Civil War is a new action drama directed by Alex Garland, director of Ex Machina and Annihilation.
In the future, a civil war breaks out in the United States between different groups who, because of different views on life and the country, believe that change needs to happen. They just have to make these changes themselves.
A team of journalists try to document these events so that the rest of the world can follow this battle over what is happening in America. They take photos to record everything, but they risk their own lives with this.
By concentrating the film on the journalists, Alex Garland has safely chosen not to turn this film into a political film where they try to show you the political left or right. However, the film lacks clarity and the cause of the civil war is not really explained well. The reasons for the Civil War seem to relate more to American politics, but Alex Garland himself is not even of American descent. Due to the unclear aspects and lack of information, the film can sometimes be difficult to follow or seem a bit long-winded. The film also has quite an abrupt ending, as if they had run out of film budget or had no more time to continue filming.
Despite the more American aspects of the film, it still responds well to current events. Currently, brutal wars are still taking place in the world, such as the Russian invasion of Ukraine or the Israeli war in the Gaza Strip. These wars are also shared with the rest of the world with the help of journalists, among other things.
The film clearly shows the terrible consequences of war and all the types of chaos it often leaves behind. In this film they portray the gunshots and explosions well and believably. They also clearly illustrate the consequences of this.
This film actually shows the importance of journalism, most of which is more neutral. They often try to record events with photos and stories, in order to share this with the rest of the world and preserve it at the forefront of history. This also shows how dangerous a journalist's career can be, as the film shows brutal, bloody images as the consequences of war. Despite the importance and positive aspects of journalism, they could have made the film a bit more realistic. In addition to journalistic reports and photos, a lot of news is now also shared with smartphones and on social media. For a film set in the future, you would have expected to see more of this.
The acting is good and believable by the cast members. Kristen Dunst plays a more experienced photojournalist, who has seen and experienced a lot. As a result, she has become somewhat emotionless and many brutal events affect her less. Stephen McKinley Henderson plays an older journalist with more experience, who tries to guide the rest during their further journalistic careers. Cailee Spaeny plays a novice journalist who tries to break through and sees others as examples and tries to learn a lot from them. Still, the best acting is done by Nick Offerman and Jesse Plemons, although they only play more short cameo roles in the film.
In the future, a civil war breaks out in the United States between different groups who, because of different views on life and the country, believe that change needs to happen. They just have to make these changes themselves.
A team of journalists try to document these events so that the rest of the world can follow this battle over what is happening in America. They take photos to record everything, but they risk their own lives with this.
By concentrating the film on the journalists, Alex Garland has safely chosen not to turn this film into a political film where they try to show you the political left or right. However, the film lacks clarity and the cause of the civil war is not really explained well. The reasons for the Civil War seem to relate more to American politics, but Alex Garland himself is not even of American descent. Due to the unclear aspects and lack of information, the film can sometimes be difficult to follow or seem a bit long-winded. The film also has quite an abrupt ending, as if they had run out of film budget or had no more time to continue filming.
Despite the more American aspects of the film, it still responds well to current events. Currently, brutal wars are still taking place in the world, such as the Russian invasion of Ukraine or the Israeli war in the Gaza Strip. These wars are also shared with the rest of the world with the help of journalists, among other things.
The film clearly shows the terrible consequences of war and all the types of chaos it often leaves behind. In this film they portray the gunshots and explosions well and believably. They also clearly illustrate the consequences of this.
This film actually shows the importance of journalism, most of which is more neutral. They often try to record events with photos and stories, in order to share this with the rest of the world and preserve it at the forefront of history. This also shows how dangerous a journalist's career can be, as the film shows brutal, bloody images as the consequences of war. Despite the importance and positive aspects of journalism, they could have made the film a bit more realistic. In addition to journalistic reports and photos, a lot of news is now also shared with smartphones and on social media. For a film set in the future, you would have expected to see more of this.
The acting is good and believable by the cast members. Kristen Dunst plays a more experienced photojournalist, who has seen and experienced a lot. As a result, she has become somewhat emotionless and many brutal events affect her less. Stephen McKinley Henderson plays an older journalist with more experience, who tries to guide the rest during their further journalistic careers. Cailee Spaeny plays a novice journalist who tries to break through and sees others as examples and tries to learn a lot from them. Still, the best acting is done by Nick Offerman and Jesse Plemons, although they only play more short cameo roles in the film.