On the fuzzy intensity of Alex Garland’s ‘Civil War’
Before its release, the speculation around “Civil War” centered on the underlying politics of the dystopian war film, set in a near-future United States.
In such a polarized national climate, during an election year no less, there was genuine worry that Alex Garland’s film would stoke further division.
The movie itself attempts to sidestep all the details about its fictional America, as Garland, the acclaimed filmmaker behind “Ex Machina” and “Annihilation,” has said he wanted the movie to be an apolitical warning of sorts about violent division. Here, the unnamed president (played by Nick Offerman) is fighting against the “Western Forces,” comprised of Texas and California. Washington, D.C., is about to fall, and four journalists want the chance to interview and photograph the president before his likely capture.
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