Civil WarA thin, extremely thin, imagination of what’ll happen if Trump regains the White House and basically runs riot through the US constitution.
It’s an Alex Garland film, so let’s be honest here, It’s going to be right up my street whatever, but it was good. He seems to have acquired a regular ensemble cast, and there were a fair few here. Nick Offerman, Cailee Spaeny, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Karl Glusman, Sonoya Mizuno amongst many others in minor roles, with Kirsten Dunst and Narcos Wagner Moura as the two leads.
As already stated, some unnamed president is now in his third term in the White House, and after disbanding the FBI, the US finds itself in the endgame of a civil war after California and Texas breakaway to form the Western Forces. We join the action with Offerman’s President in full Trump mode rehearsing a speech with typical delusional hyperbole “
Some are saying that it’s the greatest victory in world history”. In actual fact the conventional US forces are on the verge of defeat. Dunst stars as a war photographer, with Moura as her reporter partner enroute to try and get an interview with the soon to be doomed commander in chief. They cross war-torn America, with aspiring rookie photographer Spaney, and veteran reporter McKinley Henderson. Along the way they encounter various total headcases, not least the wonderful Jesse Plemons, who’s character you just know would’ve been front and centre in the January 6th Capitol attack.
As usual with Garland it looks amazing. The framing of some static shots is quite literally breathtaking, and the music, wow. If, like me, you love New York noise duo Suicide, then this is the movie for you. The playing of Rocket USA as the quartet negotiate a war ravaged US was brilliant.
Highly recommended.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDyQxtg0V2w