Black Mirror Analysis | Hang the DJ 

Metal head is probably the one I'm most excited to hear your analysis of, since it seems a lot of people seem to really dislike or or really like it.

It’s not that bad, barely noticeable

Didn't even notice, also very thorough and interesting content. These videos of yours always make me think about the topics at hand. Keep up your good work :D

Great episode. What's the outro music in your video dude?

YES I AM SO READY!!!

Having watched black mirror and how dark it is, I predicted that they are going to die in each other's arms or something like that, like a bittersweet ending. I was pleasantly surprised. THIS is how a happy black mirror episode should be made. Unlike *cough* S5E3 *cough*

@@mark6934 Agreed. The tone of Hang the DJ was so bleak that it was only expected that something would go wrong. But the revelation of the 2 being in a simulation that calculated the 2 having a 99.8% chance of compatibility in real life not only caught me off guard, but tied it up nicely and neatly, for once. S5 E3 on the other hand was just so un-black mirrorish. It felt like a shitty disney channel original movie, in that the happy ending was so predictable that the whole experience was ruined.

I thought that they will both jump off the wall, dying together rather than be in eternity with someone you don't love.

Yeah I thought it was a bittersweet ending, I kinda didnt get the ending though?

The ending included a huge ethical issue: if the hundreds of cookies used for the simulation have thoughts and feelings, how is it okay to forcibly terminate their existences for the benefit of two "real" people? I don't think it was a straightforwardly happy ending. It depends on whether you're totally convinced that the simulations are mere imitations and not actual, sentient beings.

Second only to San junipero ;)

@@bwmanhath3770 not really, those two didn’t feel natural at all

I agree.

@@bwmanhath3770 hell no! Those two in SJ felt so unrealistic.

Ooh that makes so much sense, thanks for pointing it out

omg i just fully realised the title i was trying SO HARD.

Oh yeahhhh that makes sense

Thank you

I thought it had to do with playing an upbeat 'WHAM' song immediately after a serious report on the 1980s famine in Ethiopia

ZENKETS not rly tbh... The simulation could have simulated random splashes. Idk why they put "minor" flaws into this virtual reality. I mean, in the end the algorithm worked perfectly. It's incoherent to show that their system isn't perfect when they want to underlined how accurate it can actually be.

I thought that was a very nice nod. I didn’t even notice that until you said it.

Rubber Ducky yeah I was thinking of how weird that was in the middle of watching the episode for the first time 😂 but now it makes sense.

When she asked if Frank ever got more or less than 4, I figured she was talking about years spent with someone in the system, and had only learned people are in relationships for a 4 year maximum.. It said he had 5 years, so I thought frank kinda realized that he had something special, and was so upset only because he realized he ruined it by looking..

Yeah but that was obvious

Indeed

😍😍😍

kosmokomic are you 4 real?

Bad wrong

I m not linking this commnet , because the likes are 44... :)

You shall get 444 likes!

lol omg coincidence ? probably not

Holy shit you just uploaded this. I watched this episode hella at the right moment

Skatefast Eatass I did the same lol

Same

Same

omg sameee

I Do Monologues don’t you mean 99.8% lovely 🙃

Well if you consider the cookies/simulations in Black miror to be sentient it's a bittersweet because the Frank and Amy we got attached too are doomed to just disappear (die) and at the end and never live their "post system" life And if you think the cookies or simulations are just codes, then it's also a bit bittersweet to know that none of the episode was real. And the real life Frank and Amy could turn out to be a much worse couple than the one we saw which was so beautiful (maybe they'll happen to be the 0.2% not working) or a much less in love one.

It's probably the happiest ending in Black Mirror, but it was kind of sad because all their interactions weren't real because it was just a simulation. But then they meet in real life anyway, with no restrictions.

To me, it's bittersweet in that, throughout the entire episode, the simulation Frank and Amy are taught that in order to show true love, they need to rebel against the system and rebel against the idea that the system knows your true love. Yet when real life Frank and Amy meet, they are doing the exact opposite and following/buying into that very system (ie. believing that the dating app can find you your near 100% match.)

another bittersweet aspect of it is that they didn't beat the system, the couples' rebellion was the system's final test in order to prove their true love

it's sad that some people don't know that. like there's a difference between f buddies and an actual relationship

@@3deified Well you should be FRIENDS first before you go into a romantic relationship.

​@Gadget-Walkmen I don't agree. You can't be real friends with your sexual partner. It's a different kind of relationship.

julia hamm no one cares

I loved this ep WAY more than san junipero. I dont really get the hype for it. This episode's characters had way more chemistry and connection.

This episode can't hold a candle to the masterpiece that is San Junipero.

San Juipero was garbage

i agree! this is my favorite bm episode

yeah!

Yes -. -

Yup, cause they were not Frank and Amy. I have grown to like simulated Frank and Amy, actually started caring about them and then bam! turns out they are cookies, destroyed once the app performs the calculation for their real life counterparts. Felt no connection to the real life Frank and Amy, cause they are different people, I dont know anything about them.

They are literally exact copies though. The simulated versions are based on them not the other way round.

Yeah it's weird. I had a connection with the virtual versions but not the real versions

The mark in the episode when it happens is 44:44 too

Torrix that's amazing!!!!!!

Gloria Camacho and its season 4 episode 4

Even crazier

Mine is when he guy drinks the pussy juice then goes ahhhh

Omg yes! Each time I’ve watched it I’ve cried.

im a man and i cried cause it made me think about my ex

Especially when his time keeps getting cut...my god.

ugly cried like an angry baby

yea when the time started going down i lost it

The Cinematic Mind most definitely

Sooooooo much chemistry woweee!!

lucia 28 WOOWWEEE INDEED.

The opening scene draws us to them immediately. Frank is clumsy and tries a bit hard to be funny, but Amy understands, goes along with his jokes, and doesn't mind minor problems. Chemistry like that is really rare.

moon child bullshit no it don’t

Tell that to a child with terminal cancer

My ex said the same thing when we broke up

Yeah man my dog is dead but it’s all an illusion isn’t it? {sorry if I sounded rude just trying to bring some positivity because RU-vid comments is almost always negative)

@@mactire1288 maybe thet couldve been the next hitler, jk issa joke

m h I always thought they would just be let go with no soulmate

Ben Wasserman yea in a way, you can say the relationship between simulated Frank and Amy is more real than the one between Frank and Amy. It’s ironic considered the cookies have more free- will than the real pair

What I find crazy is that this dating technology essentially forces totally sentient cookies to endure millions of horrible relationships without any choice.

@@QuinnShaw yeah its pretty much like white christmas. torturing cookies.

Ben Wasserman Wait I don’t get it ? They might as well date each other what do you mean?

I think it’s kind of genius, actually. It basically ensures that they would choose each other whether or not the system said they were “meant to be”

How was it a happy ending, do your maths there are 8 billion people on earth 0.2 mismatches are still an awful lot and the final couple didn't have that sparkle... So it really is a sad ending.

@NanoNerd USS Callister didn’t have a happy ending, Rob died in the end.

@@nirupampratapgiri9420 USS Callister did have a happy ending.

@NanoNerd USS callister had a cringe ending.

JHAWK997 what does a rock that skips 4 times has to do anything with a system.

Pro Ness it always bounced 4 timrs. No matter how hard or gently she threw it. Always 4. Never 2, 3, 5 etc. This would show that the simulation is programmed to always have 4. (Probably because the creators of the simulation viewed is as the perfect number of hits)

good point. I took that to mean she figured it out and "count to four" was her way of saying "screw you" to coach

I don't think it would mean it's a simulation, but instead a cool reference at how many times the number 4 is repeated during this episode

Daniel Visin Why do people keep bringing up that shitty episode? Let it die!

wrong.

The character's name was Yorkie I think but the actress' name I forgot

I think the chemistry between these two made the episode a hundred billion times better

babyboijeremy I agree that episode was shit.

Nothing that we can do about it if it is.

Lol 🤣

Dude ive been on this rollercoaster for about 5 years now, questioning everything. Ive been aware of simulation theory for about 10 years now but been seriously considering it for the past 5 years and it just gets weirder. I hope I dont end up like Phillip K Dick.

Doot Doot leedle leedle error error simulated human youtube response failed to calibrate (errorcode: 1)

@@soakedbearrd error_code: err1 err_type: failed_calibration err_msg: "This simulated RU-vid comment failed to calibrate" err_sector: youtube_comment

I was upset too! I was like noOoOoO! Why?! I knew this would happen but please no! 😹 I just wanted them to escape, take down anyone in their path, and live happily ever after. But it is black mirror lol.

I just found San Junipero kind of boring, while hang the DJ had me entertained throughout. Still enjoyed San Junipero just not as much as everyone else praising it.

Chloe Froning That episide was trash! This is about hang the dj, lets talk about that.

I became physically sick by watching San Junipero. It was a fine episode and all but just the tech creeped me the fuck out.

I thought the tech was kind of nice. Touched on issues of euthanasia and provided a way for people trapped within their own bodies to live properly. Lets the old escape their own frail bodies to relive their youth. It was great.

Hacobba ya it's definitely what style you like, I loved how successful this ep was as a romantic comedy, something they haven't even done before. Gay and sad just plays to me more hahaha

wow! never thought of that, great connection

he broke his promise and therefore her trust, which destroys and shortens any relationship

j carr Yeah, that's why it broke.

BeatsByJunkoTM Lucky I finished the whole season in a day

same

The same. Very weird

First i googled imdb trivia, then go to youtube and here it is, in suggested.

Technology is always watching you... 👀🙃

baby killer

Steven Lopez best band ever.

honestly יעל מי

I love the smiths, I was really excited about this episode

That feels very Minority Report but great question. I reckon that you answered your own question somewhat as somebody or something would stop things like that happening in THIS simulation. But if a set of simulations were designed to test if an individual would rape another (for whatever morbid reason one would have for doing so) then I would say yes; only in terms of finding one's innocence though. I wouldn't say they could be "exposed" as you say, but more to make judgement.

I was thinking something similar while watching it, though I was thinking more domestic violence than rape specifically. My first thought when the concept "you're not allowed to leave a relationship" came up was what would happen if one of them was violent. I was a bit annoyed that they didn't address it at all, given how common it is and how much women dating men especially worry about our safety or protect ourselves. If "he makes a weird noise sometimes" or "she's grumpy" is the worst relationship the scriptwriters can come up with, it's surprisingly clueless of them.

I guess it would be in the same category as a lie detector. It shouldn't hold up in court on its own, but could be used as part of circumstantial evidence.

Dale Cunningham it's probably not enough for them though. You know like how pedos say pictures are enough for thrm....but eventually they need the real thing.

Well maybe who can tell, maybe they would get bored with it and decide its not that interesting after all?

I was trying to figure out where I knew him from the whole episode of lol. It's weird seeing him without his signature peaky haircut and suit.

Maelyne Coggins Probably Amy's bisexuality showing.

Glitch

I'd love to see how those 2 times worked out. Even if i can't see them apart after watching this

i think in the universe of black mirror, they use "the cookies" to make the simulation

The Moon I still couldn't, even from this episode, understand why relationships focus on that action. Why do you need to know how good someone is in bed before you stay with them? Or why do they need to at all? This episode and series just digs that logic in. I was hoping for a cute fluffy episode, not a porno. I've been told that my purely romantic relationships are fake because of the no fuck thing.

Roadent1241 Yeah I don't get why they focus so much on that, it's totally possible to fall in love without having sex. I actually find it more romantic that way, since you already feel a strong emotional connection once you do start having sex

@@Roadent1241 This is only the 4th BM episode ive watched so I cant speak for the rest of the series. But I dont think that was a message they were trying to give. Frank and Amy felt a connection without having sex during their first date. In fact all they seemed to need to do was to hold hands. Also if I remember correctly them having sex during their second date wasnt even shown or focused on. It seems to me that if anything theyre sending the opposite message. Another example that supports this is how Amy and her second date have great sex and dont end up being compatible.

I was half expecting for them to not be into each other in the real world.. Maybe she just judges from the first impression that she doesn't find him attractive or something and all of that was for nothing. :D

yes

but then you might not find them to be the perfect person. Especially when an app tells you it is. People will always want to rebel it.

Fusion456 san junipero was a darker story

No, gtfo.

why?? because it is straight?? Get the fuck out of here

Shane Johnson why tf are you assuming shit bro? That has nothing do with it. How about you stop assuming what people are thinking and shut up

This one had an happier ending so hold the same opinion as u brah.

All caps when you spell the mans name!

Gee Cee Same here.

Anime. exe nice so u think u can relate now cus u got in a relationship about 2 weeks ago?

Yeah, but why u think its 2 weeks for me

Anime. exe cos the episode's not been out for long

Stunnzu at the end of the day, time doesn't mean all too much in a relationship if the two people really feel that it's right. This is even seen in the episode where Frank and Amy have an instant connection that stays with them for the entirety of their time with their other partners who they're pretty much apathetic towards.

Giggert Mcbabby good point

Same. Showing how all of that was for nothing.

Luvie1980 What?! Hang the DJ is actually called "Panic"?!

It's not "Panic" it's "Panic!", like "Panic! At The Disco" without being "At The Disco"

I wouldn't go that far. Some of it is cringe

Kay Cronin San Jup is garbage

Why would you say she deserted them? Did she make a pact with her husband to pass normally? No, she didn't.

San junipero characters were annoying af

Technically, San Junipero is only a simulated experience inside of a "metaverse" and each time a person plugs themselves into the metaverse and spend time within it, the system is learning everything it can about your personality and is creating an exact blueprint of who you are as a person. When you're actually alive in the real world, they are only allowed to enter San Junipero on a limited time frame. But once you die, they release that digital blueprint into the metaverse permanently. In some ways, it's a simulated heaven, but ultimately, when you die in the real world, you're still going to cease to exist and if there is a heaven, you'd still pass on to it. If you decided to "stay" inside of the metaverse, it wouldn't actually be you anymore, just a digital file that looks, acts, and behaves like you would, in your early 20's. Or at least what you wished you had looked like, since it gives you an option to appear as your very best. Ultimately, Kelly still died in the real world and passed on, she just gave permission to keep her digital-self inside the metaverse. Dead Kelly isn't experiencing anything inside of San Junipero, it's just a digital copy of her personality.

Nabina Shrestha congrats on finding someone you love!

Se Eun thank you 😊

I found the person I wanna be with forever & feel upmost comfort, relaxation, & contentness with, but I wish I could have other dating experiences since he was my first serious relationship. I don't wanna ruin us though.

Same! That feeling of knowing someone like it’s happened before. I met my husband when we’re 14 and 15 and are still together 10 years later! When we both looked at each other, we knew we’ve knew each other in a past life. We’ve never gotten the same feeling ever except for each other. He’s like the center of the sun for me. Our love was born with the universe, it’s has no end or beginning it always was. We were made to love each other, I’ve never felt anything more otherworldly and undeniable. This episode gave me the chills…I know that feeling of having going through it over and over again with someone. We had to fight for our relationship too as our parents did not support. All we have is each other with everyone against us loving another.

what is the name of it?

@@DANKKrish sigur ros

The simulation seems to run through hundreds/thousands of simulations. So they could be varied enough that the folks who use the app have a long lasting relationship. The cookies have conversations and reactions like the real people would. It might not be they people doing a 9 to 5 job but it's enough for a reliable dating app.

I had the same thought!!!

For the fact they go through 1000 simulations - is enough data a proof of compatibility. Out of the 1000 simulations together - only TWO didn’t rebel! Just two?!! So that’s a strong compatibility personality match up because no matter what scenario it seems like they would be attracted and mesh well together. I think that’s the point.

this->one, these-> many, this vid, these vids. I seriously wish people would learn things before they throw them out into the world. It's shitty enough as it is.