Nosedive story
"Nosedive" is the first episode of the third series of the British science fiction anthology series Black Mirror. Michael Schur and Rashida Jones wrote the teleplay for the episode, based on a story by series creator and co- showrunner Charlie Brooker, while Joe Wright acted as director. It premiered on Netflix on 21 October 2016, alongside the rest of the third series. Directed by: Joe Wright. Story by: Charlie Brooker Teleplay by .
16 total · 4 choice · 7 major · 5 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| conformism in society | choice | People were under constant pressure to get good ratings from others. |
| peer pressure | choice | People were under constant pressure to get good ratings from others. |
| social media dystopia | choice | The story is set in a dystopian world where people can rate each other from one to five stars for every interaction they have. |
| social media in society | choice | The story seemed to be a comment on people's obsessive use of social media nowadays. |
| augmented reality | major | People had some sort of eye implants that overlaid information on top of what they saw. |
| cracking under pressure | major | Lacie finally cracked and started yelling at the airport and went into a downwards spiral from there. |
| descent into crime | major | Lacie started committing evermore antisocial transgressions until finally she ended up in jail with her eye implants removed. |
| fall from grace | major | Lacie lost her social status after her rating was lowered by airport security. |
| friendship | major | Lacie and Naomi had been sort-of friends in an abusive way. |
| obsession | major | Lacie Pound was obsessed with increasing her rating. |