'Don't Look Up' has a villain problem
The film suggests why we've failed to better address the climate crisis, writes Fred Hewitt. But it says less about what we must do.
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The film suggests why we've failed to better address the climate crisis, writes Fred Hewitt. But it says less about what we must do.
(Warning: spoilers!) I didn’t know what to expect after reading conflicting Facebook reviews of Netflix’s “Don’t Look Up.” With its stars being among the We were told it's about climate change. But it's really a parody of Corona politics.
Finnish photographer Juha Tanhua captures "space photos" by shooting gasoline and oil puddles found in parking lots after it rains.
McKay’s satire shows us an entire conglomeration of institutions who refuse to 'look up' and see things for how they are.
Any student who has taken even the most entry-levels of astronomy classes can take away a few things for certain: courses in astronomy should not be mistaken for astrology upon registration, mathematical calculations make up a great component of astronomical study and breakthroughs in the study of the vast outer space beyond our planet occur […]