Mass media- Black Mirror ’15 Million Merits’

Our tutor showed us a video about mass media, because our theme for the certain lecture was mass media. After the lecture he showed us this video. Then we realized what exactly mass media is, because is deferent when you just hear what it is and deferent when you SEE  video e.t.c that is based on mass media. Black mirror is a British TV series and one of its episodes is ’15 Million merits’ that we’ ve seen in class.  

Video:

Imagine a future powered by people on exercise bikes, where rooms are made up of walls of screens and the only chance to escape is by going on a reality television show. Welcome to the world of black mirrors. Writers Charlie Brooker and Kanak ‘Konnie’ Huq have created a scathing critique of reality TV shows, with ‘The X Factor’ in mind. It is a scintillating piece that addresses how these shows work and how they manipulate and meld people so that they can be sold on the market. Also this episode creates is unique yet has a strong basis in today's world, the ending of the episode has this great message regarding the influence of the media on the ideas of the individual. 

Last it is about our society entering uncharted waters with all the technology surrounding us, that gives single individuals incredible powers. 

You all have to see this small movie/video. You will understand a lot of how mass media affect us. You will change how you think about all this Tv shows like 'X factor' e.t.c and of course how 'government' and the rest of the world affect us, changing out thoughts, make us fell, think, work all the same like we are their pawns. 

See the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tMXKQdc5ZM