Black Mirror is a Netflix Original British television series that explores the unease that technology could possibly bring to the modern world in the not so distant future. “Nosedive” is the first episode of season 3 in the series. I will do a close reading to show the impact that technology has on social class and behavior and discuss how the craving for social acceptance brought about the sudden demise of the main character in this episode.
Nosedive depicts a world that is run and driven by ratings given to people through social interactions. Higher ratings equate to a higher social standing and opens up countless opportunities in the world. These ratings are on a scale from 0 to 5, and are incremented in decimals.
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Her friend is rated 4.8 and will have more than enough quality people at her wedding to help give her the boost she needs. As a bridesmaid she is expected to make a speech. Stacy’s opportunity has come and she grabs with both hands. Her brother is there while she receives the news and tells her that she isn’t really friends with the bride and reminds her of how badly the bride treated her when they were in school, besides its not a coincidence that after years of no contact she all of a sudden gets invited to be her brides …show more content…
This scene sort of mocked the current social world by showing how people should act with freedom of expression.
This episode brings to light the strengthening of an already existing culture which we currently live in, which is the social media culture. Although it is not pronounced at loud, it exists. “Nosedive” shows the role that social media and social class play in our everyday lives. For instance, if you walk around the Bowling Green State University campus, you will realize that 80 percent of people you came across will be on their phones or some form of mobile device. That is not much different from what happens in this episode.
The ratings used in the episode are very similar to many benchmarks used in the society today, for instance students strive to have a certain level of Grade point average to appease potential employers and graduate schools. Outside school everyday people try to maintain a good credit score in order to be able to get loans and a lot of monetary benefits. This show also shows the danger that social media brings towards our society as it is forcing people to become more fake and materialistic in order to please order people and gain social acceptance. Unfortunately, this episode shows what could very well be our world in the not so distant
Nosedive depicts a world that is run and driven by ratings given to people through social interactions. Higher ratings equate to a higher social standing and opens up countless opportunities in the world. These ratings are on a scale from 0 to 5, and are incremented in decimals.
The episode starts with …show more content…
Her friend is rated 4.8 and will have more than enough quality people at her wedding to help give her the boost she needs. As a bridesmaid she is expected to make a speech. Stacy’s opportunity has come and she grabs with both hands. Her brother is there while she receives the news and tells her that she isn’t really friends with the bride and reminds her of how badly the bride treated her when they were in school, besides its not a coincidence that after years of no contact she all of a sudden gets invited to be her brides …show more content…
This scene sort of mocked the current social world by showing how people should act with freedom of expression.
This episode brings to light the strengthening of an already existing culture which we currently live in, which is the social media culture. Although it is not pronounced at loud, it exists. “Nosedive” shows the role that social media and social class play in our everyday lives. For instance, if you walk around the Bowling Green State University campus, you will realize that 80 percent of people you came across will be on their phones or some form of mobile device. That is not much different from what happens in this episode.
The ratings used in the episode are very similar to many benchmarks used in the society today, for instance students strive to have a certain level of Grade point average to appease potential employers and graduate schools. Outside school everyday people try to maintain a good credit score in order to be able to get loans and a lot of monetary benefits. This show also shows the danger that social media brings towards our society as it is forcing people to become more fake and materialistic in order to please order people and gain social acceptance. Unfortunately, this episode shows what could very well be our world in the not so distant