Bandersnatch
With Bandersnatch being out for 2 weeks how (released 28th December 2018) I thought that I would share my thoughts and feelings towards it.
Black Mirror is a drama series on Netflix, and their episodes are to do with society, and the future. And, their episodes are pretty deep and meaningful. Hence why they made their interactive film, Bandersnatch. Casting includes Fionn Whitehead (Dunkirk), Asim Chaudhry (Click & Collect) and Will Poulter (We’re the Millers).
I’d call it a film but some refer to it as a game. Anyhow, the film allows you to choose paths for Stefan (Whitehead), much like an interactive book would! I first watched the film on the day it came out, and I loved it! SPOILERS AHEAD.
I first chose Sugar Puffs, ended up killing Collin, burying his dad and fighting with his therapist — only to find out he was on a tv show!
After a few days, I did the game again and came up with a totally different outcome — I ended up meeting Peal Ritman!
I then continued to do it after I found this on Twitter:
Although, when you do choose some paths, the production does force you to rethink your choice. For instance, when Stefan is with his therapist, she asks about his mum and asks if he wants to talk about it. I chose no but then the therapist asked me if I was sure and the only path I could choose was to talk about it.
The part where Stefan asks the universe who is controlling him and you end up staring at yourself into the black Netflix screen…
The story is actually very intriguing and something that fascinates me very much. How we ALWAYS have people watching us. The Government. I’m one of those people who have a sticker over their computer camera. Big Brother and The Sims are games that are similar and they have also sparked this notion into my brain, but Bandersnatch just put things into perspective for me. The whole Programme And Control idea that Collin refers to when drugged up. That had me MINDBLOWN. Anyways, I enjoyed controlling Stefan. Which is weird to admit because Dr Haynes, his therapist, talks about people watching over Stefan and controlling him for THEIR entertainment. That’s mad. To think, we’ve all been doing this growing up — on Sims. Being in control of someone's life. Growing up children play with Barbies, Bratz and Polly Pockets (I preferred Bratz). Mad mad mad.
