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> Idiocracy is amazing because outside of Booker T, and Scareface's cameo I had no idea who these actors were I can understand where you're coming from. I'm a
by chrsig 5y ago
> Idiocracy is amazing because outside of Booker T, and Scareface's cameo I had no idea who these actors were
I can understand where you're coming from. I'm a marvel fan and I'm disappointed that they went with so many celbreties for Eternals -- I haven't seen it yet, but they were really more distracting than anything in the trailers.
I didn't mind the actors in Don't Look Up though, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, and Jennifer Lawrence had some good chemistry. It did feel like Jonah Hill's character was literally the same character from Wolf of Wallstreet.
My guess is that netflix was hoping that it'd garnish more attention having many big name actors. It's also possible those actors _wanted_ to do it as a form of expression.
> If anything Don't Look Up ends up being a demonstration of the celebrity worship it mocks.
I don't really think it mocked celebrity worship. Maybe to some degree with the tech ceo (I can certainly amuse myself with how HN would probably react to some of it's hivemind's idols like Jobs or PG in that situation.
- sangnoir 5y ago> HN would probably react to some of it's hivemind's idols like Jobs or PG in that situation. Or Elon Musk. I can almost imagine the following comment on HN: "The asteroid has enough lithium to make batteries for everyone alive for the next 200 years! Anyone who supports diverting it supports government dysfunction and unmitigated destruction of wealth. This is our one shot to jumpstart space manufacturing - humans have a chance of becoming a Type II civilization, the risk is negligible and well worth it"