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Don't Look Up (2021 Film)

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Don't Look Up (2021 Film) refers to the December 2021 movie released by Netflix. The film is a dark comedy directed by Adam McKay about a mass extinction event where two astronomers discover an asteroid that is set to hit Earth in six months. Don't Look Up stars notable actors like Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Meryl Streep, Jonah Hill and Timothée Chalamet, among others.

History

Trailer Releases

The official teaser trailer for the movie was released on September 8th, 2021, posted in a tweet[1] from Netflix. It was also uploaded to YouTube[2] as its own video (shown below) that received roughly 14.3 million views over the course of three months. The tweet from Netflix, meanwhile, received 63,700 likes also over three months.



The first official, non-teaser trailer was uploaded to YouTube[3] on November 16th, 2021, (shown below) where over the course of one month, it gained roughly 12.6 million views.



Overall, the two trailers outlined the plot of the movie, loosely based on a Donald Trump esque presidency dealing with the news of a mass extinction event discovered by two astronomers, Dr. Randall Mindy (played by Leonardo DiCaprio) and Kate Dibiasky (played by Jennifer Lawrence). Both struggle to communicate the severity of the asteroid approaching Earth with the president (played by Meryl Streep). Additionally, the director (Adam McKay) is a notable comedy filmmaker, having directed multiple Will Ferrell movies like Step Brothers and Anchorman. This newest movie of his had a more serious tinge to it, dealing with archetypes of late capitalism and climate change.

Online Presence

Reactions

Initial reactions to the movie happened on platforms like Twitter when the teaser was posted across platforms in September. A lot of internet users were initially intrigued by Ariana Grande's inclusion in the movie. For instance, Twitter[4] user ponytalinator posted a tweet (shown below) that said Grande carried the entire trailer. Her tweet received roughly 1,800 likes in three months.


sofi & | thegrandebox on ig @ponytalinator ... Replying to @netflix i wonder how ariana's back is after carrying the whole trailer

The online buzz surrounding the second trailer's release in November also circulated around Ariana Grande and her song within the movie called, "Just Look Up." People on Twitter, like user ScottDMenzel, posted tweets[5] saying the film was set to have multiple Oscar nominations for DiCaprio, Lawrence and Grande. ScottDMenzel's tweet received roughly 1,000 likes over one month.

When the movie was released via Netflix on December 24th, 2021, talk of it online was both positive and negative. For instance, on Rotten Tomatoes[6] the movie received a 55 percent critic score and a 77 percent audience score in three days. Top Critic Mara Reinstein from Us Weekly gave it a positive review, for instance, saying it had "so-sharp-it-hurts satire" (shown below, left). In contrast, Twitter[7] user queersocialism criticized the movie for "not offering a path forward" in regards to its cultural criticism. Their tweet (show below, right) received roughly 3,000 likes in one day after being posted on December 28th.


Please ignore that instruction - or else you'll miss out on a so-sharp-it-hurts satire that skewers our current state of politics, technology and celebrity culture within the context of an asteroid headed to Earth December 28, 2021 | Full Review... Mara Reinstein Us Weekly * TOP CRITIC Thread read stephanie e. jones' they were her property @queersocialism the thing i hate about 'cultural criticism' media like 'don't look up' is that it rarely offers a path forward, just serves as a kind of reactionary reflection of what so many of us are witnesses to everyday. what is the purpose/who is the intended audience? 4:23 PM · Dec 28, 2021 · Twitter for iPhone 382 Retweets 77 Quote Tweets 3,045 Likes

Other Twitter users had more humorous reactions, like joshgondelman,[8] whose tweet (shown below, left) made a funny point relating to the concept of a boring dystopia. His tweet received roughly 16,000 likes in one day. Twitter[9] user cinephilejen tweeted a funny reaction too on December 28th, making a joke about Leonardo DiCaprio having an age-appropriate wife in the film. Her tweet (shown below, right) received roughly 186,300 likes in one day.



On December 28th, the official Twitter[13] account of the movie posted a tweet announcing that the film was the number one movie on Netflix worldwide after being out for only four days. The tweet received 1,700 likes in one day.

More memes appeared about the movie on platforms like Instagram in the days following its release. For instance, Instagram[10] page humi1iatemydick420 posted a meme (shown below, left) on December 28th, 2021, and received roughly 1,800 likes for it in one day. On December 27th, Twitter[11] user DevyAbstrakt made a meme via a tweet (shown below, right) making a joke about Chalamet and Lawrence's characters' relationship in the movie. The tweet received roughly 6,700 likes in two days, as well as a repost to Instagram,[12] where it received roughly 7,700 likes.


Jennifer Lawrence Was Mortified Rapping Wu-Tang In 'Don't Look Up:' "The Worst Day of My Life" Devohn Bland DEVOHN @DevyAbstrakt If you live in Minneapolis where was the last time you saw this couple? MA4 inDA

Various Examples


nisa | flop era @CUZIATTRACTIT don't look up is so realistic because i would also go to an ariana grande concert while the world is ending 9:17 AM · Dec 28, 2021 · Twitter for iPhone 2,798 Retweets 151 Quote Tweets 15.6K Likes Crystal Marie Fleming @alwaystheself So... Did someone just.. steal this meme and turn it into the plot of Don't Look Up? Oh s---! The economy!! Don't Look OP Don't Look Up 2021 Watched 24 Dec 2021 Main takeaway: f*cking do something about climate change you capitalist bastards No likes yet jacob @jacobdotgov don't look up perfectly recreates the experience of reading a 65+ post thread that opens with "alright, buckle up fuckos" 1:33 PM · Dec 28, 2021 Twitter for iPhone 41 Retweets 4 Quote Tweets 1,612 Likes Vincent Bevins @Vinncent One of the most interesting parts about Don't Look Up is the idea that the arrival of 140 trillion dollars (lol) in minerals could "solve world hunger." It's absurd in a way that allows you to think about how the economy actually works. Obviously we could end hunger right now 10:55 AM · Dec 27, 2021 · Twitter for Android 283 Retweets 16 Quote Tweets 3,412 Likes CINEMA BRAVO NER NI NE NE N N N NE NE Why don't you' mind your own business, you old f*ck?

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External References

[1] Twitter – @netflix

[2] YouTube – DON’T LOOK UP | Official Teaser Trailer | Netflix

[3] YouTube – DON'T LOOK UP | Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence | Official Trailer | Netflix

[4] Twitter – @ponytalinator

[5] Twitter – @ScottDMenzel

[6] Rotten Tomatoes – Don't Look Up

[7] Twitter – @queersocialism

[8] Twitter – @joshgondelman

[9] Twitter – @cinephilejen

[10] Instagram – @humi1iatemydick420

[11] Twitter – @DevyAbstrakt

[12] Instagram – @joan.of.arca

[13] Twitter – @DontLookUpNews

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It's good that it's funny but we really need more hope and good feels in the current world. All of this cynicism may reflect how we feel about the present and the future, but it's not healthy in such large amounts. Fiction should not reflect just what reality is, but also what reality should be.

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People are comparing this to COVID as well, this movie is about climate change, but can also apply to COVID.

Well, the phone company is basically the pharmaceutical industry, there was a lot of negationism, people claiming the problem is not even real, people not trusting science, but in the end, the ones who screwed everything are the ones who tried to solve the problem and earn money in the process, instead of just solving the problem without profit.

And remember that while the message of the movie is "Trust science", they still showed how a bunch of scientists that worked for the phone company and had Nobel Prizes, still screwed everything, while the poor and less qualified scientists were the ones who tried to solve the problem correctly, you can't trust scientists unconditionally.

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