Morning talk show hosts played by Cate Blanchett and Tyler Perry treat the apocalypse as light entertainment, prioritizing "upbeat" vibes over grim scientific reality. Core Themes & Reception

Directed by , Don't Look Up (2021) is a biting political satire that uses an impending extinction-level comet as a metaphor for the real-world climate crisis and the systemic failure of modern society to address existential threats. Plot Summary

Tech billionaire Peter Isherwell ( Mark Rylance ) intervenes to stop the comet's destruction in favor of mining its valuable minerals, prioritizing profit over the planet.

Meryl Streep portrays President Orlean , a self-serving leader more concerned with poll numbers and midterm elections than planetary survival.