 |
"Mature Content Warning!" |
| “ | What did you say? Did you call me a businessman? You think I'm just a businessman? Do you think you know me, Doctor? Business? This is evolution. This is evolution of the human species. What are you doing bringing this? You know that BASH has over 40 million data points on you, on every decision you have made since 1994, Doctor? I... I know when you have colon polyps months before your doctor does. You got four or five at the moment actually. You know, they're not of concern, but I'd have a checkup as soon as you can. But much more importantly than that, I know what you are. I know who you are. My algorithms have determined eight fundamental consumer profile types. You are a lifestyle idealist.You think you're motivated by beliefs, high ethical beliefs. But you just run towards pleasure and away from pain. Like a... Like a field mouse. Our algorithms can even predict how you'll die. To 96... 96.5% accuracy. I looked you up after we met. Your death was so unremarkable and boring. I can't remember the details, apart from one thing. You're gonna die alone. Alone. | „ |
| ~ Isherwell's mental breakdown by scolding at Randall about "business". |
Sir Peter Isherwell is one of the two main antagonists (alongside President Janie Orlean) in 2021 Netflix's satirical black comedy film Don't Look Up.
He is a tech billionaire, CEO of BASH Electronics and one of President Orlean's benefactors. In reality, he's also a greedy and opportunistic businessman who secretly discovers that the comet is comprised of rare-earth materials, wants to mine it and finally causes the comet to hit everyone.
He was portrayed by Mark Rylance.
What Makes Him a Hate Sink?[]
- At first, he seems to be a kind and humble businessman who wants to make the world better with his inventions and cares about children, but in reality he is a megalomaniacal hypocrite since he arrogantly ordered his subordinate to snatch the cellphones from the children.
- It is implied that he doesn't even like children, as he didn't give the children any response when they expressed their gratitude and admiration for him.
- He ordered Orlean to abort NASA's mission to destroy the comet with nuclear warhead so that he could mine the minerals and space metals from it for his company's profit, this shows how much of a greedy and uncaring person he truly is.
- His decision to mine the comet for its space materials and sell them ruins Kate Dibiasky's life, causing her to be looked down by the society, even her own parents.
- He rejects Dr. Mindy's advice to cancel the drone mission for safety, thinking that he knows better and smarter than anyone else. This carelessness would result in fatal consequences as the drones were actually imperfect and not ready for the mission, causing the comet to fall even faster to Earth.
- He rudely scolds Dr. Mindy about "business" and mocks him by saying that he's not worthy to be a scientist and that he would spend the rest of his life and eventually die alone, and what makes this worse is that he said Mindy's death would be 'unremarkable' and 'boring'.
- When Dr. Teddy Oglethrope tells him that fellow countries like Russia, China, Japan and United Kingdom are offering their assistance in a joint space mission, he refuses their help so that he could exploit the minerals all to himself and refuses to share this with other countries.
- He is responsible for and has the most direct influence on the extinction of humanity at the end of the movie because the drone mission ultimately ends up failing, and he leaves with the excuse to "go the toilet" while in reality, he cowardly ran away to his jet to get to the escape pod with President Orlean, leaving the rest of humanity to die when the comet strikes Earth.
- Even if he has comedic moments, they don't make his character any more endearing to the audience. At most, they help give a clear picture of how dimwitted and ignorant he is as a person and how it would all lead to the extinction of humanity as a whole.
- Overall, Isherwell is portrayed as an absolutely arrogant moron who cares for no one but himself (save for Orlean) and was responsible for humanity's destruction by choosing to mine the comet for his own selfish purposes rather than deflect it.
External Links[]
- Peter Isherwell on the Villains Wiki
- Peter Isherwell on the Near Pure Evil Wiki
- Peter Isherwell on the Don't Look Up Wiki
- Peter Isherwell on the Antagonists Wiki
