I watched DLU

[boston bean]

I loved it. But one thing had me scratching my head and maybe someone can help explain.

In one of the first scenes with the president in the Oval Office a picture of Bill and Hillary were on the credenza beside or behind the resolute desk. It was s small personal picture not a portrait.

I don’t understand it.

[lisa58]

1. I didn't see it but from the commentary I've heard...

The President is a trumpish character and trump was friends with the Clintons back in the day - that’s my guess

[boston bean]

2. Maybe

[JanMichael]

17. That was my take on it. The Pres was definitely Tr*mpish & those types can swing both ways.

You know, AC/DC...

[3Hotdogs]

3. What is DLU ?

[Celerity]

4. Don't Look Up

[3Hotdogs]

8. Oh. I saw it. I thought it was one of the worst films I've ever seen. But as the post office says,

"Each, to his zone." (You would have to have been born before zip codes to understand the reference).

As satire, it was poorly done.

[Grokenstein]

9. Don't Look Up, a Netflix sociopolical satire disaster movie

[alphafemale]

5. It was actually her and Clinton I think

It was a fast shot

Implying...well

[mcar]

22. Ahh, that makes much more sense

[Shellback Squid]

6. I think is was Bill and Meryl Streep

[alphafemale]

7. yes nt

[betsuni]

10. I think it was a both sides thing.

It's hip and cool to think that Democrats and Republicans are the same. Was watching "Maid in Manhattan" on Netflix today and the politician asks the maid's son if he's a Democrat or Republican and the answer was, "What's the difference?" Ha ha ha, oh isn't that so cute and funny.

I guess it makes people think they're really smart.

[Ferrets are Cool]

13. The reply of the dumb and intentionally ignorant.

It makes me angry to hear that statement. If they don't know the difference between repugs and Democrats, go watch the video of Jan 6th.

[Grokenstein]

20. I like to call it "both sides baa."

It's a weed of stupidity that springs from a grain of truth (that politics is inherently steeped in corruption), spread by lazy fools who won't do the homework but still want to sound clever. No party is above criticism, but "both sides bad" is just absolutist horseshit that only helps the genuinely bad.

[Cha]

23. And, I think "Both Sides are the same"

is Stupid and Lazy and Not cool.

The Cool ones are living in Reality.

[Scrivener7]

11. I don't know why they put that in there, but it might have the effect of lulling

the targets into a false sense of security so they stay with the movie that is lampooning them.

But I doubt that was the purpose of it. I think it's more likely what others are saying: a both sides thing.

[USALiberal]

12. Why not just say " Don't look up"??

[Ferrets are Cool]

14. It's not what people do now.

[USALiberal]

15. I guess those three words are hard to type!!! :-)

[msfiddlestix]

16. How hard would it have been to key Don't Look Up?

not even spelled out in the text.

[USALiberal]

18. +1000

[Beastly Boy]

19. Watched SB last night. It's a bting satire on a popular genre

often turned to by Hollywood as a foolproof way to enhance their box office. Loved it, even though it wasn't funny or well made, simply because I was expected to love it.

Oh, for those of you who aren't hip to the coolness of abbreviating everything, the full title of the movie is Space Balls.

[mcar]

21. That was the one thing that bothered me

It was totally random.

[boston bean]

24. It was the only real politician portrayed as far as I could see or recall.