With a space rock hurtling towards all life on Earth, political
buffoonery rises to meet it. DON'T LOOK UP (from the writer-director of
ANCHORMAN) features a night sky filled with A-list cameos ...and manages
to be entertaining for most of its 130 minutes, even if its ultimate
impact feels somewhat less than earth-shattering. Recommended.

On 1/23/2022 10:27 AM, moviePig wrote:
>
> With a space rock hurtling towards all life on Earth, political
> buffoonery rises to meet it.  DON'T LOOK UP (from the writer-director of
> ANCHORMAN) features a night sky filled with A-list cameos ...and manages
> to be entertaining for most of its 130 minutes, even if its ultimate
> impact feels somewhat less than earth-shattering.  Recommended.

So you don't know what the theme of the movie was?

On 1/29/2022 7:12 AM, trotsky wrote:
> On 1/23/2022 10:27 AM, moviePig wrote:
>>
>> With a space rock hurtling towards all life on Earth, political
>> buffoonery rises to meet it.  DON'T LOOK UP (from the writer-director
>> of ANCHORMAN) features a night sky filled with A-list cameos ...and
>> manages to be entertaining for most of its 130 minutes, even if its
>> ultimate impact feels somewhat less than earth-shattering.  Recommended.
>
> So you don't know what the theme of the movie was?

What do you think it was?

On 1/29/2022 9:58 AM, moviePig wrote:
> On 1/29/2022 7:12 AM, trotsky wrote:
>> On 1/23/2022 10:27 AM, moviePig wrote:
>>>
>>> With a space rock hurtling towards all life on Earth, political
>>> buffoonery rises to meet it.  DON'T LOOK UP (from the writer-director
>>> of ANCHORMAN) features a night sky filled with A-list cameos ...and
>>> manages to be entertaining for most of its 130 minutes, even if its
>>> ultimate impact feels somewhat less than earth-shattering.  Recommended.
>>
>> So you don't know what the theme of the movie was?
>
> What do you think it was?
>

It's an allegory about climate change.

From google:

Don't Look Up is a satire of real-life environmental concerns such as
climate change. In the script, McKay exaggerates the extent to which
institutions refuse to address science. In real-life politics, it may be
a matter of voting down environmental bills.Jan 8, 2022

'Don't Look Up' Script: Read Adam McKay's Screenplay For ...

https://deadline.com/2022/01/dont-look-up-script-adam-mckay-read-the-screenplay-1234906261/

On 2/6/2022 3:18 PM, trotsky wrote:
> On 1/29/2022 9:58 AM, moviePig wrote:
>> On 1/29/2022 7:12 AM, trotsky wrote:
>>> On 1/23/2022 10:27 AM, moviePig wrote:
>>>>
>>>> With a space rock hurtling towards all life on Earth, political
>>>> buffoonery rises to meet it.  DON'T LOOK UP (from the
>>>> writer-director of ANCHORMAN) features a night sky filled with
>>>> A-list cameos ...and manages to be entertaining for most of its 130
>>>> minutes, even if its ultimate impact feels somewhat less than
>>>> earth-shattering.  Recommended.
>>>
>>> So you don't know what the theme of the movie was?
>>
>> What do you think it was?
>>
>
>
> It's an allegory about climate change.
>
> From google:
>
> Don't Look Up is a satire of real-life environmental concerns such as
> climate change. In the script, McKay exaggerates the extent to which
> institutions refuse to address science. In real-life politics, it may be
> a matter of voting down environmental bills.Jan 8, 2022
>
> 'Don't Look Up' Script: Read Adam McKay's Screenplay For ...
>
> https://deadline.com/2022/01/dont-look-up-script-adam-mckay-read-the-screenplay-1234906261/

I shouldn't argue with whatever the screenwriter himself says about it,
but I'd argue that it was a satire on inherent human/societal
intransigence even in the face of "real-life environmental concerns such
as climate change". E.g., if he'd made if about 'climate change'
explicitly, he could as easily have been referring to asteroids.

On 2/6/2022 1:40 PM, moviePig wrote:
> On 2/6/2022 3:18 PM, trotsky wrote:
>> On 1/29/2022 9:58 AM, moviePig wrote:
>>> On 1/29/2022 7:12 AM, trotsky wrote:
>>>> On 1/23/2022 10:27 AM, moviePig wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> With a space rock hurtling towards all life on Earth, political
>>>>> buffoonery rises to meet it.  DON'T LOOK UP (from the
>>>>> writer-director of ANCHORMAN) features a night sky filled with
>>>>> A-list cameos ...and manages to be entertaining for most of its 130
>>>>> minutes, even if its ultimate impact feels somewhat less than
>>>>> earth-shattering.  Recommended.
>>>>
>>>> So you don't know what the theme of the movie was?
>>>
>>> What do you think it was?
>>>
>>
>>
>> It's an allegory about climate change.
>>
>>  From google:
>>
>> Don't Look Up is a satire of real-life environmental concerns such as
>> climate change. In the script, McKay exaggerates the extent to which
>> institutions refuse to address science. In real-life politics, it may
>> be a matter of voting down environmental bills.Jan 8, 2022
>>
>> 'Don't Look Up' Script: Read Adam McKay's Screenplay For ...
>>
>> https://deadline.com/2022/01/dont-look-up-script-adam-mckay-read-the-screenplay-1234906261/
>
>
> I shouldn't argue with whatever the screenwriter himself says about it,
> but I'd argue that it was a satire on inherent human/societal
> intransigence even in the face of "real-life environmental concerns such
> as climate change".  E.g., if he'd made if about 'climate change'
> explicitly, he could as easily have been referring to asteroids.
>

I saw it as being an allegory about COVID. Later when I heard it was
about climate change my reaction was I guess that fits too.

On 2/6/2022 3:40 PM, moviePig wrote:
> On 2/6/2022 3:18 PM, trotsky wrote:
>> On 1/29/2022 9:58 AM, moviePig wrote:
>>> On 1/29/2022 7:12 AM, trotsky wrote:
>>>> On 1/23/2022 10:27 AM, moviePig wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> With a space rock hurtling towards all life on Earth, political
>>>>> buffoonery rises to meet it.  DON'T LOOK UP (from the
>>>>> writer-director of ANCHORMAN) features a night sky filled with
>>>>> A-list cameos ...and manages to be entertaining for most of its 130
>>>>> minutes, even if its ultimate impact feels somewhat less than
>>>>> earth-shattering.  Recommended.
>>>>
>>>> So you don't know what the theme of the movie was?
>>>
>>> What do you think it was?
>>>
>>
>>
>> It's an allegory about climate change.
>>
>>  From google:
>>
>> Don't Look Up is a satire of real-life environmental concerns such as
>> climate change. In the script, McKay exaggerates the extent to which
>> institutions refuse to address science. In real-life politics, it may
>> be a matter of voting down environmental bills.Jan 8, 2022
>>
>> 'Don't Look Up' Script: Read Adam McKay's Screenplay For ...
>>
>> https://deadline.com/2022/01/dont-look-up-script-adam-mckay-read-the-screenplay-1234906261/
>
>
> I shouldn't argue with whatever the screenwriter himself says about it,
> but I'd argue that it was a satire on inherent human/societal
> intransigence even in the face of "real-life environmental concerns such
> as climate change".  E.g., if he'd made if about 'climate change'
> explicitly, he could as easily have been referring to asteroids.

I see your point, it probably isn't as illustrative as they wanted or
expected it to be.