On the Criticism of “Don’t Look Up”, or Peter Pan’s Apology for Unfounded Accusations

The article is devoted to substantiating the hypothesis that the key character of the film “Don’t Look Up” Peter Isherwell is Peter Pan from the works of James Barrie. Such identification allows us to understand the reasons why the catastrophic event of the destruction of the Earth by a comet was met by the earthly elite, who trusted Peter Isherwell/Pan, so cold-bloodedly. Childish dreaminess, adventurism, irresponsibility, forgivable for Peter Pan, turned out to be inherent in the authorities, the scientific community (except for a few supporters of the “Look Up!” movement), business and the mass media, which predetermined the catastrophe. The article rethinks the guilt of Isherwell and the elite associated with him, who are responsible for what happened.