The idea of self-reference in art is not really new, but it can be quite interesting. In Hamlet, there is a "play within the play." In Romeo and Juliet_, Romeo dreams that "dreamers often lie," which is arguably a paradox, because if that statement is true, then a dream is a lie, but also the statement that dreamers lie must be false, because Romeo dreamed it, therefore dreams must be true. Don Quixote refers to someone writing a different version of Quixote. In this case "NETFLIX" the streaming service created a movie set in 1984, and that movie mentioned and described "NETFLIX." And Stephan knows that some being or force is controlling him. Maybe this movie is a little deeper than some reviewers have realized.
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Reply by jordan77600
on December 30, 2018 at 7:51 PM
You can get really far into this netflix meta its just so goood !
Reply by A-Dubya
on December 31, 2018 at 3:51 PM
It was really fun and made me think about a number of things. I want to watch it again and make different choices. It was kind of like a Telltale video game. I hope there are more features on Netflix like these.
Reply by rvcanuck
on January 1, 2019 at 8:57 PM
Some of the choices made no sense. How does having to pick what cereal to eat drive the plot forward?
Reply by nanonta
on January 3, 2019 at 7:25 PM
Do you believe in the Butterfly Effect?
Reply by rvcanuck
on January 3, 2019 at 8:23 PM
Don't get me started on that movie....