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The movie “Don’t Look Up!” that aired on Netflix made a lot of noise. It has suddenly become one of the most popular conversation topics on social media. Almost everyone started to recommend this movie to each other with great enthusiasm. As someone who frequently analyzes movies on this channel, I wanted to watch the movie and make an in-depth comment. But to be honest, I couldn't find any depth in this movie. I couldn't even find a movie to begin with.
If you like the "apocalyptic - political - satire" genre and want to watch a real movie, watch John Carpenter's "They Live", Kubrick's "Dr. Strangelove” and my biggest favorite in this category, Sidney Lumet's “Network”. Let's add "Idiocracy" as a bonus. But "Don't Look Up!" Unfortunately, isn't even at a level that would be such a bonus.First round up a bunch of Hollywood stars, then find a comet approaching Earth. In short, put a lot of stars in a sack. No need for a story or a script! And if you sprinkle a mix of popular topics on social media, everyone talks about your movie anyway...
Yes, look, we're talking. In fact, we are doing well. It's okay to bury the movie in terms of storytelling. But what if we don't accept it as a movie? What does the label matter? I want to call it a documentary, not a movie, and talk about the message it wants to convey. I won't be looking at "Don't Look Up!" in this video. I'll take off my "storytelling" glasses and try to figure out what's right and what's wrong with my "science and technology" glasses.
Let me start by saying the plot of the movie without giving any “spoilers”. A young astronomer discovers a comet. Another astronomer, more experienced than himself, calculates the course of this comet and finds that it will hit the Earth in 6 months and 14 days.
What would you do if you were in the shoes of these scientists? You would probably try to alarm almost everyone, wouldn't you? I guess you would do your best to prevent this great disaster that is certain to happen in 6 months. You don't even need to be a scientist for that. Isn't that what everyone in their right mind should reflexively do? But it turns out it wasn't. Because I don't know if you heard, but in 2018, something very similar to the one in this movie occurred. Moreover, not 2 scientists, but more than 2000 scientists; Not only did they appear on a few TV shows, but they published a report prepared by hundreds of authors from 40 countries by showing 6000 scientific researches as evidence. In this report, they did not say, "A comet will hit the Earth in 6 months." They said, "After 12 years, the Earth will become irreversibly warm."