Becoming What You Wanted to Destroy
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The fact that his rage against the system is then utilized by the system is what's frightening to me. His rage was packaged and is used as a way for people who feel like him to have a vicarious cathartic release of their anger. This prevents them from actually getting angry enough to do something damaging to the system.
So despiiiiteee all his rage he’s still just a rat in a cage?
thats whats happened to every major movement in the USA. it gets co opted because people are too afraid of violence and always take the path of least resistance instead of the path that leads to a better land
@@saturationstation1446 yup
This is why people need to stop bandwagonning Goverment led "Movements". If they are promoting "Xyz movement", and bloating your egos by putting a camera in your face...Something is wrong.
I believe this is why so many people get on board. Petty people, who have never been on a team before, chasing their 15 seconds of fame, and the approval of the misguided masses. Then, when they are confronted on the issue, they just fall back to the same Evil Machine to defend them, and silence the others.
Agreed
On a sidenote, I wish you said "machine" in place of "system"
I started watching philion about 4 years ago laughing at gym buffs and never thought we would be sat watching content like he’s producing these days, can we all try showing the guy a bit of love! His work was a good but these days it’s top notch!
It’s been a wild ride and I love all of it
ngl i love the natty or nots he would do… CBR 🤣🤣🤣
that being said, the production quality and scriptwriting has leveled up immensely and i’m here for it
He really had no choice but to change,he seriously limited his audience by talking about gym douches.
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the analysis of this episode was so spectacular but terrifying. a system of mindless and quick entertainment is so ingrained in my life without me fully knowing that being faced with it like this in a fucking black mirror video essay of all things is giving me megalophobia and an existential crisis all at one and now im gonna put my phone down and read a book
you know you can read a book in your phone for free right? tech != bad
Read Blackshirts and Reds by Michael Parenti!
@@kodokraksasa6564 tech = bad wasn't even the point of the video
Read a book on your phone. That is getting old these days, you don't have to read an actual paper book. There is also articles and podcats and documentaries.
It's not necessarily the form of media that's problematic, but I'm what manner & for what purpose(s) it is being consumed.
As Mark Fisher (among many others) wrote, the unique characteristic of this current stage of capitalism is how it incorporates and assimilates critiques of it, turns them into new products to be consumed and sells them. In an absolute monarchy or a dictatorship the control is much more strict, often straight up banning the use of certain terms or certain rights or freedoms (like that of assembly, or going on strike). It's the difference between soft power (influence, mass media), and hard power (repression, state violence).
doominos
Like this self aware critique of a fictional consumerist dystopia from a streaming service that is sponsored by keeps?
@@Revel4tions the machine eats everything
what is more brutal, the obvious brutality or the ambiguity of the fake, dissimulated brutality?
you forget that the soft power is applied by the same power dynamics like the hard power making it far worse in my opinion.
just like the “freedom” of the west and the repression in the east.
case in point the only thing you know about north korea is what the mainstream media and military industrial complex tells you.
however despite the freedom and liberty us citizens are the most incarcerated and has the majority of its population living in fear. fear of violence in every form. physical, economic and emotional fear.
Smooth brain opinion
Just food for thought: how do we know that Bing is seeing the outside world at the end? It still looks like screens, just ones that have a nicer view. Could be meaning that he is still in a cage, albeit a five star cage. In the end, he is still a servant to the system, only now he gets a few more concessions.
That's what I thought when I first watched it. The outside world has a screen tint to it. It's probably just another level in the whole system and Bing will only realize it as time goes by
That’s the filter he puts in his videos when looking out at the trees
Exit the cage into the fenced in backyard.
Making it in that world means you acquire more square footage. Nothing changes but the size you have to walk around. There is no escape.
I would have loved if the final shot would show the real world... just a desert on a destroyed planet with some bunker humans built to escape because life can not exist anymore
I watched this for a uni presentation back in 2018. To this day, I think it's the most poignant episode of Black Mirror. Also of note, the view of the outside in the ending shot is projected through screens. Bing just traded his rusty cage for a gilded one.
Ok I knew it had to be that
Yeah... I was kinda disappointed by Phil there... It was obv they were screens!?! Or maybe he knew that but thought it was really the outside world (even tho it's heavily implied it just another "channel")?
Allegory of the cave comes to mind
"the view of the outside world" doesn't mean It is not a screen. Just that the images displayed on the screen are from the outside and not from the wii
Makes the ending even worse damn
I personally think this was the best episode of Black Mirror. This one felt real and not just another Black Mirror episode designed to make you feel depressed and fear future/ technology.
I find it so crazy that it’s accurate enough to have the apple as the only “real” food. In jail (at least the one I did time at), the literal only fruit or vegetable we could get, even counting commissary which only had processed food as well, was an apple. For months and years, nothing with any nutritional value at all besides the odd apple.
God, so crazy too. Whole time I was locked up all I wanted was a fucking glass of orange juice. For so long. Life sucks!
@@DKF_oli wtf is up with America, we got to order weekly groceries, the food was cooked by us fresh and there was always fruit on a plate which you could grab whenever you were out of the cell
@Angel of Death Its sad man, where i live prison has 3 tasks:
1. Punishment
2. Rehabilitation
3. Keeping someone dangerous away from society
And the judge needs to decide how much each part weighs in the final decision.
That often leads to pretty low sentences, which are often criticised, but it works; there's a pretty high percentage of succeeded rehabilitation.
For example I was arrested for attempted manslaughter which was later changed to heavy assault (don't know the correct translation), I had to go to prison for around 2 months, go to a supervised group home for a few months and then got parole for effectively 3 years with a suspended sentence of 2 years.
Didnt get in trouble after that and changed, as do many others.
The only stories i hear from America are people getting arrested for smt small, getting sent to prison for a long time and then coming back a real criminal.
American prisons are private owned, greedy bastards. They don't care about rehabilitation, only about profits
I was wondering if it represented the Forbidden Fruit? Or a nod to Apple the company)
Then again, It doesn't make sense to eat the forbidden fruit to gain knowledge when you continue to be a slave to the system
Everyone is against the system, unless they are a part of it. 🔥
It's a true statement
The problem is, the system is monetising and channeling your anti-system sentiments, look up mwho is profiting from it
V ironic
enio....thats not profound at all hahahahaah. we need an empty lighter emoji
that said this is like when kids were using apple products to film the destruction of apple stores lol. humans, we're nuts
"Everyone is against the system, unless you're apart of it" - Philion
Smooth brained and pretentious.
*a part
V ironic huh
My favorite part is when Bing saw himself at the mirror then said "What is this, some kind of Black Mirror?" then his reflection replied "GET OUT! GET OUT!". Truly one of the episodes of all time.
I like how this actor stars in the movie: GET OUT
i like how he looks like sheck wes
what video is it from? the link in this ones description doesnt work
And then right after the mirror he turns around and says "NOPE."
@@YungMomJeans and then something happens that allows me to incorporate the title of Jordan Peele’s second movie, Us (2019).
please for the love of god keep this content up man. Holy shit it's easily outshining the old stuff. (not that it was bad but it's just ... different and better and you found your unique spot here doing THIS).
soyjak ^
@@BIG_doinks agreed, he just explains exactly what the episode was designed to do. No actual original thought. He’s still in my top 5 youtubers though and it’s still a cool review.
@@madams989Thank you.
This explanation is phenomenal. I was just looking for something to watch while I was eating lunch, and ended up getting really introspective and wanting to rewatch this entire episode over again because of you. After hearing what you had to say, I think I really appreciate this episode even more than I did beforehand
This hits so close to home. I have always been very anti establishment in my life but I play the game, work, taxes, enjoy life - I don’t have any social medias outside YT and try and keep my eyes on my hobbies, cars, games, cooking - idle hands right? But my gf is obsessed with TT and insta. I get it. Short bursts of entertainment, pleasure systems in the brain, etc etc. but to me, it’s just another distraction by media formats to keep us complacent while the powers at be control the world, against our favor.
I am not talking about the race for the presidency, or who is in the White House, those put in front of us, are another mere distraction, a puppet, a talking head controlled themselves by the men behind the curtain, the ones we will never see. I am talking about Big Pharma, Big Oil, Google, Walmart, etc
We live in a world where tech companies have the right to record what we do and say bc we let them.
This episode and show, is just too real!
By far my favorite episode in the franchise, I'm so glad it's coming back one more time.
You have to understand, most of these people are not ready to be unplugged. And many of them are so inured, so hopelessly dependent on the system, that they will fight to protect it.
Morpheus, The Matrix
this reminds me of people who defend game companies or stating that their game is not p2w, its just pay 2 convenience but time is money and so it is indeed pay2win
Gotta say love the direction of this new Philion. “Everyone is against the system unless you’re part of it.”
philion is the embodiment of "i disappear for extended periods of time vs making six posts in one hour" holy shit we ate GOOD this month
"What was the point in escaping the bike if he lost himself in the process."
I'd be keen to see a revisit of his character, as it's apparent his dissatisfaction still remains.
His face is lifeless, his life lacks purpose more now than ever before.
There's nothing more dangerous than a man with nothing to lose.
“Everyone’s against the system, until they’re part of it” - the tagline of every revolution ever
As a someone who was a workaholic in my 20s there was a good and bad aspect to hit....so much to say but this hit hard Phil thanks
Please, Sully did the hard work! 🙏🏻
We all know Randall worked harder than you
that's wild i can't imagine any workoholics existing in their 20s nowadays, everybody around me is either constantly changing jobs or unemployed lol
@@slick3996 yea I'm 27 now and barley went to having one job been working 2 since I was 19
This episode broke me, something inside me just said "no, I'm done watching this". I never put my mind into it, but this analysis is on point.
10 mins of high value content with a new show for me to watch, i'm on the good side of CZcams again!
Black mirror is amazing every episode is a different story it's so good
just a lil warning, every episode is completely different, like new set of actors, new atmosphere, theme and technology, but black mirror is great show
I wish I could rewatch black mirror for the first time.
you are exactly the kind of person easily entertained being mocked in the show
@@ParrKevo this video was good and the show seems to be good, how am I easily entertained? And it was kind of a sarcastic joke type comment
At the end of yet another great entry into the catalogue of Philion videos, I can only think of the opening track on Midtown's "Living Well Is The Best Revenge," the 2002 hit: "Become What You Hate." "Yeah, I'm afraid that you've become / everything that you had hated."
After your opus magnum about BAYC you keep amazing us with what you are doing. Keep up the great work, you are necessary.
I remember this episode like it was yesterday, but it's today. Everyday! And just about 95% of this episode is so relatable. The depressing part is introspectively realizing this fact and trying to do something about it. The silver lining I took from this episode after years have passed and falling into the same position, is the part where he tries to better himself and the ending. 1. Now that you see the matrix that you live in, find a way to get out and improve your knowledge of your world so that you can venture to improve your knowledge of the outside world. 2. Once you get to the outside world find away to continue to improve and move forward. Do not stop!
Real talk: Who could possibly perceive this as a happy ending? That's some fucked up shit if that's your reading.
The judges reaction to bing is kinda like what happened to Great Thunberg when she said you have stolen my dreams and my childhood at the UN and they applauded.
Here’s a few bucks for all the hard work you have been doing here lately! Hope you and yours have a blessed one Philion...along with everyone watching 💯🙏KEEP IT UP BRO!
You a real one
Damn you guys are just like guys running on the bike buying glass shards, worshiping a dude that used to criticize things but is now just part of the money machine. And you dont even realize it. Honestly when i saw the title of this video i though philion was talking about himself and ready to change.
@Deegawas How much did you leave him when you gave him a ‘Super Thank$’....OH THAT’S RIGHT...this is the first and only comment you’ve EVER made on ANY of his videos so it’s kinda weird that you even GAF in the first place? Seems like you are just a sad and salty individual. Tell you what...If your jealous & want me to toss u some something just tell me the corner you work at and I will come by and toss you a few$. Hopefully you aren’t this big of a DOUCHE CANOE IRL💯Hope you have a blessed one....thoughts and prayers...thoughts and prayers...
@@TheLastPierrot dude but hes like, exposing it man!
@@BratatoChip Appreciate you Aaron! Hope you have a good one bro. It would be cool if people did it more often. I quit paying for all that BS content so the least I could do it throw the content creators I enjoy a few$ every once in a while💯
There was another similar episode that was a good representation of modern society. Where Bryce Dallas Howard tried to reach her fake friend's wedding in a world where social status(and class) completely depends on the rating given by other people.
Ohh god. You reminded me of that comment ralph is video
The fact this is a real thing in china now is just mind blowing
I loved this episode so much, I want them to make more episodes so bad but reality is probably enough
Everyday is a new episode
8:39 "Yet, to his surprise, they cheer."
This reminds me of the final episode of The Boys season 3. Homelander does something extreme, and the crowd loves him for it.
I don't think that was the outside world. I think that were just LCD screens displaying the outside world.
Essentially saying the even when "you make it" the money doesn't set you free, it just literally upgraded his prison from an LCD box to an LCD penthouse, but a prison still
If you know you're gonna be in prison for the rest of your live you're at least gonna want a better cell, right?
yeh pretty sure you’re right, all he got was bigger screens.
I love the close out choice of song. “Everywhere at the End of Time.”
Not to sound like a hipster but I can vividly remember watching this when it first came out before black mirror was popular and it has always left a lasting impression on me, been thinking about it a lot lately as well with the mass influence of social media and then I see this in my feed, the ole 'natty or not' Philion doing a killer video essay on it, props on the content man, it has been absolutely stellar as of late.
His rant at the end of the episode got him the Get Out lead role. Stuff of legend.
everyone is treating this video as if it was anything but a mediocre summary of a great black mirror episode. i mean the video isnt awful, but the way the viewers are acting is almost cultishly over the top.
agree. love me some philion but this is just act-by-act walkthrough commentary... better use of one's time to just watch the episode. was hoping it was leading to some grand overarching thesis or intertextual analyses, but never really came.
"Everyone is against the system, unless you are part of it" Goddamn
"Everyone is against the system unless you're a part of it"
Using at the end of time for the ending song is just, chef kiss
Cool they brought up the issue with everything being so sexualized. It’s like people are afraid to talk about things are probably actually a problem in fear of being canceled. But both sides of every argument seems to be too extreme. Liberal vs conservatives, pro life vs pro choice, and it goes on and on..
@Phillion hey man, I loved this episode of Black Mirror. I've maybe rewatched this episode upwards of 10 times since it was released. I'm great you told this story in shorter way for others, because the lessons are really important, and it truly captures the plight of consumerism and compliance (and of the manufactured rebellion). Regardless of how the bleak nature of the story telling is, which is harnessed as an actually incredible powerful narrative tool (you see its use in books like 1984 or The Handmaids Tale), there are always little bits you keep picking up on; every rewatch. Even today, I don't think I fully noticed or considered your take on the wooden penguin till you had pointed it out (due to how deep in thought I usually am, by that sequence haha)!
It is intriguing, that some people may consider the ending as happy, as it should really inspire the exact opposite like you say. I personally theorised, that the image of the outside world (at the end) was in fact still a projection/screen. And was a kind of more truthful replication of what the outside world looks like, that comes with "making it", in comparison to the total fabrication of reality; being only alluded to and illuminated with the Mii esque grapthics. Showcasing that even those higher up than the workers, but not quite elite; are still being carrot and sticked, given a taste but still at arms length. In accordance to lead, and to allow the true puppet master's (or elite elite, if you will xD) to live isolated and without fear of responsibility or rebellion. In essence, even the hierarchy is manufactured: to appear to be curated by the consumers, for the consumers, but to mirage the actuality of the system itself.
Which reminds me, that they only theorise that the apple is more organic (like workplace gossip). But there is still doubt. That everything is in fact a facade. Reality thus (or what we take for granted in our's at least), is something that has been completely transformed and commoditised
Great video boss man, keep it up :)
Hey Philion, Great video! The narration was tight, the cuts were crisp, the content is relevant. Your production value is elevated in this one. Keep going bro!!
Philion literally being apart of it.
Holy shit this channel has come a long way. I’ve always enjoyed your content a lot but damn this new stuff is in another level
IIRC this episode has a few mentions in other episodes, I remember the bikes are actually generators to help solve the energy crisis and i believe its volunteer work by people to run them to acquire the points to make it to the big time, at least that's what the people on the outside are told... but maybe they attempt to only accept people vain enough to chase the dream but never willing to sacrifice enough "amenities" to acquire the dream.
This...man. dude is on fire. I can already tell this is going to be amazing
This dude man guy?!?
I think the biggest thing I got from that episode was how unreal of an actor Daniel Kaluuya is. That performance on the stage at 8:09 feels SO real.
Also, I don't think this is even a view of the outside world at the end. Being as it so closely resembles the screens we see before, I saw it as another hint towards him "making it", but nothing really changing in terms of fulfillment. The society is still exactly where it was, and the wheel keeps on moving, literally and figuratively.
I don't understand how anyone could see it as good. I was pulverized from the inside when I saw it, my stomach felt to the ground. I still think of this episode years later.
It is perfectly our world-redux.
Russel Brand is a nice similar exemple right now
I was surprised Philion made that remark at the end, however he was obviously identified with the character and was projecting himself and on more than one occassion. Anyone who watched the episode understood that Bing was still a slave and that he despised what he now was, because - although impoverished, exhausted and betrayed not only by the world but by his self as well - his soul was known to him and what he knew he could never unknow. Philion was making a personal statement because he knew kids looked up to him and thought "streaming" to be the be all end all and all suffering is to cease when you are well off. What Philion perhaps doesn't understand or doesn't want to disclose is that we all face the same problems when it comes to living among other human beings and/or - for some - becoming aware of our predicament and the inescapable existential dread that follows in its revelations; our problems, however, differ when it comes to material existence and the level of conditioned freedom one can attain. There is no pure sense of freedom in this world unless it originates in the mind and there is no freedom unless it is of the mind.
@ well said and yes Philion is biased on this subject
my favorite black mirror episode back in the day it's becoming even more real now. gj on this one Phillion
I really disagree with your takeaway from the ending. "Everyone is against the system unless you're a part of it" is a pretty weak take away from a pretty clear (imo) example of how radical identities and resistance itself in a capitalistic system are commodified and sold back to the people. You were right in saying that Bing isn't truly free, but he isn't a part of the system, he's still clearly exploited by people who run things and kept complacent as his labor is used to entertain the masses.
Bing being a black man also mirrors how often radical black art is exploited and sold to audiences on mass (orginally rock music, now hip hop) while not actually affecting the material conditions of the oppressed.
@@adamj2340 your really out here talking about racial issues when the white girl gets sold into sexual slavery? And you think that somehow communism would be a better system? At least in capitalism you, not the state, have the ability to dictate how you sell your labor. Look up the vice piece where cab drives earn more than doctors in Cuba thanks to communism setting prices.
You should feel bad for being this dumb, I hope your young enough to at least justify it with emotion and lack of life experience
@@adamj2340 interesting that its shown as him entertaining white people in the end too. he doesnt even know if he is streaming to real people or just a few psychotic weirdos who use his pain to satisfy their sadism
@@adamj2340 Shit take boss its music youre reading too much into that
Can I just say that including the first track of “everywhere at the end of time“ as outro music, makes this video more unsettling
Loving this new content Philion💯🔥
This is literally the only episode I’ve seen of Black Mirror. Wild that you’re doing a video on it. Loved the episode.
Philion you make interesting, researched, videos. Please don't descend into this Man of Recaps/Movies in Minutes chud content, you're better than this.
the best video you've ever made about the best episode black mirror episode ever made. Just because you're self aware doesn't mean your absolved.
Second
No one cares.
@@spider-mancantsee5875 that's the joke
2:25 “Don’t ask questions, just consume product and get excited for next product”
- Jay Bauman
Been watching Philly for 2-3+ years and it’s kinda cool to watch a persons content evolve. Some pros and cons to having different content then when you first started watching someone but still cool to see
Recently started rewatching Black Mirror. I avoided the Striking Vipers episode until now, and my jaw was on the floor the entire time.
This episode was about as subtle as a stick of dynamite
That closer hit different.
That matrix line is perfect people like sneko say everyone can get out while in reality he's selling a false promise
Considering that i cannot self-terminate then i'd take that world as a second best option, being able to numb my conciousness into the literal grave, being able to shut myself from everyone, that's the closest thing to paradise.
I remember that one… whilst descent it somehow felt… off.
As in why, the d we popular back mirror question. Why.
The best comparison I can draw would be the OG Tron.
Black Mirror needs a crossover with Keeps where it directly teleports the doses to your head every day at the same time and everyone just becomes a sasquatch at one point.
This episode was a great example of capitalism's greatest weapon. Its ability to adapt. To absorb anything and turn it into something profitable. In this case, the need to escape this hell. Bing's journey also reminds of something I read a few days ago:" nobody wants to solve any problems in this country. They just want to make enough money so that the problems don't apply to them any more."
I always used to think the writers of black mirror must have some real inside upper echelon connections in some way to predict the way humanity and technology would go. Freakishly accurate.
i thought this video was gonna be an auto biography based on the title LOL
Very strong “You will own nothing and be happy” vibes
Thanks for spoonfeeding me an episode of a show from ten years ago, can I have some gym memes please
thats exactly what i thought. i can literally go to IMDB and read the synopsis of the episode. what was the point of this video?
I've seen that episode just once but I can't never forget it, I instantly recognised your video thumbnail and what it was about before even watching it. It's absolutely shocking to see "15 million merits" aged like fine wine and it's even more relevant and on point nowadays then over decade ago when it was released.
Sometimes I think Charlie Brooker got some magic crystal ball and can see in the future because some of Black Mirror episodes (the ones showing how humans interact with each other due to influence of modern technology) are shockingly on point and the more time goes on the more relevant they are.
I love this more serious side of Phil, I remember getting into him when he was making fun of fitness influencers and it’s awesome to see him come this far, more of this content please!
A lot of the black mirror stuff is **scarily** relatable to life *now*.
Freaks me out.
How you gonna make a video on the dystopian consumerism nightmare we all face with an ad for hair loss products in the middle?? Lol. Thanks elite overload Phillion
“Everyone is against the system, unless you’re apart of it”
I’ve never heard truer words spoken.
Man is born free and everywhere he is in chains. - Rousseau
Go read the social contract. Some of your questions might get answered there.
Am I the only one to see that Philion is in this exact same situation ?
Illusion of resistance, full compliance on the major topics.
Is this video a confession of self-awarness ?
I watched this while sitting eating dinner at work waiting for my shift to start not having a skip for the keeps commercial
The scary thing is even with sci-fi stories like this being exaggerated predictions. All events taking place in the episode are almost all to real for the way society numbs itself for gratification and simple joys.
Sadly makes me think of most of my friends I game with, out of 12 people I game with the most only 3 of them I can get some sort of intellectual conversation about anything other then memes/what we did 2-7 years ago... no one wants to use their noggin to break barriers no more... eat, sleep, and repeat.
Philly it’s so funny you did a video on this, I just watched this exact absolutely my wife yesterday from the first time. I think that you might be wrong on the ending though. I don’t think that’s the outside, I think it’s just a better screen and he’s in a bigger box.
This was my absolute favorite episode of Black Mirror. I saw many a couple years ago saying this episode didn't make sense to them, and I didn't truly understand it when I first watched it either, but I still thought it had a strong basic message about the inequality we accept and how we come to accept it. Turns out it's filled with messages, great to have it all broken down years later.
It's like, dedicating your life as an individual to fighting against the entirety of a system, The Neon Leviathan, and to finally push through and believe you've made a change, only to become another commodity, and find out that there's an entire next layer of the Leviathan, because the system is an endless, horrific prison, and one person alone is incapable of making a meaningful change
Another point to the ending is, he thinks he can see the outside world, but he doesn't even know for sure since those could be screens, and not windows. Reality is still very far away since he can't really touch anything that's alive, but he threw away every ounce of integrity
I know this isn't much, but I was recently traveling and in the airport I noticed that soda was actually $1.50 cheaper than water. All the food I has while I was traveling was fish and rice, and now that I'm back home, everything I have here tastes so over-processed. It's actually crazy, I challenge anyone reading this to not eat any processed food for just one week and see how you feel
I went in to get something g to drink and I grabbed a seltzer and noticed I could get a liter for 1 dollar but a 16oz bottle of regular water was like 1.25.
Nothing makes sense, it's all about what your willing to spend
what do you mean by processed? because all food needs preparation so you need to be more specific
EAT THE CORN SYRUP AND SEED OILS SHEEP
@@saturationstation1446 I think it's implied what processed means. Obviously washing rice is technically "processing it," but I'm talking about foods that have filler added to them, have preservatives and artificial flavors injected, artificial colors added to seem more appealing. Ever since I cut all of that out for a week I swear I can taste all the bad stuff that gets added into our food (at least here in the US)
What he's seeing at the end isn't the real world through windows, it's ad-free screens with realistic-looking CGI.
As someone with a moderate following on Instagram, this makes me think really long and hard about how (and when) I want to show up. That topic is always on my mind, but you highlighted it once more.
Phil leveling up every single time, the outros are on another level 👍🏻
Black Mirror was so ahead of its time in more ways than one. Great analysis!
Was literally reading about this at work today. Love this episode.
To this day, that episode and the Boston dynamics killer robot episode ‘Metalhead’ always stick with me.
bro imagine having to PAY to skip ads, that is actually scary, not out of the realms of possibility for real life
Vividly reminds me of today’s influencers and old youtubers who initially were just in it for the sake of creating something worth watching, but have slowly been incorporated into the machine knowingly or otherwise
This episode always stuck with me. I never understood why until you broke it all down. Best video I've seen you do yet. Gonna rewatch it with my lady tonight!
One of my favorite episodes, and one of my favorite Daniel Kaluuya performances. I always believed I was too emotionally charged because I also thought it was one of the saddest endings of any Black Mirror episode. Thanks Phil for justifying my feelings.
The ending is so true " Everyone is against the system unless you're a part of it"
i forgot how amazing black mirror is. i miss the series. i hope they bring it back soon.
I actually thought at the very end he wasn’t even staring into nature but more screens portraying nature. His reward for being “chosen” was being able to control his screens. Just a thought.
this episode f-ed with my head in the same way children of men and district 9 did
Is this meta-commentary? Philion has the exact same position in our society as Bing does in his society.