SummaryFrom filmmaker Alex Garland comes a journey across a dystopian future America, following a team of military-embedded journalists as they race against time to reach DC before rebel factions descend upon the White House.
SummaryFrom filmmaker Alex Garland comes a journey across a dystopian future America, following a team of military-embedded journalists as they race against time to reach DC before rebel factions descend upon the White House.
Forget such questions of whether 'Civil War' is good or bad, fresh or rotten, and any other gradation scale that comes to mind. This film is mandatory.
I didn't have many expectation for Civil War as i really don't like Alex Garland previous movie Men, but man did he shock me more than a surprise, i think Civil War is definitely in the conversation for best films of the year, a Masterpiece, the way that Garland showed this complicated conflict more in the simpletest way and also still showing us the straight forward powerful true deep meaning of the story was perfect, the journalist takes of it also fascinate me as it beautifully yet tragically captured the job, and the execution from every camera shot was perfect, it's intense, it's again beautifully and masterfully shot, the soundtrack was awesome, and it's super well written, each of every characters didn't even have time to introduce their backstory but it didn't matter cause what matters is the situation in the film that are much more important for the audience to care about and i think that's a right decision and it works perfectly, so do the rest of the film, i was just amazed on how good Civil War was, the execution in every scene, the dialogue, the set, and of course the performances was perfect, i would be mad if Civil War didn't get any recognitions in the Oscar next year, it's so good, overall Civil War is easily one of the best films of the year, second best films of the year so far, one of the most fascinating project i've seen this year, a Masterpiece filled content from a simple product.
This is the best movie I’ve watched this year, and I doubt any other film will surpass it(for this year). The movie’s ending is cleverly explained using just three questions during a conversation. The fight scenes are so realistic, they truly depict the nature of war.
With horrific wars raging in other parts of the world, and with politically charged violence part of the fabric of this country, “Civil War” will hit home no matter where you live.
This is a movie I was somewhat dreading—its premise just seems too possible in these fractious days—yet Garland managed to imbue Civil War with a solemnity and maturity that made me grateful for it. Let’s hope it remains a warning, not a weather vane.
It is a film about journalistic ethics and, in its own way, the interpretation of images is grounded in [Dunst’s] outstanding performance. It isn’t an easy role to inhabit, but she does so perfectly.
Civil War works on the level of intellectual exercise: a film clear-eyed on the horrors of war and trauma in which journalists are the unsentimental heroes, and which relies on the audience to supply their own assumptions of American politics rather than spoon-feed reality. But the distance makes for an at times frustrating watch – stimulating on the level of adrenaline, not emotions.
Wow! Great Film. Different than other war movies following the soldiers and I enjoyed the pace here as you have moments of brevity and calm. Followed by insane moments of visceral action and stunning moments.
The scene famously seen in the trailer of Jesse Plemons in the red sunglass is worth the price of admission alone. But their are several moments in the film that really get the adrenaline going and I loved how it was paced and the finale was really epic and satisfying imo.
It was certainly an intense experience, and a shock to the system to see much of the violence of modern warfare enacted on American streets. But I do wonder exactly what point Alex Garland was trying to convey. By deliberately stripping the two warring sides of political context and political resemblance to current factions, he certainly avoided stepping on sensitive toes, but he also removed some very important opportunities to explore the deeper meaning of the war and its causes. It was very well done, but ultimately felt hollow. Seeing a strangely apolitical war play out through the eyes of apolitical journalists left me wondering what it was all for. What exactly IS the "peaceful" America that our characters remember? How did they lose it, and what is the path to getting it back? This movie makes a lot of noise, but on the questions that really matter, it has nothing to say.
The film is problematic in that it puts forward the view that journalists are adrenaline addict war junkies, who must have little empathy to get their job done. Not sure if that's true or not but the film paints this view in a positive light. Another review mentions the film Salvador 1986 which portrays a much deeper and much more positive view of journalism, in comparison Civil War comes off very shallow. Admittedly I wasn't expecting anything too much from Alex Garland but nonetheless was disappointment. The film does shine as a very low intensity war movie though but just heavily marred by it's portrayal of journalists.
Has no story or plot of any kind. It doesn't even show the devastation of a civil war and what it will bring to the USA. What a waste **** opportunity to unite the people.