Discussion
Disagree, Dredd was critised saying it was just a RAID copy but it was a road trip as was Civil War although it was through levels, encountering civilians, those who didn't want to get involved, those that were passively and those that volunteered. It also showed the grittiness, described using SA footage of disorder etc. It was just as simple a story but felt much less foggy to watch.
Hugo Stiglitz said:
EvoDelta said:
Absolutely loved this. I'm not sure where the bad reviews are coming from, I couldn't fault it.
Civil War imagines a crumbling USA torn apart by militias, a crazed president, and murderous ideological rage. The problem is, director Alex Garland never tells us anything about those ideologies.And
Civil War does promise to be some great commentary on our cultural zeitgeist, and yet it’s not much more than a higher-minded version of White House Down or Olympus Has Fallen.
I agree with these critics.
For me it starts off with a jarring suicide bomber carrying the stars and stripes. That was a fantastic opener.
It then became/finished as just a shooting film.
Garland's Dredd was a snarling vicious view of the future.
I was thinking throughout Civil War that I didn't identify or feel any sort of empathy or warmth with any of the lead characters.
It just seemed to collapse with no attempt at story telling why, how, what.
Just seen this at the cinema about an hour ago, blimey it's pretty tough going. I thought it was great overall, couple of mis-steps, but on the whole pretty terrifying. I could imagine how easily a country could slip like this.
The part with Jesse Plemons was one of the most tense scenes I've seen in a long time. At the beginning I was sure the young photographer would be annoying, but for the most part isn't.
As mentioned in previous posts as a negative, I thought the fact you didn't know the ideologies of either the WF or the government was for me a positive, in that we, as the viewer didn't have a 'side' to root for, just observe.
The part with Jesse Plemons was one of the most tense scenes I've seen in a long time. At the beginning I was sure the young photographer would be annoying, but for the most part isn't.
As mentioned in previous posts as a negative, I thought the fact you didn't know the ideologies of either the WF or the government was for me a positive, in that we, as the viewer didn't have a 'side' to root for, just observe.
Just seen it here too and really enjoyed the tension of the whole thing.
I also thought the young photographer might be annoying, but the way she became so comfortable with what was happening around her nicely summed up how quickly war had turned people.
Only 3 people in our cinema showing and we all jumped with the gunshots too! 😆
I also thought the young photographer might be annoying, but the way she became so comfortable with what was happening around her nicely summed up how quickly war had turned people.
Only 3 people in our cinema showing and we all jumped with the gunshots too! 😆
That's not what I expected it to be, only saw the trailers and inbetween jobs I love the day time trip to the cinema.
Thought it was great, and I would agree, I didn't get a sense of its political side, it actually seemed purposely didn't go into the reasons for the Civil War itself. That's the first realistic representation of gun fire though and the loudness of it I have seen in a film since Heat.
Thought it was great, and I would agree, I didn't get a sense of its political side, it actually seemed purposely didn't go into the reasons for the Civil War itself. That's the first realistic representation of gun fire though and the loudness of it I have seen in a film since Heat.
Terrible cliche ridden, formulaic road film.
Was it set in the past ?
Both women were using 35mm SLR cameras, like digital never happened.
Where did they process their negs and print positives..........was Walmart still open ?
Photo-journalists and war photograpers are stuff
of the 20th century, the Pulitzer prize winning single image has had its day,
everyone has mobiles, rolling news wants moving images.
Was it set in the past ?
Both women were using 35mm SLR cameras, like digital never happened.
Where did they process their negs and print positives..........was Walmart still open ?
Photo-journalists and war photograpers are stuff
of the 20th century, the Pulitzer prize winning single image has had its day,
everyone has mobiles, rolling news wants moving images.
Hugo Stiglitz said:
EvoDelta said:
Absolutely loved this. I'm not sure where the bad reviews are coming from, I couldn't fault it.
Civil War imagines a crumbling USA torn apart by militias, a crazed president, and murderous ideological rage. The problem is, director Alex Garland never tells us anything about those ideologies.And
Civil War does promise to be some great commentary on our cultural zeitgeist, and yet it’s not much more than a higher-minded version of White House Down or Olympus Has Fallen.
I agree with these critics.
For me it starts off with a jarring suicide bomber carrying the stars and stripes. That was a fantastic opener.
It then became/finished as just a shooting film.
Garland's Dredd was a snarling vicious view of the future.
I was thinking throughout Civil War that I didn't identify or feel any sort of empathy or warmth with any of the lead characters.
It just seemed to collapse with no attempt at story telling why, how, what.
Nethybridge said:
Terrible cliche ridden, formulaic road film.
Was it set in the past ?
Both women were using 35mm SLR cameras, like digital never happened.
Where did they process their negs and print positives..........was Walmart still open ?
Photo-journalists and war photograpers are stuff
of the 20th century, the Pulitzer prize winning single image has had its day,
everyone has mobiles, rolling news wants moving images.
The 'Pro' was using Sony digital gear, and the youngster was using a classic Nikon F film camera - as pointed out above they even show a scene of her developing negs at the stadium. One of the themes of the film is the old vs new, and the film (IMHO) laments the way that modern news is all about video and not the classic single frontpage photo.Was it set in the past ?
Both women were using 35mm SLR cameras, like digital never happened.
Where did they process their negs and print positives..........was Walmart still open ?
Photo-journalists and war photograpers are stuff
of the 20th century, the Pulitzer prize winning single image has had its day,
everyone has mobiles, rolling news wants moving images.
Just watched this, personally I enjoyed it. Glad the was no back story to give us goodies and baddies, the “still” photos that were pepper dashed through the movie were dramatic black and white and captured a lot of emotion.
I thought the acting was good and the story was fast moving and kept me engaged, with some brutal footage in places but probably reflects real warfare.
7/10 revolutions from me.
I thought the acting was good and the story was fast moving and kept me engaged, with some brutal footage in places but probably reflects real warfare.
7/10 revolutions from me.
Gassing Station | TV, Film, Video Streaming & Radio | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff