This is rip roaring dystopian entertainment, which just happens to be so scary, as it portrays an uncomfortably realistic- looking picture of the civilized world, where the differences, real or imagined, have led to permanent societal fissures, resulting in the titular Civil War.
And who better to chronicle the fall of a nation, then its journalists.
It is a master stroke to set this via camera journalists' POV, as the story gets the license to traverse, from the open expanse of the country to the halls of the White House.
There are several scarring scenes that would remain indelible.
Car wash as a hanging spot Militia hunting down the military Military killing the citizens. Fire fights in the midst of cities.
It is hard to imagine that Alex Garland, it's director, was a best selling author once, who wrote _The Beach_, which was made into a Di Caprio movie. He has gone on to direct Ex - Machine and Annihilation before this. He has written and directed this and in all honesty, this is a league apart from his earlier ventures.
Dunst is superb as the battle hardened journalist.
I believe that if Trump wins in the '24 elections, as he is widely expected to, this will get an Oscar nomination for Best Film as a cautionary tale of what could happen. It should be nominated otherwise also, as it is one of the more thought provoking & gripping films of the year.
And who better to chronicle the fall of a nation, then its journalists.
It is a master stroke to set this via camera journalists' POV, as the story gets the license to traverse, from the open expanse of the country to the halls of the White House.
There are several scarring scenes that would remain indelible.
Car wash as a hanging spot Militia hunting down the military Military killing the citizens. Fire fights in the midst of cities.
It is hard to imagine that Alex Garland, it's director, was a best selling author once, who wrote _The Beach_, which was made into a Di Caprio movie. He has gone on to direct Ex - Machine and Annihilation before this. He has written and directed this and in all honesty, this is a league apart from his earlier ventures.
Dunst is superb as the battle hardened journalist.
I believe that if Trump wins in the '24 elections, as he is widely expected to, this will get an Oscar nomination for Best Film as a cautionary tale of what could happen. It should be nominated otherwise also, as it is one of the more thought provoking & gripping films of the year.
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