DON’T LOOK UP (2021) was ok. But not as a ‘climate change allegory’. As a quirky character study of the DiCaprio and especially the Jennifer Lawrence character. They were just funny to watch in all those situations.
The movie itself, despite being ‘timely’ and I have no doubt meant as some blunt allegory about ‘climate change’ in our ‘social media’ ‘politicized’ ‘divided’ ‘post truth’ era, comes across as weirdly dated. Felt like something from the late 90s. And just cuz of DEEP IMPACT.
*not just cuz of
Late 90s had all these high profile movies that were ‘political’ and sort of timely and seemed very on-point and of the moment and maybe even got Oscar buzz and/or was culturally touchstoneish when they came out, but then aged so poorly that you never wanted to see them again.
I’ll probably forget some, but:
Primary Colors
Dave
that one with Annette Bening where she was a VP but had some sex scandal thing
Wag The Dog
does anyone ever rewatch any of these?
Don’t Look Up had the same kind of vibe
Primary Colors
Dave
that one with Annette Bening where she was a VP but had some sex scandal thing
Wag The Dog
does anyone ever rewatch any of these?
Don’t Look Up had the same kind of vibe
Not so much because its politicalness is ‘of the moment’ and culturally-touchstoneish *now*, but that it’s the kind of movie someone trying to make a star-driven ‘timely political satire’ would’ve made in 1998
Bulworth
Anyway, Meryl Streep looked like she was having a blast with it.
She was probably in at least one of those late-‘90s things too. Can’t remember. Will never know.
She was probably in at least one of those late-‘90s things too. Can’t remember. Will never know.
Rereading the above, I think my takeaway is probably that it was less successful as a ‘politics of climate change’ satire than it was as an ‘academic types in the spotlight’ satire.
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