Don't Look Up reviewed by Mark Kermode
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- Опубликовано: 9 дек 2021
- Mark Kermode reviews Don’t Look Up. When they discover a giant meteor heading towards Earth, two low-level astronomers have to go on a massive media tour to warn everyone of the coming danger.
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Best line that hits home the most to me was DiCaprio saying “ we really did have everything .” at the end sitting around the dinner table with everyone .
I agree. Very poignant moment.
Except common sense
@@happylittlemonk what a completely stupid thing to say
Many many others didn't though. 700 million people worldwide including 34 million people in the US still live in poverty.
It’s a prefect reflection of how he feels. Speaking in past tense already shows him reflecting on his entire life before his final moments out loud. Does an incredible job to encapsulate that in one small line
I'm still curious as to why the general charged for free snacks.
because he's a scoundrel
I think Kate and Yule figured it out. It was a power trip. He knew they'd find out it was free and he loved the power he had over then for that.
Think it's has to do with America charging for things that should be free like healthcare. He is a health insurance company type figure
The point was..don't expect to trust those we typically view with reverence to save the day.
^ this is what Atention Deficit Disorder looks like.
we've reached the point where life has become so absurd that when art imitates it, it has little merit
touché
This was over the top, and I can see how that could turn people off. I really enjoyed this, but I don’t think anything this exaggerated can actually have any impact on people’s judgement. If you think this isn’t an absolutely absurdist approach to satire then you’re not thinking straight, however there still is truth in the film
@@stupididiot6993 that's my point. there's no such thing as an absurdist approach to satire anymore. the people this movie is sending up have made satire redundant
@@stupididiot6993 if anything it was too realistic to be funny. My other half couldn't watch it because she found it depressing in it's accuracy. Some of the comments about the film sound as if they could have been in the film. "Thanks for the warning about the end of the world but I just think the editing could have been better" etc. It's holding a mirror up to us and saying "look at us, look at what we're doing". And I did laugh but I also found elements of it depressing because it's true.
@@stupididiot6993 Satire is meant to be absurd. I'm betting your a right wing climate change denier. smh
This film is basically mocking what a pathetic, joke of a world we live in!
For the first 2/3rds, yeah. The second half is the good people, the people that tried to help, just getting together for a final dinner before the end of the world.
I don't get the reviews that outright hate it.
@@AhsanShere it’s awful. Totally lacking in subtlety, humour or anything that would make it worth watching.
@@AhsanShere the people who hated it are the one made fun of in that movie. They see the parallels (they aren't THAT dumb) but they don't think of themselves negatively in the same way the movie sees them. It's a reflection of the current political climate surrounding COVID-19/global warming.
@@danpreston564 you know that's what a lot of people said about Peter Sellers and Doctor Strangelove.
To each their own.
@@yidavv I hated it! Which is strange as I'm a big satire fan, I just found it annoying most of all. But that's me
It was Affleck
Aye Ben said it, then MB told him to STFU haha
Yeah, Ben Affleck’s audio commentary on that movie is pretty interesting. There’s another part where he talks about almost suffocating to death in his space suit and trying to smash the visor open with a rock.
I didn’t expect to like this film. Thought it would go Mars Attacks! route of sheer ridiculousness.
It never did however. Everytime it got close to ridiculous it grounded itself back in reality. It played this fine line of comedy and tragedy and delivered these chillingly real portraits of society and humanity without ever getting preachy.
Imo it’s a masterpiece.
the editing was dreadful. so many cuts. mckay didn't allow for these talented actors to act.
@@trevorrapp7227 It was perfect, nothing you can say about will ever stick, lol!
Are you saying you don't like Mars Attacks? If so, there is definitely something wrong with you
Totally agree with you, it’s brilliant
@@seanp8220 It was OK - it was just too damn weird.
This wasn't a comedy, but rather a satirical tragedy. And I mean it in the best way.
It wants to make you think first and making you laugh is secondary.
I think that this was one of the best movies I have ever seen, it was surprisingly grounded and the satire sometimes hits a bit to close to home, so close that I could feasibly imagine governments acting in such a way, even in an event of such magnitude.
The film is like a warning: never forget that governments and companies are made out of people that each have their own agendas, they would like you to look down, cause looking up would mean that you see them for what they are. Know what you are facing, but take your time to take joy in doing things that feel authentic to you, and accept that there are things you can't change. At least that is what I got out of it.
Yeah great summary.. what matters most are the little things in life.
I saw it yesterday. It hit home very powerfully. It’s unfortunately very believable in almost every way. I wish I could say otherwise. We have done a long way in the wrong direction.
Tragedy and comedy are one and the same.
I’m so surprised people are so impacted by it. It doesn’t really bring anything new to the table. “The worlds gonna end and nobody listens to science” I can watch any late night show and that’s the butt on 1/2 the jokes. The movie felt cynical and empty for the most part although I agree the ending had a sweet message… but it kind of felt like an extra thing they added it wasn’t really built into the story itself.
@@timchildsmovies I completely agree! Nothing new, didn't play as a comedy, and certainly wasn't a hard hitting satire. Disappointed.
'It is exactly what you expect it to be, and that was fine with me.'
Yep, pretty much my thoughts exactly. Not exactly groundbreaking satire, but I almost feel like that's reality's fault rather than the film's - our society is screwing itself in such predictable, obvious ways that any relevant satire is also gonna be kind of predictable and obvious.
Exactly this. How tragic.
I unexpectedly loved it. Actually watched it twice! My only big issue is Jennifer Lawrence's character is badly underwritten - no character arc - she is the same at the end as she was in the beginning. There was that one smack in the face second at her parents house, but it was literally a few seconds and we never saw how it affected her. I assume she loved her parents from her comment when she arrived at their house, but she never mentioned them again and they never even crossed her mind near the end. There was also the opportunity to show us how a young woman at the start of her adult life would feel differently than a late middle aged married man with 2 grown kids. One moment of her realizing all she would never get to experience would have gone a long way. Lots of wasted options to give her character a growth arc and make us really care and be invested in her character
Feminism means that female characters are already perfect as they are and don't need to go on no hero's journey. Have you not been paying attention?
But isn't that the point of her character?
She's steadfast and doesn't stand bullshizz.
Leo's character, "gives in" to what's going on in terms of his newly found appeal.
Her character - despite getting dragged - doesn't waiver.
Her discovery & everything she's said will happen, happens.
I took her character to be an example of how being right, can be tough, can get you derided, but ultimately - you're still right.
As thankless and as unglamorous as that can be.
@@StimParavane You're still talking about The Last Jedi and not Don't Look Up bruh.
"My only big issue is Jennifer Lawrence's character is badly underwritten - no character arc - she is the same at the end as she was in the beginning"
This does occasionally happen in real life - it may seem unfulfilling as an audience to an entertainment piece but "no arc" basically describes much of my life and that of many people I have known during it.
She deals with it all by smoking weed. In fact Jennifer Lawrence had to be high for every scene. Her character has reason to self medicate and that is what is shown. She doesn't change with the wind so to speak or join in the cognitive dissonance. The memes didn't make her back down.
The film duration is 2 hours and 25 minutes, and it's getting very mixed reviews. I have to wonder if they might have made a tighter comedy film if they made it closer to 90 minutes, rather than slightly longer than 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Saw "Don't Look Up" today. It didn't feel long at all. Actually, I have a feeling that it was cut very tight, to the point where I wish that the movie would either be longer or that some plot lines were cut entirely to make more room for others.
The punks are dead and buried. Not everything has to be as short as possible.
@@joshnewell714 maybe you'd be happier with some Adam Sandler?
It suspect it rather depends if you like the style (as per my other remarks I didn't - I had zero interest in the singer subplot so they could have saved 10 minutes just by cutting that) and despite, or perhaps because of, the fact I've watched many hours of *real* NASA coverage, I found all the launch sequences and failures quite tedious - probably because my brain was constantly picking holes in how unrealistic it all was, or how they'd had to dumb all that down as well for a mainstream audience. I think it's very difficult to win an audience back if you lose them early on - I'd pretty much made up my mind once they reached the first scene with the president and it was clear how the tone of the rest of it was going to be. It may have been my fault for *not* watching a trailer first. "Seeking a friend for the end of the world" was much more my kind of humor.
How did Kermode not compare it unfavorably to Jaws?
When you live in an age beyond satire, the best thing art can do is observe the lunacy and at least provide some clarity.
Film is timely, entertaining and has massive point to make
@K, U aren’t a KILLA: Lol like I care what you think 😂🤣👍
@K, U aren’t a KILLA go back to your bridge troll
It’s astonishing Mark derides filmmakers for having little discipline and letting unfunny scenes ramble forever, and not knock McKay for doing the exact same thing. “Don’t Look Up” isn’t without one or two laughs, but at 2.5hrs, it’s like a middling SNL sketch stretched within an inch of its life.
I don't know why but McKay's films have always felt so condescending and in love with gender stereotypes -- especially with women celebrities.
SNL sketch is the right vibe of this. its essentially one joke rephrased over and over again ad nauseam
So it's not a sequel to Don't Look Now?
No, it's a sequel to the Bob Dylan documentary Don't Look Back.
@@baraka92 no no it's a remake of the 1998 horror film for TV Don't Look Down. Which I definitely didn't just look up.
Celebrities pretending to be “experts” telling us the worlds about to end. Feel like I’ve been watching this film for the past 10 years.
Did you not recognise yourself in the film?
You just proved the film's point
@@topologyrob it's amazing, isn't it? We really are doomed.
@@garethwynn01 I don't think you realise how much Western cultural propaganda you have absorbed. This is all this film amounts to but you don't even recognise it which is sad but not surprising. No question that you are doomed but it's just not for the reasons you think.
@@elpablo2747 nice one ☝️
I particularly loved the way the film satirizes social media culture. I can imagine many people watching this film then going back to their vapid social media consumption not having learned a thing from the movie
It is as serious as that. I am from previous generation and I am horrified of what I see today. We do not need a comet to go extinct, we are doing a good job ourself
Good point, i stopped using Twitter and Facebook a few years back, Twitters for shouting at strangers but facebook was just dull, decided to try keeping in touch the old fashioned way rather than via the pc. The thing is i found i don't really miss either, defo felt more chilled out after letting twitter go. Watched a documentary by David Baddiel recently (you'd prob know him if you're from the UK) but it essentially boiled down to the algorithms these sites use leads you down the path of getting and keeping you angry so you continue to engage, keeps the tweets coming
Sorry, it's as superficial as the culture it 'satirises'.
@@happylittlemonk We live in a society
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I feel like it’s aimed at the people who already hate all that stuff and the effects of it so I can’t see it having an effect on the culprits themselves
The sad part is that the people/antagonist that the movie depicts would not see the irony or learn a lesson from it.
“I made a strawman of my enemy, and lionised myself… why can’t he see how right I am?!”
@@p0rq “I made up a comment and put it in quotes. I will now make peepee and do a poopoo."
This movie was absolutely brilliant !!! I didn’t know what to expect, but it delivered exactly what I wanted to see.
Again, loved it ❤️❤️❤️👍
How can it deliver what you wanted to see if you didn't know what to expect?
@@elqord.1118 I'm so glad you asked! I was wating for a question like this since day 1.
I didnt know what to expect....but after watching it, it ticked all the boxes that I wanted tcked if I were to expect those requirements from a film.
I laughed when Captain America says "Don't look up or down" lol.
It is soo dumb down it’s embarrassing, they make satirical commentary so obvious they might have been breaking the third wall
I loved it. Bizarre that nearly all critics seemed to hate it.
I don't think it's perfect, but I fully expect it'll get re-evaluated by critics in the future.
It's unbelievable to me when critics will say this movie is too "on the nose" ... Uhm when has satire EVER been subtle? Have these critics not seen movies like Dr. Strangelove? Fair enough, it's an older movie, but surely if you're a critic you've seen it, if not at least some other satires like Brazil, or even the recent "Sorry to Bother You" ... Satire has always been extremely on the nose or "preachy" as some might say, so I'm sorry, but it is not a valid criticism to say that a satire is too "on the nose", that's the whole point.
Cate Blanchett had those ridiculous veneers glowing in the dark too! It's a nice touch. Also loved the fact that Meryl Streep was super made up and sexy, just like the majority of republican ladies in politics or in the media.
I was 90% sure DiCaprio was trying to imitate Leonard from Big Bang Theory with his voice, but in the scenes where he had to shout, those intonations and nasal quality were totally gone. However it's really hard to believe that an oscar winner could use a mediocre sitcom for the character building.
Ron Perlman deserves a special mention, he was hysterical even though his scenes were so brief. Can't wait to rewatch them.
I wonder why no one is mentioning those visual glitches in the final scenes during the dinner, when video would sort of freeze up and the color correction would change a bit. Pretty sure these were not just some issues with the projector at our cinema. It felt very Twin Peaks-like and quite unexpected.
Yes I noticed the glitching (on Netflix)
Yeah freezeframes on Netflix too. Felt weird and unintentional.
I assumed the freezing was intentional but don't understand the point of it.
The freezing was definitely intentional, Adam McKay has done that before in his movies. But yeah I don't really know why he did it so out of the blue at the end of the movie.
Got news for you....Meryl Streep is always sexy.
Its about climate and ecological Breakdown. As a an advocate of climate action for some 40 years, I found it deeply depressing and true. Climate breakdown is a
planet killer. Good luck, we're all going to need it. Happy New year.
"Some 40 years" 40? Thats an awfully long time. Were still here. Was that expected 40 years ago?
Realistically speaking, the planet & life will do fine for quite a while. However humanity is firing itself in the foot & bringing down many animals with them. Several bacteria are already evolving, independently at landfills all over the world, to break down some toys of plastics for energy. But we are polluting the planet with far more than plastics. 😕
@@santiagocandela354 scientists have been warning about climate change for decades.
@@borismuller86 most of them predicted a new ice age until 1979 then changed their minds. The truth is they have no clue which way the climate will go.
I love Leo and Jen, and was looking forward to this film, but if this is what 'comedy' and 'satire' has become, then I'm very much out. I really didn't find it funny at all . . . so I'm confused as to why it has been so well received? It's nothing new, and we all know this is how politicians, business people, and people in power behave, so nothing cuts deep enough to have any kind of impact (no pun intended) I don't need the equivalent of a flashing neon sign telling me to 'laugh now' and 'this is the punchline' etc. The tone of the movie was very confused. Either go for subtlety, or out and out absurd slapstick with comedic actors, which is weird because Jen is naturally funny, and Leo has also had his moments.
It reminds me of Dr. Strangelove. Satire done right. Yes some bits were choppy and unrefined, but overall it was fantastic!
Same here, which was what got me hooked. And yes, it was fantastic indeed.
Lacked the wit
@@Sheaiskl wit isn't the only way to portray satire. And i also disagree
@@CallMehXiLe You're right. Unfortunately, they didn't use any other way to portray it either. Clunky, poorly timed and delivered 'jokes', unrefined witless satire, and overacted. So I disagree with your disagreement. Merry Christmas.
@@jamesward6175 hahahahaha okay James
I enjoyed it enough for a one time watch. The epilogue was pretty goofy. Lol
0:46 that is Ben Affleck's story. It's in the movie commentary.
I think Meryl Streep is long overdue for an oscar nomination. I hope she gets one for this.
Har har
Maybe if she praises Harvey a bit more, she'll get that nomination! Oh wait...
@@SmartVandelay typical, blaming the woman for a man's sins. grow up.
@@hornedgoatweed The sins were his. But everybody else was deliberately ignoring them to further their own careers.
Hopefully her friend Harvey Weinstein can get her nominated 🤞
Perfect Christmas Eve morning experience, I was looking forward to this and it did not disappoint. Broad beyond belief but still on point in almost every aspect, I especially appreciated JL's characters initial reaction by hitting the cannabis alprazolam - far too relatable.
what does Broad mean in the context of a film review? have not heard it used before. thanks
@@koskesh360 - it means exaggerated and unsubtle.
It’s a brilliant film. Great evaluation of modern society.
Or not
@@ratemyshins Or it is.
At the 3/4 of the movie there some like "trust in science" and "no scientific review needed", if you can't see the similarities, it's already too late :)
This film was the funniest thing I’ve seen in years! Excellent satire of our current situation
Algorithm was wrong about DiCaprio dying alone
Solid in my opinion but not groundbreaking. Some gags were hilarious and very on point with current social and political climate, some kind of went over the top (where they became not funny). Certain plot points had me thinking if its a reality we could really face, and if the actions of those in charge could be that naive, careless and greedy. I got what the movie what trying to do, just not sure it was executed in the best possible way. Overall I enjoy a dark satirical comedy, and this certainly fits that bill.
We are facing it now and the reaction is what you see in the film. It's trying to point that out by allegory.
The fact that this work of genius is currently 55% rotten just makes me love it even more. Art imitates reality.
I thought it was a reimagining of Sully with Tom Hanks.
I enjoyed and was terrified by this film in equal measure and it’s not about a comet (or shark). It had climate change written all over it. For me it’s essential viewing.
it can apply to the draconian covid response, but no filmmakers nor hollywood wants to hear that
Why is it they always cast the same big stars as opposed to leaving the door open for new up and comers
because the movie is not made for the love of the artform but as a vehicle for a bunch of rich celebs to pat themselves on the back for what good people they are
@@lt3880 That is complete nonsense. That is just the conclusion you’ve come to. The director and the company funding the project decide this. The director casts the actors he\she wants for the roles and the bigger the production company producing the movie the bigger actors they can get involved if that is what the director wants.
@@dejjibd424 this is a meaningless statement. "the people in charge of the project decide who can be a part of the project" yeah no shit. this says nothing of the mechanisms of big studios whos aims are simply to make as much money as possible. none of these people care about climate change or any other world threatening catastrophe. they recognise what has been obvious for years now, which is that simply having a brand image of environmentally friendly good guys can be big business regardless of the material impact you actually have.
Watched this tonight and really enjoyed it. Scary thing is though think they got it spot on. Reminded me a bit of Idiocracy
Idiocracy had a hint of optimism that this movie lacked, and that's actually why I prefer Don't Look Up. Idiocracy was the movie of its time, Don't Look Up is what we need today.
Couldn't get into at all. I understand the satire and message but it was just too long and over done. Yup Social Media manipulation, government selfishness etc etc. Too long. The dialogue also grated on my ears. I stuck with it to the end but it was a tough watch.
A predictive programming end of world satire is supposed to get you thinking about what the film is actually about... and its not a comet....
An absolutely beautiful movie. A must watch for everyone who understands satire.
Yes, but EVERY character were somewhat a caricature. Not very subtle
@@wpracy before this pandemic I would have said it strains the boundaries of credulity, but after seeing the cast of characters in real life, this movie seems frighteningly accurate. Wind the clock back a few short years - would you ever believe a Sean Spicer or Marjorie Taylor Green could ever exist *outside* of Hollywood satire?!?
I'm shocked that a film like this can come out with a cast like that and have almost no publicity (at least from what I've seen)
I'm intreagued by the premise. We need more satirical movies in the style of Dr. Strangelove, and having not seen the film yet I hope it goes for that style
Movie stars dont exist anymore ...
Lawrence & Di Caprio arent money-draws.
I've seen a good amount of publicity, though only within film communities.
Then again I get the impression this isn't one where a studio has paid vast amounts of money for big names to market their films but rather a stylised director who has a good reputation has been able to find a lot of well known actors who want to work with him, similar to Wes Anderson and his films which have huge casts but aren't massive blockbusters.
@@adrenochromejoe7448 sorry what, what evidence did you use to arrive at this conclusion?
Apologies, I'm not clever but I can spell 'intrigued.'
The last duel came out last month with no publicity
I really enjoyed it, it was funny and the satire was on point. The ending was funny and surprising (and, OMG, they allowed nudity! Lol). I thought Mark Rylance's character was very good, and I could absolutely believe with the way that the government and big business twisted everything.
It was Ben Affleck's story
The problem this film has is satirising a media and politics that is already far beyond parody and into 1984 doublespeak territory.
I agree 100%
It was very good, satirical and dark at times. I very much enjoyed it.
Conrad Poohs and his dancing teeth. Animation by genius film director Terry Gilliam, using a picture of his own face.
in 2019 astronomy found a comet measuring 1 km closer to the earth and the distance between it being found to the independence of the earth was 4 months. so when in the film a 10 km-sized comet is found hitting the earth within 6 months it is actually very realistic.
Definitely one of the best movies Netflix has produced
That’s really not saying much!
@@Ethros64 marriage story, the irishman, uncut gems
@@Dand40 That’s 3 of about 5000 trash straight to video esque instantly forgettable movies they put out
@@Ethros64 the hand of god was good aswell
The fact that MK doesn't forensically dissect DLU the way he normally does says a lot about it's gravitas. It isn't a bad film, but it isn't as poignant as it proclaims to be either considering the theme. It has it's moments, but you just feel It could have been done so much better had it focused more on the script and not relied so heavily on it's star studded cast.
I thought it was really good, there was that one scene where DiCaprio has the Big Speech where I literally thought they were going to have him turn to the camera and address the audience directly at one point but otherwise I think it struck the balance of being a super obvious allegory without being *too* preachy quite well
the only man who pronounced ariana grande's name right
Not at all what I expected it to be. The comedy in this movie was fantastic. The all star cast label was subverted because these characters felt scarily real and ridiculous at the same time. This film’s writing blows me away. I enjoyed both the futility of what was portrayed from our society and world. Although there is obvious political messages. They work thru the lens of this film’s satire. It doesn’t get too preachy and everyone is the bud of the joke.
Definitely not what to be expected
Really enjoyed it, touched on so many flaws in our world and actually really put the message out well.
This is up there with robocop satire and so on point.
Also both decaprio and Lawrence both crumbling and hysterical at different points in the movie really was funny.
I was thinking about Robocop whilst watching this as well!
Massive DR Strangelove vibes from it. Absolutely loved it!
gotta say sir that this is the best review i’ve ever heard so far. people are disappointed that the comedy was not done very well because the jokes don’t land or the things being satiricized have already happened so it’s not funny anymore. and although i agree that to some extent, the film failed as a comedy all throughout, it didn’t make it any less of a film because of it. maybe just watch the film with an “it is what it is” attitude instead of looking at it through the lens of satire or comedy and judging it based on the criteria of what makes for a really good satire/comedy.
tl;dr the film is what it is
I think the polarised viewpoints in all the comments here, illustrate the film’s intentions perfectly! Yes, we are all going to react and interpret it differently - that’s a given, but when posters start hurling judgement and insults at other posters, it proves one of the film’s main points. For me, the bit where Mark Rylance’s Jobs/Zuckerberg/Bezos/Musk dangerously powerful tech nerd comes up with the monetisation concept was a stroke of bonkers genius! Utterly ridiculous, but I can absolutely imagine one these types coming up with the idea, because for all the amazing things Human Beings are capable of, sadly selfishness, tribal mentality, greed for power and/or material wealth will always be Humanity’s intrinsic failings!
I’ll liken it to Charlie Brooker’s “Death to...” annual events, but far less caustic.
The funniest bit was when Streep got eaten by the Brontoroc
that was very funny and also the only bit where I could tell it was directed by the same guy as anchorman. A really good film imo
The film thinks it’s a modern Dr Strangelove, this time about man-made global warming rather than nuclear war. Unfortunately, it isn’t. Maybe a comet is a bad analogy for man-made global warming. That’s part of it. Another problem is, the satire rarely lands on target. A couple of examples:
1) Mark Rylance’s character is meant to ridicule the Silicon Valley tech entrepreneur type, and function as an update on Peter Sellers’ Dr Strangelove. Strangelove was a parody of Werner von Braun; not super accurate, but easily recognisable to the audience as a former Nazi scientist now working for Uncle Sam. I couldn’t place Rylance as being even vaguely like Sergey Brin, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, Jack Dorsey, Steve Jobs or Bill Gates, all of whom should be easy to send up. Mike Judge has done it well, for instance. This character seemed closer to Peter Weyland in the Alien Prometheus movies than any real tech billionaire.
2) For a film filled with A-list actors, the script seemed incredibly coy about attacking A-list actors, who will preach about global warming while flying across the world in private jets. There’s one actor character who’s supposedly made a disaster movie cash-in, but he’s so generic as to be unrecognisable. They really needed Trey Parker or Ricky Gervais in the script room on this.
Welp he's convinced me. Gonna go see this one with my mom. (We loved The Big Short) the trailer seemed painfully unfunny but Just Kermode describing the film already had me in stitches.
Griffith...
GRIFFITH!!!!!!!
GURIFFISSSUUUUUU
The movie sodified my disgust with humanity today, but I loved it. Jennifer Lawrence was awesome, and I didn't even recognize Mark Rylance! Loved. It.
I haven't seen it yet but I do agree that sometimes it's appropriate for comedy to be broad. I look forward to it
That last line can be said about Tenet, and ALL of Wes Anderson's films.
It wanted to be taken seriously but it was also so parodic that it became silly - wasted talent
If you needed another Reason to stop taking rotten tomatoes and metacritic seriously,just watch this movie
Loved this movie so much reminds me of the absurdness of life that people get caught up in
Kept waiting for that clip to become funny.
Weird, found it funny nearly immediately.
They repeated each other in different tones, that is funny apparently.
@@Mr3Machine it’s from Adam McKay, who made a comedy with a script for two grown men talking and acting as if they are 12 and people think it’s a genius comedy. And by people I mean Americans 😂
I think - it could have been funny if the actors had any kind of timing.
I also, unfortunately, dislike the majority of actors involved in this.
I shouldnt hate the movie because of them but I do. I found this painful viewing.
@@ScreamQueenObv Yeah, it was the complete absence of any talented actors, which ruined it for me too.
One of the best films I've seen for a while. I laughed and cried quite a lot.
You really gotta watch some better films 🤣
@@vicfleming1814 Agreed. Instead of waisting money on movies like this they should just make more Marvel and Star Wars. So sick of movies that aren't Marvel.
@@nelsonstewart5999 was talking about more about Christopher Nolan, James Cameron movies. Movies that you come away with ur mind absolutely blown. But sure marvel is cool and can be good when it’s not extremely predictable
@@vicfleming1814 What? I wasn't being sarcastic, I think we should only have Marvel movies. Maybe some Star Wars. Can't believe you like Christopher Nolan 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 That's not Marvel. 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣
@@nelsonstewart5999 you really gotta work on ur humour nelson
Brilliant movie! Just show how dumb we are... it's incredible when you think that 7 billion brilliant brains can't resolve the most basic problems...the key is exactly that! We should find a way to connect all this brain power towards finding solutions to our problems. And it's so simple....
Corporations stand in the way of solving problems.
7 billion?
Even among those that are properly fed there is only a small percentage that are truly brilliant, and small percentage that are significantly under average, and the largest percentage of the population are just hovering at plus or minus 10% of average intelligence.
That's those who have been fed adequately from birth.
Those who have faced food and water shortages iin their childhoods likely never gained gained full brain growth/development - it's not a racist judgement, it's an economic judgement.
@@mnomadvfx do those are the first problems to solve....
@@bgoodfella7413 They will hypothetical taken out of the equation...
We're just base animals trying to survive in our own tiny bubbles. No more than microscopic parasites, blindly gobbling until our host is consumed. All life is naturally selfish and we are deluded to think we are a higher form.
Make Babylon Desolate Again
I can imagine the political response depicted in this movie actually happening in real life.
Music for Don't Look Up was done by the Succession composer too.
“Played by AND Meryl Streep” haha
Conrad Poos and his amAAAAAAAZing dancing teeth!
It was Affleck but did Mark just call Meryl 'Muriel'? I like Mark's analysis even if when I don't agree but his pronunciation choices baffle me. Is it a specific British accent?
I think it's an in-joke.
On this show, she is referred to as Muriel Strepsil. It's a joke that's been going on for many years and I don't know what the origin is.
@@keirbourne5323 Thanks but I'm still confused by Mark like his pronunciation of Adam McKay as Adam McEye right at the start. I've asked before if it's a regional dialect but he must think I am trolling. Last time I asked about him saying Pay-tently instead of Patently. Do people in England say Pay-tently? I dated a Welsh girl, befriended several Brits and have visited the UK a few times and never heard some of his pronunciation choices.
@@heirrose1606 Brits do say pay-tently. McKEye is probably just a mispronunciation.
@@heirrose1606 McKay can be pronounced either way in the UK. McKay is a variation of "McCoy" so naturally it should sound more like how Mark pronounces it. But both are valid.
As for "patently" - how else would you pronounce it other than pay-tent-lee? (Genuine question)
GET. SIMON. TO. TALK. ABOUT. SUCCESSION!
I remember cate blanchett from the days she was plowing the fields off Nottingham
Did Mark call Meryl Muriel about the 2:05-min mark? LOL!
He sure did! Maybe he is reviewing a different movie?!
She's called Muriel Strepsil on this radio show, they've called her that for years
@@keirbourne5323 LOL! Didn't know that!
Reminds me of Wag The Dog. A film that's very hard to find. It's not a comedy, it's a satire. But the satire is so close to the bone that it wanders into 'Uncomfortable Laugh' territory for me. Because this is what has been recently happening. And I see no change on the horizon.
Science is questioning , always questioning - it’s not a belief system - if it disagrees with experiment it’s wrong- it’s just a theory , a hypothesis , a thought
A very uncomfortable watch, but I guess that was the point of the whole movie.
I love complicated metaphors
It's not as intelligent as it thinks it is.
Nor are you
Its not supposed to be intelligent ... its supposed to Hit you like a base ball bat.... what is the film REALLY ABOUT ?
@@jonfairway8235 It fails on that front as well, then.
I hope everyone in this comment section knows that an actual comet is headed directly towards earth right? Like, a dead serious , could possibly be catastrophic event? It's not a "planet killer" sized comet but it's guaranteed to wipe out surrounding coast lines?
This movie is so on point with dumb every is until it's too late..
But has it been peer reviewed?
@@johnmarriott3982 Haha
Spot on.... and yet they sleep .... looking down ....
Source?
I didn't feel anything for any of these characters, maybe that was the point, but they all were like walking parodies. Only actor that maybe had funny lines or maybe just matched his character is Jonah Hill, I liked scenes with him even though he played an asshole. I'm surprised that I hadn"t followed this director but I enjoyed two of his movies - Big Short and Vice - they had if not sympathetic, atleast a charismatic characters that are fun to look at.
In this movie everyone is kinda bland, whiny, bad, but in pitiful way.
Movie also has some weird tone or operator work when characters talk straight into the camera what makes them look like amateurs while the movie has star filled cast.
Loved it. Simultaneously hilarious abd terrifying, so on the money with current affairs 👌
I mean it’s not is it
@@adamdodd7373 Great counter argument well done.
Couldn't buy DiCaprio as a nervous nerd, so it was ruined for me.
This movie maps well onto covid…there are Isherwells out there seeking the most profitable way out of this pandemic at the most risk to public health, and the news doesn’t want to hear contradictory science based concerns. Even mentioning this puts you at risk of a bag over the head.
My only issue with the movie is how long it is, having said that, it was great! Leonardo's meltdown was epic!!
Reviews were mixed, but this is a great film. It will be regarded as a classic satire of our times in years to come.
The cold war scare had "The Day the Earth Stood Still" and 'Dr. Strangelove". The Global Warming scare now has "Don't Look Up".
Comparing thermonuclear war with climate change? Poor choice.
@@dazraf oh shut up
Comparing this serviceable ,if a bit heavy handed, film to one of the greatest comedies of all time? Poor choice.
@@cantbanme8971 Would you prefer "Fail Safe"?
I had a feeling. I really did.
In the old days it was called a black comedy. And here we are in 2022, a year that Nostradamus predicted would see an asteroid collide with Earth.
It was affleck.. he said it in the commentary track on the lcriterion aserdisc of Armageddon...
Liked the film...didn't love it despite some great acting performances. My biggest bugbear were the huge holes in the plot. For eg...when the US President ignored them why didn't DeCaprio and Lawrence reach out to the scientific community abroad so other govts could have been warned?
i agree but maybe ‘cause they were not financially able to?
@@umar4ve I think China has a bit of money. Europe too.
They did. Russia was about to launch his own deflect system but the US blew it up
@@pitnf8036 that was right at the end...and only because the US cut them, China and India out of the mineral deal. I'm talking more right from the start - maybe the US public didn't take any notice but I'm sure other countries press would have.
@@randyschwaggins but not all countries have resources or equipment to do such a thing. If China, India, USA, Russia can't do it. Maybe European space agency but still
In the picture of the film, the day shown looks like Thursday, but in the film I swear it said Wednesday.
Am I the only person who suspects Mark Rylance is actually another Paul Whitehouse character?