History YMMV / DontLookUp

* CatharsisFactor: The mid-credits scene. [[spoiler:Given that the rich elites on board (especially Isherwell and Orlean) were directly responsible for ending all life on Earth, seeing them [[EpicFail completely fail]] to properly survive on the alien planet they were meant to escape to feels like a KarmicDeath.]]

* CriticalDissonance: Critics were mixed, seeing the film as well-made and well-intentioned, but also heavy-handed and mean-spirited, garnering the film a 56% on Website/RottenTomatoes. It still managed to debut at #1 on Netflix, and while not ''universally'' loved with audiences, the audience score on the same site was a much better 77%. One group that unanimously adored it were climate scientists, who felt that some of the criticisms of the movie revealed more about the people making them than about the film itself. It's to the point that [[https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidrvetter/2021/12/28/why-sneering-critics-dislike-netflixs-dont-look-up-but-climate-scientists-love-it/?sh=394d26ef2ee8 "critics vs. scientists"]] became a common narrative after it debuted, ironically mirroring the in-universe frustration that the main characters come to have with the media themselves. Politically active viewers on the left in general love the film, recommending it highly to others (even if it's an uncomfortable watch) because they feel SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped.

* CriticalDissonance: Critics were mixed, seeing the film as well-made and well-intentioned, but also heavy-handed and mean-spirited, garnering the film a 56% on Website/RottenTomatoes. It still managed to debut at #1 on Netflix, and while not ''universally'' loved with audiences, the audience score on the same site was a much better 77%. One group that unanimously adored it were climate scientists, who felt that some of the criticisms of the movie revealed more about the people making them than about the film itself. It's to the point that [[https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidrvetter/2021/12/28/why-sneering-critics-dislike-netflixs-dont-look-up-but-climate-scientists-love-it/?sh=394d26ef2ee8 "critics vs. scientists"]] became a common narrative after it debuted, ironically mirroring the in-universe frustration that the main characters come to have with the media themselves.

* MoralEventHorizon: Isherwell crosses it when [[spoiler:he fires Dr. Mindy's colleagues from his BEAD project for asking too many questions and lets the project go on without adequate review, dooming the entire planet to destruction.]]

* CriticalDissonance: Critics were mixed, seeing the film as well-made and well-intentioned, but also heavy-handed and mean-spirited, garnering the film a 56% on Website/RottenTomatoes. It still managed to debut at #1 on Netflix, and while the audience score was a more positive but not spectacular 77%, one group that unanimously adored it were climate scientists, who felt that some of the criticisms of the movie revealed more about the people making them than about the film itself. It's to the point that [[https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidrvetter/2021/12/28/why-sneering-critics-dislike-netflixs-dont-look-up-but-climate-scientists-love-it/?sh=394d26ef2ee8 "critics vs. scientists"]] became a common narrative after it debuted, ironically mirroring the in-universe frustration that the main characters come to have with the media themselves.

* CriticalDissonance: Critics were mixed, seeing the film as well-made and well-intentioned, but also heavy-handed and mean-spirited. It still managed to debut at #1 on Netflix, and while audiences on the whole seem to be just as mixed on the film as critics, one group that unanimously adored it were climate scientists, who felt that some of the criticisms of the movie revealed more about the people making them than about the film itself. It's to the point that [[https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidrvetter/2021/12/28/why-sneering-critics-dislike-netflixs-dont-look-up-but-climate-scientists-love-it/?sh=394d26ef2ee8 "critics vs. scientists"]] became a common narrative after it debuted, ironically mirroring the in-universe frustration that the main characters come to have with the media themselves.

* TooBleakStoppedCaring: It's a movie about smart people being ignored by mostly unsympathetic authority figures and a moronic populace that is ignorant to the doomsday closing in on them. In the end, [[spoiler:nearly everyone dies, and anyone who survived won't have very long to live]]. Not helping matters is that it dropped ''on Christmas Eve''. Notably, even its trailer caused this, as it did not beat around the bush regarding its tone and story, leading many people to correctly predict the ending months in advance.

* DontShootTheMessage: While they agree with the message of the film, more than a few critics and audiences were not amused by the movie's incredibly blunt take on human avarice and willful ignorance.

* CriticalDissonance: Critics were mixed, seeing the film as well-made and well-intentioned but heavy-handed and mean-spirited. It still debuted at #1 on Netflix. Notably, climate scientists absolutely loved the film and felt that some of the criticisms of it revealed more about the people making them than about the film itself, to the point that [[https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidrvetter/2021/12/28/why-sneering-critics-dislike-netflixs-dont-look-up-but-climate-scientists-love-it/?sh=394d26ef2ee8 "critics vs. scientists"]] became a common narrative after it debuted.

* CriticalDissonance: Critics were mixed, seeing the film as well-made and well-intentioned but heavy-handed and mean-spirited. It still debuted at #1 on Netflix. Notably, climate scientists absolutely loved the film, to the point that [[https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidrvetter/2021/12/28/why-sneering-critics-dislike-netflixs-dont-look-up-but-climate-scientists-love-it/?sh=394d26ef2ee8 "critics vs. scientists"]] became a common narrative after it debuted.

** For all his flaws, it's hard not to feel sorry for [[spoiler: Jason after his own mother abandons him to save herself (she didn't seem to do it intentionally, but by the time she realises she forgot about him she makes no attempt to go back.) Even if he ends up surviving the comet strike, the shot of him sitting alone at mission control believing he's about to die whilst still in total denial that his mother would leave him is actually quite heartbreaking.]]

** Some people jokingly note that this movie is "the Netflix adaptation of ''Manga/HellstarRemina''". Despite the exclusion of CosmicHorrorStory aspect of Creator/JunjiIto's manga, it shares many of the same plot beats: an incoming planet-killer named after the main heroine, [[HumansAreMorons a human populace behaving irrationally over the eventual doom]], pointed satire of celebrity culture, and the ending sees [[spoiler:the main characters coming together the experience their final moments with diginity, while the rich elites successfully escape the destruction of Earth [[KarmaHoudiniWarranty only to get eaten by the alien beings of another planet]]]].

** Some people jokingly note that this movie is "the Netflix adaptation of ''Manga/HellstarRemina''". Despite the exclusion of CosmicHorrorStory aspect of Creator/JunjiIto's manga, it shares many of the same plot beats. The movie has an incoming planet-killer named after the main heroine, [[HumansAreMorons human populace behaving irrationally over the eventual doom]], the story heavily satirizes of celebrity culture and political/corporate greed, and the story ends with [[spoiler:the main characters coming together the experience their final moments together, while the rich elites [[KarmaHoudiniWarranty successfully escape the destruction of Earth only to get eaten by the alien beings of another planet]]]].

** Some people jokingly refers this movie as "the Netflix adaptation of ''Manga/HellstarRemina''". To all fairness, it's maybe the TruerToTheText take on Creator/JunjiIto's manga, despite the exclusion of CosmicHorrorStory aspect. The movie has an incoming planet-killer named after the main heroine, [[HumansAreMorons human populace behaving irrationally over the eventual doom]], the satire of celebrity culture and obsession, [[spoiler: the main cast members coming together for the bittersweet end]], and rich people and politicians only care about themselves and [[spoiler:later leave the planet Earth for better safety and then [[KarmaHoudiniWarranty meet their well-deserved demise of being eaten by alien beings]] in another planet]].

* TooBleakStoppedCaring: It's a movie about smart people being ignored by mostly unsympathetic authority figures and a moronic populace that is ignorant to the doomsday closing in on them. In the end, [[spoiler:everyone dies, and anyone who survived won't have very long to live]]. Not helping matters is that it dropped ''on Christmas Eve''. Notably, even its trailer caused this as it did not beat around the bush regarding its tone and story, leading many people to correctly predict the ending months in advance.

** Some people jokingly refers this movie as "the Netflix adaptation of ''Manga/HellstarRemina''". To all fairness, it's maybe the TruerToTheText take on Creator/JunjiIto's manga, despite the exclusion of CosmicHorrorStory aspect. The movie has an incoming planet-killer named after the main heroine, [[HumansAreMorons human populace behaving irrationally over the eventual doom]], the satire of celebrity culture and obsession, [[spoiler: the main cast members coming together for the bittersweet end]], and rich people and politicians only care about themselves and [[spoiler:later leave the planet Earth for better safety and later [[KarmaHoudiniWarranty meet their well-deserved demise of being eaten by alien beings]] in another planet]].

** Some people jokingly refers this movie as "the Netflix adaptation of ''Manga/HellstarRemina''". To all fairness, it's maybe the TruerToTheText take on Creator/JunjiIto's manga, despite the exclusion of CosmicHorrorStory aspect. The movie has an incoming planet-killer named after the main heroine, [[HumansAreMoron human populace behaving irrationally over the eventual doom]], the satire of celebrity culture and obsession, [[spoiler: the main cast members coming together for the bittersweet end]], and rich people and politicians only care about themselves and [[spoiler:later leave the planet Earth for better safety and later [[KarmaHoudiniWarranty meet their well-deserved demise of being eaten by alien beings]] in another planet]].

** Some people jokingly refers this movie as "the Netflix adaptation of ''Manga/HellstarRemina''". To all fairness, it's maybe the TruerToTheText take on Creator/JunjiIto's manga, despite the exclusion of CosmicHorrorStory aspect. The movie has an incoming planet-killing Near-Earth Object is named after the main heroine, human populace behaving irrationally over the eventual doom, the satire of celebrity culture and celebrity news dominating the media, [[spoiler: the main cast members coming together for the bittersweet end]], and rich people and politicians only care about themselves and [[spoiler:later leave the planet Earth for better safety and later [[KarmaHoudiniWarranty meet their well-deserved demise of being eaten by alien beings]] in another planet]].

** The lyrics of ''Just Look Up'' start to get...a little on the nose.

* SpiritualAdaptation: It's what you'd get if ''Film/DrStrangelove'' was made today.

* SpiritualLicensee: It's what you'd get if ''Film/DoctorStrangelove'' was made today.

* TooBleakStoppedCaring: It's a movie about smart people being ignored by mostly unsympathetic authority figures and a moronic populace that is ignorant to the doomsday closing in on them. In the end, [[spoiler:everyone dies, and anyone who survived won't have very long to live]]. Not helping matters is that it dropped ''on Christmas''. Notably, even its trailer caused this as it did not beat around the bush regarding its tone and story, leading many people to correctly predict the ending months in advance.

* {{Applicability}}: In-between the movie being announced (2019) and released (2021), there was the emergence of the Usefulnotes/Covid19Pandemic, and audiences could recognize many of the global warming-related criticisms (denialism, greed, questionable government response) as having happened related to the disease.

* DontShootTheMessage: More than a few people are not amused by the movie's incredibly blunt take on human avarice and willful ignorance.