Materialism In Nosedive

Materialism sets the stage for society by comparing society with the highest values in life. With materialism, newer objects tend to represent success and levels of achievement in a person’s life. Just like human nature, humans are attracted to better things in life which gives materialism such a strong grip on us. People become young and restless in these quests for better objects. Just like clothing outfits, people tend to care more about what others think about them than how they think about themselves. “Nosedive” beautifully blends in the values of materialism through their view of society being controlled by a star system. Basically, the star system shows popularity and power in “Nosedive”; however, the path to better things in this society

The first example was the scene with the truck driver, Susan. After letting go of materialism, Susan had a 1.4 rating and seemed to not possess the finer things in life. When asking Lacie if she needed a ride, the truck driver was still judged by her score with Lacie assuming she was dirty, poor, and antisocial. This shows that even if freedom from materialism was obtained, someone will still judge you by the star rating system. At the end, it seems that Lacie has given up when she is unplugged from the star system meaning that she cannot get ahold of any objects, or star rating, in this society anymore. She is seen trapped in a cell and arguing with another man. When Lacie is arguing with him, she has this genuine smile while insulting him like she was finally free to be herself. Finally, she was a real person. However, she is still trapped in a cell which is made of dark shaded objects. This jail cell is not built like regular jail cells, but it is a clear glass cell. This could be how materialism still binds to people. She is left as a reminder of what happens when someone does not try to keep up with the materialistic society. They are seen as a wild species and just like the zoo, are left for