Yeah, I’d call it heavy handed. It felt like it was a message first. Not as bad as the Daily Wire stuff, but going down that road. Even if I agree with the message, it felt contrived.
Just my two cents though.
Comment on [Même] Which movie was this for you?
modifier@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
Not as extreme as the case in the OP, but I’m often surprised how “meh” a reaction Don’t Look Up got. Maybe people think it was heavy handed? Too on the nose? I don’t know but most folks seem to think it was at best merely “okay”.
For me, I place it next to Idiocracy as one of the most prescient films about what is in store for us. I think after this last election day, it seems even more prescient. On top of that, it is legitimately funny with really good performances, especially from Jennifer Lawrence.
Dragonstaff@leminal.space 1 month ago
kameecoding@lemmy.world 1 month ago
That’s what I saw on reddit only for a week later to see someone argue that it’s not about climate change because it’s literally about a meteor.
So there you go, you probably weren’t the target audience
affiliate@lemmy.world 1 month ago
it makes sense to me. if the movie was supposed to be about climate change, why wouldn’t they make it about climate change?
is that something people do? make a comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification?
dditty@lemm.ee 1 month ago
Agreed. It came across as preachy instead of entertaining, but it seemed like it was trying really hard to be entertaining.
jballs@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
I’ve gone over it again and again and again in my head and I still can’t make sense of it. He’s a three-star general. He works at the Pentagon. Why would he charge us for free snacks?
This part had me absolutely rolling. I loved that movie.
DogWater@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I loved Jonah Hill in that movie so much
shinratdr@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
It suffers from the “Reality is Unrealistic” trope. Seems so on the nose and heavy handed, yet is literally exactly how it would happen (and is arguably already happening).
brucethemoose@lemmy.world 1 month ago
In hindsight its kind of understatement.
brucethemoose@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Being so on the nose, to me, is part of the joke.
So obvious its blinding, and unrealistic. Just like reality lol.
modifier@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
Spot on. This thread got me to rewatch it tonight and I gotta say, it hits even harder this close to the election. Almost painfully plausible.
It’s not a true story, but it is a very high fidelity representation of reality.
dalekcaan@lemm.ee 1 month ago
I couldn’t watch it, not because it wasn’t good but because I was constantly getting unbelievably depressed about how accurately it mirrors the world today. Every scene had me thinking “this would be funny if it wasn’t exactly how it would actually pan out.” I think it might be hilarious a few decades after this all blows over but right now it hits way too close to home.
MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 1 month ago
Or, in the Homerian fashion, It’s Funny Coz It’s True. Agreed.
Nalivai@lemmy.world 1 month ago
a few decades after this all blows over
Up. You mean blows up.
WanderingVentra@lemm.ee 1 month ago
I really liked that movie. Great example for me, too.
thepreciousboar@lemm.ee 1 month ago
It’s one of the least forgettable movie I’ve seen in a while (it’s a good thing) and the concept is just so good because it’s idiotic but at the same time completely true
Taleya@aussie.zone 1 month ago
I tried watching that. But the wilful idiocy and mocking scene at the start just invokes such a rage in me i knew i was gonna stroke out if i kept going
kameecoding@lemmy.world 1 month ago
It’s been a long time I got as visceral of a feeling as I got when watching that film and Leo’s character’s meltdown as the impending doom is happening an noone seems to be giving a fuck
modifier@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
Too fucking relatable and more every day.
Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 1 month ago
I just loved the pacing of Don’t Look Up so much. Just constant subversion of expectations that I really enjoyed
Benjaben@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Yeah, in my case this one was too close to home for me to love it. 10 or 20 years ago I probably would’ve felt differently. Similar for Idiocracy, I don’t think I’d feel the same way about it if it came out today. Kinda chilling when I think about that, honestly.
modifier@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
Welcome to Costco; I love you.
Mammothmothman@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
Shut up im trying to watch ouch my balls!
Lurkinney@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I like money though
SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 1 month ago
I could go for a Starbucks
slingstone@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Now I know everybody’s shit is emotional right now…