‘Don't Look Up’ Shows Us How (Not) To Pray | Sojourners

‘Don't Look Up’ Shows Us How (Not) To Pray

The characters of Don't Look Up. Photos from the film; graphic by Nicholas McMillen.

In the new apocalyptic movie, religious expression reveals what really matters to people when the world is ending. As a planet-killing comet comes hurtling toward Earth, some characters, like Kate Dibiasky (Jennifer Lawrence), a Ph.D candidate studying astronomy at Michigan State, and her professor, Randall Mindy (Leonardo DiCaprio) take action; others turn toward denial. But all of them, at some point in the movie, pray. How they pray on their final days on Earth says a lot about what they value.

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