[Edjkoz]

Originally Posted by CoachKandSportsguy

On Netflix, if you want to watch a movie.

For those who have watched it:

Is it a comedy or political satire?
Who do you recognize anyone?
Do you see yourself anywhere in there?
Which themes did you see?

Excellent flick. We’ll worth the watch

[Chi-Town]

Originally Posted by eweissenbach

It is on my “must see” list. Dr. Strangelove is on my top five all-time list.

It was OK, but no Dr. Strangelove. Maybe somewhat close in premise but far away in execution.

[MandoMan]

Originally Posted by CoachKandSportsguy

On Netflix, if you want to watch a movie.

For those who have watched it:

Is it a comedy or political satire?
Who do you recognize anyone?
Do you see yourself anywhere in there?
Which themes did you see?

I watched it last night and enjoyed it. Be sure to watch to where Meryl Streep, playing a Hilary-like president, dies. I laughed so hard that I had to back it up and see it again and laugh again. It’s so utterly unexpected, and the novelist George Meredith wrote, more than a century go, in his book “On Comedy,” that this is the essence of what makes us laugh. We must either laugh, or we must cry from shock and surprise.

“Don’t Look Up” is definitely Satire in the classical definition of the term, which means that it must have correction and improvement of a problem in society as an important goal. That is how it differs from comedy. Thus, Jonathan Swift’s novel “Gulliver’s Travels” is trying to teach us about the silliness of court etiquette, problems in education, political philosophy, attitudes toward war and peace, and much more. His famous essay, available online, “A Modest Proposal,” recommends eating Irish babies as a good solution to the problems of famine in Ireland in 1729. Was he serious? No, he was Irish, and he didn’t think babies should be eaten, but he made readers think about the effects of British policies toward Ireland that were causing the famine. Similarly, “Monty Python’s Life of Brian”—which I couldn’t sit through because I found it sacrilegious—was saying very serious and possibly true things about how aspects of a religion can come about because of misunderstandings or carrying comments to extremes.

“Don’t Look Up” is sometimes funny, but it isn’t a comedy. It is, however, a satire, and a good satire may seldom be funny. The situation is serious: a comet that will kill all life on earth arriving in six months. The reactions by the government are all too likely. This is NOT a Democrat or Republican thing. Not at all! I think any team in the White House would respond in much the same way, seeing the end of the world as a political opportunity and failing to see the seriousness of the situation. (We see this going on all over the country right now with state responses to Covid rules.) This part of the movie is satirical and all too likely. It horrifies as it makes us laugh. The response of the morning entertainment show hosts in the movie is dead on accurate. (I can’t stand those phony shows—I don’t find their semi-mindless banter and worship of celebrities amusing.)

See it. Enjoy.

[terenceanne]

Watched about an hour of it - then fast forward to the end. Just Hollywood big shots trying to be witty and funny - doesn't work.

[rustyp]

Originally Posted by MandoMan

I watched it last night and enjoyed it. Be sure to watch to where Meryl Streep, playing a Hilary-like president, dies. I laughed so hard that I had to back it up and see it again and laugh again. It’s so utterly unexpected, and the novelist George Meredith wrote, more than a century go, in his book “On Comedy,” that this is the essence of what makes us laugh. We must either laugh, or we must cry from shock and surprise.

“Don’t Look Up” is definitely Satire in the classical definition of the term, which means that it must have correction and improvement of a problem in society as an important goal. That is how it differs from comedy. Thus, Jonathan Swift’s novel “Gulliver’s Travels” is trying to teach us about the silliness of court etiquette, problems in education, political philosophy, attitudes toward war and peace, and much more. His famous essay, available online, “A Modest Proposal,” recommends eating Irish babies as a good solution to the problems of famine in Ireland in 1729. Was he serious? No, he was Irish, and he didn’t think babies should be eaten, but he made readers think about the effects of British policies toward Ireland that were causing the famine. Similarly, “Monty Python’s Life of Brian”—which I couldn’t sit through because I found it sacrilegious—was saying very serious and possibly true things about how aspects of a religion can come about because of misunderstandings or carrying comments to extremes.

“Don’t Look Up” is sometimes funny, but it isn’t a comedy. It is, however, a satire, and a good satire may seldom be funny. The situation is serious: a comet that will kill all life on earth arriving in six months. The reactions by the government are all too likely. This is NOT a Democrat or Republican thing. Not at all! I think any team in the White House would respond in much the same way, seeing the end of the world as a political opportunity and failing to see the seriousness of the situation. (We see this going on all over the country right now with state responses to Covid rules.) This part of the movie is satirical and all too likely. It horrifies as it makes us laugh. The response of the morning entertainment show hosts in the movie is dead on accurate. (I can’t stand those phony shows—I don’t find their semi-mindless banter and worship of celebrities amusing.)

See it. Enjoy.

I'm not the sci fy type. While watching I simply substituted the comet for a pandemic and now naming the characters got much easier.

[Nell57]

Spoiler alert: scroll on by if you don’t want to hear about the ending.

And through our own greed, selfishness and ignorance our planet is destroyed.
But the top 1%ers find a way to survive….only to become the bottom of the food chain.

[krick093]

Interesting premise that ended up being a waste of a good cast. Characters that were intended to serve as political and social symbols were just over done, silly and shallow. I would guess a lot of folks will turn this off before it gets to it's fitting end. I did like the song 'Look Up' by Ariana Grande, but not much else.

[rustyp]

Originally Posted by Nell57

Spoiler alert: scroll on by if you don’t want to hear about the ending.

And through our own greed, selfishness and ignorance our planet is destroyed.
But the top 1%ers find a way to survive….only to become the bottom of the food chain.

As with you - warning don't read if you intend to watch in the future !

Top two of my observations of what we call leadership today on this planet:
1 Don't ever let a good crisis go to waste.
2 The entire world could not unite even in the face of a common enemy.

[mkjelenbaas]

Originally Posted by CoachKandSportsguy

On Netflix, if you want to watch a movie.

For those who have watched it:

Is it a comedy or political satire?
Who do you recognize anyone?
Do you see yourself anywhere in there?
Which themes did you see?

Watched and gave it a 2 out of 10 - don’t waste your time!

[ParSeeker]

I thought it was also an indictment of the media, prioritizing salacious or oddball behavior stories ahed of serious issues, A predicted comet impact is a helluva also-predicted climate change.

[Petersweeney]

I can’t watch mr hill do anything - he’s just not funny- I’d rather watch a piece of clay for 2 hours…

[Chi-Town]

Originally Posted by MandoMan

I watched it last night and enjoyed it. Be sure to watch to where Meryl Streep, playing a Hilary-like president, dies. I laughed so hard that I had to back it up and see it again and laugh again. It’s so utterly unexpected, and the novelist George Meredith wrote, more than a century go, in his book “On Comedy,” that this is the essence of what makes us laugh. We must either laugh, or we must cry from shock and surprise.

“Don’t Look Up” is definitely Satire in the classical definition of the term, which means that it must have correction and improvement of a problem in society as an important goal. That is how it differs from comedy. Thus, Jonathan Swift’s novel “Gulliver’s Travels” is trying to teach us about the silliness of court etiquette, problems in education, political philosophy, attitudes toward war and peace, and much more. His famous essay, available online, “A Modest Proposal,” recommends eating Irish babies as a good solution to the problems of famine in Ireland in 1729. Was he serious? No, he was Irish, and he didn’t think babies should be eaten, but he made readers think about the effects of British policies toward Ireland that were causing the famine. Similarly, “Monty Python’s Life of Brian”—which I couldn’t sit through because I found it sacrilegious—was saying very serious and possibly true things about how aspects of a religion can come about because of misunderstandings or carrying comments to extremes.

“Don’t Look Up” is sometimes funny, but it isn’t a comedy. It is, however, a satire, and a good satire may seldom be funny. The situation is serious: a comet that will kill all life on earth arriving in six months. The reactions by the government are all too likely. This is NOT a Democrat or Republican thing. Not at all! I think any team in the White House would respond in much the same way, seeing the end of the world as a political opportunity and failing to see the seriousness of the situation. (We see this going on all over the country right now with state responses to Covid rules.) This part of the movie is satirical and all too likely. It horrifies as it makes us laugh. The response of the morning entertainment show hosts in the movie is dead on accurate. (I can’t stand those phony shows—I don’t find their semi-mindless banter and worship of celebrities amusing.)

See it. Enjoy.

Thought the Meryl Streep character was more Donald like than Hillary. Doesnt make much difference, but either way if a main character is killed off it may be best to save it to the end of a post with a 'spoiler alert' disclaimer.

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by krick093

Interesting premise that ended up being a waste of a good cast. Characters that were intended to serve as political and social symbols were just over done, silly and shallow. I would guess a lot of folks will turn this off before it gets to it's fitting end. I did like the song 'Look Up' by Ariana Grande, but not much else.

So, you're saying it's an accurate portrayal?

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by MandoMan

I watched it last night and enjoyed it. Be sure to watch to where Meryl Streep, playing a Hilary-like president, dies. I laughed so hard that I had to back it up and see it again and laugh again. It’s so utterly unexpected, and the novelist George Meredith wrote, more than a century go, in his book “On Comedy,” that this is the essence of what makes us laugh. We must either laugh, or we must cry from shock and surprise.

Dude! A "Spoiler Alert" would be nice!

[taruffi57]

I don't contribute to Hollywood.