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Jordyep
7/10  2 years ago
I feel like I’ve just been yelled at for 2 hours by Adam McKay.
It’s extremely on the nose, but you can’t really tackle this in a subtle way, so it’s quite effective at what it does.
I don’t think it’s necessarily about climate change specifically, you can apply this metaphor to any sensitive topic we collectively like to be ignorant towards.
Just to be clear: I agree with most of it and laughed quite a bit, even if it is a little disingenuous and samey at points.
It’s well made, but a lot of scenes are just spins on the same idea: the masses are ignorant, shallow and superficial, while the people in power are too concerned with pr, presentation and corporate interests.
Sure, that’s hard to disagree with nowadays, but it should’ve gone a little deeper in order to find the better and more biting satire.
Is there really no place for escapism in Adam McKay’s ideal world? Is it really the media’s fault (as the film implies) that sensitive and important topics are tackled as infotainment?
It’s a little hypocritical when you consider that McKay directed _The Big Short_, a film that tackles the financial crisis in a fun, somewhat simplified way.
It literally has a scene with Margot Robbie in a bathtub explaining what mortgage bonds are, which I definitely only remember because of my interest in mortgage bonds.

The performances are good, even if DiCaprio does his usual thing of screaming in order to sell emotion.
The bigger problem is that none of the characters are particularly interesting.
It’s a huge missed opportunity to get such a great cast, only to get wasted by having everyone play a stereotype.
Also, it is a little too long, this would run much smoother if they took 15-25 minutes out.

6.5/10
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Aryion
7/10  2 years ago
Don't Look Up

A beautiful film that manifests the problems of American society (but also Western) on how it is now too caught up in social networks and believing any news that comes out of the mouths of the strong powers, in this case the politicians. It's a film that represents the mirror of truth, and this can piss off: it's no coincidence that in America the film is despised, while in the rest of the world it is appreciated.

You can also see a kind of parallelism with the COVID issue, seeing the comet as the pandemic that affects globally, people who believe the strong powers to people who are against vaccines or do not believe the virus, the various conspiracies, denialism, etc.. The reflection that I asked myself during the vision of the film is "But how far is the reality present in the film with the reality that we are living now?", I answered myself by saying that the two worlds are very similar to each other, and it distressed me.

Regarding the film instead, we have a cast full of important names, two main characters played by an amazing Di Caprio and Lawrence, a well done writing of the film. Perhaps a little too long.

7/10
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Reply by 2Ls1T
2 years ago
@aryion definitely agree about the COVID parallels.
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Reply by -Parzival-
2 years ago
Totally agree, it also exactly depicts our struggle with acknowledging global warming, it’s consequences and it’s urgency to act on it. The movie is a very good mirror on todays society … and that’s really frightening.
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msbreviews
/10  2 years ago
FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://www.msbreviews.com/movie-reviews/dont-look-up-spoiler-free-review

"Don't Look Up hilariously approaches almost every theme worthy of discussion through Adam McKay's satirical screenplay that will undoubtedly leave viewers either incredibly satisfied or extremely triggered, depending on their opinion about certain subject matters.

Boasting an absolutely stellar cast, Netflix grabs a bold, divisive awards contender. Packed with allegories, references, and direct jokes surrounding all kinds of media, governments, socio-political topics, and environmental issues, McKay doesn't hold back, which might be a decisive factor in the audience's response.

The cast offers unbelievably great performances, but without the protagonists Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence, viewers would definitely look down to their phones instead of paying attention to the film.

A fun flick to watch during the Christmas season."

Rating: B+
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CinemaSerf
/10  2 years ago
Poor old "Kate Dibiansky" (Jennifer Lawrence) and her professor "Mindy" (Leonardo DiCaprio) have the misfortune to discover an huge comet heading on a collision course with Earth. When they report this to "Oglethorpe" (Rob Morgan) - the man at NASA charged with coping with such existential threats, the three are now exposed to the upper echelons of the US administration that frequently elicits a smile and a grimace from the audience. The real star of the movie, Meryl Streep, is "President Orlean" (Yes, guess what her Christian name is?) who presides over her government with the aid of her hapless chief of staff son "Jason" (Jonah Hill) in what is a very thinly veiled swipe at all things Trumpian. The story pretty much follows the thread of "Meteor" (1979) only with better special effects, and the corporate machinations of the "Blofeld"-esque "Isherwell" (Sir Mark Rylance) add quite a bit of faux-menace to this rather entertaining parody of disaster movie meets political drama by way of some manipulative and fickle television journalism (epitomised by a fun contribution from Cate Blanchett). The pace of the film is a bit hit-and-miss, but keep an eye out for a nice couple of scenes from Ron Perlman as the archetypally gung-ho, militaristic, "Drask" and from Timothée Chalamet (where does he find the time?) as the hippy love interest "Yule" that both add some bulk and humour to the otherwise quite flimsy plot that enjoys quite a really fitting end. At the top end of Netflix' productions this - for a change some decent writing accompanies an on-form cast and i enjoyed it.
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Peter McGinn
/10  2 years ago
This is of course social and political satire, and it is sad how much of it rings true. It can be difficult to satirize the excesses of the rich and famous — Orr even the redneck poor — and the social media juggernaut.

But the script clicks on all cylinders a lot of the time and entertains as it eviscerates. I have always liked Mark Ryland’s roles, and this is a real departure for him as the media giant and third richest human ever. But I mostly found it difficult to like Dr. Mindy as he gradually adjusts his beliefs and personality to suit his new fame. My sympathy was with his wife and family, afterthoughts for 95% of the movie.

But it was an entertaining movie and I would be willing to watch it again someday, not because of the serious issues it raised (slightly) but just to catch more of the social media and television images that flash across the screen too quickly to take them all in. The social media satire works better, I think, than the political side, which seemed sometimes to just choose an actual person and thrust a version of them into the scene.
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