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Watch 'Don't Look Up' on Netflix - meta on the world today (Original Post) Willis88 Dec 2021 OP
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Dec 2021 #1
Movie rso Dec 2021 #2
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I loved it JustAnotherGen Dec 2021 #4
The last scene after closing credits when the President admires a bird, reminded me of Mony Puthon JohnSJ Dec 2021 #5
I watched it twice, to be sure I didn't miss anything! Ocelot II Dec 2021 #6
David sirota film... NOT WATCHING!! PortTack Dec 2021 #7
Exactly WA-03 Democrat Dec 2021 #9
I'm not a fan either, but this was really good. Ocelot II Dec 2021 #11
Sooooo much commentary on what we've become that I couldn't keep up with all the digs! NCDem47 Dec 2021 #8
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Dec 2021 #12
we enjoyed it very much... bahboo Dec 2021 #10
"Thing of it is, we really did have everything, didn't we? Hortensis Dec 2021 #13

Response to Willis88 (Original post)

rso

(2,490 posts)
2. Movie
Sun Dec 26, 2021, 11:12 AM
Dec 2021

Excellent movie, great commentary on contemporary American culture and politics. Meryl Streep as Trump was great, as was Jonah Hill as a Javanka-like character.

Response to rso (Reply #2)

JohnSJ

(96,801 posts)
5. The last scene after closing credits when the President admires a bird, reminded me of Mony Puthon
Sun Dec 26, 2021, 11:27 AM
Dec 2021

In search of the Holy Grail

Excellent parody

Another sleeper sci-fi movie I recommend on Netflix is Synchronic

Ocelot II

(121,412 posts)
6. I watched it twice, to be sure I didn't miss anything!
Sun Dec 26, 2021, 11:30 AM
Dec 2021

Underneath the main story line there's a continuing thread of what should have been a scandal but isn't about a Supreme Court appointee, a sheriff in the style of Sheriff Arpaio who doesn't have a law degree but is a big contributor to and apparently the lover of the Trumpazoid president, who is discovered to have sent him the female version of a dick pic but nobody cares.

Ocelot II

(121,412 posts)
11. I'm not a fan either, but this was really good.
Sun Dec 26, 2021, 01:39 PM
Dec 2021

Anyhow, the script was mostly written by the director, Adam McKay. I recommend it.

NCDem47

(2,591 posts)
8. Sooooo much commentary on what we've become that I couldn't keep up with all the digs!
Sun Dec 26, 2021, 11:55 AM
Dec 2021

In the end, we're screwed. American society is so far down the rabbit hole, we'd rather kill ourselves for greed, vanity or a political win than save humanity.

Response to NCDem47 (Reply #8)

bahboo

(16,953 posts)
10. we enjoyed it very much...
Sun Dec 26, 2021, 01:25 PM
Dec 2021

and sadly, seems about the way it would actually play out....

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
13. "Thing of it is, we really did have everything, didn't we?
Sun Dec 26, 2021, 05:14 PM
Dec 2021
I mean, when you think about it."

The last line.

I watched it because of this thread.

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