Don’t Look Up is an excellent satire that explores the themes of an ignorant government, irresponsible media, and the perils of social media and how they have the potential to destroy the planet. The premise is simple enough. A Ph.D. student, Kate Dibiasky (Jennifer Lawrence), discovers a previously unknown comet at Michigan State University. Along with her Professor, Dr. Randall Mindy (Leonardo DiCaprio), she finds that it will collide with the planet in six months. Their struggle to convince the world of their discovery and the impending threat forms the rest of the movie.
Now, before I move ahead, here’s a disclaimer. The movie is not a comedy. It does not have any laugh-out-loud moments like Adam McKay’s previous features. And, I am glad it isn’t. It could have been a comedy satire in the strictest sense, with caricaturish characters who try their best to make jokes and do silly things to elicit a response from the audience. But here’s where it is different, though. Everything that happens in Don’t Look Up feels too real. To some, it might seem like a stretch, but the movie and the characters are so self-aware about what’s going on that the entire proceedings of the film seem all too plausible, and that is why it succeeds. It manages to be a movie that is not serious about itself yet makes it frighteningly realistic. The script coupled with top-notch acting rouses the movie.
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