Don't Look Up could salvage the rather lackluster December Netflix releases

I've been very nonplussed by most of the releases that have come to Netflix in the past 30 days and when I look forward to the rest of the month's upcoming releases, I don't really have much to get excited about there either. Joker is currently being basically force-fed to the subscribers right now but honestly, I would be willing to bet that 90% of the people that had any interest in seeing that film did so already. Although I am quite certain there are a ton of people out there that are creaming themselves over season 2 of The Witcher I found the first season boring and very difficult to follow. This gets dropped in just a few days if you are the sort of person that is into that sort of thing.

However, looking forward I see one thing on the horizon that gives me hope that this month wont be a complete waste of our time and that is the film Don't Look Up starring a whole slew of big names.

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Now at first glace this film seems like something we have seen a number of times before in that it is about a comet that is headed straight for earth and if it hits it will wipe out all life on the planet. It was a bit of a joke years ago when Armageddon and Deep Impact were released very close to one another and were essentially exactly the same movie with different people in them. I preferred Deep Impact personally.

This film seems as though it is going to take a very different approach because rather than focusing entirely on the end of times that is the comet heading towards Earth it instead appears to focus on the absurd nature of humanity at the moment and that everyone from the general public all the way up to the leaders of governments don't take it seriously and instead use it as a marketing opportunity and chance to cash in for corporations.

Nobody seems to ultimately even care that this event that is definitely heading on a crash course with the planet is going to result in the complete destruction of all life on Earth.

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From what I can tell from the trailer the two scientists that are played by Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence gradually start to lose their damn minds because even though they have unequivocal proof of how serious this situation is, nobody is taking it seriously.

Adam McKay is both director and producer for this film and even though he is probably best known for his silly comedies like Step Brothers and Anchorman which is understandable since he was a head writer for Saturday Night Live as well. However, he is also the brainchild behind Vice and The Big Short which while they have some comedy elements are more serious films that were also pretty captivating.

The amount of superstars in this upcoming films should impress almost anyone and based on the amount of talent we might be in for a really wild ride. Not only does it star two really big names in Leo and Jennifer Lawrence, but also features Meryl Street, Cate Blanchett, Jonah Hill, and Ron Pearlman.... just to name a few

It had a very limited theatrical release and there were a number of people that already badmouthed it but when I read their reviews it appears as though the people saying nasty things were doing so because they took the references to politicians and the general public personally, rather than focusing on the film for its merits.

It's impossible to say. I haven't seen it but recently I have been on a bit of a downer as far as Netflix is concerned so for me this is something I am very much looking forward to.

Should I watch it?

Normally I would give you my personal take on a film at this point in the article but like I said, I haven't seen it. They did a really good job with the trailer and at least for me, it seems like something I can finally get excited about seeing in a mere 10 days. To me it looks refreshing and I especially like the fact that someone out there has the balls to poke fun at how absurd the general public has become in the past 15 years or so.