Poll of the Day > I went and saw A24's Civil War (spoilers topic)

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I like that they never gave any of the politics behind the war and just had you experience what was going on

It was a super difficult watch for me lol

Was crazy when spiderman showed up, everyone cheered

Jen0125 posted...

I like that they never gave any of the politics behind the war and just had you experience what was going on

It was a super difficult watch for me lol

I actually dont lol. I defo would have preferred a lot more about the political backstory about why the president needed to be taken down. I totally get what they were trying to do but it wasnt what i was expecting

FatalAccident posted...

I actually dont lol. I defo would have preferred a lot more about the political backstory about why the president needed to be taken down. I totally get what they were trying to do but it wasnt what i was expecting

I liked it because it left it more for you to just experience the film and not get lost in whether you agreed with the political premise. They gave some hints as to what was going on and that was enough to get the gist.

I saw the map and that apparently Texas and California were a team by themselves and that kinda sinks the immersion.

BlackScythe0 posted...

I saw the map and that apparently Texas and California were a team by themselves and that kinda sinks the immersion.

That's the one I thing I wish was explained but I'm okay not knowing exactly why. This movie doesn't haven't to be a direct parallel to our reality.

looks too stupid to care about

ReturnOfFa posted...

looks too stupid to care about

It really wasn't! It was more of a viewing on a journalist during the war. It was pretty laser focused on the individual experiences of the leads and not the overall premise. I thought the sound editing and soundtrack were also amazing.

Jen0125 posted...

It really wasn't! It was more of a viewing on a journalist during the war. It was pretty laser focused on the individual experiences of the leads and not the overall premise. I thought the sound editing and soundtrack were also amazing.

Ohh I had some weird association between it and the creators of that Sound of Freedom film, but I had it wrong.

I heard it didn't do enough research into yugoslavia and somalia

That's kind of surprising, in the trailer it kind of seemed like they were pushing a "you're not a real american unless you believe in ????" narrative.

FatalAccident posted...

I actually dont lol. I defo would have preferred a lot more about the political backstory about why the president needed to be taken down. I totally get what they were trying to do but it wasnt what i was expecting

Same tbh, I wanted to know in what world California and Texas would ever team up...

Now I personally thought the ending was a bit anti climactic tbh. like a small ass squad of soldiers basically waltz in to the White House and find the president hiding under his desk of all places. And the soldiers kind of all posed after they shot him like it was some B-star action film lmao.

i just wish they'd hurry the fuck up and bring hugh jackman back in already.

ForteEXE3850 posted...

That's kind of surprising, in the trailer it kind of seemed like they were pushing a "you're not a real american unless you believe in ????" narrative.

There are like 4 lines in the film about the cause of the war. You can infer but I think them tying Cali and Texas together blurred it so much you don't actually know what the war is over. Basically the behind the scenes is the president took over a 3rd term and it started the war. It doesn't say almost anything else about it.
joemodda posted...

Same tbh, I wanted to know in what world California and Texas would ever team up...

Now I personally thought the ending was a bit anti climactic tbh. like a small ass squad of soldiers basically waltz in to the White House and find the president hiding under his desk of all places. And the soldiers kind of all posed after they shot him like it was some B-star action film lmao.

Yeah the ending was a bit loose but I imagine at that point of loss there's no one left to fight for the president.

I see a trailer and everyone talking about it, and now I'm interested in seeing this movie!

ForteEXE3850 posted...

That's kind of surprising, in the trailer it kind of seemed like they were pushing a "you're not a real american unless you believe in ????" narrative.

A24 is somewhat infamous for having bad/inaccurate marketing apparently.

ForteEXE3850 posted...

That's kind of surprising, in the trailer it kind of seemed like they were pushing a "you're not a real american unless you believe in ????" narrative.

No it didn't. They showed a brief clip from a scene in which some psychopath is questioning an innocent person which "side" they're on. That's why he said "what kind of American are you?"

The point is, it doesn't matter. Anyone even asking that kind of question is deranged to begin with.

Jen0125 posted...

There are like 4 lines in the film about the cause of the war. You can infer but I think them tying Cali and Texas together blurred it so much you don't actually know what the war is over. Basically the behind the scenes is the president took over a 3rd term and it started the war. It doesn't say almost anything else about it.

Yeah the ending was a bit loose but I imagine at that point of loss there's no one left to fight for the president.

wait what the hell? When did you hear this lol

FatalAccident posted...

wait what the hell? When did you hear this lol

It's in the background when they play random news clip excerpts. You have to listen to hear it. It's basically background noise.

ArcadianGenesis posted...

No it didn't. They showed a brief clip from a scene in which some psychopath is questioning an innocent person which "side" they're on. That's why he said "what kind of American are you?"

The point is, it doesn't matter. Anyone even asking that kind of question is deranged to begin with.

That line is also from one of the American soldiers who is asking a journalist what type they are in a tense moment. Obviously in a civil war people will have sides so that makes sense and wasn't pushing any specific agenda.