Analysis Of High Technology's Side Effects Of Black Mirror

High Technology's Side Effects Black Mirror is a British science fiction anthology television series created by Charlie Brooker. Charlie Brooker is a UK writer, comedy actor, producer and presenter. He writes abounding series such as Black Mirror, Brass Eye, Gameswipe, Newswipe, Weekly Wipe, and 10 O’Clock Live. In his Black Mirror series, he follows a similar format in which he uses a mixture of sketches he has created himself and footage from the news or television. He always talks about making sarcastic and cynical observations and jokes. Black Mirror created in 2011 and spanning four seasons, which are 19 episodes including one special in 2017. All episodes were extremely popular with the audience and received a high ranking in Netflix.
Each episode is presenting present or the near future, it often amplifies the role of technology in our lives and leads to a horrible or ironic outcome. Moreover, each episode has different actors, backgrounds, even a different reality, it’s about a mirror that reflects people’s lifestyle in modern society. The argument here is technology is rapidly developing in modern, while improving people’s living standards, what are the side effects? Nosedive is the first episode of the third series, Brooker wrote how a new tech that exists can change and impact the whole society in the future era. In this episode, everyone’s eyes implant a new device that is similar to the contact lens. People can achieve the AR (Augmented
Technology is becoming widespread, some apartments use the fingerprint to unlock doors, Apple Inc. uses facial recognition to unlock phones. What the side effects are from technology is becoming a crucial topic recently. As more new technology rolls out, people’s living standard is getting better and more efficient. People’s behavior also reversal simultaneously, because they are relying on the electronic devices more than face to face communication with each other. In public, a common phenomenon is a group of people plays on the phone instead of talking with his/ her friends or family. People’s social skills will slowly diminish due to lack of communicating with new people. Nosedive not only shows a story that Lacie didn’t get anything for a high score but in the end, it shows a social issue behind which is ranking system also causes some poor behaviors in a real world. For instance, some parents or professors judge students’ ability base on their grades, so students are becoming care about their grades progressively. Some students who don’t study hard, they will choose to cheat to obtain a better grade. Another example, some people also judge the workers’ happiness level base on their salaries. People want others to think that they are wealthy, so they give themselves lots of pressure on their work to earn a higher salary.