All Forms of Art

Black Mirror is one of those shows where we say, “This is weird,” from the very first minute. Not a bad kind of weird though!  Tech For Bad It depicts a highly technological future with some disturbing technologies and applications.  In that sense, it often feels like a modern continuation of The Twilight Zone , which also wrapped social critique inside strange and unsettling scenarios. Some of these pieces of technology are clearly an upgrade to existing things; others are new, but we can see where the author drew inspiration to conceive of them.  However, this show isn’t just about technology; it’s much deeper than that. The Monster Is Us What you’ll see on the screen is the technology being used in the service of the darkest side of humanity.  This is reminiscent of Westworld , where human cruelty finds a playground in artificial beings, or even Ex Machina , where the line between progress and manipulation becomes disturbingly thin. Somet...