Viewers mock Elon Musk for being ‘triggered’ over a scene featuring hacked Teslas in Netflix’s ‘Leave the World Behind’ movie
Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, appeared to take offense—but not in the correct way—at a moment in Netflix’s end-of-the-world drama “Leave the World Behind.
” In response to a scene in a movie where Julia Roberts’ character has to dodge hacked Teslas on a highway, the millionaire went to X.
In response to a social media post by Netflix including the Tesla attack scene, Elon Musk stated that Tesla vehicles are capable of running on solar power.
He captioned the retweet with, “Teslas can charge from solar panels even if the world goes fully Mad Max and there is no more gasoline!”
Elon Musk Misses The Point Of ‘Leave The World Behind’
With a hint of dystopian humor, “Leave The World Behind” explores technology and its potentially disastrous effects.
The sight to which Musk reacted illustrates the risks that hackers and self-driving automobiles can bring to humanity.
Elon Musk is under fire for his reaction to a scene from the recently released film “Leave the World Behind.”
In a scene where Julia Roberts’s character needs to avoid Teslas that have been compromised by hackers using the company’s self-driving software, the billionaire made a response.
A stream of self-driving electric vehicles (EVs) is seen accumulating on the highway in the Netflix short, while Roberts’ character runs away.
Musk commented, “Teslas can charge from solar panels even if the world goes fully Mad Max and there is no more gasoline,” in a post on X in response to the scene showing his electric vehicles.
Major spoilers for “Leave the World Behind,” which is currently available to view on Netflix, are included in this story.
Among many other things, Netflix’s apocalyptic thriller “Leave the World Behind” provides a stark warning regarding our reliance on technology.
In a noteworthy set piece, Julia Roberts’ character must avoid oncoming Teslas that have been programmed to disable their self-driving capabilities as they pile up on a highway.
It appears that Elon Musk, the founder of Tesla, did not view the situation as illustrating how destructively we may utilize contemporary technology against us.
The full Tesla attack sequence from “Leave the World Behind” was recently shared on social media by the streamer, and this prompted an unexpected response from Musk: Solar panels can power Teslas even in the event that theworld goes fully Mad Max and there is no more gasoline!”
Musk used the scene to tout that Teslas can use solar panels to charge, even though the scene proves how hackers could theoretically use technology such as self-driving cars against us and cause mass destruction.
“Leave the World Behind” viewers were quick to mock Musk for missing the point of the scene, with many wondering if he even watched the movie.
“Leave the World Behind” is directed by “Mr. Robot” creator Sam Esmail and is based on the 2020 novel of the same name by Rumaan Alam.
The plot centers on a couple played by Julia Roberts and Ethan Hawke whose family getaway is disrupted when the owner of their rental home and his daughter (Mahershala Ali and Myha’la) show up unannounced to spend the night.
The owner brings word of an attack threatening the world, which forces the two families under the same roof.
Author Rumaan Alam recently discussed the Netflix movie with Variety; according to the book, it provides no specific details regarding how the apocalyptic catastrophe is supposed to unfold.
A few characters speculate on what they think is happening, but none of their theories are ever verified.
“I also don’t know, and that was such a fundamental part of the writing process for me,” Alam remarked. “I know you have to skirt around the real issues, but I understand that,” my first editor told me about this book.
Then she brought up aliens, and I thought, “Aliens? Is that really where you put your head? However, I also enjoy that so much since it allows me to have no say over what people think and allows readers to choose their own opinions.
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