Bandersnatch is a 2018 interactive film, employing 📝Nonlinear Storytelling, in the science fiction anthology series 📝Black Mirror. It was released by 📝Netflix as a standalone film.
In Bandersnatch, viewers make decisions for the main character, a young programmer, who adapts a 📝Choose Your Own Adventure fantasy novel into a video game in 1984. A piece of science fiction and horror, Bandersnatch incorporates meta-commentary and rumination on free will.
Difficulty in writing the highly non-linear script led to the creation of a bespoke Branch Manager for Netflix, and the unique nature of the content required adaptations in the platform's use of cache memory. Netflix is said to have several interactive projects for children underway.
After experiencing Bandersnatch for the fifth time, I was inspired to create a progressive layering of conversation in 📝Brian+ which was later written about in 📝Blurring The Lines (newsletter).
References
- Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, wikipedia.org
- Netflix's 'Black Mirror' Movie Takes Interactive Storytelling to the Next Level, abcnews.com
- The Reddit detectives are hard at work decoding Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, theverge.com
- Fans Create Guides for Black Mirror: Bandersnatch’s Numerous Endings, polygon.com
- Bandersnatch Could Become Netflix's Secret Marketing Weapon, theverge.com