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Comparing the potential for some perhaps future crisis which is currently under extraordinary scientific debate to an actual comet hitting and destroying the Earth is literally one of the stupidest things I have ever seen. Not to mention the AMAZINGLY condescending and people-hating tone of this entire trainwreck of a blatantly in-your-face political movie.

Not to mention, the only thing more unhinged than the childish plot concept and cartoonish (and written in a truly out-of-touch way) political characters is DeCaprio himself coming through loud and clear in unhinged rants that are clearly the entire I'll-conceived point of this incredibly terrible movie. I don't care how many supermodels that guy has spent the night with. I would've want to spend a minute in that brain for all the money of Bezos and Musk combined.

One of the five worst movies I have ever seen.

I gave it a three rather than a one because I assume the algorithm negates ones on flicks that "the elite" are pushing this hard on the populace. Whom do I talk to about getting my two hours back??

This is a remarkably fine film, with a genuine look at the kind of fascism/totalitarianism and fear that come whenever societies stray too far from the center, whether lurching too far left and killing millions or too far right and doing the same thing ... Kingsley and the supporting cast do an amazing job. Why does it have such a low rating? This is a cinematic achievement as good as any I can recall. The sets bring back a complete and accurate look at what the "flavor" of Soviet Stalinist Communist architecture and life were like (I studied Russian and Russia during the Cold War era and know a bit about this if you are skeptical). The music is, of course, remarkable; but it's not just the music, but also how it's used. Whether in relation to the Soviets, the Nazis, the intelligentsia, the proletariat, or Shostakovich's own family. Again, I think this movie should be at least a 7.5; and wonder why it isn't.