REVIEW:
Civil War was a pretty interesting movie. It was different, and showed a dark side of what our world could become, while also issuing social commentary. That being said, it didn’t really take a side on politics, which is kind of strange for a movie that you would think would be all about that. The movie is about a young war photographer who gets into the game right as the country is being torn apart. She joins up with a veteran photography team, including a woman who she has idolized and who is a pioneer of the industry (played by Kirsten Dunst.) And the two of them along with two male photographers go on a road trip across the country, hoping to interview the president when they get to Washington.
The movie is in large part about the stops they make during the road trip. Whether it be a town that acts like nothing is going on all around them, or a gas station where people who tried to loot it are now lett hanging from nooses, this group sees quite a lot on their journey. At once point they drive down a road of abandoned cars which looks like something out of an apocalypse show or movie. And at another point, they come across some military men who use the civill war as an excuse to become murderers (one of these is played by Dunst’s real life husband, Jessie Plemens, so great at playing a psycho like he did in Breaking Bad.)
The movie doesn’t side with Republicans or Democrats, although there are clues that maybe the president is Republican, such as his staying on for more than two terms, which seems like something that a dictator might do. But it’s not about our current state of politics. It’s more of a cautionary tale for what we might become. It’s good without being great. There aren’t enough powerful or memorable scenes to make it great. But it Is something different, and definitely an inserting film.