Fans Think Obamas Are Trying To Send A Warning With Their Film ‘Leave the World Behind’; Here's Why

The fictional film "Leave the World Behind" has sparked heightened interpretation among viewers. Released on November 22 on Netflix, this apocalyptic thriller features Julia Roberts, Ethan Hawke, Mahershala Ali, and Kevin Bacon.?

A vacationing family on Long Island has their peace disturbed by strangers amid a mysterious blackout and technological malfunctions.

As the families collaborate to navigate the breakdown of technology, from phones to television, and cope with plane crashes, the characters in the movie develop various theories about the unsettling events.?

These range from hacker interference to government conspiracies and even the suggestion of a radiological war causing societal discord.?

Sam Esmail, the creator of "Mr. Robot," directed, wrote, and produced the movie based on Rumaan Alam's 2020 novel.

It is the first feature film from High Ground, the production company former President Obama and Michelle Obama founded in 2018.

Their participation is fueling conspiracy theories.

“It is happening. They even told us about the countries. Come on now. We’re at the ‘scramble the enemy’ stage. See Palestine vs. Israel, Russia vs. Ukraine, Liz Cheney vs. the GOP, antifa vs fascists, 2nd civil war, and it’s a big list,” one viewer posted on X, formerly known as Twitter.

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Other viewers interpreted the movie as not being so fictional. One viewer wrote, “Have yall watched ‘Leave the World Behind”? I feel so uneasy because this can easily happen TOMORROW.”

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“Forget tomorrow, we’re pretty much on step 2. Step 3 is coming, and the Obamas are mocking all of us who don’t live in the Hamptons as they warn us it’s coming,” another viewer commented.

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“The movie ‘Leave the World Behind’ is definitely a message to what’s happening and what’s to come. It’s very much in line with what we’ve been saying for years: Stock up on none perishables and water. Also, the fact that the Obamas are exec producers is making my dog ears go up,” another viewer said.

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Speaking to Vanity Fair about working with former President Obama, Esmail said, “President Obama, having the experience he does have, was able to ground me a little bit on how things might unfold in reality.”

He continued: “He had a lot of notes about the characters and the empathy we would have for them. I have to say he is a big movie lover, and he wasn’t just giving notes about things that were from his background. He was giving notes as a book fan, and he wanted to see a really good film.”

“LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND is a very strange film for a former United States president to have a producing credit on, i’ll say that lol,” one commenter said.

Julia Roberts told CBS News, “Sam [Esmail] calls it a disaster movie. Ethan [Hawke] calls it a thriller. It’s both of those things. But to me, it’s a story about this family, this husband and wife, who are kind of opposites. He’s the quieter, more laid back. And she’s this prickly workaholic.

“There’s so much to unpack, you know, when you’re talking about this movie. There’s just so many different ideas to talk about. There’s so much fragility in the world to talk about. There’s so much that really is in our capable hands that we’re not being truly responsible with.”

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