In a recent interview, Jenna Ortega expressed her thoughts on social media and its usage. She also touched upon what made her Netflix show, Wednesday, successful with viewers.
Season 2 is scheduled to premiere in two parts, with the first part dropping in August, while the second part releases the following month. The second installment premieres roughly three years after the first season. The television series was helmed by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, with Tim Burton serving as an executive producer.
Jenna Ortega talks about social media usage
In a recent interview, Jenna Ortega explained why Wednesday found great success. She told the BBC that the show explored themes of “where we find our sense of community now.”
The Miller’s Girl actress admitted that she “wasn’t around in the 70s.” However, she heard “stories of people knocking on their neighbours’ doors, and the bikes going all throughout the city, and just expecting to meet someone at a certain time on a certain location.”
Ortega stressed how people nowadays rely heavily on smartphones for interaction, noting that many don’t interact with each other in person. She added, “They’re interacting and finding their community online, which can be very isolating.”
The Scream star explained that it was “harder to find a sense of self.” It is because people are now exposed to “so many voices” and “so many opinions” on social media.
Elaborating on her comments, Ortega said, “Young people are struggling to find, ‘What makes my voice stand out?'” She continued, “‘What is it about me in this world and this society today that gives me a sense of purpose or control or authority?'”
This is not the first time Jenna Ortega has shared her views on social media. The Beetlejuice Beetlejuice actress previously explained a disturbing experience she had with it in a conversation with The Interview podcast for The New York Times.
“I hate AI,” she said. “Did I like being 14 and making a Twitter account because I was supposed to and seeing dirty edited content of me as a child? No.” Ortega then described what she saw as “terrifying, corrupt, wrong, and disgusting.”
Originally reported by Abdul Azim Naushad on ComingSoon.
