WHITE BEAR's plot does not stand up to intensive scrutiny or logical dissection, however the message behind it's premise is abundantly clear. But the message will only be recognized by those of us who haven't already descended into this hellish, jaded world. This episode seems to be taking crime and punishment to the extreme, but it isn't really about that.
The episode accurately portrays us as being trained to treat world-wide tragedies as entertainment. After all, today's reporters jostle for space to film burned, shot and broken people to get the money shot of blood, tears, screams and destruction, while passers-by look on.
Exceptional situations are no longer a prompt for action for most of us. A degradation of our morals allow us to watch and wait for someone else to fix the issue for us.
It reminds me of the YouTube comments I read when someone uploads a car accident. The priority is on the way the camera is held rather than the upside down bus full of injured children.
Why do we now reach for a camera rather than the first aid kit when a friend hurts themselves? What are we becoming? How far down this path will we go?
All very interesting questions that came up for me after watching WHITE BEAR.
The episode accurately portrays us as being trained to treat world-wide tragedies as entertainment. After all, today's reporters jostle for space to film burned, shot and broken people to get the money shot of blood, tears, screams and destruction, while passers-by look on.
Exceptional situations are no longer a prompt for action for most of us. A degradation of our morals allow us to watch and wait for someone else to fix the issue for us.
It reminds me of the YouTube comments I read when someone uploads a car accident. The priority is on the way the camera is held rather than the upside down bus full of injured children.
Why do we now reach for a camera rather than the first aid kit when a friend hurts themselves? What are we becoming? How far down this path will we go?
All very interesting questions that came up for me after watching WHITE BEAR.