enter certain buildings.
We see Lacie (Howard) desperately trying to up her rating so she can move into a new house. She does so by attempting to get to the wedding of her highloathsome friend, Naomie (Eve), for whom she’s maid of honour.

This episode is visually superb. Its topic is deeply thought-provoking. It makes us question our relationship with others and set our priorities straight. However, the episode is weakened by caricatural characters and a plot that fails to exploit its potential. The ending is too frustrating to be entirely satisfying.

I give it 4 stars.


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/on-demand/0/black-mirror-season-3-nosedive-review-a-thought-provoking-pastel/

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