Netflix Users Playfully Taunt Elon Musk for Dispute over Tesla Scene in "Leave the World Behind"
Elon Musk is facing a wave of good-natured ribbing from Netflix users after the Tesla founder expressed discontent with a scene featuring his cars in the recently released film "Leave the World Behind."
The post-apocalyptic thriller, crafted by Sam Esmail, the creative mind behind Mr. Robot, premiered on Netflix on December 8, quickly ascending to the platform's top-watched charts. Adapted from Rumaan Alam's 2020 novel of the same name and produced by Barack and Michelle Obama, the film unravels a society grappling with the collapse of technological infrastructure.
Remarkably, Musk, seemingly yet to watch the film, responded to a Netflix clip, highlighting what he perceived as a plot inconsistency. In one scene, a married couple, portrayed by Julia Roberts and Ethan Hawke, is pursued by driverless Teslas, resulting in a dramatic collision and a massive road pile-up.
Musk took to X/Twitter to assert,
Teslas can charge from solar panels even if the world goes fully Mad Max and there is no more gasoline!
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 8, 2023
Amused Netflix users swiftly responded, with one quipping,
"This guy didn't watch the movie,"
"Elon should rewatch the movie."
"Best thing about Leave the World Behind is it triggered Elon."
Writer-director Esmail joined in the banter by sharing Musk's post and simply stating,
"My movie LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND is now streaming on Netflix."
As of now, "Leave the World Behind" has outpaced the Christmas comedy "Family Switch" in Netflix's most-watched rankings. Despite some controversy surrounding the recent release of "Family Switch," which included a joke about an "incestuous" kiss, both films are available for streaming on Netflix.
