Review of “Don’t Look Up”

This past week I watched the movie “Don’t Look Up.” The quick summary is that two low-level scientists discover a comet that is headed straight for earth and its impact would destroy all life. They are met with resistance, “meh”, and spin with a “Don’t look up” rally. The world is destroyed in the end because no one listened when they should of.

First off, there’s a ton of talent in this movie. You can see the list of stars who participated in the film. Pretty impressive to gather that many stars all in one movie, especially since it’s not a Marvel Movie.

Second, the movie is listed as a comedy. There aren’t many laugh out loud moments. I think it’s listed as comedy because it takes life and stretches it a bit. Although not too far. As one comedian put it this week — We’re at the stupid stage of human history. I did appreciate the humor that ran through the film — especially Kate trying to figure out why a three star general would charge her and her colleagues for free snacks.

But most of the humor is pretty dark — more of a scathing indictment than humor. It was actually quite maddening and sad at the same time watching the film. Maddening because the film portrays the stubbornness that exists in our nation — refusal to do anything that goes beyond our personal enjoyment. Maddening because of the outright abuse and exploitation that exists in our systems. Sad because the people who should watch this won’t.

Watching this drew me to Scripture actually. I was reminded of Isaiah 5 where God…