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[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 hours ago (8 children)

Not as extreme as the case in the OP, but I'm often surprised how "meh" a reaction Don't Look Up got. Maybe people think it was heavy handed? Too on the nose? I don't know but most folks seem to think it was at best merely "okay".

For me, I place it next to Idiocracy as one of the most prescient films about what is in store for us. I think after this last election day, it seems even more prescient. On top of that, it is legitimately funny with really good performances, especially from Jennifer Lawrence.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 minutes ago

I just loved the pacing of Don't Look Up so much. Just constant subversion of expectations that I really enjoyed

[–] [email protected] 2 points 52 minutes ago

Being so on the nose, to me, is part of the joke.

So obvious its blinding, and unrealistic. Just like reality lol.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 hour ago

Yeah, in my case this one was too close to home for me to love it. 10 or 20 years ago I probably would've felt differently. Similar for Idiocracy, I don't think I'd feel the same way about it if it came out today. Kinda chilling when I think about that, honestly.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah, I'd call it heavy handed. It felt like it was a message first. Not as bad as the Daily Wire stuff, but going down that road. Even if I agree with the message, it felt contrived.

Just my two cents though.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 21 minutes ago

Agreed. It came across as preachy instead of entertaining, but it seemed like it was trying really hard to be entertaining.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 hour ago

I've gone over it again and again and again in my head and I still can't make sense of it. He's a three-star general. He works at the Pentagon. Why would he charge us for free snacks?

This part had me absolutely rolling. I loved that movie.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

It suffers from the “Reality is Unrealistic” trope. Seems so on the nose and heavy handed, yet is literally exactly how it would happen (and is arguably already happening).

[–] [email protected] 2 points 39 minutes ago

In hindsight its kind of understatement.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 hours ago

I really liked that movie. Great example for me, too.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 hours ago

It's one of the least forgettable movie I've seen in a while (it's a good thing) and the concept is just so good because it's idiotic but at the same time completely true