Most realistic asteroid impact/end of the world movie yet?

[BillTre]

Although the movie is about an asteroid impact, it is really about the climate change situation.

I doubt that anything like this would happened in this more physics like scenario. Its too easy for a lot of people to not understand it.
In climate change debates, a lot of what is shown in the movie do come up as justifications for various actions.

I see it as a backhanded to approach this kind of thinking.
Because of this, the detailed physics of the movie are not that important to me.

 

[Astronuc]

Do viruses ever cause extinction events?

No, not necessarily, but then look at the bubonic plague and the decimation of European and Central Asian populations, and perhaps elsewhere. Just looking at US history, I understand that there are small tribes of indigenous people who went extinct due to viruses and homicide. I believe Australia has a similar history.

Whatever if SARS-Cov-2 had been like Ebola?

 

[256bits]

All I can say is that Jennifer L should try to be less brooding in her acting style.
It's annoying.

 

[Melbourne Guy]

All I can say is that Jennifer L should try to be less brooding in her acting style.
It's annoying.

Seems to be working for her, @256bits. An Oscar, a BAFTA, an AACTA, a SATURN AWARD (surely that counts for something here on PF!) plus a slew of nominations and EDAs suggests her brooding style is appreciated by others.

 

[BillTre]

Seems appropriate for the character's situation, to me.

 

[Melbourne Guy]

Whatever if SARS-Cov-2 had been like Ebola?

Do you think vaccine hesitancy would have been a thing if Covid made blood leak out your eyeballs, @Astronuc? I'd bet not!

But we're way off topic to an asteroid strike, I certainly didn't pick up the global warming nudge that @BillTre did, I thought it was more a poke at US partisan politics

 

[BillTre]

I certainly didn't pick up the global warming nudge that @BillTre did, I thought it was more a poke at US partisan politics

Yes. I would say it addresses both.
Climate and Politics, united forever.

 

[BillTre]

Just to further make my point, in this NY Times review, the director said:

What remains to be seen is whether the film fulfills a primary aim of its director, Adam McKay, who wants it to be, in his words, “a kick in the pants” that prompts urgent action on climate change.

“I’m under no illusions that one film will be the cure to the climate crisis,” Mr. McKay, whose previous films include “The Big Short” and “Vice,” wrote in an email to the Times. “But if it inspires conversation, critical thinking, and makes people less tolerant of inaction from their leaders, then I’d say we accomplished our goal.”

 

[hutchphd]

I also remember discussion about the survivability of the nation in the event of some catastrophic event such as a nuclear war or asteroid strike. Essentially, most of the population is expected to perish, and only small fraction would survive in certain locations. The policy at the time (and maybe still does) was that 'survival of the US' means the majority of political leadership (President, VP, cabinet members, congress persons, member of SCOTUS and courts) would somehow survive, and a somewhat functioning government remains intact. I personally found that rather appalling and very surreal.

Perhaps to help wash off the residue from the unfortunate film in question, I recommend this discussion from a movie that actually was classic satire: