Actually they say that Comet Dibiasky is twice the size of the dinosaur killer, but they also say it’s 5-10 kilometres wide. That’s only half the size of Chicxulub. Scientifically it was very inaccurate. But politically it’s flawless.
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Jackhammer_Joe@lemmy.world 1 week agoIt was a great movie - sadly, because it was so accurate. Provided that you can call a sci-fi movie accurate. But after the pandemic and shit, “don’t look up” looks like a playbook for a meteor extinction level event
MindTraveller@lemmy.ca 1 week ago
bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 1 week ago
What’s funny is that movie released during the pandemic, so it seemed like that was the thing it was commenting on, but actually it was filmed before the pandemic and was originally meant as a commentary on climate change. What it shows is that humanity’s modern tribalism is remarkably predictable. No matter what the problem, we will turn it into an us versus them situation where getting anything meaningful done becomes an uphill battle.