EntertainmentBlack Mirror is not about ‘technology being bad’, says creatorIn an interview, Charlie Brooker praised different genres used in Black Mirror season 6

One of the most beloved series of recent years, Black Mirror became well known for telling stories with a strong focus on advanced technologies and how they could affect humanity. However, according to the creator of the production, Charlie Brookerthe series talks about another subject.

It is worth remembering how the series of Netflix had its sixth season available in the streaming catalog last Thursday, the 15th. During an interview with GamesRadar+, Brooker commented on how the sixth year of Black Mirror it also features more complex themes, with varied genres such as horror and humor – in addition to an episode without any technology in the plot.

“It was definitely a conscious decision to change what the show is about a little bit. Netflixthey are in the reverse order of how they were written, because ‘demon 79,’ which I co-wrote with Bisha K. Ali – which I think is fantastic – we wrote it as a ‘Red Mirror,'” he said. “I was almost thinking, ‘Okay, let’s imagine it’s a companion piece to Black Mirror.'”

It was interesting to redefine things that way. It was a palate cleanser and means you’re approaching every other episode from a slightly different perspective.

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It is worth mentioning as “Demon 79” is not the only chapter of the sixth season to be set in the past. “Beyond the Sea,” starring Josh Hartnett, kate mara It is Aaron Paultakes place in the 1960s, but with a retrofuturistic aspect.

“I was super aware… There was a little danger… in part because I always thought, ‘Well, the show doesn’t say technology is bad, the show talks about how fucked up people are,'” he continued. Charlie Brooker. “So, you know: ‘Do it right!'”

Of course, technology remains a very present topic in the series, as Black Mirror translates to “black mirror,” which references the reflection we see when phone or computer screens are turned off.

Furthermore, Brooker explained how all seasons of Black Mirror have “a lot of media commentary and satire, and that will inevitably have something to do with your image and the way you are perceived.”

I think parts of the series [abordam] the pain of a real-life thing becoming a sort of true crime documentary, like ‘Loch Henry,’ or something more playful, like ‘AJoan sucks,’ which is an existential nightmare, but it’s also to do with identity and control and all that beeswax.