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Bandersnatch

By: Jaired Blaine

Introduction:

A mind bending tale of a young programmer in 1984 seduced by life, death, and reality is brought to life in this Netflix thriller. Black Mirror: Bandersnatch is a big mind game. Stephan this entire film is brought to life during this entire process and in reality with Colin, who is seemed to be a figment of his imagination. Colin in this entire series comes and goes and dies and returns through drugs, illusions, and a mysterious tape sent from him to Stephan.

Analysis:

The entire course we take with Colin we learn about different realities, about mirrors, and other timelines. He talks about flashbacks as if he is in Stephan's mind urging him to the point to wear he is ultimately insane. For example, after a session with drugs and Colin; Stephan is suddenly enlightened and takes on all of these new thoughts and a sudden awakening for everything happening around him. In other words, Colin helps his paranoia and when we think we are done with Colin he comes back in a flashback referencing the beginning of this entire storyline. At this point it is where Colin says, "as much as time exists." This is the first instance where we see these timelines not only change but here it is able to really wonder who Colin actually is and why he is the only one in this entire movie that is able to change and not only his actions but also his wording/phrasing in what he does and says. This not only being a weird coincidence it also makes it first seem like Colin is not just a mysterious character, but he is actually just a figment in Stephan's head. To further this argument; he then comes and goes and pops up in the most convenient ways.

For instance, Colin shows up almost instantaneous when his father forces him to go see his psychologist. Stephan glances over at the side of the street and all of a sudden here is Colin turning the corner at the same exact time. Colin shows up perfectly a little too much. By doing this it really makes you wonder if Colin is an actual person or just in Stephan's mind.

This goes all the way to where even one of the endings allows you to kill Colin and you still get an extension on the game and Stephan goes pretty much unpunished but by just killing his father their are all of these repercussions we see throughout this movie and it isn’t until you can kill Colin that you realize no matter what you do or how you do it Stephan is always responsible for killing Colin and this is a significant sign showing how part of him has died and even gives a flashback again to the beginning of the story about the author and how he killed his wife and was committed. After this, it seems like Stephan had something lift from his shoulders and, in my perspective, it is one less voice in his head. This voice being Colin’s.

Even when giving the choice to kill Colin or not, Colin states, "It is your choice, as much as you have any choice.....you can't do it with that.....see you in the next life." After this the movie ends or you can keep going with other choices, making different possibilities happen. Without Colin being their to control Stephan and to remind him of what is really going on by always bringing up, "It is your choice, as much as you have any choice," Colin cannot snap back to himself and is ultimately ruled by his paranoia of Bandersnatch.

Colin and Stephan get more and more all throughout this entire movie seem to be nothing short of the same person. Every single one of these choices bring and show how like these people are together and how it seems they are the same person, or yet, Colin is Stephan’s subconscious mind and not only that but his entire thought process after they meet. Colin was made for Stephan. He was made out of what Stephan perceives and thinks. Bandersnatch is made inside the writers mind and as Stephan has started the game process, it tore apart his mind and dug deep into his head until he no longer could deal with it and then kills Colin, his subconscious, and ultimately his own mind.

Why I chose the Wikipedia Page:

By making this into a Wiki page it is stated that without Colin there really is no plot and without the plot there is no Colin. Colin is in Stephan’s head and this Wiki page is perfect at the design of describing facts and statements about a person or thing. By doing this, the form works around what I am trying to not only say, but argue. In other words, Colin is another part of Stephan and these two people are actually one.

References:

“Black Mirror: Bandersnatch.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 1 Oct. 2020, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Mirror:_Bandersnatch.

google, et al. “Bandersnatch Netflix Movie.” Google Images, Google, 2001, images.google.com/.

Slade, David. "Black Mirror, Bandersnatch." December 28 2018, www.Netflix.com/BlackMirrorBandersnatch/.