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Derren Brown- Apocalypse
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I just caught up with the first part today. Is anyone else watching it?
I'm hoping it's just a trick. I don't think you can legitimise potentially messing around with someone's head to this extent because they are 'lazy'/ a normal 20 something bloke.
I'm hoping it's just a trick. I don't think you can legitimise potentially messing around with someone's head to this extent because they are 'lazy'/ a normal 20 something bloke.
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Haha same!! I did feel sorry for him though, imagining going through all that and then someone telling 'ha no, just kidding'
i just watched it on youtube
Someone forwarded me this q and a from Derren's blog the other day about it, interesting :chin: http://derrenbrown.co.uk/apocalypse-qa/
But it still doesn't sit right with me. When Derren says It's kinda clear that the end result will be a happier Steven but it could easily have gone the other way. Plus who is Derren Brown to judge that his life previously was being wasted? I felt for his family and particularly his mum in Ep1 when she got upset and was saying she didn't even know if he loved her. But then as hurtful/disappointing as it must be- these concerns over a 20 something son/daughter are completely normal and to me don't warrant this big intentional head fuck.
Still gonna watch ep2 though but I can see how it will pan out. All will be redeemed because Steven will suddenly have made a success of himself, picked the right job and learnt to pick his dirty laundry off of the floor. All will be good..
One major one being, notice how he never swore. Sorry, he's a 21 year old guy who thinks he's woken up in a Zombie Apocalypse. He's going to swear. Quite a bit.
I think it was real, if he really were an actor then they must have got all his real friends, former colleagues, aquaintances e.t.c. to sign some pretty ironclad contract to not come forwards naming him.....