Films/DVD Asylum

The movie was in dire need of better editing

1.36.2.22

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In Reply to: RE: Review. . . posted by Chris from Lafayette on December 28, 2021 at 14:25:40

It was long and repetitive and missed opportunities. The repetition then becomes heavy-handed rather than quick-witted satire.

The problem is that the institutions the film parodies are already parodies of themselves - the TV morning shows, the Faux News pundits, the anti-science of the administration, the population fixated on pop stars love affairs over things that matter, the people who wear hats to not look up to see the comet coming because their hero president tells them not to look. The scientists trying to placate the viewers by downplaying the end of the world.

I liked parts of it, but I doubt any right-winger has the ability to laugh at themselves (or the ability to take a joke) so in the end, the film isn't going to work on the people it needs to work on.

To be fair to the director - I don't know how you can make a "subtle" satire when the people you are skewering are anything but subtle.

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