First Takes - Civil War (2024)

Jeremy watches the dystopian action drama written and directed by Alex Garland and starring Kirsten Dunst, Cailee Spaeny, Wagner Moura and Stephen McKinley Henderson.
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[@tonyhayes4980]

Interesting

[@cheesescientist]

I couldn’t get over how moronic it seemed that they were just taking photographs and not bothering to film anything. This lack of realism bugged me throughout the film. Joel recording a bit of audio or video even a phone would have sufficed.
Couldn’t agree more about Jesse Plemons; he really does play psychopaths beautifully.

[@cinemalimbo5516]

I think it leans into the classical idea of the photojournalist. Like with the specifics of the war, it's the overall tone and effect that feels more important.

[@cheesescientist]

Yes, but it doesn’t make that detail any less annoying!