IMDb plot summary: A journey across a dystopian future America, following a team of military-embedded journalists as they race against time to reach DC before rebel factions descend upon the White House.
Directed by Alex Garland. Starring Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura, and Cailee Spaeny.
Civil War is Alex Garland's latest film, set in a not-far-distant future where the United States has descended into civil war. Kirsten Dunst is our protagonist, a jaded photojournalist on a mission to document the war, and she and her crew make their way across the states to D.C. to try and get a photo of and interview with the President. Alex Garland is one of my favorite filmmakers currently, and although this is probably my least favorite of his thus far, it's still a thoughtful and engaging watch. Keeping the focus on the journalists lets us see things slightly more from the "outside," perceiving all the horrors as both everyday and still horrible. Dunst has really come into her own as an actress over the past decade, and she is excellent here as well. While it's probably my least favorite of Garland's four directorial works, it still is striking and is something that I think is going to sit with me for awhile.
How it entered my Flickchart:
Civil War > Love Exposure
Civil War > Kuroneko
Civil War < The Legend of 1900
Civil War > The Farewell
Civil War < The Fabelmans
Civil War > 5 Centimeters Per Second
Civil War < Summer Wars
Civil War < Beautiful Boy
Civil War < Dawn of the Dead (1978)
Civil War < Super
Civil War < Face/Off
Civil War < Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
Final spot: #677 out of 3943, or 83%.
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