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- Опубліковано 18 кві 2024
- This was the most intense film I've seen in a long time. Here are my thoughts on Civil War and why I think it's an important film that everyone should see.
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I kept waiting for the big airport fight but it never came
There is one scene missing from this perfect movie.
A short time after the noisy start of the D.C. Siege, cut to a view of the statue of Lincoln, sitting inside the monument.
A very still scene, a very quiet scene, an almost serene scene, but, in the far, far away distance, you can hear machine gun fire.
As the D.C. siege moves forward, cut to this serene scene a few more times and each time the gunfire gets louder and louder.
Finally, when the rocket strikes, and the building explodes, we see Lincoln, with rubble piled up to his shoulders. He is trapped, frozen, unable to be free.
Another explosion rocks, the building.
The rubble falls away completely, like Lincoln has been freed.
And lastly, we see a black-and-white snapshot-of-quietness of Lincoln’s closeup face.
That is a scene missing from the movie.
The most unrealistic part of the movie was the president being in the White House where he would be vulnerable to being killed or captured. In real life he would have been in the most secure bunker in the world probably embedded inside a mountain somewhere in a top secret location. I was expecting him NOT to be inside the White House at the end.
I was thinking the same thing.
Agreed in all actuality but history does tend to show when the curtains are pulled on deposed dictators they're usually found in less than ideal situations devoid of their loyal following. Saddam was found in a literal hole, Gaddafi in a drainage pipe. They're a far cry from POTUS but likely hubris got the best of him until the WF had control of the airspace, ground level & subterranean tunnels of DC. Maybe by that point he would rather have his last stand in the Oval Office than in the bunker. I mean he had a small handful of Secret Service members guarding him in the end.
Maybe its a tad unrealistic but they could have been thinking that whoever defeats the President would not want to destroy the White house a symbol of our democracy.
The most unrealistic part war the combat at the capital and the gear they all had
@@TravelingNivaI’ve heard other people say that too
Awesome vid.
I saw the trailer for Civil War when I went to the theatre a month ago and knew it would be a very good flick. I can't wait to see it.
Thanks Steve! And yeah you definitely have to see it.
Bro I loved the spray paint in the snipers hair and you see the same colors on the wall when the girl is sitting against it
No
First time viewer and enjoyed your video, I loved the movie too and it’s surprised me how mixed the reaction seems to be online, a lot of people seem to struggle to get past the Texas / Florida thing but I think it was a good choice by Garland.
Yeah it’s really not that big of a deal. It’s supposed to be an alternate version of America. Not the America we have in real life. So in the continuity of the movie maybe California and Texas aren’t that politically different.
And thank you for watching! I always love to see new viewers
*please* do more movie reviews…IM(not so)HO, you're insanely good at it!! ;)
Thank you! I definitely will do more
My biggest disappointment about the movie was not the movie ITSELF but the lack of WORLD BUILDING that I wanted. I went to the book store (and checked online) to find either an OFFICIAL MOVIE NOVELIZATION, or a PREQUAL or SPINOFF novel or some book describing more the politics and events of that fictional world (much like Hunger Games or Star Wars might have) and there was NOTHING. The "official website" I am not even sure is official canon and might just be fan fiction. This movie really needed other forms of media to expand its fictional universe and I saw NONE of that ONLY the movie. In and of itself the movie was great but an analogy is wanting a balanced meal and even if the steak is the best steak in the world and perfectly cooked you still need a salad or serving of steamed veggies and a potato for the meal to be balanced. It is not lost on me that the "Civil War" Marvel Universe movie got an official novelization and this movie did not. A book describing in detail all of the political factions and events leading up to this movie would be AWESOME. Or maybe a PREQUEL movie.
I would be interested in learning how the war started but I think including it in the movie would’ve taken away focus from the point of the movie which is to show the horrors of war and polarization.
@@TheTylerHour I AGREE with you and I am actually GLAD that the movie did not delve too much into those details. What I want is other forms of media, like books or graphic novels or other movies (sequel or something) to expand this fictional universe.
The first Star Wars movie did not go into much detail about the past events and politics of that fictional universe but the world building happened with books and other movies. I checked online and went to my local book store and there was no prequel novel or official movie novelization or a book describing this in more detail as was done with Hunger Games. I feel "abandoned" that we get this one movie and then that's it. This is a story too epic for just one movie.
@@Zurround Who knows 🤷🏼♂️. We may get more context in the future. Especially since people seem to be loving this movie
@@TheTylerHour I want it to be a series like PURGE. Basically the "new" purge.
I think your review is excellent and I hope your channel does extremely well.
There is, one comment you make that I disagree with. You might actually change your mind and say yeah.
You mention that, “…the war itself is
just a backdrop …”.
Think about that!
“Just a backdrop” ?
Regardless, great review great movie. I hope your channel does extremely well. I subscribed for your movie reviews. (I ain’t a gamer)
I appreciate the kind words! I think what I meant to say is that the BATTLES are a backdrop. You’re right. The war is front and center. What I meant when I said that is that we don’t get to see a lot of the action between the western forces and the loyalist army (until the end of the movie). Instead the film focuses on small groups within the war rather than large scale battles.
I wanted to go see it in theatres but it’s sold out here tonight. But 123 movies has a good quality copy to stream.
If you can hold out a little longer, I highly recommend you see it in theaters. It’s the best way to experience the sound design. Also it ensures that you’re actually supporting the film with your money.
excellent film
It's just a movie that's it that's all. I never really felt to read into the why of a civil war but I would reason the part of the soldiers asking what kind of Americans they were was because of the groups alliances. I recall one part of Sammy talking about Maoist Portland so maybe the Chinese invaded the US as the "New Peoples Army" and they shot the 2 Asians with them because they were seen as combatants from that part of the country?
The New Peoples Army were definitely Americans
What did you think of the lack of Nick Offerman? Putting him at the top of the film made it seem like his story would be more integral to the plot and then he was only in 2 scenes and some VO
Nick Offerman was definitely wasted in the movie. I didn’t think we needed to see the president’s side of the story since the focus was on the journalists but they definitely could’ve gotten a lesser known actor for that role. Casting Offerman led me to believe that he was gonna play a bigger part.
@@TheTylerHour Is this actor famous or something? He is not ringing a bell with me? I was expecting him to be some villain who is trying to have the constitution changed (maybe with success) so that he can be president for life. In the preview when he said "one nation under God" he really emphasized the word "GOD" with his voice making me think that he was trying to turn USA into a religious theocracy (so much for "separation of Church and State") but I never really saw any of that in the movie.
I posted above that a prequel novel (or movie) could flesh out that more.
@@Zurround He played Ron Swanson in Parks and Recreation. He also played Bill in the Last of Us TV show. He’s been in a bunch of stuff
Great review. I am making a collection of CIVIL WAR reviews. Your review is in my top three
Can I add my own little book and movie review?
According to Fareed Zakaria, in his brilliant new book, Age of Revolutions, Alexis de Tocqueville, in January 1848, warned the French legislature that there was pent-up political energy in the country that was waiting to explode like a volcano.
A few months later riots broke out from Paris to Vienna and Berlin and Rome and elsewhere. The reasons were likely different than they are in modern America, but pent-up political energy can become a volcano for different reasons.
Maybe, Alex Garlands new movie CIVIL WAR, is a modern version of the de Tocqueville 1848 speech, a speech that Garland is giving to the American people.
Maybe it is a warning, a wake-up call, that November 2024, can be a trigger for that pent-up political energy.
Bullets and rockets striking the White House, like in the movie?
Maybe not.
Riots in the streets of cities across America?
Maybe.
What if (hopefully) Democrat Joe Biden wins the 2024 presidential election?
Before leaving office, former President Trump sent a violent mob to break into the Congress, to try to stop the peaceful transition of power.
Former President Trump has since convinced tens of millions of Americans that the 2020 election was stolen, and Joe Biden is not the legitimate president.
A Republican senator Tim Scott refuses to say he would accept the results of a presidential election if Joe Biden won in 2024.
That sounds like a whole lot of pent-up political energy to me.
I, obviously, recommend that you see this movie and read this book. This might be the most politically important movie of my lifetime, as l approach what I know is, absolutely, the most important election of my lifetime.
Wow! I am honored to be in your top three!
I have not heard of this book but it sounds interesting. I think this year was a perfect time for this movie to come out because the political division in America is at an all time high. It does seem like we may be headed in the direction of a civil war
This is the most mature intelligent video I have seen on the movie so far. I was sad to see everybody missing the point of the film. However, I don't think the film is apolitical or neutral. The movie takes place under the regime of a right-wing fascist government, and one of its most terrifying villains is an alt-right, racist soldier who commits horrifying crimes. While the movie doesn't revolve around the war between left and right alone, it does play a part. The movie is centered around extremism vs centrists and the horrors of war, which, faced with America's current climate, is the definition of a political film.
Also, I think the little context they do give as to why the Western Forces and Florida alliance are rebelling against the oppressive regime of an authoritarian third-term president who has disbanded the FBI and unleashed air strikes on his own citizens, is enough. The point of the movie is that it doesn't take much to get from the current state of America to the dystopian civil war present in the movie.
I loved this movie so much and think it is so necessary in today's world.
You’re right. The film does portray the extremists as the enemy. When I said it doesn’t pick a side I meant that its message isn’t specifically left or right wing. I think most of us can agree that extremism on either side is a bad thing. I definitely wouldn’t call this film apolitical since it’s nearly impossible to avoid politics in a film about a civil war. But I would say the politics are very surface level in this film. The most we get is that one scene where Sammy mentions that the president has had a third term and what not. The film doesn’t get too deep with the politics that lead to the war. I guess what I was trying to say was that this film isn’t very politically divisive. I think most people can agree that the president in this movie is a fascist and that the events that happen in this movie should be avoided
Also thank you for your kind words. I saw the IGN review for this movie and I think they missed the point of the film. They complained about not knowing the context of the war lol
heavily agree with all you said. Despite not having seen the movie yet, (might today finally), i kinda got a clue already from the jump when the trailer released with more details. I mean like the TX-CAL is obviously ridiculous, so im surprised more people didn’t immediately see that being a catalyst to the main point, especially from an A24 movie. Seen a lot of reviews already and would agree this one is by far probably the most well articulated one I’ve seen. I’m a leftist, but reviewers like Grace Randolph complaining about it not spoon feeding the possibility of a civil war in modern day with left vs right irl america hypotheticals is just not a great idea. The polarization that it would cause as part of the plot would completely defeat the purpose of the movie. I don’t need this movie to pander to my own personal beliefs to imagine my own narrative if I wanted to. Its fiction. You can take whatever you want from it to imagine a real war in our country now, but the movie is literally just a vague warning of what the horror and hyper dehumanization would look like. Its about unity, not documentation.
@@ninanando You made a great point! This film was made so that anyone can take away something from it no matter their beliefs. It’s supposed to be a universal message. It’s not trying to alienate anyone
Holy shit you're so wrong, a right wing fascist government isn't what was in this movie. It was never said but the most accurate government type to lead to a civil war is your stupid liberal ideology that only cares about the government and not the people. A fascist government would never make the people go into a civil war
Sounds like a film for soft people written and directed by an Englishman about a subject that's none of his business.
This movie is definitely not for soft people. Maybe you should watch it before you judge it.
I thought it wasn't that great ..very slow
What would you have liked to see more of?
The people who are unsatisfied by this film wanted it to be left vs right, they wanted more violence and wanted the whole story to be spoon fed to them, they can’t comprehend nor have that level of thinking to see the message behind the film regardless of if it was “slow” or they didn’t like the storyline, and people like that are the epitome of what is wrong with our country.
I actually LIKED the "slowness". It made it surreal and dream like. Not every movie has to move at "warp speed" like so many modern action movies.
To OP.
Go watch Transformers or any Michael Bay movie. Explosions all over the screen. That's your ticket. You and your AttentionDisorderDisease kin.
@@williamreddish6498it was left vs right vs the people who are anti both, saying people are stupid for wanting the story to be explained is sad and you're just pathetic
This was NOT a very good movie.
What didn’t you like about it?
@@TheTylerHour The characters didnt mean anything to me throughout this movie.
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To @gagelindell271: If you didn’t like the four characters, how about the fifth character? The fifth character was the fabric-of-America and you were watching how it was being ripped apart and destroyed in scene after scene after scene.
Just a thought.
@@DollyMadison-wg7lr Aware. Its fiction. Didnt slap. Sorry.
A warning to the American people? LMAO!!! It was a terrible film, with terrible acting. So, be warned that if you watch this film, you'll be wasting your life.
Maybe it's good to laugh at
Intense garbage film.