Review of Don't Look Up (2021) by Jaxman322 — 30 Dec 2021
Honestly, I didn’t expect to like this movie as much as I do. It would be a mistake to assume the purpose of Don’t Look Up is to further divide people along political lines. The film avoids using divisive labels and instead takes aim the entire corrupt system.
Adam McCay holds nothing back in his satirical yet scathing critique of the reality we are living in. From the mainstream media to the political establishment, nobody is safe from the real-world criticisms this film is trying to convey and I loved every minute of it.
No other film has so explicitly demonstrated the absurd ways that capital interests are able to control the levers of power in our society to serve their own interests at the detriment of everyone else.
The cast were incredible and had me cracking up from start to finish. My only criticism was with the last minute of the film that took a jarring turn from non-fictional territory to total sci-fi. I think the movie would have been better off without that final scene.
But I think it’s important to note that despite the film’s futile narrative and the ways it illustrates mankind’s inability to get out of its own way, Don’t Look Up still left me feeling like there is hope for us.
After all, comedy is the medicine we take to cope with reality.
This review of Don't Look Up (2021) was written by Jaxman322 on 30 Dec 2021.
Don't Look Up has generally received positive reviews.
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