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This is just another tale saying seeking immortality is a bad thing and death is a good because it is the natural way of life. I am not against that part that you should fear a wasted life and since there is no way for escaping death then so be it, live the best. But to embrace it is just foolish, a self-distractive culture that existed based on fear of death itself.

When you really step back and look at it with clear eyes, it's horrifying how deeply human culture has been infected with this death worship mentality.

Almost no movies, no stories, no popular media dare to imagine life, growth, and continuation as the ultimate good.

Instead they always twist it:

"Living too long will drive you insane."

"Mortality gives life meaning."

"Trying to escape death is hubris and must be punished."

It's madness. And this movie that is supposed to inspire the young people is just infecting them more.

It's like, because you can't cure a disease, you start praising it and close-off any chance of fighting it.

If you have not seen the animated series, you clearly feel something is wrong with the way story is going on. It looks too much straight, leaves no room for curiosity and thinking. No twists and no big events. Yes, big events happen but the audience may not feel them that way. That is because the characters are played badly and music is terrible. I mean at the end of the season one, in one of the most epic scenes there is no music and feels like some ordinary accident is going on. The cast is terrible as well. I mean it seems like they have been forced to make it with those actresses and actors. Especially the actress playing princess of the fire nation is unbelievably awful in every aspect. The avatar is next and then with a little distance come others like Zuko and The Uncle. These bad feedbacks get amplified if you have seen the original animated series. The funny moments of Avatar as a sweet child, the complex Character of the Uncle Iroh, and the wicked but bright and proud princes Azula. Even minor Characters are quite terrible. The only good casts in the show are Commander Zhao and Gyatso.

Overall, there is only some good computer work and cinematography. I hope they totally recast the series and focus on the writing more than CGI for next season. Otherwise, this is already a failure.

These for stars are for the story itself which is still quite interesting even that it has been told badly.

Black mirror used to be deep, rich in content and powerful in storytelling. Also, it was a window to the future, not just technologically, but also regarding the impact of technology on our way of thinking in the future. To picture such scenarios deep thinking and writing skills are required. You can't just place a cloning body in the plot and tell a regular traumatic story. That is just lame and downgrading the legacy of a great show.

For a moment I though I was watching a cheap psychology movie made in 90's. This was a big disappointment for me. After the previous big let down about a psychopath couple, this one confirmed the death of the black mirror I knew.