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Jan 6, 2022 · The failure of topicality in “Don’t Look Up” is, not least, that the movie’s cynically apolitical view of politics contributes to the frivolous and self-regarding media environment that it ...
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The film follows two Michigan scientists, played by Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence, the latter of whom discovers the apocalyptic comet with nearly a 100% chance of destroying Earth. They begin a long, protracted attempt at getting anyone to care, from the government and its Trump-esque president (played by a wasted but wonderfully warped M...
If the film isn’t funny, it’s also not particularly dramatic. Too many subplots, characters, and narrative cul-de-sacs prevent any buildup of tension or emotional investment. The film doesn’t take itself seriously enough to be dramatic, but its subject matter and trajectory are hardly funny. McKay knows how to fuse comedy and drama excellently, but...
The nature of Netflix being one of the most readily available streaming platforms available to audiences meant that Don't Look Up was seen by a great many people. Even if the movie itself might not have worked as a narrative film, its secondary intention to get people to talk about climate change can be said to be fulfilled. So it may not work as a...
Technically, McKay and Netflix have put together a really polished production. Everything looks great thanks to some perfect lighting, McKay’s typically playful use of onscreen text, and Oscar-winning cinematographer Linus Sandgren’s excellent work. For some reason, though, McKay inserts a pointlessly lengthy amount of dull stock footage (plants, b...
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Jan 4, 2022 · Netflix movie, Don’t Look Up, highlights political and citizenship failures to tackle long-term threats. Politicians focus on short-term issues and donor priorities. The public is distracted...
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Jan 8, 2022 · Don't Look Up does neither, preferring to insist on the message that this alarming event is happening and nobody's doing anything about it, repetitively hammering into the viewers' minds with no possibility of further reflection on the story's meaning. Don't Look Up Has An Important Message.
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Jan 6, 2022 · Don’t Look Up is not the first story to tackle climate change, and it won’t be the last. But fictionalizing the crisis is beginning to feel almost like a passive acceptance of our fate. And...
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Reviews. Don't Look Up. Nick Allen December 24, 2021. Tweet. Now streaming on: Subs. Powered by JustWatch. It takes a certain kind of touch, a populist brilliance, to know that “Milk was a bad choice” could help launch a comedy empire.
Jan 8, 2022 · The new movie “Don’t Look Up,” about a collision between a planet-killing comet and a frivolous America, is something of a critical failure — its score on RottenTomatoes.com is currently only...
