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Bit of a scramble to get here in time
Need coffee! #CivilWarMovie
01:51 PM - Apr 09, 2024
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I’ll put a few non-spoilery thoughts together later
It was this early review that made me want to see this…
CIVIL WAR (2024) | MOVIE REVIEW (Spoiler Free!) (SXS 2024) - YouTube

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01:53 PM - Apr 09, 2024
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Going in I was expecting/dreading to see some sort of reference to the August 2022 banner at CPAC
05:51 PM - Apr 09, 2024
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And yes there is a moment that nods to that early in the film
You should also be aware that there are clear depictions of atrocities along with a soundtrack that goes from zero to 90 decibels in an instant
Serves me right for choosing IMAX
05:51 PM - Apr 09, 2024
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Again I was expecting the movie to be like Sicario in terms of tension and twists but with its invocation of the era of old school film photojournalism, a journey through a war zone and the juxtaposition of popular music with military action it’s really echoing Apocalypse Now
06:57 PM - Apr 09, 2024 (Edited)
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The cast are excellent

And in the light of the recent PBS Newshour/NPR/Marist poll the movie is already an unavoidable talking point
07:06 PM - Apr 09, 2024
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Then again 18% of Americans believe that Taylor Swift in part of a secret(?) plot to reelect Biden 🙄

More importantly 1 in 5 Americans have lost someone to gun violence so as always please prioritise your own wellbeing when deciding if you should watch this movie in a cinema or on tv or not at all
07:07 PM - Apr 09, 2024 (Edited)
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Source for that last statistic 😔:

https://spoutible.com/thre...
02:46 AM - Apr 10, 2024
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Civil War writer and director
Alex Garland - “Civil War” | The Daily Show - YouTube

Award-winning director and writer Alex Garland sits down with Michael Kosta to discuss his new dystopian thriller “Civil War.” The filmmaker talks about his ...

05:21 PM - Apr 11, 2024
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The “Western Alliance”
If the Wachowski’s Red Pill can be co-opted to a toxic cause then anyone making a US civil war movie needs to throw in a stumbling block to prevent a similar adoption - even if it costs the movie in terms of ticket sales.
05:03 AM - Apr 13, 2024 (Edited)
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Garland’s alliance of Texas and California along with his deliberate casting of Nick Offerman - all visible in the trailer and the first few minutes of the movie - form that stumbling block

Another interview:
Alex Garland reveals how Civil War is partly autobiographical - YouTube

Alex Garland’s latest film Civil War is unsettling even in its premise — maybe because of how real it feels. Set in a dystopian future America, the film foll...

06:15 AM - Apr 16, 2024
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