I find it amusing, how Hollywood movies concentrate on factor "external shocks" (alien invasion, diseases,...), ignoring the other factors. Usually in the movies, the problem(s) then gets fixed with the use of nuclear weapons, technology or other science fiction magic. This reenforces the narrative of "even if shit hits the fan, we can still fix this eventually". It neglects carelessly the real dangers of climate change, complexity, environmental degradation and the history of human failure, as described in the article.