The Mirror is a product designed for the movie Code Unknown, directed by Michael Haneke. The most important issue that Haneke wants to emphasize in the movie is miscommunication
By presenting the concepts of good and bad to the audience from different perspectives, he aimed to make the audience question himself in the first place. He expressed in various ways that insensitivity occurs primarily because we turn our backs on our own reality. He conveyed this to the audience with the characters who were wronged in the movie
And around these wronged Characters, there is always a silent mob. The silence of the individuals of today's society, which is degenerating in communication, against injustice is presented to the audience with striking examples. In this context, one of Haneke's aims is to first confront the audience with their own injustice
In many frames in the movie, the male voice in the background calls out to the main character to show me your true face, which refers to his desire to confront the audience with the realities of his own justice system
Considering the concept of confronting one's own reality, the 'mirror' object will be a powerful transmitter metaphorically. For this, the scene where the main character participates in a theater audition was deemed appropriate.
It exhibits the character play, but there is no voiceover. Jurors are vaguely visible. But they do not give a reaction to the player. This scene is important as it summarizes the concept of miscommunication throughout the film. In the mirror placed on the stage, we will first see the reflection of the jury members. The character will then will then face his own reflection as the scene closes. The proposition here is that the injustice in the world, the lack of communication, is a collective reflection of the behavior of each individual who remains silent
The mirror consists of three interconnected parts. When the light hits the mirror, the reflections are scattered in different places. The standing angles of the side mirrors allow the image to be reflected in parts in multiple ways within the mirrors. Here, it is explained that reality does not consist of a single direct, and each point of view opens different windows to the depths of reality.