Black Mirror: Bandersnatch

While I think this is a bit gimmicky and works for just this story, this is undeniably done so well. It's thrilling, warrants obsession, and just in a whole is absolutely jaw-droppingly fantastic.

This was a movie that very well could have been a game. This movie excels at brining an incredible interesting concept to life through amazing execution. Production quality was superb across the entire movie. I would highly recommend it to anyone that likes choose-you-own adventure type media.

_Bandersnatch_ stands out as the most _Twilight Zone_-esque and perhaps the best episode of _Black Mirror_ to date, thanks not only to its innovative and gimmicky presentation, but also its ultimate secret ending.

A slight nod to other comments: when following a straightforward path, _Bandersnatch_ can feel somewhat bland and slightly uninteresting. Even though the various choices may lead to very meta and/or interesting schizophrenic endings, this isn't the main appeal of the episode.

The true gem of _Bandersnatch_ lies in the culmination of all choices you make and the different endings or dead-ends you encounter. As Colin Ritman puts it, what matters is the choices that led you to a particular path, rather than the specific fate you experience in one lifetime.

Here's a hint: when faced with a dead-end, don't hit rewind and choose another option; instead, select from the options the episode provides. It remembers your choices and will open up alternative routes you can explore.

Only after going through those multiple dreaming sequences, RPG/visual novel playthroughs, and exhaustively exploring _Bandersnatch_'s depth, do you truly appreciate its richness. Just like Stefan, who finally exhausts his options through the experiences of hallucinogens and brutal murders, you'll encounter a bittersweet moment when the episode reveals a secret ending that, to me, feels like the canon conclusion.

At the core of Stefan's obsession with "multiple choices" adventures is one pivotal moment when [spoiler]he wishes he could revert to be with his mom, accompanying her through her eventual demise, regardless of his prior knowledge about it[/spoiler]. As "O Superman" by Laurie Anderson plays, the episode takes us back to the first sequence of the episode, and both Stefan and the audience finally find a sense of peace after the _Jacob's Ladder_-esque nightmare - asking if, after all, it is the lack of acceptance that burdens us when we grieves ourself into the deep hole of what ifs.

Two hours and half have past by the time the credits roll; _Bandersnatch_ asked me if I want to give another go. I closed my eyes and put it to rest.

I got on an eternal loop until i got to the credits so 5/5.
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I see people giving bad scores. It is a good movie if you KNOW how to understand it, if you haven't play a game with options this movies is not for you.

The concept of this movie is so cool. I kept watching until I saw every possible outcome and it was such a fun experience. This story is pretty easy to follow but it is exactly right for this movie. It's thrilling.
I have to say that one outcome was my favorite and I already got that first so the rest was just fun to see but a little bit of a downer after my original ending. Loved the cast, loved the story, loved the vibe.

ONe of the best thing ever seen. I don't know why a lot of people are not happy with it

It's a completely new experience for a watcher. Mind bending! You feel that you are controlling the character and the character at some point feels it too. Definitely a watch! I think it might never be a boring episode.

eu simplesmente amei haaahahaaha
é mesmo muito bom, não sabia que era uma espécie de jogo
foi bem surpreendente mas bom

Who is being controlled — Stefan or you?

Has shock value and potential. It just needs more decisions and paths leading to different endings.