Civil War - Movie Review

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The thing that impressed me the most was the sound design. The fact that gunshots were loud and startling was fantastic. A film that depicts firearms sound signature realistically. When people were shooting, it WAS the loudest thing on screen. No normal ear friendly conversations, guns are loud. It made them loud.

Perfect timing, just saw it last night. The whole audience here in Montreal laughed at Canadian money being worth a lot.

“Small towns have the most disturbing scenes.” Well, if we learned anything from Walking Dead, it’s not the zombies we have to be afraid of.

The character change makes more sense if you view it as 3 concurrent coming of age stories. You basically have 4 characters who are in different parts of their 'war journalism' careers. -Cailee Spaney (Jessie) has just started her career as a war journalist. -Wagner Moura (Joel) is in his prime. The job is exciting to him. He comes off as an adrenaline junkie, he is going the extra mile to get that shot that will make a name for himself. -Kirsten Dundst's character (Lee) essentially is at the end of her prime. She's made a name for herself, photographing conflict and has basically seen it all, but the this has taken a heavy toll on her. -Stephen McKinley (Sammy) is past his prime. He really has no place being in a war zone. He's too old to keep up but his passion for the career has kept him going past the stopping point. He isn't invincible like he was when he was younger. He can no longer hide the fact that he values his own life and those around him. This impairs his abilities as a war journalist as they need to be very stoic and cold in order to operate in this environment. ****Spoilers**** ********* ********* ********* ********* The toll of the career has basically worn Lee down to her limit. She is trying to hold face and maintain her presence, but the cracks are starting to show. Her and Joel both experience some extreme trauma within the film. Joel being in his prime is able to overcome it. Lee on the otherhand is at the end of her rope and finally just breaks down. At the start of the film, she implies, heartlessly, that if Jessie were to die, she'd photograph it. When Sammie is killed, she photographs him, but then deletes the photo. She can't keep up the stoicism required to be a war journalist any longer and she has developed into a parallel of Sammie. This happens right as they are thrust into the most intense combat. She is unable to function to her full potential as a journalist. She starts having a mental breakdown while in the middle of a battle. During this time, Jessie is starting to develope more into Joel. She has been through hell, but she feels alive. She's starting to hit her stride. She's excited to be in these situations and takes the risks needed to get the good shots. This nearly gets her killed, but Lee, now unshackled for the morbid stoicism of being a war-journalist saves her rather than taking a photo of her demise. This parallels to how Sammie saved the group earlier. Something he wouldn't have been able to do if he was still a cold blooded war journalist, as he'd have been in the same situation himself. Lee would likely have developed into a character very similar to Sammie if she hadn't gotten killed. Joel gets the big shot, he's going to make a name for himself, much like Lee had done when she documented the ANTIFA massacre (I think I recall this being her big scoop, but i could be misremembering). Jessie is now hooked on war-journalism. She will likely now develope into a character more similar to Joel. She captures a photo of Lee as she dies and is able to heartlessly move on even though she saved her life. It basically shows 4 different stages and evolutions of being a war journalist with the backdrop being an American civil war. Lee wasn't really acting out of character, it's more that her character 'came of age' at a really bad/(good?) time. I really feel like the short coming was not developing Sammie's character enough. I think if they had done more to establish how he got to where he is then drew parallels to how that same thing is happening to Lee, it would have made it more obvious what was happening to her, and it wouldn't be misinterpreted as being out of character.

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I'm more impressed we got a movie that looks incredible and didn't cost a ridiculous amount at a lean 50mil. This and Godzilla Minus One showing the major studios are suffering a serious bloat problem

'admire but never want to see again' - ah, the requiem for a dream category

The last 20 minutes really brought the whole movie together for me , the sound design in IMAX for that was absolutely insane

The fact that people in the comments want a movie to take a side is exactly the point of the movie

RE: the character "betrayal" It was a psychological response to successfully passing the torch. They felt comfortable enough to feel something, because they fully trusted another person to document. At least that's how I read it.

I find it ridiculous that the controversy surrounding this movie is because people wanted the movie to side with their specific political party and instead they didn’t side with any at all, like isn’t that a good thing? Isn’t it good that this movie wasn’t pro this or pro that? I mean this is a movie guys, not the news network that you watch

I know which character you are vaguely talking about and I feel the photo they deleted, the car window, was an indication that everything had become too much for them to bear; too close to home. Notice how everything went downhill for that character after that; they were having panic attacks, crying, disconnected, etc. I do not think it was a betrayal of their character development because early in the movie, that character had flashbacks that seemed to foreshadow the mental fragility. Also, there was mention of "What's eating at you?" or "What's on your mind?" by their colleagues leading up to that. There was so much that made complete sense the second time I watched it. For instance, the President's speech in the beginning is completely different knowing what happens in the movie.

I'm glad to see that Mary Jane finally got her Photo Journalist job!

Having nothing political to say doesn’t mean having nothing to say at all. I dont understand the people saying this movie “says nothing.” It has plenty to say from an anti-war lens, particularly the gross desensitisation and callousness that comes from choosing to constantly take in real-life horrific violence.

when godzilla made an appearance… I was like holy hell this is awesome

The California Texas alliance is just crazy enough to be brilliant in its concept. Yes I know Blue and Red but (as a Californian) we have much in common. We are independent self governing states that do what we think is best for our interest, common or otherwise. Whether environmental, gun control or border politics we do as we see fit for our own best interests. Once a third term president or other power attempts to stifle that I feel common ground would be found. The combined economic, populous and military resources of the two states would be a force to be reckoned with on any stage.

"We never learn what started the civil war." — 3rd Term President

Im hearing alot of folks talk about how a civil war might be a "fun" or "good" thing. I did mission trips all over West Africa in the 90's. Ive been to and spent time in places where the system has completely broken down. I still have nightmares about what I saw almost 30 years ago.

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