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Bandersnatch

Bandersnatch

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A 2018 Netflix film where viewers choose what happens
  • proper noun
: Bandersnatch
  • Many fans of 'Black Mirror' were excited to experience the choices available in Bandersnatch.
  • Black Mirror: Bandersnatch
  • Mirror: Bandersnatch

Examples

  • Any future questions should be addressed to Frumious Bandersnatch care of WZ.

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  • But for us, I think the most recognizable is he was one of the the stars of Black Mirrors Bandersnatch, that interactive movie.

  • "...Bandersnatch!"

    Hellboy (2019)

  • The frumious Bandersnatch!

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  • "Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun "The frumious Bandersnatch!

    The Exorcist: Believer (2023)

  • The interactive film 'Black Mirror: Bandersnatch' lets viewers choose the direction of the story.

  • In 2018, Netflix released Bandersnatch, an interactive film that allows viewers to make decisions.

Surface Forms

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Etymology

The word Bandersnatch comes from Lewis Carroll's nonsense poem 'Jabberwocky', where it was a strange, fast, and frightening creature. A helpful way to remember the film title is to notice the real word snatch ('to grab') inside it, and with Carroll's wild creature this gives a feeling of sudden action and danger. That's why the name fits an interactive film where your choices change the story and endings.