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Dec 28, 2018 · Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | May 16, 2019. Kimberley Elizabeth Nightmare on Film Street. ... while the method has novelty and will receive the most chatter, the story at Bandersnatch's...
74% Tomatometer 72 Reviews 67% Audience Score 500+ Ratings In 1984, a young programmer begins to question reality as he adapts a sprawling fantasy novel into a video game and soon faces a mind ...
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Updated: Dec 28, 2018 7:12 pm
Posted: Dec 28, 2018 8:01 am
This is a spoiler-free review of Black Mirror: Bandersnatch. You can stream the episode right now on Netflix.
Device Support: Available across most newer devices, including TVs, game consoles, web browsers, and Android and iOS devices running the latest version of the Netflix app. It’s not yet supported on Chromecast, Apple TV, and some legacy devices.
Black Mirror creator Charlie Brooker has a knack for telling stories where the darker side of technology is explored in unique and interesting ways: "Nosedive" examines the dangers of social media and its effect on society, while "The Entire History of You" explores the risks of having a memory implant that records everything you see and hear. Brooker's tales are often humorous, thrilling, and downright frightening, but they are always observed through a passive lens, requiring nothing more from the audience than their attention.
Set in the 1980s, Bandersnatch centers on Stefan (Fionn Whitehead), an ambitious video game developer. Inspired by his favorite childhood choose your own adventure novel, Bandersnatch, Stefan sets out to create an innovative text-based game where the player's choices influence how the story unfolds.
Unlike most Black Mirror stories, where you sit back and watch technology wreak havoc on society, Bandersnatch feels like something completely new in the streaming landscape. For the first time in the series' history, you are the dangerous technology that can alter Stefan's story for better or worse. Even the supporting characters - like video game savant Colin (Will Poulter), and Stefan's father, Peter (Craig Parkinson) - are influenced by the decisions you make, giving the talented cast lots of creative freedom. Poulter (The Maze Runner) is especially good here. He's a mysterious know-it-all with an aloofness that's both annoying and captivating.
Whitehead is also compelling, effortlessly showcasing his range as you either reduce or add to Stefan's stress levels throughout his journey to video game developing dominance. Netflix says that there are 5 "main endings" with multiple variants of each. Having seen 4 of them, I can confidently say that each conclusion is equal parts satisfying and ...
Netflix has already experimented with choose your own adventure stories in its kids' programming, like Minecraft and Puss in Book: Trapped in an Epic Tale. While Black Mirror: Bandersnatch is not the streaming network's first foray into the interactive narrative arena, it does feel like a giant leap for the company, and for Brooker. This gritty, live-action video game-style approach to storytelling works under the guidance of Brooker and director David Slade (30 Days of Night). Whether or not this approach would work for titles like Stranger Things or The Haunting of Hill House remains to be seen, and if Bandersnatch ends up being successful, hopefully, Netflix won't make every big franchise embrace this storytelling technique. As fun as Bandersnatch is to play watch, it's not how I would want to experience all of Netflix's original content. And yet, for a first attempt, Brooker succeeds.
Immediately after my first watch, I wanted to go back and make different choices. Like a good video game, the interactive experience is addicting. Bandersnatch may not be Brooker's best Black Mirror episode, but it's an impressive experiment. If anyone is going to usher in a new era of how we experience TV/movies, Brooker and Netflix are the ideal trailblazers.
Black Mirror: Bandersnatch is a one-of-a-kind interactive experience that takes the best aspects of video games and movies to create a compelling story with multiple narrative permutations. Bolstered by impactful performances from Fionn Whitehead and Will Poulter, this entry in Charlie Brooker's sci-fi anthology series is worth experiencing more th...
Dec 30, 2018 · tv review Dec. 30, 2018. Black Mirror: Bandersnatch: A Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Review. By Jen Chaney, a TV critic for Vulture and New York. Photo: Netflix. Black Mirror:...
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Dec 28, 2018 · Dec 28, 2018 7:45am PT. TV Review: ‘Black Mirror: Bandersnatch’. By Daniel D'Addario. Netflix. “Bandersnatch,” the new film released on Netflix Dec. 28, exists in a paradox. (That’s...
Dec 28, 2018 · 61. User Score Generally Favorable Based on 68 User Ratings. 6.6. My Score. Hover and click to give a rating. Add My Review. View All. Fionn Whitehead. Stefan Butler. Craig Parkinson. Peter Butler. Alice Lowe. Dr. Haynes. Asim Chaudhry. Mohan Thakur. Will Poulter. Colin Ritman. Tallulah Haddon. Kitty. Catriona Knox. Leslie. Paul Michael Bradley.
