It's wild how Sammy predicted and foreshadowed almost everything that happened in the movie 
Down to the ending.
Down to the ending.
Civil War | Discussion Thread | A24 (4/24/2024, Dir/Writer. Alex Garland, starring Kirsten Dunst)
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Poetical Poltergeist
Precise and cold hearted
The decoys were just to buy time. Suicide mission for whoever was inside. Looked like possibly presidents fam. A trump move for sure 
What do you think Trump's quote would have been?The decoys were just to buy time. Suicide mission for whoever was inside. Looked like possibly presidents fam. A trump move for sure
Poetical Poltergeist
Precise and cold hearted
What do you think Trump's quote would have been?
Perhaps a classic like:
DO SOMETHING! (But all his men were dead).
Or
No one knows quotes better than me. I did nothing wrong and all the legal scholars agree.
Great movie. I'm still a bit disturbed by some of the images in the movie. I've seen more horrific things but how it was shot really captivated me. Something about hit close to home.
The politics surrounding the war wasn't the point of the movie. I understand why they came up with such an illogical alliance of Cali and Texas being the "Western forces". Its meant to be besides the point. Plus there were subtle hints about the politics of it if you paid close attention.
The real point was driving home how terrible war is. The toll it takes on people at an individual and societal level. Its a warning to society about how treacherous and devastating a civil war would be. People, especially in America love to larp and fantasize about it but really have no fukking clue how devastating such a scenario would play out.
I give this movie a 9/10.
The politics surrounding the war wasn't the point of the movie. I understand why they came up with such an illogical alliance of Cali and Texas being the "Western forces". Its meant to be besides the point. Plus there were subtle hints about the politics of it if you paid close attention.
The real point was driving home how terrible war is. The toll it takes on people at an individual and societal level. Its a warning to society about how treacherous and devastating a civil war would be. People, especially in America love to larp and fantasize about it but really have no fukking clue how devastating such a scenario would play out.
I give this movie a 9/10.
He even called out Lee's whole disposition and burnt out apathy towards everything...definitely foreshadowing the 3rd actIt's wild how Sammy predicted and foreshadowed almost everything that happened in the movie
If that was the point why make a movie where the audience follows around a protagonist who doesn't seem to care much and is largely unbothered until things get personal. I think she undercuts that whole messaging... If the protagonist doesn't care or seems unphased why should I? Including the back story would have given the plot some actual stakes for the audience to care about to get through the runtime.
Everyone has their way of processing trauma. Her apparent apathy and callousness were just a defense mechanism she developed over the years as a war photographer. Also, you have to figure an experienced war photographer isn't going to react the same way to war the way a regular civilian would.
And she cracks towards the end, even after all that callousness
You get it.
Naw this movie was clearly about War Journalism.
The specifics and politics of actual war/conflict didn't matter.
I think he said exactly that. And, war journalism was a tool to serve as the lens for the things @Micky Mikey said, at least that's what I read.