Portugal appears in “No Look Up” – and with a reference to the monarchy

Portugal, SIC, Sagres and Continente appear in ‘No Look Up’

Perhaps it went unnoticed by most viewers, but an archival photo of our country was used, and this does not make any sense.

It was a very strange choice.

Netflix’s latest movie, which opened on December 24, brought us a star-studded cast like Leonardo DiCaprioAnd Jennifer LawrenceAnd Timothée ChalametAnd Ariana GrandeAnd Meryl StreepAnd Jonah Hill, Among others. And, as everyone knows, since that day it has taken the first place in the most watched films on the platform (and the second in terms of content in general). “do not search” Written and performed by Adam McKay It is a satire of the emergency climate crisis.

Jennifer Lawrence plays a student, while Leonardo DiCaprio plays the teacher. The main duo discover that a comet is approaching the possibility of destroying Earth. They are trying to warn the whole world, through interviews and contacts with senior state officials. But, as they hoped, no one takes these warnings seriously.

When world leaders finally realize that the end is near, they begin preparing space missions to try to save the planet. One of these missions calls for launching a rocket capable of distracting this massive comet.

During this scene, images are projected from around the world, as desperate citizens look at the big screens broadcasting the mission live. For a few seconds we can watch Portugal, broadcast by RTP and SIC, and sponsored by Sagres, Continente, Jogos Santa Casa and MEO. It is indisputable to say that it is really about our country.

Picture of the moment Portugal attends the mission.

The moment was shared on Reddit, along with the phrase “Nothing in this photo makes sense.” We read on the big screen “The Rescued American Space Shuttle Launch”, which once again shows that Americans think Portugal and Brazil are the same country. On the side, we see the symbols of NASA, the flag of Portugal and, surprisingly, the symbol of the monarchy.

Users of the social network were quick to criticize the film, especially due to the mixing of Portuguese from Portugal with Portuguese from Brazil. “It sounds to me like they took shots of any sporting event (football on a giant screen) and added some CGI graphics to the movie. Which explains the bus (the bad translation of any intern and the FPF code in the middle,” says another editor. “This must have been taken from any Euros, maybe 2012 or 16″.

Several behind-the-scenes stories about this film have already been revealed – says NiT. For example, after Jennifer Lawrence revealed that smoked grass for paper and from to say Who had a “hell” day at the shoot Leonardo DiCaprio, they were a statement that her fellow protagonist would have hated a scene in which Meryl Streep appears nude. after that , a story DiCaprio was forced into an icy lake to save one of his dogs.

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