McKay himself had no half within the creation of “A Love Letter from Darth to Exxon” past the involvement of his manufacturing firm, however the video does proceed his streak of satirizing the people answerable for the local weather disaster by means of barely toothless comedy — 2021’s Don’t Look Up noticed Leonardo DiCaprio wrestle to summon romantic curiosity in two totally different age-appropriate ladies whereas the climate-action message of the movie was muddled by the meandering plotline about his character’s rise to fame as a star scientist.
This latest video shares the flaw of distracting from the purpose of the challenge with cringey makes an attempt at cutesy comedy by means of its Star Wars references and internet-y quips like, “That's some unlock-the-bonus-level, cheat code evil shit you pulled,” and “Mad respect!”
Look, it’s onerous to drag off political satire that’s each poignant and humorous, and the intentions behind “A Love Letter from Darth to Exxon” are clearly noble. However there must be a strategy to get this message throughout that’s barely extra biting and incisive than a sarcastic cosplay video. We are able to’t simply cringe the local weather again to well being.
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