Brian Cox Breaks Down The Science Behind Don’t Look Up - SPOILERS! | Netflix

[@BlueStarNutraceuticals]

I don't know which was more intriguing; the entire movie, or this breakdown and explanation. Bravo!

[@messianic_scam]

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[@quantumtechcrypto7080]

I learned everything’s a probability until it’s a certainty. The likely hood of America falling to Marxists is a probability and when it’s a certainty it’s too late.

[@sandiyhyatt7094]

We currently have Tiamat a Fractured Planet in Close Proximity to Earth. Hush Puppy chan.,..Even has a Sculpture on her....ALOT of ppl to wake up.

[@michellebrown4903]

@@quantumtechcrypto7080 haha... you nitwit, in the movie, it was the capitalists and their greed ( trying to make a fortune out of the comet) ,that does the earth in then they flee.... because they can . Trump bought and sold you ,you have learnt nothing .

[@quantumtechcrypto7080]

Wow another Trumpanzee. Biden and Trump are both zionists but trumps kids are successful not crack smoking child rapers like Joe Biden so moron leftists like you have to point at the other idiot trump because Biden is fifty times worse and stupid is hell. You’re good Biden supporter for sure just because you can’t even focus on how bad Biden is NOW…oops NWO. Funny how so many bash trump but support a pedophile creep dumb ass putting out children’s children in trillions of debt and nothin lag. Bwaaahahahaha moron.

[@jamiebee1231]

I love how the movie got bad reviews for being too "preachy" about climate change, which literally proves the movies point

[@amun1040]

I made the exact point yesterday, I loved the idea that any issue no matter how crucial in the US politics will be bipartasianed to serve the interest of a failed 2 party system and media cooperation uninterested in the truth, no mater how it affects humanity. Ironically even the reception of the movie will be governed by this mentality, I can already see of the comments in here are like that 😂

[@Red1Green2Blue3]

So many mainstream media outlets are salty because they got called out lmao

[@jenjones90]

It wasn't even about climate change though!

[@garethbattersby]

The problem is with movies that are about climate change have to use metaphors or go OTT because if they made them with actual climate change in mind it would be a groundhog style movie where some guy keeps saying how an area will be underwater in 20 years and its our last chance to stop it. Every 20 years he would come back and say another 20 years and its definitely our last chance... Before eventually being buried in the same ground he said would be underwater. And that doesn't make people worried and hysterical does it

[@swimers100]

Not preachy . Just over did it and digressed over and over. Never got to a point until like the end of the movie

[@DestinysComputer]

By halfway through this movie I was rooting for the comet.

[@anterosLondon]

Same here.... I was like... please comet come faster as humanity is too painful to watch

[@anterosLondon]

@@djknox2 with most people in real life beeing as least as scary as depicted in the movie your wish in a form or other might just come true

[@jackmehoff964]

@@djknox2 If that happened everyone would be wiped out all the same. And you would still get what you deserve.

[@antmo1966]

to be fair, when I watched Deep Impact, after listening to the whiny girl in that film (Elijah woods girlfriend) I was rooting for the the asteroid in that film too!

[@malChhangte]

same here

[@TG91ism]

If Netflix doesn't commission a space documentary with Brian Cox I'll be disappointed. He's a treasure that needs to be used to inspire the next generation, it's our generation Carl Sagan!

[@Lucas-uu3of]

Completely agree. Sir Richard Attenborough said once, that he would love for Brian to be his replacement.

[@satah5045]

The interesting thing about this guy is that he has been famous outside of science too ( he was in a band that has number1 hits a long time ago ) so he's potentially one of the best scientists to talk about " don't look up " that you could have too

[@helendyson9976]

He's done quite a few for the BBC

[@anneinspace7579]

He has already made several series, all beautifully filmed and easily accessible, for the BBC. They are also available on Amazon Prime.

[@melaniehancox9281]

Helen’s right, there are lots of Brian Cox space documentaries on the BBC.

[@Centauri27]

Brian Cox is the most sane, sober, cogent, yet soothing voice I've ever heard on this subject. I was mesmerized throughout the video just listening to him.

[@hollo500]

Not sure about that. Until recently he was of the school of thought "there are so many stars out there, there MUST be more civilisations out there". Now he seems to have changed his tune..

[@WesleyWinegarden]

Before he was a scientist he was in the 90s pop rock band D Ream.

[@James_the_Builder]

@@hollo500 our milky way is one galaxy among billions in the known universe. He was referring to just our galaxy.

[@hollys6299]

Have you seen Wonders of the Solar System / Universe? He hosts/narrates and I consider it on par w the Plant Earth docuseries, they're soooo good

[@Centauri27]

@@hollys6299 No, I'll have to look them up! He is such a great educator.

[@someoneonly]

The most depressing part about this movie is that while some other satire films are outlandish and unbelieveable, I fail to see how we arent already living in a version of dont look up

[@HappyBuddhaBoyd]

The movie was a metaphor. A GIANT ONE. That is why it was brilliant. Trump / COVID / Fauci .... it was obvious from the start that the comet represented death... a foreseeable and preventable death. The astronomer was trying to tell everyone of the doom... aka Fauci. The political world blocked the truth and worked only for personal and political gain... aka Trump. .... all of this went over your head?

[@juliengrenier91]

​@@HappyBuddhaBoyd we can do the same metaphor for climate change with this movie. They even use Kate Debiaky to do a raging meme like Greta Thunberg. Yule arrive to talk with her and he can't believe that she is now working for a cornerstore in his city after being on tv talking about the biggest problem in the world. Rendall Mindy is like any scientist talking about climate change in any ''good morning'' show on the tv. Thank you for coming but social media was more happy to see Riley Bina story. Janie Orlean is the Donald Trump. // By the way, have you miss the end of the video? '' Let's stop this climate crisis '' ! =D The comet can represent that slowly crisis that government don't care and say ''NET ZERO by 2050!!''

[@chrislake552]

@@HappyBuddhaBoyd If you really think it's that one-sided, you're forever stuck in the matrix.

[@paldri]

We have been for decades. This movie was already done 20yrs ago. It was called Idiocracy.

[@yarpenzigrin1893]

@@HappyBuddhaBoyd This would be accurate if Fauci funded the comet like he funded SARS gain of function research.

[@grzegorzkuderski8940]

The movie showed that even facing the ultimate disaster we no longer can unite and act together as we are too divided, distracted by social media noise and abused by corporations. This is terrifying.

[@deant3980]

It was a movie. A trash one

[@scratchy996]

Is it terrifying, or funny ? Is humanity even worth saving ?

[@JoeCarlinCA]

@@deant3980 Siskel and Ebert level of critique there, buddy.

[@abhishekwellage215]

@@deant3980 Yeah, for trash people

[@WorksOnMyComputer]

@@deant3980 Thanks for proving the point.

[@sirchys]

I think professor Cox is my favorite astrophysicist ever. Easy to understand, calm, and brilliant.

[@Jabber-ig3iw]

He isn’t an astrophysicist. He is a Particle Physicist. His astronomy knowledge isn’t academic, that’s not to say he doesn’t know his stuff.

[@500846]

I think you mean Brian May…

[@wieczornepogawedki5720]

He is more like celebrity this days.

[@romeokilo4535]

plenty to choose from. I love my physicists and theoretical physicist aswell..

[@daftwod]

And he wrote that song for Tony Blairs campaign back in 97. Things could apparently only get better. If you define better as a million Iraqis gone and mass immigration to Britain.

[@chrissimpson7104]

For me Brian Cox is to space as David Attenborough is to nature, he's easy to understand and good to watch, im never bored watching or listening to him and the subjects he talks about have me going away after and trying to learn more, no easy feat there tbh, just like Attenborough i wish he was on more

[@ifranb3539]

Astounding how many people tried to watch the movie and said ‘oh, it’s so boring I turned it off after 20 minutes’. How can anyone not be interested to understand the science behind our existence and our place within the universe? This movie depicts how the majority of the global population is ignorant to what the scientists are trying to communicate, albeit slightly exaggerated with a few LOL moments. I thought it was a great movie. Interesting, entertaining and the acting is superb!

[@bestthingsinceslicedrice]

This movie is a documentary just like Idiocracy I was not shocked from how politics, political correctness, human relationships, conspiracy theories and the rest was shown and its exactly how it is on what we are dealing with. So to the people that said this movie was boring, shows how accurate this movie is. Just like what Carlin said. "Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that"

[@RowanCharlton]

People who turn anything off after twenty minutes have no right to have an opinion. You can argue that films/books/etc should capture its audience straight away but that is so vanilla. Also, as it’s a Netflix film people will have other distractions which makes it easier to turn it off. Guarantee these people wouldn’t leave the cinema twenty minutes in, and if they did would be smaller percentage than the ones claiming they turned it off

[@audialiastt2601]

I loved the portrayal of people. It showed us at our best at being manipulated. We are like sheep. We look for any reason not to discover our true environment. We would rather give the few our libity to discover it for us and by doing so, indirectly control and manipulate us. Indeed The Lord must so love the world. 🙏

[@audialiastt2601]

@@bestthingsinceslicedrice You're so spot on, it's painful.

[@audialiastt2601]

The standards we use to share on average about opinion, no longer exists. People believe there opinion is just as valid as anyone else, even if they know nothing about the topic at hand.

[@Flynn1411]

To me, this movie is about how governments and society are dealing with problems like COVID, climate change and so more. The comet is just a way to represent our problems that we need to deal with but we choose not to until it is close to us and it's too late.

[@Sifar_Secure]

Very allegorical.

[@JohnWick-vh2qy]

Ah yes nothing says deadly like a 99.997% survival rate

[@Flynn1411]

@@JohnWick-vh2qy what are you talking about? LoL

[@PORRRIDGE_GUN]

US politicians are incapable of dealing with anything unless it involves helping big pharma, oil, tobacco, Wall Street, defence contractors or starting wars around the world. Climate change, homelessness, unemployment, education, healthcare, wages or even a fucking pandemic is all in the 'too difficult pile' and no one will tackle it, because it might upset corporate crooks and donors.

[@PORRRIDGE_GUN]

@@JohnWick-vh2qy It's not about the death rate. It's about the effect on health and society. And if it is so trivial why are north of 845,673 (Dec 31st, 0013hrs) Americans dead from it? You are a ghoul who worships death, clearly.

[@johnrubino8937]

When I was younger the future was supposed to be an intelligent, enlightened place. Since arriving at the future I find that outlook was unfortunately wrong in the most disastrous ways. At least it is populated by people like Professor Cox and that gives me a slim, shred of hope.

[@stevepin8042]

I also thought about the future in very idealistic ways. I was inspired by a future of humanity that Gene Rodenberry would portray. Humanity could learn from it's mistakes, mature, grow , develop and prosper. I had no idea of the human capacity that we have to lie to ourselves. "We have met the enemy and he is us"! Pogo

[@jaymay2081]

Mike Judge. Idiocracy. He was spot on.

[@charlesnelson5187]

You're just as gullible as you were when you were younger! lol

[@randalljameshamiltonzwinge3845]

TOMORROWLAND (2015)

[@randalljameshamiltonzwinge3845]

TOMORROWLAND (2015)

[@Gajusus]

To me this movie was about the climate crisis and the struggle scientists have to to be heard. It felt like Leo channelled that frustration in the TV interview which was a fantastic scene.

[@raynemichelle2996]

I agree. To me, this was about climate change, BUT, the fact impact events are a possibility is also concerning and shouldn't we be prepared?

[@InvalidUser_]

@@raynemichelle2996 This movie actually is about the stupidity of the climate crisis

[@raynemichelle2996]

@@InvalidUser_ I know.

[@filip8827]

@@InvalidUser_ more about the stupidity of people infront of climate change

[@InvalidUser_]

@@filip8827 Yeah I see how that can be misread

[@naimazwan5952]

I think this was the first movie I ever watch in my life that mankind actually lost to meteor or comet. I love the movie, it taught us how delusional and ignorant we are.

[@Red1Green2Blue3]

The irony is that humanity essentially didn't "lose" it forfeited due to greed lol

[@NathanLorenzana]

There's Melancholia too, but the approach is more sinister.

[@pwostyn]

@@sotiriapapadopoulou8945 Yeah "Spoiler :-( "... It's written in capital letters in the *title* of the freaking video ! What are you doing here ?!

[@jg3818]

Didn't deep impact have the comet impact as well? I believe in that movie the govts of the world act responsibly but the mission just goes to shit. Which is a real possibility.

[@Djoarhet001]

Look up 'These final hours'! It's an Australian movie but the premise is something I had never seen done in a movie. I remember it was pretty decent as well.

[@johnnewlands946]

This is the movie of the year for me. It hits the nail right on the head with where humanity currently is.

[@animephoria3111]

👍

[@CarSVernon]

the only thing is that, where humanity currently is, it means nothing to it that a movie hits the nail on the head.

[@brymstoner]

awash in a torrent of endless digital feedback loops. but nobody dares unplug long enough to really look up.

[@brymstoner]

@@TML0677 and they will do the same as the west, just with more people.

[@brymstoner]

@@TML0677 were you not hugged enough as a kid? i'm well aware of how bad the majority of the east are going to have it even if you're ignorant to it.

[@francobenevento7598]

He's such a fascinating human being. I could listen to Brian talk about anything.

[@DanielBrown-sn9op]

Except Love, and/or God

[@BattleBunny1979]

@@DanielBrown-sn9op true I dont want to hear him talk about that either

[@MrStr8den]

I reckon Brian would make a great primary school teacher as I find his orations are more suited towards children.

[@marguskiis7711]

Yeah, but he is basically just bullshiting. Thats the problem.

[@charlesnelson5187]

@@MrStr8den Certainly the people who swallow his bullshit are quite childlike!

[@esmeraldaescudero3972]

This movie was really fun and incredibly entertaining, yet so distressing to watch. A true metaphor of how our own ignorance will eventually destroy us.

[@BigDsGaming2022]

more than ignrance it is our reliance on fake social media to sway our opinions

[@TheGargalon]

I swear there should be a law to turn off the internet during a crisis

[@6eostorm]

I know I was so frustrated with the ignorance the scientists were dealing with trying to wake up these dumbazz humans! 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@jamesn3513]

Give me a break. This movie is a joke.

[@Wassenhoven420]

@@jamesn3513 Give us a better example of a type of film Esmeralda was talking about, James. On a public forum you just argued, but didnt provide any points - a waste of time.

[@andrewwyatt6612]

What a brilliant and articulate man and speaker. He manages to present his whole argument with a smile making it so much more palatable. Kudos, well done.

[@johnirwing2571]

He has made several documentaries and series in the UK, he has the enviable ability to make the most complex of theories understandable.

[@Baandera-]

I can highly recommend Joe Rogan Podcasts featuring Brian Cox - there are 2 in total - so much information

[@mrwhite292]

He's a shill

[@marvinratchford7913]

@@mrwhite292 wiki says otherwise as does society: Brian Edward Cox CBE FRS (born 3 March 1968) is an English physicist and former musician who is a professor of particle physics in the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Manchester[2][3] and The Royal Society Professor for Public Engagement in Science.[4] He is best known to the public as the presenter of science programmes, especially the Wonders of... series[5][6] and for popular science books, such as Why Does E=mc²? and The Quantum Universe.

[@mrwhite292]

@@marvinratchford7913 says it all

[@ketanastik7197]

this is such a peaceful way of explaining how doomed we can be if something like this happens in real. but he has that certain level of comfort in his way of speaking that he makes you feel relaxed while he narrates the story of utter destruction... good one Brian Cox

[@xyrus345]

I hate to break it to you but this is already happening. The only difference is that a comet impact is instant so there's much less suffering involved.

[@taltosalmos7067]

Ketan Astik I'm happy for you. Now that you are calm and relaxed you can go back to your chosen social media to watch funny cat videos.

[@cliffroebuck2277]

@@xyrus345 so you say. The suffering happens before the impact. Can't get away from the suffering. But you could relieve the suffering if we humans worked together. But that won't happen because everyone thinks they are more important than the others. So we are doomed.

[@ketanastik7197]

@@taltosalmos7067 sure if i have nothing to do, would enjoy the KZbin shorts

[@jakebella5683]

Ketan Astik • loved your comment about “such a peaceful way………..”. You are right about his voice. 👍😂👍

[@him050]

“Low probability events happen.” Love that! It’s like when people say it “is a one in a million chance!” Umm, yeah, things with a one in a million chance of happening happen all time. The Earth is a big place with lots of things happening over and over again.

[@sonofsomerset1695]

I mean if Joe Biden truly won the US election, that was an extremely low probabilty event.

[@eliotsalandybrown]

Brian's clarity, moderation and total command of his discipline makes him uniquely enlightening! Bravo! More!

[@nenmaster5218]

Not really, he often sounds not very scientific? More like a pure entertainer? He has big words, but is that supposed to baffle and mesmerize me? "The Universe... is beautiful... but violent!', yeah, ok, if you say so.

[@davepowell7168]

@@nenmaster5218Earth's many craters, Moons surface,Schumacher Levi ....etc.

[@nenmaster5218]

@@davepowell7168 Yes, thse are Words. Words are Made of Letters. Letters form Words. You made Words out of letters just now, very good.

[@Daveydoodoo]

@@nenmaster5218 Doctor Brian Cox used words made of letters to write his PhD thesis. Now he uses words to make science understandable and accessible to millions whilst making it informative and educational. If you already know everything then you are not his target audience.

[@bruhdabones]

@@nenmaster5218 on the contrary, I think the unintelligent one here is you, Mr. Words are Made of Letters

[@andreasrs9798]

My god Brian Cox has a brilliant mind. He has a way of explaining extremely complex scientific things, in a way that most people can actually get a basic understanding of it. Not just in this short clip but in his other works.

[@mysticalmisfit33]

If you're IQ is that of a 1st grade student. Sure. Are you even real? How many bots they got commenting on this crap? Are people really this blind to the show?

[@truegame142]

Yes but he’s always smiling in a dorky way

[@TubaTones]

@SAUL deGAUL you do realise he worked at CERN in Geneva right? Seems like you’re the pundit!

[@TubaTones]

@SAUL deGAUL no, he worked on the major experiment (ATLAS) at CERN if you’d bothered to research, which then when on to discover the Higgs Boson. But people like you, fuelled by negativity, won’t do the actual research. Enjoy the rest of your life dude, hope you find some more positivity and happiness, I certainly try to. It’s not easy, but you can do it!

[@TubaTones]

@SAUL deGAUL when? Now? Or is it … now? Dude, you have probably 30-50 years left on this planet. Don’t waste it being ignorant and arrogant. All the best Saul.

[@mdswish]

I watched the film with my wife just last night. We both knew going in that it was supposed to be a comedic, satire-esque spin on a pending natural disaster. But as we watched we both sat in stunned silence for much of it. The parallels to today's real world were impossible to ignore. The countless swaths of people ignoring science, spouting insane conspiracy theories, and fostering division for their own personal gain are a perfect mirror of current events. It made us both sad and fearful for the future of humanity. We did enjoy the movie, but for a very different reason and from a different viewpoint than most.

[@rexis188]

I had the same response. I think people who didn't like the movie had this response too, but were too afraid to confront the sad truth of what's been happening. Maybe they choose willful ignorance because the truth is scary and they just got a candy crush push notification so...

[@Midearth87]

The movie is definitely a warning.

[@FPSIreland2]

@@Midearth87 it’s a cliche of the highest order at this point to say but, nobody will listen

[@amonkeigh4970]

I had the exact same feeling, this film is meant to be a satire/comedy but to me it was a Horror film of the highest caliber.

[@Stiffdistantandweird]

You got the message perfectly then. The filmmakers got it right

[@appealinbanana]

Years ago, I saw this guy explain ‘Entropy’ by building sand castle in the desert. His explanation made perfect sense. I now know him as Brian Cox and he’s in my top ten list of living legends

[@narrakasa81194]

That was one of his best documentaries you can find in in here to this day

[@chandhand6539]

that monologue scene where leo shows his frustration about the comet really gave me chills. The movie shows reality like what exactly is happening with covid... most don't take it seriously while millions of people died due to covid which is alarming.

[@david4rancibia34]

i think it was also based on climate change, and would explain why Leo was so passionate about it

[@richardmartinez4429]

It has nothing to with COVID ..the elites politictions are using covid for more Power n control .keep thinking the government cares about your health

@@richardmartinez4429 It's about both, it started as a parody of climate change but then the pandemic hit during production and the level of ignorance from people was astonishing so they took inspiration of that as well. So in the end is about people denying science as a whole, it could be an asteroid, climate change, a pandemic, whatever, now days peopl have become stupid and the movie deals on how dumb humanity has become, we are all focused on politics, economy, technology, power and war that we just stopped listen to scientists, and the worst thing is that we don't even care. But I think the film is way more deeper than that, because it also has the message about what matter most and I got a sense that it is the people around us, our relationships and the animals who share this world with us, that's what matter most. And just being conscious about that, because one day this world is going to turn into shit and we just have to take a moment and appreciate that beauty as long as we are still here because is not going to last forever. And I love that, I love how the thinking normal people with education and common sense are the ones who died surrounded with the people they loved and the corporates and politicians died eaten by alien animals in a strange planet, I mean even the president forgot her own son and Karen's parents didn't want to take her back because they didn't want to hear politics. Those are the stupid ones, and that is a huge statement underneath the movie, I love that true message

[@starkiss77]

If you haven’t noticed it was the government that was the villain in the movie not listening to the scientists who were treated as crazy conspiracy theorists. The government had other agendas that were deemed more important.

[@InArgCroitheGoDeo]

@@starkiss77 The main villain was the capitalist, the government and ‘politic-ing’ was the main point of parody.

[@geoengr3]

"Think about our priorities as a civilization." A guaranteed recipe for clinical depression. Trust me.

[@dazwon1164]

Once upon a time a movie called 'Idiocracy', while entertaining and funny to watch, scared the shit out me seeing how we as a civilisation ARE progressing. This movie paints the same picture in finer detail and much much more revelvance. Critics be dammed this movie is a great satirical refelction of what we have become.

[@yarpenzigrin1893]

Now read 1984 if you really want to have nightmares.

[@helengreen1105]

Daz i had exactly the same thought...don't look up is the unloved grandchild of idiocrazy. Get practising your shape sorter...

[@mirastyle]

i thought the very same thing. In fact, had the comet actually not hit earth in the movie, i would consider it to be a prequel to it

[@funkymonk2893]

its a modern day dr strangelove.

[@yarpenzigrin1893]

@White Fox A book.

[@alexbird8142]

Honestly can’t describe how refreshing it is to hear Brian cox ask whether or not we’re more interested in celebs than the preservation of our own plant, love that man

[@theplatypus104]

I find it really interesting. The reason trivial information or news is popular imo isn’t that it’s more interesting but that it’s easier. Stressing about the end of the universe is mentally taxing compared to celeb gossip. There’s a place for both of them (trivial stuff not celeb gossip) but currently the balance is out.

[@katiecoollady]

Of course he himself is a big celebrity and certainly enjoys his fame so there's that

[@javipk7]

@@katiecoollady that is irrelevant. I could repeat his words because I agree with how crazy it is where our priorities are at, but I´m not famous, so what´s your argument?

[@CeroYoutubo]

look at media lately, just speeding poison, is not common folks fault what last generation teaching children... only the worst(power hungry) of us get to the ''TOP'' and this is how it look like after...

[@richardhockey8442]

I think the point he made about the Manchester United player's salaries sort of answers that question

[@mysurrealsynapse]

The movie is at 50% roughly on rotten tomatoes. It is a mirror into our reality where half the masses are still responsive to stuff like this while the rest is busy with the Kardashians

[@DCDSG]

Regardless of the subject, the movie itself is not great, many characters and dialogues are unbelievable or relatable.

[@garfieldcouch4443]

@@DCDSG how so? Reality is precisely this embarrassing and pathetic in the face of climate change. We're all dead, especially you.

[@alanliang1870]

@@DCDSG twitter talks just like that tho lmfao

[@w1ndache]

@@DCDSG It explores an interesting concept but the discussion is one sided and the 'villains' are down right retarded.

[@scholaroftheworldalternatehist]

It is a parody, yes. I don't think any leaders in our world would be as inane as the ones in the movie. It could be considered a "popcorn movie" as they once say in the film.

[@sharon.shinwell]

My movie of the year, brought tears to my eyes at the end. The sheer stupidity of the human race and the ignorance of politicians.

[@babyboi1119]

I did not expect to get emotional at the end. For a movie like this to pull that out of nowhere means something in it's material and acting.

[@hakansaribal5093]

@@babyboi1119 I don’t know how old you are? In 80s and 90s, some celebrities and global mainstream used to focus on world peace, pollution, population control, environment and such. That helped a generation realize that world sources are limited and we should focus on our environment. Although there were so many subjects to force governments and companies to use clean technologies and energy sources to protect nature, nothing worked and the majority still kept going on their destructive lifestyle. However, some people got evolved and deeply concerned about it. However, in the last 20 years, there’s almost no global organization that is promoted by the mainstream media and reach billions of people. Instead of that, people got social media. Started consuming and demanding more and more. As a result, to see a totally natural area is almost impossible today. Even in a country like Turkey, every way you look around you see a mine, a factory, buildings, highways and such. It’s disturbing that majority still don’t realize that our lives depend on the nature. This makes me angry and most of the times sad. Yeah, the movie made me cry too 😢 Last year, Greece and Turkey had multiple wildfires. Turkish government claimed that they didn’t have fire planes while 12 of then laying in the capital city. The fires could be ended in a couple days but it lasted for 2 weeks! They just watched entire forests turned to dust. The temperatures jumped to 50 Celsius which has never been experienced in history. Eventually, it turned out that fire zones already determined as mining search areas🤦‍♂️ the fucking politics and some Canadian-Turkish company behind all this shit. This makes me emotional about the surroundings I guess 🤔

[@nwagner0828]

the word you are looking for is arrogance, not ignorance.

[@Emjackson89]

I could listen to him talk for hours. He’s brilliant 👏

[@nickfarmer2027]

Brian Cox is simply brilliant, yes he’s obviously super intelligent but he explains things in a way that’s both interesting and understandable

[@gurug9797]

How precise and concise one communicates is how to 'judge' your teachers

[@RuudVanDrijver]

He’s a nice bloke who knows his stuff. However I can’t watch his programmes like Universe as it’s so incredibly dumbed down. He goes over and over the most basic stuff. I would like him to do a serious astronomy programme.

[@Wellorep]

He is like Carl Segan in my opinion. His commentary is just awesome to listen to an I wish he was doing more of this now a days.

[@simonwatts2120]

@@Wellorep He is no Carl Sagan. He got a D in maths and somehow got a place in university for being in a socialist pop band briefly. He became a professor - media (because on TV) and not physics - which is his field. Kind of an honourary position. His students rate him one of the worst at the uni department. He has done very little research and has not many papers published. None of it groundbreaking in any way, which is expected. To put him as one of the leaders in his field is wrong. He is also not an expert in climate.

[@JimNortonsAlcoholism]

He smiles too much

[@djg3n3s1s]

Honestly, the way this movie portrays society, media, both corp and social, government, etc is an allegory for today. With so many denying science for what some talking head is telling them. It reminds me of how I felt after I watched Idiocracy.

[@maythesciencebewithyou]

No man, clearly this whole movie was just a wrapper to address the real point of this movie, which was someone charging you money for free snacks from a snack bar. More people need to be made aware of that problem.

[@shake_shells11]

Sadly this movie is more like a documentary than a fiction. Almost everyone can find themselves in it

[@trybunt]

Pretty sure they were just trying to spotlight how we can all dismiss information that we don't like. Cognitive bias causes more harm in the world than any evil intentions, IMO

[@gerryburntwood9617]

Yes at least I looked up!🤣🤣🤣

[@itsmecaldo]

And we don't like what we see, or how we're portrayed...ESPECIALLY the media.

[@1blackice1]

I can defiantly see myself as Kate, only I probably would have murdered someone about an hour in.

[@LesSharp]

@@trybunt climate change, for example

[@wendymarieglew6548]

I love how passionate he is and could probably talk for hours and hours about all the predictions in this film and the whole storyline in great detail. His voice to me is the new David Attenborough, his way of talking and the cadence of delivery is so soothing that it draws you in. I've seen him live talk about black holes and the universe and he really does engage with every member of the audience. Watch the film, watch this breakdown then rewatch the film and you'll see something you hadn't before. With a little insight this shines and you take away something else and want to talk to people about it. Keep up the fantastic work Brian and ill see you again in September in Sheffield!!!

[@vgcamara]

Considering how we managed COVID as a species, it doesn't give me much confidence that we will do much better with an asteroid 😂

[@53glowe]

Well said 👍

[@Skyler_Momoko]

yup - same here!

[@kashatnick]

World is depopulated now, must be true if used as example, perhaps just to make a point unintended.

[@wasneeplus]

@@kashatnick the fact that people didn't want to go along with relatively mild measures to protect the weak against a virus that can seriously harm them, even kill them in some cases, doesn't fill me with confidence for when a truly deadly virus breaks out. Let alone something that will not affect us for some time until it is too late.

[@yohancyrus6159]

Dont worry, humanity has Elon Musk.

[@BangkokZed]

"Idiocracy" came into my mind soon after I started to watch this movie. Eerily similar how it shows that ignorance, anti-science and sheer stupidity is the possible future of mankind.

[@samrobertmuik3495]

Couldn't agree more.

[@AustralianLeprechaun]

The future is now

[@AndyTomlins]

The Internet was meant to make us all more informed. All its done is gave nutcases a platform to spread ignorance.

[@jeffsterling2809]

We're already in it 🤣 Look how many climate deniers and Anti-vaxxers there are. Misinformation is everywhere and it's killing us.

[@mdc7108]

the asteroid is a metaphor of climate change tho

[@Stiffdistantandweird]

Yes, Leonardo’s last line was the most poignant of the film and brought a tear to my eye

[@burtan2000]

really? it made me laugh so loud in an absurd IT'S SO FUCKING ABSURD okay there it is, and now i yup no i' cry now too fuck. I did laugh bc i tried. I tried a little. I jhave tiny carbon footprint. I voted with me wallet. I voted at the ballot box.

[@ryanbruh752]

@@burtan2000 but people like you are pushing for ge and big corporations getting government funding to make things that are destroying the earth. Terribly bad things for the planet like solar panels and wind turbines. Look at them burning the wind turbine wings as biofuel. You think biofuel is green?? You think wind turbines are carbon neutral? Open your eyes. The climate change groups ARE THE PROBLEM. They are promoting this earth destroying technology you are just too plugged into the narrative to open your eyes for a second

[@deant3980]

Really ?? Wow. He was corny and overreacting. It was shite.

[@ste9474]

Hes talking subjectively The majority of humans dont "have everything" and instead suffer and struggle throughout life just to survive

[@lllllMlllll]

poignant .. Can you be more pretentious? SMH

[@comalab2387]

ive a breakdown for you: They didn't have the technology to land a few probes on an asteroid but they DID have the technology to build a cryo spaceship with power supply for 20000 years and land pods safely on another planet.

[@billgreen576]

Well as the time is about now, approximately, clearly they/we don't have that technology but movie makers have learned that a movie where 'everyone' dies is bad box office. So they added this fantasy bit on. If you think about it the 'survivors' will all be eaten within about 15 minutes or so.

[@alexae1367]

Well I mean they did land🤪😉💀

[@Mute2024]

@@billgreen576 lol yea I figured they’d all get eaten too 😂😂

[@NextLevelEntertainment]

Another reason why it's a movie. That bit of the film was more of a joke than to be taken seriously. It showed the true gruesome fate of those trul evil villains that single-handedly murdered their own race

[@Mumra2K]

That's like comparing our ability for safe commercial trans Atlantic flights but questioning why we don't have the technology to safely and predictably fly through category 5 hurricanes, as opposed to avoiding them en route. Your comment, though entertaining and pithy, fails to acknowledge the complexity of those two situations. As a species we have the experience of successfully landing crafts to distant objects (and planets) with great accuracy. We have zero successful past experiences of thwarting extinction level Near Earth Objects threats.

[@gregwade7974]

This movie is presented as a comedy, but, ironically, it's actually a tragedy..

[@garryhowgate1233]

Only laughed at the end when karma caught up

[@viezeman]

yeah the scene at the dinner table, got me teared up.

[@hakansaribal5093]

Couldn’t agree more 👍 Especially the scenes around the White House was definitely on point.

[@maythesciencebewithyou]

Tragicomedy was once the most popular art form in the ancient world.

[@jackl7080]

The 55% score of this great movie on Rotten Tomatoes perfectly illustrates the apathy of the general public towards science that may literally "impact" them in a big way.

[@TechnologicallyTechnical]

I mean, if a meteor were heading toward Earth, we'd know about it yeeeeeeeears in advance.

[@maazkalim]

And still won't do many things tangible about it. We would perform as fuck about doing the same, though - Mr "@@TechnologicallyTechnical".

[@Lost-io9ux]

55% is Critic. User was 77% last I knew. (Extremely fair rating imo) Journos are too stuck up and they don't get it. They're complaining about it not converting anyone and being spiteful and pointless. That's the point. It's already too late and the director is spiteful about that. They didn't get it. Because they're too self involved to know it's too late. They think it's not and we'll save the day like the movie they wanted. But like this movie, they'll be no happy endings or likable characters and you'll still be alive to watch the credits roll. You weren't supposed to enjoy it. You were supposed to find it uncomfortable. For the record I say 7.5/10 It was good. Not great. I think the team has satirical greatness in them though and I hope they give it another shot with another subject. Including Leo and JL. Nice to see huge stars in satire. If we're all doomed (and we almost certainly are if you read the data) then let's go out making f••king great satire about it. It's all we can do. Who does everyone remember most from the Titanic? The band. They're just cool. 7.7 is also a very good score considering the right-wing cuckoo brigade will be review bombing it with climate denial and complaints of "wokeness". The stupid are thankfully very predictable. ✌🏽

[@Lost-io9ux]

@@TechnologicallyTechnical Extinction level events could happen tomorrow that we can't prevent. Even if not an asteroid (You're making bad assumptions though) plenty of other things. People get caught up on the literal in the arts when artists are rarely only literal, that's boring art. The asteroid is a metaphor for climate change. Please tell me you didn't miss that. It is not subtle.

[@TechnologicallyTechnical]

@@Lost-io9ux I didn't make any assumptions.

[@Wonkabar007]

I guess if this did happen, there would be plenty of KZbin live streamers filming the impact, so folks on the otherside of the planet could watch in real time ☄

[@tanmoy0024]

hope they have the high speed internet and latest web browser to stream youtube or facebook

[@dtrjones]

That would work as the signal would be bounced around the globe with satellites however it being an ELE would mean you would die wherever you lived, so you would probably want to spend that time with family instead of looking at videos on phones.

[@CarlosXPhone]

There are public streams of satellites. I followed a few of them because I know we'll need to keep an eye on it someday.

[@Mads-hl8xj]

Well this kind of happens now with the Climate Change subject.

[@jwinnfield9192]

hmmmm well they would get about 30 seconds of it before they were instantly vaporised if they are extremely lucky… i doubt they would even get that due to violent sudden changes in all natural forces, gravity would be instantly screwed up across the globe

[@josephrittenhouse5839]

First time I've heard someone else mention that meaning relies on intelligence, and that there can be no meaning without it. I wonder if there is another philosopher who has proposed this?

[@randalljameshamiltonzwinge3845]

What we know about Socrates, we know thanks to one of his 'students' Plato. The ideas from one of the greatest minds have been distilled through the brain of another important 'thinker' of our species. Socrates is famous for encouraging people to doubt everything and everybody - even themselves. 'The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing!' One of the reasons why he was killed. Language is nothing but made up sounds and signs. Words have a meaning because we give them a meaning, ideas have power because we allow them to have power. It's true our species is superior in certain fields, but we aren't worth more than all the other Earthlings. At the end, we are nothing but cells, part of a bigger organism ... simply experiencing itself. Space travel is such a enticing fantasy, yet our bodies can only survive on this planet and only under certain circumstances.

[@hoverboverer]

Except, I don't think that's quite right. Rather, meaning depends on something having the capacity to feel - a property shared by a great deal of the animal kingdom.

[@BarmyDeer]

One of the most striking movies I've ever watched! Please don't be fooled by the comedy. Take this literal one-in-a-life opportunity and be grateful. Respect our environment. Don't underestimate the climate crisis! There's no Planet B, and tomorrow is in all your hands!

[@devinmunroe6283]

Theres always a plan B, Protect Humanity whatever the cost.

[@tubelessorca2722]

Yes amen

[@corner559]

Comedy? There wasn't a single funny thing in this entire movie.

[@spacetofu19]

I mean, technically there’s plenty of “planet b’s” so.. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@enbonj5842]

@@devinmunroe6283 there needs to be a plan A first...

[@12thDecember]

I want a bumper sticker that says, "Are those feathers?" Some scenes were absolutely hilarious, like when Meryl Streep (the president) gave a speech and it ended with a rousing number from the band and fireworks. I mean, seriously, isn't that _exactly_ what a ratings-driven politician would do? Other than that, most of the scenes were definitely art imitating life. My greatest distress came from watching the clips of animals, either when they were going about their lives near the end or when the end was directly upon them. And I'll never forget that innocent baby's face as long as I live. What an amazing movie.

[@epicnoresh]

I would not go out millon Years from suspended animation to be eaten by anything un muy birthday suit

[@Red1Green2Blue3]

"I mean, seriously, isn't that exactly what a ratings-driven politician would do?" - have you ever seen the US Democratic & Republican conventions lmao? They already do that insane BS lol

[@skie6282]

The most distressing moment for me was at a rally people chanting dont look up when literally if they would just look up they would see the meteor of death coming right at them. The ignorance is mind blowing. And it's where we are in the u.s right now, if an asteroid came at earth like that in 2020 I'd bet money that would be trump on stage, saying its fake... and people would listen. Its terrifying.

[@fedzalicious]

What's really terrifying are the meteors that we don't detect until they've already passed Earth, and the fact that large objects from the outter solar system and interstellar space could sneak up on us in our blind spot. We'll be lucky if we get any warning at all.

[@angelgjr1999]

Tbh I think it would be better to not know at all. Imagine how terrifying it would be to know the whole world was ending.

[@fedzalicious]

@@angelgjr1999 and no doubt people would immediately start rioting and killing each other. Maybe it's for the best.

[@softhands3394]

Sneak up on us? You can look at the sky and see it, I don't understand how a comet is ever going to sneak up on us.

[@fedzalicious]

@@softhands3394 if an unknown comet, or asteroid, comes from the general direction of the Sun we won't see it. Have you ever tried stargazing during the day? The Chelyabinsk meteor gave no warning because it came from the direction of the Sun. NASA is working on a space telescope that can spot asteroids coming from the Sun's direction, but it isn't expected to launch until 2026.

[@stevenholderby6354]

@@fedzalicious we already have instruments that see things via Ultraviolet, Infrared, microwave, and X-Rays...this is a curiously silly comment considering we have both the resources and technology to see nearly everything around us

[@maxwellhill2120]

Love how this movie emphasized how stupid this pandemic has been, scientists literally told us how to mitigate and no one wanted to listen till it personally affected u

[@gregwilkinson1174]

Agreed. This movie felt oddly relatable.

[@VeronicaGorositoMusic]

The WHO & CDC extremely confusing guidelines and recommendations, their backwards and then forwards once and again, made this Pandemic a Pandemic. (Thw WHO knew beforehand that sarslike viruses are airborne viruses and transmits from human to human)

[@vroomgc]

@@VeronicaGorositoMusic Ok thanks for filling us in, oh wise and all knowing one.

[@VeronicaGorositoMusic]

@@vroomgc the F are u saying? This is blatantly obvious and even a kid can tell this Pandemic is being managed awfully, or managed purposedly bad "reasons". Next you'll call me "conspiracy theorist". A classic! 😂😂😂😂

[@devilman7670]

@@VeronicaGorositoMusic science could never be corrupted....oh wait...goddammit Hitler!

[@MichaelCronan49]

The movie was a masterpiece. It showed how the main threat to our existence isn't comets, climate change or aliens. Its our own ignorance and stupidity.

[@phasespace]

A "masterpiece"? I thought it was okay but I'm not going to hang it up next to the Mona Lisa.

[@rocheuro]

maybe most people are just stupid.. we cannot ignore that intruding suspition ;D

[@SenorMeinKrafter]

@@phasespace I would say it's equally as good as Dr. Strangelove

[@MichaelCronan49]

@@phasespace fair 😅😅

[@chuvst3r]

@@phasespace damn let them think its masterpiece why u gotta insert urself into someone else's opinion

[@serialsleuth2178]

I could not tear my eyes away from this movie, or this breakdown by Professer Cox. It gave me chills how stark a contrast I could draw between the Covid pandemic and the narrative in the movie. So many dissonant voices crying out conspiracy, putting more faith in facebook and instagram updates than they are in scientific endevaours, politicians playing for popularity points as opposed to preserving human life. Halfway through the move I was rooting for the comet...and given the parallels between the film and real life, that is a terrifying revelation. Perhaps we deserve our doom?

[@charlesnelson5187]

And yet your covid narrative crumbles. How does that make you feel? Have you ever heard of Cognitive Dissonance?

[@serialsleuth2178]

@@charlesnelson5187 Can you elaborate a bit on how my covid narrative crumbles? I'm not sure I see it. (And yes, I have heard of cognitive dissonance, and cognitive bias and confirmation bias - I'm a scientist. I'm familiar with these things.)

[@charlesnelson5187]

@@serialsleuth2178 Well...lets see England abandoning restrictions? Denmark abandoning restrictions? (we already know about Texas Florida and other U.S. states) Falling uptake of vaccines after Pfizer CEO openly admits that two shots don't work? Uhm...UK u-turn on NHS staff vaccine mandates? Massive demonstrations across the globe? How am I doing? How's that cognitive dissonance?

[@charlesnelson5187]

@@serialsleuth2178 Oh...I forgot Joe Rogan, most popular podcast in English freely discussing the collapsing narrative with Dr Robert Malone, inventer of MRNA delivery system? I'll keep coming back to you as new ones occur to me.

[@charlesnelson5187]

Oh...totally forgot the revelations that the actual dead toll of people listed has having died of covid and no other cause was 17,000 and not 150, 000.

[@kyleheenan]

Absolutely love professor Brian Cox. Give this man his own Netflix series!

[@imho2278]

He has many already, even on free to air.

[@lostmind4615]

Brian Cox is one to admire. Someone has to turn the noise off long enough for ppl to hear the rain. People wont do it on their own.

[@omission6919]

You're so enlightened...

[@trentonthomas3127]

The movie was really good imo and I love the fact Brian brought up that last line by Leonardo and touched on it.. it really was an important powerful statement and im glad it wasn't just me it reached

[@andresjimenez3811]

The movie was extremely accurate representing the U.S politicians.

[@leosroar1988]

Don't look up - I thought it was brilliant. i think anyone who didn't like it or thought it was rubbish has failed to see the point of the film - this also reflects human kinds response to climate change

[@davebox588]

and sadly humankind's ability to be distracted by trivia and tribal politics.

[@Spider-Too-Too]

@@leosroar1988 we live in a society

[@kashatnick]

@@leosroar1988 The idea that Hollywood would have anything insightful to say beyond the institutional line is the joke. That they would be able to satirize anything when they can't mock power as it would be mocking themselves. From 17 agencies agree to the countless things people can't talk about on here for fear of being silenced, there is no "trust" in science because it has been proven fraudulent, easily corrupted institutions, bad models, and yes men aplenty who find favorable conclusions to push authoritarian ends. The failed predictions are not equivalent to a comet, just like this bug, it never was, and the managed response has clearly done more damage than any alternative.

[@jerosamurai7981]

@@davebox588 and religion

[@kalilrichardson2478]

I love how scientists even agree people who play football get payed way to much to just play a sport why can’t we put our focus on more important things

[@kerrysmith1899]

Football is entertaining, science for the most part, isn't. End of story.

[@peaceweapon1933]

@@kerrysmith1899 Dumb people like watching dumb people kick a ball

[@chrisfoye1574]

Don't get mad at the players. Get mad at the owners. If the players didn't demand those high paychecks to compensate for the damage they put on their bodies the owners would just pocket it all. I think tickets should be much cheaper, players should get paid more and owners make less to be honest. But that's not how capitalism works.

[@dn-bayou]

the science doesn't matter in this movie. it's a satirical social and political commentary on the state of humanity in the 21st C. the threat of the comet wasn't as scary as the realization that this movie depicts very disturbingly everything that's fundamentally wrong with society and politics nowadays. brilliant.

[@oliverus4085]

Ah yes, ignore the science. While you're at why don't you put a 'don't look up' hat on.

[@dn-bayou]

@@oliverus4085 I was kinda waiting for that one guy with a smart ass reply. people nowadays are way too predictible.

[@dn-bayou]

@@djknox2 you sound like you got more chips than shoulders. I'ma leave it at that.

[@antonvrb1510]

Love to hear this guy talking. Its just great to see we are not all idiots.

[@helojoeywala6622]

movie was an extreme, if someone discovers now what happened in the movie it would be a big deal however the movie uses the comet as a metaphor for climate change and other things

[@feonor26]

@@helojoeywala6622 It's not just that. It's also how most people are more concerned with what the Kardashians are doing than focusing on real problems.

[@catherinejohnson1354]

Unfortunately to many of us are and that's why we are doomed either by a comet climate and habitat destruction or illnesses and lack of food or resources. The more "advanced" humanity becomes, the more ignorance we accept it seems

[@23merlino]

no, just the majority...

[@antonvrb1510]

@@23merlino Agreed...

[@janoppus2948]

I was amazed by how realistic the movie is (except the last 2 scenes of Jonah Hill and finding a new world after 2000+ years). It touches the politics, capitalism, the ignorance of some people, how prepared are we for this kind of disaster. The most beautiful message about this movie is that it makes us ponder on the question "how do you want to spend your last day on Earth, who do you want to spend your last day on Earth."

[@diablonorway1816]

Jonah Hill stubble out the rubble after the impact not after 20000years.. Lol

[@diablonorway1816]

@IPA SOLÉ And miss the Bronterocs kill those idiots? No way

[@DoctorXander]

There's an Australian film called These Final Hours that asks that same question

[@fixedguitar47]

Realistic? You’re kidding right? Look, you got 2661 days. I suggest you all sort out your affairs. The comments are making me sick.

[@Red1Green2Blue3]

@@fixedguitar47 Take a paracetamol if you're feeling ill.

[@andrewhart6200]

We were talking at my job about this as everyone had seen it....everyone in the conversation was under 42 years old...and we realized that we weren't the ones that needed to see it....it was everyone above that age that needed to gain the perspective the movie provides....

[@tbrasc0]

Why is that then?

[@crimsonraen]

Yeeeees! This was SO great! Such a fantastic movie, satire, tragedy, hubris. Such a perfect representation of so many recent events. Thanks for the breakdown!

[@sonofsomerset1695]

It perfectly described how brainwashed the left are that they ignore facts, like a covid lab in china and a laptop proving Joe Biden's corrupt.

[@rontavakoli-JD-MBA]

Dr. Brian Cox is simply.....brilliant...humble...centered...humane...I find myself always floating in his wisdom and in my most content embryonic intellectual state as he talks of life..time..space. What an asset to human mental evolution.

[@officialnickbillions]

What made the movie so good was that it felt so real in the context that with how social media dominates the majority of life and the perception of reality today, ppl would literally not look up or pay enough attention to the biggest threat to humanity in which the powers that be and corporations alike would simply follow suit from society and try to be as ignorant as to the current inevitability that we're just not prepared for the worst of the worst. But, in a lighter note, funny ass movie and eye-opening final scene at the dinner table. That would be so ideal in our final moments.

[@raw_pc]

I dreamed about comet hitting Earth few months ago. It was a casual, sunny day and I was about to get into the car with some friends and when I looked up I saw the approaching fireball. It was striking last second when I realized the horror I'm looking at. I felt the panic of others, I felt great fear and heard huge rumbling noise and that was it I woke up. We humans should appreciate more what we have and focus more on important tasks which may help us avoid such disaster in the future. We'll never know exactly when it will appear in our sky but we can be sure it will one day and that should be enough.

[@davidoneill913]

Did ye aye

[@CydoniaPhysGeekGirl]

In our current age of populist ideology and ignorance, Brian and his words are very wise indeed... 🤔⚛️🌌

[@derek9658]

In this age of ignorance and modern day book burning never has scientific dogma been so prevalent. Judge a man not by his answers but by his questions Voltaire.

[@jerryfromtheblock6463]

@@derek9658 "Neeeeeerd" - Homer Simpson

[@lordblazer]

@@derek9658 so just ignore epistemology. got it.

[@derek9658]

@@jerryfromtheblock6463 I didn't realise you suffered from dyslexia,

[@derek9658]

@@lordblazer your comment is so out of context and failing to follow the thread I can only assume that it belong in a different section. For that you are forgiven but for ignorance you are not.

[@raresmircea]

The actors were brilliant in this one and the movie was probably the best i’ve seen in years. Jonah Hill is again hilarious 🤘

[@SpiderCreep]

He pissed me off so much though which is basically what his character was meant to do. So props to him and his acting.

[@InfoRanker]

Brian Cox is a modern day Carl Sagan. I can listen to both of them all day long.

[@imho2278]

But I still miss Isaac Asimov, who was an excellent explainer...

[@muradhadiyev3317]

Thanks Mr Brian Cox . I am very glad that there are scientists like you in our society who are always trying to educate people. We need you very much.

[@qwertyhull1]

Love Brian Cox he explains things so well he's amazing.

[@ninjaman7123]

I'm lucky hes my lecturer at uni

[@qwertyhull1]

@@ninjaman7123 Really wow now that is amazing. I won't pretend I know a lot about the universe but but I love the guy he's just brilliant.

[@bobbytaraantino]

The movie is beautiful! We need part 2.. *Oh*

[@internationalartprojects8660]

Lol

[@MrCph2200]

Such an underrated comment!

[@DavidArellanoSTP]

Duuuuuuude… nice one!

[@gerryburntwood9617]

Oops no second chances, we now breed dumb people regression instead of evolution!

[@JasperMulder100]

We are part 2. Part 1 was wiped out about 12 000 years ago.

[@kryten1016]

I went to two of his lectures, they blew me away. I have never looked at the universe the same.

[@evertonporter7887]

"The watchman sees the danger approaching and sounds the alarm. But the leaders and their people don't hear the alarm, so do nothing...until it's too late."

[@venataciamoon2789]

The movie was done strangely different to your normal end of the world movie. It really showed how the elite were more interested in profit even if the world got destroyed and their lack of care for humanity. They also had a back up plan to escape which I'm glad it ended well for the toe-rags they are. The film was more of a message about the elite class and how they see the rest of us which is what's happening now. If this is the path humanity continues on, then hay!, the asteroid is probably the out come.

[@SnootchieBootchies27]

🤞

[@residentelect]

(Q) "What the hell is that?!" (A) "I believe that's called a _Bronteroc_ ..."

[@9catlover]

am sure elon musk and bezos already have a bunker/ space ships with spare cryochambers for all their loved ones

[@PoeMcGoodwin]

Oh, and the people you see exiting the spaceship, all those rich people, are all old as fuck. No children will be produced if by chance someone survives the bronterocs

[@1701echopapa]

@@9catlover Musk is the one saying that we need a vigorous space program to prevent or survive this sort of thing.

[@ketchmain]

I simply love listening to Brian Cox talk about our place in the universe.

[@quantumtechcrypto7080]

I learned we need to kill all professionals sports players to have any hope of living

[@drcrippen1396]

Yes, and this muppet clearly shows he's acting way above his true level of intellect in this place we live. But I have to give him credit where credit is due - he's a first class bullshitter!!

[@alcbaz]

This movie is more about the apathy of the human race, and our leadership than it is about climate change. You could replace the meteor with any global crisis and the message would still be both the same and relevant. Take covid for example, replace the meteor with covid, and it’s a shocking personification of what’s happening right now. It’s a brilliant movie. 10/10 from me.

[@delirium11]

Yes, it is more about how our collective reactions are structured and manipulated, mediated. And it is all about nowadays when humanity fails to rethink the economic model, which brought us to the environmental and climate crisis.

[@steveb9713]

Take the opioid crisis for example, replace it with covid. Front page news, yet opioid deaths a much higher, why? There’s money in selling the vax

[@alcbaz]

@@steveb9713 it’s because of how aggressively covid spreads not how many people it kills. Random comment though.

[@chrisfoye1574]

@@steveb9713 there's plenty of money in selling opioids as well

[@Red1Green2Blue3]

I disagree that it's about apathy. None of the characters were apathetic, they were motivated by different interests (for the Government and Corporations - greed and power). Their actions were deliberate and not born out of a disinterest in what was happening.

[@rogerf3622]

The only reason I stumbled on and watched this review was that Brian Cox was speaking. So refreshing to hear a calm, intelligent voice of reason speak. Now I’ll have to restart my overpriced Netflix subscription for a month to watch it.

[@maninashedandyp]

Professor Brian Cox is fantastic. He makes the complicated understandable for all

[@xczechr]

“The universe is probably littered with the one-planet graves of cultures which made the sensible economic decision that there's no good reason to go into space - each discovered, studied, and remembered by the ones who made the irrational decision.” ― Randall Munroe

[@dawgmayne]

Aka The Great Filter

[@bobbulgi880]

I doubt it

[@justgame5508]

Randall Munroe is a fantastic author, it’s a pleasure to see and recognise a quote from him on such an existential video

[@CandidDate]

Do you know how hard it is to go into space, let alone travel in it? Space is a mirage. We can only hope to use it to prop up feelings of worth in an otherwise seemingly uncaring Universe. Let's work on human relations. Do you know how hard human relations are?

[@mpetersen6]

Every time I hear some well meaning person complaining about NASA'S budget or something similiar I want to puke especially if they then go on to say something about "saving" the environment. People need to understand the environment is not just the oceans, rainforests etc. The environment also includes the environment that the Earth exists in. The Earth orbits the Sun and as it orbits the Sun it is traveling through a cosmic shooting gallery. Every time throughout the year when we have one of the regular meteor showers it's because the Earths orbit and the orbital path of a dead comet intersect. And we have no idea if there are any larger bodies that are still left over from that comet. And those are just the comets whose orbits happened to intersect Earth's. There have to be other dead comets n the Solar System who's orbital paths do not insect the Earth's orbit. And that just comets. Add in the asteroids of different groups among them the known Earth crossing ones. When Shoemaker Levy hit Jupiter its impacts lit a fire under politicians. And six months later dropped of theirs and the public's radar. If in the future we have ability to do something about a coming impact and do not do anything we deserve what ever happens to us.

[@Yuiiski-]

I love Brian Cox so much, been watching him since I was a kid (I'm 27 now). I could listen to him all day.

[@derekthurgood3696]

Another great lecture from Brian. I could listen to him talking all day and everyday.

[@mauromatos3124]

This movie was 100% spot on. We are in insane times and nothing not even a pandemic can change us for the better.

[@blackalien6873]

Slavery, the Inquisition, WWI, WWII, European colonialism.......but NOW we're in insane times?

[@mauromatos3124]

@@blackalien6873 Those were cruel horrible evil events. Don't disagree with you. But there are understandable economic , political motivations for those awefull events. Now however, I think we have become an indulgent spoiled society choosing to hate and divide ourselves. Reasons are many, but what we prioritise as important or pay attention to I think is an important one.

[@smurfylee]

@@mauromatos3124 We've had a somewhat decent life since the 1940's/50's, we were given a lot of tools for an easier life and things got easier, convenience and entertainment became our lives for around 80 years. Eventually empires fall, and all good things come to an end. We are the ones now that are experiencing and living through this change.

[@tbone84828]

@@mauromatos3124but there are understandable economic and political motivations for the pandemic response

[@mauromatos3124]

@@tbone84828Hi Joe Rogan fanboy, your guy responded to the pandemic by taking horse meds. Exactly the kind of insanity this movie pointed to. Tryin to engage with you is probably a waste of time so have a happy new year and a good life man.

[@TheWeberFamily805]

This movie really made me realize what I really have in life truly is precious so don’t waste your time with things that don’t matter. Make life count . Thank you so much for the movie !!🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@TheWeberFamily805]

@@gumzster lol just seen this no he helped with the movie.

[@ADMusic1999]

That's why this is one of my favorite movies. It's a commentary on so many aspects of our culture from our short attention spans, to how all of our institutions that claim to have our best interests at heart really only care about themselves. It's crazy how we think of ourselves as so much smarter than animals and yet we could still suffer the same fate of the dinosaurs.

[@lubricatedgoat]

The movie perfectly expresses my frustration with society: the noise, as Brian said. Most people are very unintelligent and easily abused.

[@iriyabran]

pretty sure that movie has some inspiration from the pandemic, especially the part where people on social media were denying the comet's existence

[@angrygromit93]

To be honest, I don't think it's about intelligence, plenty of highly intelligent people fall into the nothing to see here, nothing to worry about camp, IMHO it's about self interest or just not wanting to believe uncomfortable truths. The film captures that beautifully.

[@jovimathews]

In 2019 when Covid-19 was already an endemic in China everyone are still engrossed over Trump’s memes and Kardashian’s antics. The world than knew it as the Wuhan Virus in 2019 and renamed it to Covid-19 in February next year… Xi variant was first detected in Nov 2021 and renamed it to Omicron variant in December 2021. All the renaming just to avoid explicit narratives and yet 6 million still die of it. 🤷‍♂️

[@Ghostface944]

@@iriyabran “pretty sure”? The whole movie is shitting on trump and Covid deniers……

[@Ghostface944]

@@angrygromit93 you’re right. It actually shows he smart/stupid people all get sucked into the same BS

[@fionaautumn]

✨existential crisis unlocked✨

[@CydoniaPhysGeekGirl]

Just the everyday life of a theoretical physicist, to be honest... 🤔😎🌌⚛️🚀😜✨

[@angelonoziglia5854]

Brian is the teacher we all wished we had during any education we went through. It’s so soothing to understand complex topics the way it’s being laid down by Brian on your scientific plate.

[@jeffs6090]

I love me some NdT for sure, but Brian Cox is on another level. Listening to him is always phenomenal!

[@madMARTYNmarsh1981]

I'm not a fan of NdT, he seems too much like he's up his own arse about his intelligence. Arrogance is not appealing to me.

[@jeffs6090]

@@madMARTYNmarsh1981 - I get that, and many people have that view of him. There is definitely more of a celebrity status in him, more so than all other astrophysicists you see, and that further enhances that view people have of him and his way of explaining things. However, I don't mind any of that at all. The more ways there are to get science, truth, and knowledge out to the masses, the better.

[@Grimloxz]

I would love to see a SERIOUS collab between Brain Cox and Neil deGrasse Tyson on the opportunities and challenges of space exploration for the next 100 years and humanity’s current moment of crisis.

[@LyricalOnYt]

I Love How he's explaining with a smile on face but Did you realize, his way of talk, style, voice & even his face resembles Dr Harrison Wells (Tom Cavanagh) from The Flash Series? 😁

[@Fractured-Exe]

It was all fun and games until the last 10 minutes or so. The whole ending still gives me chills when I think about out.

[@MyBoomStick1]

dark and funny were intertwined throughout the movie

[@feonor26]

It was a great ending with a great point, but yes also very disturbing. Thinking about that I will cease to exist one day can be bad enough, but the thought of our whole civilization crumbling with all our history, science, medicine and technology and all living creatures with it is almost too much to bear.

[@Decanewolf]

@@feonor26 Human history isnt pink coloured tho, i'd say we deserve it. The way our societies work and governments and all that power and money shit. We totally gotta go to save this solar system asap, not to mention all our redicule wars over disputes between two individuals, relegion and what not...

[@feonor26]

@@Decanewolf It's not all roses? Well thanks captain obvious, I guess all other species on the planet are angels and mother nature is all fun and games? Maybe the lions deserve to die for their genocide on wildebeest and buffalo? Maybe the dolphins deserve to die for having sex slaves in their packs? The otters like to rape baby seals, maybe it's their sins that will bring this ultimate extinction on us? We deserve it? Kind of hippie non-sense is that? The Universe doesn't care one lickety spit if we exist or not and if we blew up the universe wouldn't even notice. But if you think our history and civilization is all bad and can't find anything good about it at all then I feel sorry for you.

[@Decanewolf]

@@feonor26 ah i thought we were talking about human history, not animal life right? Didnt know that about the dolphins tho, thats cool. Humans have done both good and bad, but the bad massively outweighs the good, the billions of people that murdered eachother over the course of history, because they dont believe in the same god, spoke another language or had a power tripping dictator, is just astounding! All the devestation done to the planet by bombs, gunfire and mines... Its just awful. Wasnt trying to bully you or meant to disrespect your opinion. Just sharing MY personal thoughts.

[@BrianHSC]

Funniest part about the movie is that every ridiculous thing that happened in the movie actually happened in real life last year.

[@Red1Green2Blue3]

It's been happening for 20+ years with climate change too lol

[@edwinwandera6993]

Climate change and a comet are very different things, and if it takes a comet to represent climate change shows how ridiculous this is

[@Red1Green2Blue3]

@@edwinwandera6993 you're the subject of the joke in the film.

[@ThatNorwegianGuy-]

@@Red1Green2Blue3 The joke is actually on the people who made the film, because they had to embrace the real life caricature of what the opposition have of them, which is hysterical and prone to negative emotion, while having volatile outbursts.. The only difference is in the movie there were legitimate reasons for that behaviour, but in our real world here this behaviour is not warranted, at least as of yet, but they still act it out, it's the dooms day alarmists of our real world but except in our case they don't have the scientific analysis to back their volatile behaviour lol..

[@Red1Green2Blue3]

@@ThatNorwegianGuy- whooooosh

[@emraldmars]

This reminds me of Greg Bear's novel "The Forge of God," where an alien race has basically sent a time bomb to our planet's core, and they set off a misinformation campaign. We really did have everything, didn't we? I mean... when you think about it...

[@thescottishcyclist4640]

Brian Cox, this is literally the best interview i've seen in ages and has awoken me up.

[@number3545]

Everyone is talking about how this is a metaphor for climate change but it is also a clear metaphor for Covid. Ignorance, misinformation, a tangled web of politics and agendas, and a very real threat that could be eliminated if we all could work together.

[@maythesciencebewithyou]

The movie was planned before Covid, but had to be postponed filming, so when they got to it, they could put in stuff inspired by the reaction to the pandemic as well.

[@Robert-fc9xz]

We're not ignorant. We just dont care about a virus with a 99,97% survival rate. Get your vaccin if you want and stay inside if you're scared but set us free.

[@thinkingoutloud3757]

The CEO of BASH was such an amazing component to this movie. He was so obviously a satirical character but also felt totally believable.

[@nope9310]

HA!

[@lanzcordero2132]

that "destruction of meaning in this universe" concept is what made me cry at the end of the movie. It's just heartbreaking that humanity and its intelligence will just disappear in a snap.

[@catherineobrien8696]

If that kind of destruction of earth did happen, it would mean the end of humanity which means no more suffering, stupidity and savagery. I see that as a good thing.

[@peNdantry]

I love the presentation here: the two doors behind Brian throughout are, to me symbolic of our future. Which door will we choose, the one of sanity, or the one of 'Eastenders-watching'?

[@sarahhh8073]

The two doors and the room full of knowledge

[@anikad284]

Eastenders watching 😎 gjfjdk

[@rustycherkas8229]

"Oh, I've heard of worse," said Ford, "I read of one planet off in the seventh dimension that got used as a ball in a game of intergalactic bar billiards. Got potted straight into a black hole. Killed ten billion people." "That's mad," said Mella. "Yes, only scored thirty points too." 🐬🐬🐬🐬(So long and thanks for all the fish!) 🐋🐭🐭

[@Rupsyy]

the film did a great job of showing us how mental our world really is, and was very politically motivated without being pretentious or too serious like a lot of allegorical films/books/tv shows. I hope people look at it and learn something.

[@fixedguitar47]

You wanna learn something?

[@cyklop1977]

I AGREE WITH YOU

[@fixedguitar47]

@@cyklop1977 - We will see, 2259 days remain. The DART mission was 308 million, if we have 0% risk then what was the point. If it went public the mass hysteria between now and 2029 would be catastrophic. Already religious institutions are cashing in, next will be the insurance companies.

[@audialiastt2601]

What I really respect about this movie, is the way in which it shows how the politics of corporations and so called government devide us through manipulation and perception. The average person just want to lead a peaceful life. The few that don't, thirst for power and are prepared to do mostly anything to do so or achieve their never-ending goal or desire.

[@richardmartinez4429]

Well said !🙏🏼

[@raresmircea]

Great comment 🤘

[@alwaysdisputin9930]

I think the Bash CEO Isherwell just wanted everyone to lead a peaceful life. That's why the BASH app shows people funny videos when they're sad & arranges therapy sessions for them & SPOILERS why he used reverse psychology on Dr Mindy (he said he was going to die alone) & why he made sure the comet wiped out Earth

[@Jarrosnshajahwh]

The last scene traumatised me when they were sat round having the meal

[@weemo28]

I watched it twice, loved it and cried, especially the “life goes on” little bits.

[@nikitajesaibegjans2458]

Insanely well made metaphor for climate crisis. The only difference is the time it takes to wipe us out. I would rather take a comet hit that wipes everyone in hours, than lifelong suffering from irreversable climate damage and biodiversity collapse.

[@emz2969]

Chin up we might be lucky enough to be obliterated in a spectacular display of destruction.

[@enbonj5842]

@@emz2969 it'll be similar to the other times mass release of carbon into the atmosphere wiped out most life in earth. Either starvation or heat probably.

[@maythesciencebewithyou]

I'll take climate change. A comet would be far more devastating. Those who survive it would be faced with much worse. That said, we should stop exacerbating the problem.

[@kjetilhvalstrand1009]

Its not about climate change and it’s not metaphor, this thing can happen. The dinosaurs were wiped out once.

[@enbonj5842]

@@kjetilhvalstrand1009 dude the whole cast have all talked about it being an analogy for climate change

[@marktaylor865]

That film is never about the comet and whether it could actually happen. If any of you missed that i feel sorry for you frankly.