the_goodfilms on Instagram: "There are two types of people who love this film or hate it. Don’t Look Up (2021), directed by Adam McKay, is a satirical disaster-…"
There are two types of people who love this film or hate it. Don’t Look Up (2021), directed by Adam McKay, is a satirical disaster-comedy that uses a global catastrophe to critique politics, media, and human behavior. The film follows two low-level astronomers, Dr. Randall Mindy (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Ph.D. student Kate Dibiasky (Jennifer Lawrence), who discover a massive comet hurtling toward Earth that will cause an extinction-level event.As they attempt to warn the world, they quickly run into disbelief, bureaucracy, and sensationalism. Politicians, led by the shallow and opportunistic President Janie Orlean (Meryl Streep), downplay the threat for political gain. The media treats the impending disaster like entertainment, prioritizing ratings and clickbait over truth. Even ordinary people are divided, distracted by trivialities, or outright dismissive.Beneath its absurdist humor and over-the-top performances, the film is a biting allegory for climate change, misinformation, and humanity’s tendency to ignore existential threats until it’s too late. It explores themes of denial, apathy, and the commercialization of crises, all while asking whether society can face reality when the stakes are literally life and death.The mix of comedy, tragedy, and social commentary makes it both entertaining and uncomfortably reflective of real-world challenges.View all 4,605 comments
