Film Civil War (written and directed by Alex Garland) - in theaters on April 12, 2024

[Tibs]

Can I stream this online for free? I hope not.

 

[SilentWitness]

I liked it until the old dude died.

 

[RedDevilQuebecois]

I liked it until the old dude died.

You didn't like the final arc? Sure it was sad that he didn't make it, but his demise drove our remaining protagonists to go all the way.

 

[SilentWitness]

You didn't like the final arc? Sure it was sad that he didn't make it, but his demise drove our remaining protagonists to go all the way.

It was okay but I enjoyed the build up more. The sequence where Jessie gets kidnapped and Sammy kills the soldier was the best bit.

In the final arc Jessie just pissed me off consistently which I imagine her naivety/adrenaline of the situation is supposed to but yeah.

 

[Herman Toothrot]

An odd one this. Obviously, that scene is tremendously effective. I couldn't sit still and found it deeply upsetting. The rest of it was interesting, but perhaps a little flat. Maybe it felt so much like a potential not-so-distant future that was just a bit too depressing. Liked it. Didn't love it.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Is everyone still watching in the cinema? I reckon this would be a hell of a lot less effective on the small screen (true of all movies but think it’s particularly true here)

 

[Eboue]

I thought it was good but not great. The soundtrack did not work. I'm fine with taking the politics out of it though I wish there was some more explanation of the sides and what they were fighting for.

Ultimately by centering three journalists who seem to have no point of view other than career advancement and perfectionist goals it was just empty. The young girl was believable but stupid. The rapid progression from shaking over the guys at the gas station to showing no emotion about her mentor and hero's death (which she directly caused) was a bit much. Kirsten Dunst was the most believable character and losing her nerve for a few minutes in DC was a good touch. Pedro Pascals non-union Mexican equivalent was the most pointless of them all. He existed just to prop up the others. He was capable and level headed but all of his efforts were towards getting a stupid quote? Pointless.

Overall the movie was fine and it doesn't need to explicitly talk about politics and take sides but it needed a bit more than it was. Empty calories.

 

[VorZakone]

I’m a photojournalist. ‘Civil War’ gets war photography dangerously wrong.

In Alex Garland’s film, war photographers are just there to compete for the bloodiest shot.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opin...-war-garland-movie-war-photojournalism-wrong/

 

[nimic]

I thought it was good but not great. The soundtrack did not work. I'm fine with taking the politics out of it though I wish there was some more explanation of the sides and what they were fighting for.

Ultimately by centering three journalists who seem to have no point of view other than career advancement and perfectionist goals it was just empty. The young girl was believable but stupid. The rapid progression from shaking over the guys at the gas station to showing no emotion about her mentor and hero's death (which she directly caused) was a bit much. Kirsten Dunst was the most believable character and losing her nerve for a few minutes in DC was a good touch. Pedro Pascals non-union Mexican equivalent was the most pointless of them all. He existed just to prop up the others. He was capable and level headed but all of his efforts were towards getting a stupid quote? Pointless.

Overall the movie was fine and it doesn't need to explicitly talk about politics and take sides but it needed a bit more than it was. Empty calories.

Agree with this. Initially I was disappointed when I heard that it wasn't actually going to really comment on modern politics, but I think it's fine. It doesn't have to be more. But the movie was also just fine. I don't regret watching it, but it was just a series of things happening. It didn't really mean anything, or tell a particularly compelling story.

Also I'll thank you not to disparage Wagner Moura, who is a great actor in his own right and not remotely Mexican. Actually the Spanish speaking world was apparently a bit critical of his accent as Pablo Escobar in Narcos, given he's actually Brazilian. He was great though.

 

[Eboue]

Agree with this. Initially I was disappointed when I heard that it wasn't actually going to really comment on modern politics, but I think it's fine. It doesn't have to be more. But the movie was also just fine. I don't regret watching it, but it was just a series of things happening. It didn't really mean anything, or tell a particularly compelling story.

Also I'll thank you not to disparage Wagner Moura, who is a great actor in his own right and not remotely Mexican. Actually the Spanish speaking world was apparently a bit critical of his accent as Pablo Escobar in Narcos, given he's actually Brazilian. He was great though.

its a simpsons joke nimnom

 

[nimic]

its a simpsons joke nimnom

Can you translate it into a Futurama joke so I can get it?

 

[Eboue]

Can you translate it into a Futurama joke so I can get it?

 

[nimic]

Thanks Eboue, I can always count on you