Civil War - Movie by Alex Garland

[Cdub100 3,908]

 

 

 

I'm going to need a good explanation as to why California and Texas would EVER team up.

[weepaws 3,193]

For Liberty and Justice and Freedom, that’s why.  

[IGotWorms 4,058]

Alex Garland is an interesting director.

He started out as an author and, frankly, I thought his biggest novel (maybe the only one?—the beach) kinda sucked. It was sort of iconic as far as the Thailand backpacking scene goes but he seemed to have a really strange perspective and outlook. I did not really like him much after reading that.

But then he’s done some really great stuff in movies. He wrote 28 Days Later which was just phenomenal. He also wrote Sunshine which, imo, was criminally under appreciated (check it out if you haven’t). He wrote and directed Ex Machina, which was nearly masterful. And he directed and adapted Annihilation, which I think was a pretty difficult task and pulled off better than people appreciated.

So anyway, I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt and watch this one, although I must say civil war is about the last thing I want to think about right now. Curious timing on that, but I suppose it’s probably part of the purpose?

[Cdub100 3,908]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_War_(film)#/media/File:Civil_war_2024_map.svg

 

Looking at the map the Civil War is split into 4 regions.

New Peoples Army, Yellow - Makes sense I assume the eastern part of Oregon and Washington take control of that state government and join those states

Dictatorship Loyalist States, Blue - Assume it's a Democrat who is taking over the country so those states make sense Maybe not Iowa, Nebraska, and Indiana might not join and should be NPA

Florida Alliance, Red - Makes sense but probably should include Texas and South Carolina.

Western Forces, Green - Short of Mexico taking over those states but that should include New Mexico and Maybe Arizona (which could be blue) It makes 0 sense for those two states to join forces.

 

Anyway, what I do know is white people will be painted in the worst light possible in this movie.

[weepaws 3,193]

Interesting they have a movie made about this issue right now, I would be loading up.  They be coming. 

[Cdub100 3,908]

7 minutes ago, IGotWorms said:

Alex Garland is an interesting director.

He started out as an author and, frankly, I thought his biggest novel (maybe the only one?—the beach) kinda sucked. It was sort of iconic as far as the Thailand backpacking scene goes but he seemed to have a really strange perspective and outlook. I did not really like him much after reading that.

But then he’s done some really great stuff in movies. He wrote 28 Days Later which was just phenomenal. He also wrote Sunshine which, imo, was criminally under appreciated (check it out if you haven’t). He wrote and directed Ex Machina, which was nearly masterful. And he directed and adapted Annihilation, which I think was a pretty difficult task and pulled off better than people appreciated.

So anyway, I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt and watch this one, although I must say civil war is about the last thing I want to think about right now. Curious timing on that, but I suppose it’s probably part of the purpose?

I've seen all of those and agree. 28 days later is one of the best zombie flicks ever.

[nobody 2,673]

6 minutes ago, Cdub100 said:

 

Dictatorship Loyalist States, Blue - Assume it's a Democrat who is taking over the country so those states make sense Maybe not Iowa, Nebraska, and Indiana might not join and should be NPA

 

Come on, bro.  You know better than that.  The dictator is going to be a trump clone, of course.

[IGotWorms 4,058]

You guys might be going into hysterics over nothing. Alex Garland does not strike me as especially political in his work, at least not in terms of Rs and Ds and so forth

[RaiderHaters Revenge 4,350]

2 minutes ago, IGotWorms said:

You guys might be going into hysterics over nothing. Alex Garland does not strike me as especially political in his work, at least not in terms of Rs and Ds and so forth

the opening scene is "Trump" so, yah

 

[Cdub100 3,908]

8 minutes ago, nobody said:

Come on, bro.  You know better than that.  The dictator is going to be a trump clone, of course.

You're probably right but the states on his side don't match up. Like I said the REAL bad guys in this movie will be white people. I'm just trying to figure out the rationale behind the 4 different groups

[nobody 2,673]

8 minutes ago, IGotWorms said:

You guys might be going into hysterics over nothing. Alex Garland does not strike me as especially political in his work, at least not in terms of Rs and Ds and so forth

No, I'm going to continue to be hysterical over this.

[Pimpadeaux 2,406]

The United Federation of Yoopers shall be crushed!

[Maximum Overkill 1,989]

 

[IGotWorms 4,058]

1 hour ago, nobody said:

No, I'm going to continue to be hysterical over this.

I know

[MDC 7,428]

1 hour ago, IGotWorms said:

Alex Garland is an interesting director.

He started out as an author and, frankly, I thought his biggest novel (maybe the only one?—the beach) kinda sucked. It was sort of iconic as far as the Thailand backpacking scene goes but he seemed to have a really strange perspective and outlook. I did not really like him much after reading that.

But then he’s done some really great stuff in movies. He wrote 28 Days Later which was just phenomenal. He also wrote Sunshine which, imo, was criminally under appreciated (check it out if you haven’t). He wrote and directed Ex Machina, which was nearly masterful. And he directed and adapted Annihilation, which I think was a pretty difficult task and pulled off better than people appreciated.

So anyway, I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt and watch this one, although I must say civil war is about the last thing I want to think about right now. Curious timing on that, but I suppose it’s probably part of the purpose?

I didn’t really like any of these movies tbh. Sunshine was really good until the last 30 mins or so, all the others - meh.

Men was my favorite movie from him so far.

[Hardcore troubadour 15,433]

I assume all the bad guys in this are white men? And the heroes  are different flavors? 

[Tree of Knowledge 1,859]

Solid review.  Looks like more woke garbage 

 

https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2024/04/12/civil-war-review-ridiculously-dopey-anti-trump-snuff-film/

[Cdub100 3,908]

14 minutes ago, Tree of Knowledge said:

Solid review.  Looks like more woke garbage 

 

https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2024/04/12/civil-war-review-ridiculously-dopey-anti-trump-snuff-film/

So here I was trying to understand the 4 factions but it turns out all the movie is is Orange man bad, media good, and white rednecks do evil stuff. I should have known better.

[Hardcore troubadour 15,433]

21 minutes ago, Cdub100 said:

So here I was trying to understand the 4 factions but it turns out all the movie is is Orange man bad, media good, and white rednecks do evil stuff. I should have known better.

Sad. It could have been good. But as soon as I saw Nick Offerman was in it my woke radar started blinking. 

[tubby_mcgee 701]

Real civil war winner is the side with the most guns and ammo. 

[BeachGuy23 642]

30 minutes ago, Cdub100 said:

So here I was trying to understand the 4 factions but it turns out all the movie is is Orange man bad, media good, and white rednecks do evil stuff. I should have known better.

Ah so it's a documentary.

Nice. 

[Hardcore troubadour 15,433]

Just now, BeachGuy23 said:

Ah so it's a documentary.

Nice. 

So is weekend at Bernies 

[cmh6476 1,025]

Are Kansas and Missouri finally on a team together?

[MDC 7,428]

I knew the MAGAtards would whine when I saw the trailer.

[Cdub100 3,908]

52 minutes ago, cmh6476 said:

Are Kansas and Missouri finally on a team together?

They are so you know the movie is dumb.

[Hardcore troubadour 15,433]

I bet those tranq zombies in Philadelphia survive. 

[TheNewGirl 1,491]

5 hours ago, nobody said:

No, I'm going to continue to be hysterical over this.

SAME!!! 

 

AAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! 

My husband, dad, and in laws are all at the movies tonight seeing this. 

I opted out. 

[iam90sbaby 2,611]

Easy dub for the Florida Alliance. I hope something like this actually happens.

[Hardcore troubadour 15,433]

Funny thing is , if they let Texas leave they would. If they let California leave they wouldn’t. 

[Cdub100 3,908]

 

[Maximum Overkill 1,989]

Part of my property in Aiken is a Civil War Battlefield and Field Hospital, true story. They've found several artifacts over the years. 

[Fnord 2,272]

I haven't seen it, but the normal reviewers (i.e. not Breitbart) have all said it's not a political film at all. MAGA always so sensitive...

[MDC 7,428]

7 minutes ago, Fnord said:

I haven't seen it, but the normal reviewers (i.e. not Breitbart) have all said it's not a political film at all. MAGA always so sensitive...

Garland should have made the POTUS a black tranny.

[EternalShinyAndChrome 4,106]

16 minutes ago, Fnord said:

I haven't seen it, but the normal reviewers (i.e. not Breitbart) have all said it's not a political film at all. MAGA always so sensitive...

You're joking, of course. 

You might want to take a look at all the sky-screamers on your side of the since at least 2015 - almost a decade - before you start talking about other groups of people being sensitive.  This is something you already knew, though. 

[gas 157]

On 4/12/2024 at 10:08 AM, Cdub100 said:

 

 

 

I'm going to need a good explanation as to why California and Texas would EVER team up.

B/c no one else wants them?

[gas 157]

I mean, it's why Alex Rodriquez and JLo became a thing.

[IGotWorms 4,058]

Finally watched this tonight.

I don’t understand what the MAGA kvnts were crying about. It wasn’t political at all

It was pretty good though

[lickin_starfish 1,937]

1 hour ago, IGotWorms said:

Finally watched this tonight.

I don’t understand what the MAGA kvnts were crying about. It wasn’t political at all

It was pretty good though

Thanks for the review, Mr Siskel.

[IGotWorms 4,058]

7 hours ago, lickin_starfish said:

Thanks for the review, Mr Siskel.

You want to tell me what, specifically, made you butthurt about that movie?

[seafoam1 3,025]

8 hours ago, IGotWorms said:

Finally watched this tonight.

I don’t understand what the MAGA kvnts were crying about. It wasn’t political at all

It was pretty good though

Oh boy! A liberal doosh likes the movie.