Civil War (A24 - Alex Garland, Spring 2024) • Page 13

Oh definitely that part is synonymous and would go over their heads. With how everything else is handled and presented, though, I’d half expect Garland to say that he could be a democrat as well. Like “antifa massacre,” wish I knew what that meant exactly, but it just felt like buzz words and ideas being thrown into a pot.

 

I thought she said antifa massacre which just confused me cause that would make zero sense.

 

When Ehrlich and I agree we really agree, usually down to the same rating.

“he comes threateningly close to saying something — anything — about the various ways that Americans process and/or distance ourselves from the violent realities that seem "foreign" to us, but it never really gets there. appreciated its audacity to a point (and appreciated its cast throughout), but such a stick-in-the-eye provocation needs to be a hell of a lot sharper in order to make people look at things differently.”

 

Haha, she definitely did.

 

lol so stupid so dunst’s character became a photojournalist in the last few years??

 

I forget the exact context now because I was like WTF when she said it; think that’s what got her “famous”?

 

yeah I don’t remember exactly. I was thinking that’s when she started out but I think you’re right and that’s just what got her famous or whatever.

 

This was like mostly fine, definitely one of the movies of all time. I’m fine with the *idea* of this movie being about journalism and staying away from one political side or the other but like, I’m not even sure if it thought the journalists were good or bad?

@imthegrimace the “Go Steelers” graffiti got a big cheer in my theater lol

 

they definitely seemed way more sided with The Western Forces though, especially by the climax with them being embedded and all

 

highlight of the movie

 

My theater in Kansas City appreciated the Missouri references.

 

This kinda sucked?

 

Kinda?

 

Like I am wondering if I am missing something lol. All of my friends liked it and I was like ??????

 

I don't think it needs to say if it's good or bad, just to depict it. The audience can decide how they feel about it. I think it makes sense to try and detach yourself from what's happening when you're capturing these horrific events but it also makes sense for that to eventually catch up with you to the point where you can't do it anymore. I thought it was interesting to see how Kirsten and Cailee's characters gradually switched places mentally over the course of the film.

I also think that idea can apply to a lot of people today, often the first thing people will do when something happens these days is crack out their phone to record, usually before trying to intervene or get help. Having some record is important and useful but sometimes it veers more into entertainment or sensationalism than journalism.

 

i heard they make Cailee's character from Missouri too, which is fitting given that she's from my hometown (Springfield)

 

shoutout springfield actually no shoutout hated living there lol

 

fond memories of some aspects, but i'm definitely glad i no longer live in Missouri, haha

 

Isn’t Chappell Roan also from there? Big time for southern Missouri!

 

oh, she's from Willard! that's right outside Springfield (and part of the Springfield metro area). great to see more representation from this area!

 

Well, shoot. I really liked this. I think the biggest flaw is the name. But I also think it did a scary good job depicting where the nation could be heading and the lack of clarity on who's with who hammered home the reality that a war of that magnitude has no winners.

I found it more unsettling to not know the details honestly. It came across as more haunting.

The entire sequence from the time Joel's friends show up to Stephen's character's death is some of the best filmmaking I've seen in a while. The scene with Jesse Plemons is to this movie what the bear scene was to Annihilation. Terrifying.

 

it wasn’t a gradual switch though which is why it didn’t work for me at all

 

I disagree, Jessie was getting more confident and enamoured with everything as the film went on and Lee went from being bothered by the past at the beginning to breaking down towards the end and ultimately being unable to help intervening.

 

I really liked this for the most part. Although not sure I could have rolled my eyes harder at the Antifa Massacre part

 

If I had a nickel for every hot guy named Joel with a baby face mentee I'd have 2 nickels which isn't that many but weird that it happened twice with this and Last Of Us

Also he really just wanted to talk to him