BLACK MIRROR/黑镜子
I watched black mirror today. It is a mini UK TV series. In the total 3 series discussed about 3 issues that torture almost everyone of us: rummer (public pressure), pseudomorph (entertainment to death), and memories.
The first story talks about that the prime minister was threaded by a kidnapper that he would kill the popular kidnapped princess unless the prime minister had sex with a pig and broadcasted the whole process on air. At first only less than 20% favor the scarification of the prime minister. After the kidnapper cut a finger of princess and post the video on youtube, the public pressure began to increase. More people had sympathy of the princess and were waiting for the awkward occasion of prime minister. Finally the prime minister done that. When he was having sex with the pig, almost everyone stay in front of the TV with a enjoy face. Half an hour passed, the poor man was still doing the silly things, crying. Then the public eventually felt the painfulness of the man from his cry. The princess was finally released while nobody noticed that because they all watching TV at that time. It is full of irony.
Except the keynote admitted by many people, such as the fallen media, the insensible public, the being exploited SNS, my opinion is that it is never fair to sacrifice a person even because it is to rescue the other, whoever they might be. Yes she is the popular princess and he is a useless prime minister hated by people, but they are the same. They both are common individuals who want to survive and to live with dignity. This reminds me the famous "trolley problem".
Back to the title Black mirror, it is a reveal of the dark side of humanity and life. But we exam ourselves through the mirror then rush back to previous life again.
我今天看了《黑镜子》。这是一部英国迷你剧。一共有三集,讨论了3个几乎困扰所有人的问题:流言(舆论压力),假象(娱乐至死)以及回忆。
第一个故事是关于,一个绑架了很受欢迎的公主的绑匪威胁首相,如果不直播他和猪性交,他就会把公主杀掉。一开始只有20%的人赞成牺牲总统。后来,绑匪把他切下公主手指的视频传到youtube上以后,舆论的压力开始增大。越来越多的人同情公主,并且等着首相出丑。最后,首相照绑匪说的做了。当他和猪性交的时候,几乎所有的人都带着一副享受的表情在电视机前观看。半小时过去了,这个可怜的人仍然在哭着继续这件愚蠢的事情。然后公众终于通过他的哭声感受到了这个人的痛苦。公主终于被释放,但是因为所有人都在看电视,所以不知道。这部剧充满了讽刺。
这部剧的主旨除了大家常说的:媒体的堕落,麻木的公众,被利用的sns以外,我认为为了救一个人去牺牲另一个人是不公平的,无论他们是谁。的确,公主很受欢迎,首相很没用很多人讨厌,但是他们是平等的。他们都是想要活下去并且有尊严的活着的人。这让我想起了那个有名的“有轨电车难题”。
回到黑镜子这个标题,它揭露了对人性和生活的阴暗面。只是我们在通过镜子审视自己后,又回到了原来的生活。
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