I recently succumbed to the pressure and went to watch Geostorm despite reading multitudes of bad reviews. The film itself was admittedly not great but was quite fun to watch. A satellite system known as Dutch Boy is responsible for controlling the world's climate and preventing natural disasters. During the process of handing over control of the system from the United States to an international committee, it begins freezing villages and setting towns ablaze. Later, it is found out to be the work of the US Secretary of State set on a path for world domination. If you can ignore the scientific mistakes and the installation of laser-powered death rays on Dutch Boy, the film does raise some interesting questions. What is the line between SRM research and deployment? Who should have power over SRM techniques and how should countries be represented? Should the public be consulted about the nature of geoengineering research currently being undertaken?
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