Jan 12: Don't Look Up (2021) dir. Adam McKay
This film appeared on streaming services just ahead of Christmas 2021, and has been getting a great deal of attention in the media, including social media.
A review on the BFI website outlines the main messages of the film. I watched it last night.
The film is an allegory for the way that scientists have been ignored over their warnings about climate change. It has a stellar cast and falls into the cateogory of disaster movie I suppose - fertile territory for geography lessons. I shall return to the idea of 'disastrous movies' which are not geographically accurate in a future blog post.
Here's the trailer for the film:
And some related advice.We must come together to combat the climate crisis. #DontLookUp and @CountUsInSocial have compiled steps you can take to get involved: https://t.co/7Rx6qOmRf0 pic.twitter.com/63rAvBxl0b
— Leonardo DiCaprio (@LeoDiCaprio) January 3, 2022
The film has a lot of sweary language and a bit of nudity too. It's a little exagerrated in places (one hopes) and I particularly liked Mark Rylance's creepy technology CEO who saw the economic potential in the comet even as it was getting closer to Earth, and Ron Perlman's 'saviour' character.
The comet in "Don't Look Up" was loosely based on Amy Mainzer and her team's discovery of Comet NEOWISE in 2020.Stay to the end of the pre-credits as well.
Recommended.
Updated - February 2022
A useful initiative.
You've seen #DontLookUp, so what's next? Join their climate action platform that lays out the top science-based actions individuals can take to save ourselves & follow this list of the experts who developed it.
— Prof. Katharine Hayhoe (@KHayhoe) February 10, 2022
Action number one? Talk about it! https://t.co/JWcKM5jGzm pic.twitter.com/GU2Aex8ZUb
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