{"id":1214912,"date":"2022-01-13T18:05:01","date_gmt":"2022-01-13T23:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1214912"},"modified":"2022-01-13T18:05:17","modified_gmt":"2022-01-13T23:05:17","slug":"director-adam-mckay-has-sweaty-fever-dream-his-movie-dont-look-up-converts-joe-manchin-to-climate-fear-cult","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/director-adam-mckay-has-sweaty-fever-dream-his-movie-dont-look-up-converts-joe-manchin-to-climate-fear-cult\/","title":{"rendered":"Director Adam McKay Has &#039;Sweaty Fever Dream&#039; His Movie &#039;Don&#039;t Look Up&#039; Converts Joe Manchin to Climate Fear Cult"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdirector-adam-mckay-has-sweaty-fever-dream-his-movie-dont-look-up-converts-joe-manchin-to-climate-fear-cult%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1214912&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\"><em>Don\u2019t Look Up<\/em> filmmaker Adam McKay believes his Netflix comedy has the power to change the course of politics, saying his fervent wish is for Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) to watch the satirical movie and experience an epiphany on climate change, which the director called \u201cthe biggest threat in the history of humankind.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McKay described his oddly specific desire in a long <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiewire.com\/2022\/01\/adam-mckay-dont-look-up-backlash-1234690045\/\">interview<\/a> with Indiewire, in which he also explained why he recently lashed out people on social media who trashed his movie.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cMy sweaty fever dream of a situation,\u201d McKay told the outlet, \u201cwould be Joe Manchin sitting down with his family, thinking, \u2018Let\u2019s watch this, it\u2019s supposed to be a comedy, my kids like Leonardo DiCaprio, my grandkids like Ariana Grande.\u2019 And then that ending comes. My dream would be that for one second, Joe Manchin feels it in his bones. For even a second!\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19474962\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1128914261.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19474962\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1128914261.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>(Sean Gallup\/Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Sen. Manchin provoked the ire leftists when he declined to support President Joe Biden\u2019s \u201cBuild Back Better\u201d plan, citing in part his opposition to Biden\u2019s intention&nbsp;to replace the nation\u2019s coal and gas-fired power plants with green energy.<\/p>\n<p>His decision effectively killed Biden\u2019s signature legislation, provoking a wave of angry hit pieces from the mainstream media.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p><em>Don\u2019t Look Up<\/em>, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence, is a satire about mankind\u2019s less-than-urgent reaction to an asteroid that threatens to destroy the earth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe movie\u2019s obviously about the climate crisis,\u201d McKay said. \u201cBut it also happens to be lining up with the collapse of American democracy within the next three years, and this towering income inequality. The government and the media are so tone deaf to it. You have this perfect storm of a freakout that a lot of people are feeling.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Watch below:&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n[embedded content]\n<p>Adam McKay said&nbsp;<span id=\"more-19472930\"><\/span>he has lost sleep over climate change. \u201cIt\u2019s actually the biggest threat in the history of humankind,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>The filmmaker recently lashed out at people who trashed the movie on social media. (<em>Don\u2019t Look Up<\/em> has gotten largely negative reviews, with critics faulting the movie\u2019s smug tone and facile attempts at satire.)<\/p>\n<p>In a tweet, McKay argued the movie is actually a litmus test for how seriously viewers take the threat of climate change. \u201cIf you don\u2019t have at least a small ember of anxiety about the climate collapsing (or the US teetering) I\u2019m not sure Don\u2019t Look Up makes any sense,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Loving all the heated debate about our movie. But if you don\u2019t have at least a small ember of anxiety about the climate collapsing (or the US teetering) I\u2019m not sure Don\u2019t Look Up makes any sense. It\u2019s like a robot viewing a love story. \u201cWHy ArE thEir FacEs so cLoSe ToGether?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Adam McKay (@GhostPanther) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GhostPanther\/status\/1476269416123830280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 29, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>His comment provoked a strong backlash from people, including some critics, who accused him of arrogance and condescension.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSuddenly, it became like I was saying critics can\u2019t say anything, and of course they can,\u201d he told Indiewire. \u201cWe welcome the negative reviews. I actually think it\u2019s really good, that people should be fighting and passionate about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Follow David <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Ng on Twitter&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HeyItsDavidNg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">@HeyItsDavidNg<\/a>. Have a tip? Contact me at&nbsp;<a class=\"c-link x5l\" href=\"mailto:dng@breitbart.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">dng@breitbart.com<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Don\u2019t Look Up filmmaker Adam McKay believes his Netflix comedy has the power to change the course of politics, saying his fervent wish is for Sen. 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