Why Civil War is a Sensational Must-See Movie

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  • Civil War is a sensational masterclass in filmmaking from the great Alex Garland. Here's my no spoiler review! #civilwar #alexgarland #kirstendunst #filmreview #moviereview #theawardscontender
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Komentáře • 234

  • @blindowlmedia
    @blindowlmedia Před měsícem +4

    As a military combat photographer, I absolutely love this film.

  • @TheCatIndeed
    @TheCatIndeed Před měsícem +31

    I was holding my breath throughout the entire encounter with Jesse Plemons.

    • @ccpsuckseggs953
      @ccpsuckseggs953 Před měsícem

      You enjoyed Elton John killing Asians did ya? 🤣

  • @BrokenTreeProd
    @BrokenTreeProd Před měsícem +39

    This movie blew me away. Plemmons is an absolute scary villain whenever he gets the chance to play one and this was his worst.

    • @whitebread940
      @whitebread940 Před měsícem +2

      Worse than Todd?

    • @fragout9575
      @fragout9575 Před měsícem +1

      ​@@whitebread940 yes!

    • @istrumguitars
      @istrumguitars Před měsícem

      I agree it was an amazing film from start to finish. Oscarworthy, IMO.

    • @swann433
      @swann433 Před měsícem

      @@whitebread940 way worse than todd.

    • @Soloohara
      @Soloohara Před měsícem

      lol what? are u like 6?

  • @iasimov5960
    @iasimov5960 Před měsícem +104

    The most frequent criticism of this movie comes from people that think an alliance between Texas and California is unbelievable. Actually, it was very clever of the film maker to team Texas and California. If California had been the rebel state, it could logically be inferred the President was Conservative. If Texas was the secessionist, then the President must be Liberal. By making both states allies the audience doesn't know the political basis of the war. In my opinion Civil War is a better movie than Dune 2 and the best movies I've seen in a very long time.

    • @davidmorin9053
      @davidmorin9053 Před měsícem +9

      Well said! I agree. And if people from either state have a hard time swallowing that pill, then this movie is more important and relevant than ever.

    • @wathsi99
      @wathsi99 Před měsícem +7

      Why compare this with a film like Dune 2?
      Dune Saga is set in stone now. Written in the early 60s and then influenced major sci-fi and fantasy that came after making its a seminal scifi. Even though Denis's adaptation has some changes (character changes, some story changes and leaving out lot of worldbuilding), and he nitpicks what themes to focus on from the first book (which has many), he's still telling Paul's arc from the Dune Saga. Dune 2's challenge is to bring us a story that's copied multiple times over in many materials in a unique, exciting way to a new audience while still focusing on saga's themes and messages through characters, story, and filmmaking. It's a film for generations, and once the trilogy is finished, it might be a seminal piece of filmmaking.

    • @nerychristian
      @nerychristian Před měsícem

      Because Dune 2 is predictable and doesn't offer anything new. It's the same white savior trope we've seen countless times before

    • @wathsi99
      @wathsi99 Před měsícem +8

      @nerychristian Now, if you said this after Part 1, I would've given it a pass (who Attridies are going to be exposed in film one's opening monolog). But after Part 2, yeah, you've missed the whole point of the film, buddy! LOL. Critical thinking needs to be applied. This is cerebral sci-fi!

    • @nerychristian
      @nerychristian Před měsícem +2

      @@wathsi99 What's cerebral about it? If the setting were different, let's say it took place on Earth. Then it would just be a copy of Dances with Wolves or The Last Samurai. Maybe even Pocahontas.

  • @BrownsBacker
    @BrownsBacker Před měsícem +16

    I totally agree...the movie warns of the breakdown of guardrails meant to protect us from tyranny while also warning us of not to give in to our own personal grievances, prejudices, and hatred. The vagueness of the political stances of both sides allows this film to speak to both sides of our current political atmosphere. It's a warning not to allow any one person abuse power, nor allow ourselves to find excuses to give in to our worst impulses against our fellow humans/citizens. There is no clean and tidy way for violence to become an answer to political problems. I believe Kirsten Dunst could be remembered for best actress, depending on how deep the field is, and that Jesse Plemons could do a Beatrice Straight and get a supporting actor nomination for his tour de force performance in his extended scene that takes over the entire movie and is remembered after leaving the theater. The sound design should be a definite nomination, it is great and is like a character itself. I believe this movie will be remembered and a possible cult classic....and a prescient warning to a possible future for this country.

    • @dannomusic47
      @dannomusic47 Před měsícem

      I’ve been following quite a few reviews of this movie and your synopsis is a great one.

  • @amycarpenter1187
    @amycarpenter1187 Před měsícem +30

    I have a hard time watching war movies, but I’m trying to get myself prepared to see this one. I love that Kristen Dunst took this role!

    • @Sarcastic_redbeard34
      @Sarcastic_redbeard34 Před měsícem +4

      It's not much of a war movie but it does show how people don't really care for one another even the people traveling together.

    • @Iacon40k
      @Iacon40k Před měsícem

      Bottom line, don't go in expecting a war movie, this is set during the final days of the Civil War. But understand that there are scenes that are absolutely disturbing throughout the film

    • @istrumguitars
      @istrumguitars Před měsícem

      This is the most brutal and terrifying war movie of all time, I’d argue, because it doesn’t spend even one second romanticizing it.

    • @swann433
      @swann433 Před měsícem

      It's brutal. Way more brutal than most war movies...it seemed more real to me...disturbing as hell.

  • @thetrison
    @thetrison Před měsícem +16

    Hearing Brian saying he was underwhelmed by Men was kinda funny to me lol.

    • @gui4816
      @gui4816 Před měsícem +1

      Weird cause he gave it a 4/5

    • @georgeralph8031
      @georgeralph8031 Před měsícem

      @@gui4816 You got your head up your ass...lol....just kidding, I agree with you.

  • @DollyMadison-wg7lr
    @DollyMadison-wg7lr Před 18 dny +1

    Your review of Civil War is excellent. It is very insightful.
    I have already seen the movie three times.
    There is one scene missing from this perfect movie.
    A short time after the noisy start of the D.C. Siege, cut to a view of the statue of Lincoln, sitting inside the monument.
    A very still scene, a very quiet scene, an almost serene scene, but, in the far, far away distance, you can hear machine gun fire.
    As the D.C. siege moves forward, cut to this serene scene one more time and this time yhe the gunfire gets louder and louder.
    Finally, when the rocket strikes, and the building explodes, we see Lincoln, with rubble piled up to his shoulders. He is trapped, frozen, unable to be free.
    And lastly, we see a black-and-white snapshot-of-quietness of Lincoln’s closeup face.
    That is a scene missing from the movie.

  • @kymbartley8104
    @kymbartley8104 Před měsícem +15

    I thought this movie was incredibly compelling. I'm still processing what I watched, but it definitely moved me.

  • @Jamal3.87
    @Jamal3.87 Před měsícem +12

    Good reviews for this so far. Garland’s direction and Dunst’s performance. No surprise there. Garland blew me away with Ex Machina and Annihilation. Dunst has been good going back to 1994 with Little Women and Interview with the Vampire, where she kind of out-acts Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt. The question is whether or not the film will have lasting power to make it to award season.
    Given this review, I wonder if the movie will play as being identical to Oppenheimer with its doomsday/dystopian premise or deemed as too political in an election year to Academy voters. We shall see.

  • @brandonashe1763
    @brandonashe1763 Před měsícem +2

    Jaw was on the floor almost the whole film. Loved it, sniper scene might be my favorite tbh. whole movie boils down to that imo.

  • @lexm17
    @lexm17 Před měsícem +8

    I really enjoyed it and appreciated it stayed neutral otherwise itwould just cause more vitriol that we really don’t need. I love films which show the human impact of war and how people are affected by it and process it. The sound design was exceptional and the camera work makes you feel like you’re right there with the characters. I think the dialogue could have been strange and perhaps a bit more background on how the civil war broke out, but other than that I have few complaints

  • @alpe1987
    @alpe1987 Před měsícem +12

    I think CIVIL WAR might make people think regardless and Art does that.

  • @bigwolfie
    @bigwolfie Před měsícem +7

    I'm so happy with your review of this movie. I really think that you nailed it with your impressions. Many other movie channels are crying about it's too violent or complaining about that the movie doesn't explain too much about the conflict. Or even worst, trying to tell that the movie is good because is trying to predict the future of USA. I strongly disagree with most of those ideas.

    • @laceykanda995
      @laceykanda995 Před měsícem

      I absolutely agree with everything you said here!🩷

    • @tslade1co
      @tslade1co Před měsícem

      The only thing that fails as a prediction is that Texas and California would find common ground ideologically. Change Texas out for New York or Washington....or California swapped out for all but a handful of liberal population centers...and this would be spot on. And in reality, probably prescient. Looked at several generations from now as something parallel to Nostradamus's predictions. Because the division in this country has no common ground. Nor is there any room left for compromises. Either something like this movie will happen, or or union dissolves via mutual agreement. Which the totalitarian left will absolutely never agree to.

    • @dannomusic47
      @dannomusic47 Před měsícem

      @@tslade1cototalitarian left?
      That is some strong projection you’re flinging.

  • @kamogelouzimaki7958
    @kamogelouzimaki7958 Před měsícem +20

    This is how you write a “Strong female lead” like an actual human being 👌🏽

  • @nateboggini7174
    @nateboggini7174 Před měsícem +7

    My main criticism with the film was the script. I feel it didn’t do a great job with characterization and there were several times when the characters said or did something that just took me out of a scene that I was fully invested in. I really appreciated the perspective and lens it was told in and I really did like the ideas explored but I didn’t think it was as compelling or interestingly told as some people. I’ve heard some people say they hated that the movie didn’t have a message, I totally disagree with that, I just think it wasn’t as interesting as it could have been. I think I enjoyed it overall but definitely a mixed bag.

  • @ge4849
    @ge4849 Před měsícem +4

    I agree your review on Civil War. It shocked me when you mentioned the sound track. Loved the musical choices in the film. Also, loved the silent section after an explosion. The photos taken by the journalists were amazing. I never let my guard down. I didn’t want to miss a single second of the film. At this time, I am trying to deal with my feelings of satisfaction in the final scene and final photo. People that love movies must see this one.

    • @bluescat59
      @bluescat59 Před měsícem

      De La Soul “Say No Go” was a bizarre needle drop choice

  • @Sharpe1502
    @Sharpe1502 Před měsícem +5

    I keep hearing about Jesse Plemons in this movie. Is it possible he can get any award consideration for one scene? Like for the indie spirit or Gotham awards?

    • @adanrios7951
      @adanrios7951 Před měsícem

      Yes - William Hurt got a best supporting nod for one scene in a history of violence (iirc)

  • @sk8mafia214
    @sk8mafia214 Před měsícem +5

    I feel like the scene with Jesse wearing those red glasses was saying something a in way or showing the character perception of the world (maybe I’m reaching) but definitely a great intense scene I’ve seen in a while, counting that bear scene in Annihilation…oof, goosebumps

    • @wert7773
      @wert7773 Před měsícem

      Yup, rose tinted glasses, some people anticipate a potential US Civil War so they can be prepared, some people anticipate it because they want it. Think about all the mentally ill people, disgruntled young men, and political doomscrollers in the nation. We already see this in Ukraine; Russian Mercenary Companies hire Ultranationalists, Racists, Prisoners, and Psychopaths to kill their cultural cousins, and they excel at their job because they want to kill and they don't care if Ukrainians are their "cousins". The same will happen in America if it happens in America

    • @TheScoppie
      @TheScoppie Před měsícem +1

      There’s a whole subtext about lenses throughout the movie.

    • @adanrios7951
      @adanrios7951 Před měsícem +1

      He’s seeing the whole world as red. When people “see red” it means that have become very angry.

  • @TheTerryGene
    @TheTerryGene Před měsícem +4

    This film knocked me out. I love the fact that it didn’t offer us any historical perspective: it simply plopped us down in the middle of the dreadful situation and lets us center on the concerns of its protagonists. This is what actual civil war could conceivably really look like. The performances are uniformly first-rate, the cinematography and sound design are incredible and this film is going to stick in my mind for a long time. The film of which this most reminds me is Children of Men.

  • @alexayres6250
    @alexayres6250 Před měsícem

    I literally watched your elusive oscar vid a few days ago and it was so good. Kirsten to me is like a jake Gyllenhaal, or perhaps the other way around considering she started first, in which she chooses very thought provoking projects. Upon watching that vid, u def mentioned a few movies of hers i had not seen or heard of such as "Dick" which reminds me of a "Romy and Michelle". This character she plays however is the best I've seen her in a while. She really shows her range here, focusing more on body language than actual dialogue. And you can not only see PTSD written all over her, but u can feel it coming off of her. Such a transformative roll for her. Sure she's played depressed a lot but this is something different. She better get an Oscar win for this. Spaney is also great as a newcomer even though she got on my nerves towards the end. Im definitely looking forward to her version of Ellen Ripley in the upcoming "Alien: Romulus". Great review and i love the elusive Oscar segments.

  • @Jordan-ti9oc
    @Jordan-ti9oc Před 5 dny

    Just watched it and absolutely loved it. Hope it gets a few Oscar noms, Garlands directing was fantastic here

  • @GareBare90
    @GareBare90 Před měsícem +3

    I knew from the jump that the movie speaks controversy, and I freaking love it!

  • @user-mi7el5gk6y
    @user-mi7el5gk6y Před měsícem

    Fantastic use of music, Silver Apples and co.

  • @romijane
    @romijane Před 18 dny

    They could totally make a series as a prequel of sorts!

  • @rebeccag8589
    @rebeccag8589 Před měsícem +3

    I haven't seen this movie but I've been looking forward to it and now I'm looking forward to it even more!
    Side note- I do think it's a little sad that still, the bar for well written female characters is often set so low that it's notable when someone is able to write fully fleshed out female roles. Haha.

  • @doncasto8520
    @doncasto8520 Před měsícem

    Thanks for the review. Can't wait to see it!

  • @waynetec13
    @waynetec13 Před měsícem +1

    What timestamp does the review of Civil War start?

  • @rodrickheffley8794
    @rodrickheffley8794 Před měsícem

    Great video Brian!

  • @makaheng
    @makaheng Před měsícem

    Thanks sir for such a great analytical review, definitely a must see for me now👍

  • @alisdairmckenzie
    @alisdairmckenzie Před měsícem

    I've loved Garland since reading his debut novel, The Beach in the 90s...no matter what, he's always interesting. One day he'll get the awards recognition he deserves.

  • @keeganthorpe
    @keeganthorpe Před měsícem

    I just got home from seeing this. Your thumbnail motivated me to see it but I didn’t want to watch your review until I had seen it for myself. I loved Dunst in this. It’s such and understated performance. Jesse Plemmons was indeed terrifying! I was nervous through the whole film. The tension was so thick.

  • @GAFB1122
    @GAFB1122 Před měsícem +5

    I saw it on Thursday and I thought it was very good!! 👍

  • @cadenmorse1024
    @cadenmorse1024 Před měsícem +7

    The scariest part about this movie is that the possiblity of it coming true isn't even within the next "couple of decades"...it's much sooner

    • @dmhendricks
      @dmhendricks Před měsícem

      LOL, if you think California and Texas would _ever_ team up, you don't know much about American politics. California would more likely team up with China.

    • @AlinaAniretake
      @AlinaAniretake Před měsícem +1

      yeah, I can see like Tomorrow Texas allying itself with California

    • @tslade1co
      @tslade1co Před měsícem +1

      I see you are no stranger to sarcasm. Love it

  • @sk8mafia214
    @sk8mafia214 Před měsícem

    The only thing that took me out of film was that song choice use in the first part of the movie (if you guys seen it, you know what I’m talking about) but, other then that, I’d say I enjoyed it for the most part but can’t say I would give another watch in the movies again (maybe) probably one more watch on Tuesday

  • @andyroo9381
    @andyroo9381 Před měsícem

    Thank you for this. I haven't seen the film yet, but I'm even more eager now.

  • @ploppill34
    @ploppill34 Před měsícem +1

    You are in the minority of the minority😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @antoniobaston5078
    @antoniobaston5078 Před měsícem +1

    THE MOVIE IS VERY GREAT.

  • @ploppill34
    @ploppill34 Před měsícem +6

    The bar for sensational has been lowered dramatically 😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @BigNoseDog
    @BigNoseDog Před měsícem +3

    I haven’t seen this movie yet. But from what I gather, the hate this movie is garnering has to do with one’s political views. Conservatives see this movie as an indictment of a the MAGA movement, as if “liberal” Hollywood is trying to scare voters in an election year into voting Democrat to prevent the kind of civil unrest this movie depicts. Liberals hate this movie precisely because it doesn’t paint Trump supporters as the cause of civil war, suggesting that both sides are equally responsible. In other words, you have one group feeling like the movie is an exaggerated depiction of them and another group complaining that the movie is too afraid to take a side at all.

  • @pophector
    @pophector Před měsícem +3

    Thank you for this review, Brian! This was so good. I loved that it wasn't a typical apocalyptic/destruction movie and actually built up the tension. There were so many scenes I actually gasped at like in a horror movie. Kirsten Dunst & Jesse Plemons were great, with Wagner Moura adding some comic relief in between. Alex Garland did that again! To me, this is on the level of Ex-Machina & Anhillation, and better than Men.

  • @PicklesRTasty
    @PicklesRTasty Před měsícem

    Bro how did you avoid the trailers? I swear it played before every other film I've seen in the past 6 months

  • @hamzaprime555
    @hamzaprime555 Před měsícem

    Loved it

  • @bigwolfie
    @bigwolfie Před měsícem

    Usted señor se ha ganado su like y un nuevo subscriptor

  • @viicristina
    @viicristina Před měsícem

    As a brazilian I am so proud of Wagner Moura! He is amazing!

  • @biganimefan84
    @biganimefan84 Před měsícem +1

    This won't be one of the very few movies this year I'll be able to see on the big screen. I will get it on DVD/Blu Ray and see it then.

    • @ScottLewisMusic
      @ScottLewisMusic Před měsícem +1

      Why?

    • @biganimefan84
      @biganimefan84 Před měsícem +2

      ​@ScottLewisMusic Getting the DVD or Blu Ray costs about the same as going to the theater for ONE showing. Especially if concessions are included.
      And being a parent of 3 young children is hard work. Especially with a lack of trusted babysitters.

    • @ScottLewisMusic
      @ScottLewisMusic Před měsícem

      @@biganimefan84 I have to say, this movie is beautifully shot and has incredible sound design. I highly recommend seeing it in IMAX.

    • @LegoWarFims
      @LegoWarFims Před měsícem +3

      @@biganimefan84should see it in IMAX

  • @oscartorrez5870
    @oscartorrez5870 Před měsícem +2

    6.5/10 illogical scenarios/situations, slow moving, lite character development, leaves plenty of simple supply questions unanswered.
    Stream rent.

    • @swann433
      @swann433 Před měsícem +1

      Wrong. Great film. You missed the whole point.

    • @ccpsuckseggs953
      @ccpsuckseggs953 Před měsícem

      ​@@swann433what's the point then?

    • @oscartorrez5870
      @oscartorrez5870 Před měsícem +1

      @@swann433 no, non industry audiences will not enjoy this movie at all. Even if one ignores the non political style of this movie the supply and demand semi dystopian questions become apparent immediately.
      6.5/10 wait to stream and fast forward over the slow motion weird music scenes.

    • @ccpsuckseggs953
      @ccpsuckseggs953 Před měsícem

      ​@@oscartorrez5870 idk why people keep saying it's non political it's obviously the views wet dream of Trump

  • @432N1CK
    @432N1CK Před měsícem +3

    I saw it yesterday and I'm still trying to figure out if I liked it or not lol

    • @whitebread940
      @whitebread940 Před měsícem

      Give it a few days, you’ll hate it.

    • @swann433
      @swann433 Před měsícem

      It was a good film for thoughtful people. If you need spoon feeding you will hate it.

    • @432N1CK
      @432N1CK Před měsícem

      @@swann433 Me baby

    • @432N1CK
      @432N1CK Před měsícem

      @@whitebread940 yeah it's losing steam for me in the days after watching

    • @swann433
      @swann433 Před měsícem +1

      @@432N1CK short attention span

  • @willrogers6683
    @willrogers6683 Před měsícem +2

    This is NOT a civil war. This is the military correcting an unconstitutional tyranny. Almost clickbait…..

  • @jacobhuff5975
    @jacobhuff5975 Před měsícem +3

    Completely agree I thought this ripped plus a great theater experience on top of it. Would be cool for sounds design to get some love during award season. Also the comments on this film are really weird, I understand if it didn’t work for you personally but some of the dialogue calling Garland spineless and cowardly is so weird to me.

  • @johnrushing3537
    @johnrushing3537 Před měsícem

    Wasn’t my favorite movie but I do agree that the Jessie Plemmons part was awesome

  • @TheOscarDogs
    @TheOscarDogs Před měsícem +5

    All here for Kiersten Dunst renaissance we are witnessing

  • @videostoryanalyses8910
    @videostoryanalyses8910 Před měsícem

    There are non political reviews where a lot of the technical are critiqued. You know the type, nerds that worry about whether a vest would work...etc.

  • @Peanut10040
    @Peanut10040 Před měsícem

    I went to a civil war screening last year while it was in post-production and the final film is better than what I saw last year. Garland took out a lot of scenes that made the film drag and, from what I can recall, what happens to Dunst is different too. I hated Men. It's one of those me too movies that makes men look bad, needy and clingy, like Barbie and Poor Things. We don't need to put men down to make women look better.

  • @videostoryanalyses8910
    @videostoryanalyses8910 Před měsícem

    Didn't Garland partially write Dredd?

    • @eamonndeane587
      @eamonndeane587 Před měsícem

      He did.
      Judge Dredd is my favourite Karl Urban role.

  • @pablovasquez2201
    @pablovasquez2201 Před měsícem

    Do you have a letterboxd?

  • @PatrickEtheridge1983
    @PatrickEtheridge1983 Před měsícem

    I have seen a fair number of reviewers giving a poor review based on expectations that were not met for them. I think the expectation of what this film would be, versus what the film actually is, is what upset some viewers. That's not the film's or director's fault. People wanted this film to make a political statement one way or the other. Since the message was more anti-war than anti-left or anti-right, somehow, that made the film less interesting. This film is about the human condition. It shows the best and worst of humanity. It's a cautionary tale of why no one should want for war. The reality is much more horrifying than what is glamoirised. I felt like the photo journalists were very realized. I have read and heard interviews with journalists who are around warzones, and this depiction felt very faithful to those experiences. Overall, I thought Civil War was a great film!

  • @MarceloAlves-xn6bu
    @MarceloAlves-xn6bu Před měsícem

    Uaguiner Moura ? O ator se chama Wagner Moura. Com o w com som de v. Como o compositor Richard Wagner.

  • @jacobrichardson1455
    @jacobrichardson1455 Před měsícem +1

    What kind of American are you…? Are you a Jack Daniels in your morning coffee American? Or some Kettle One in your OJ 🍊 American…? 🤔

  • @andshereadstoo7809
    @andshereadstoo7809 Před měsícem

    Anihilation would be SO GOOD if it wasnt atttached to the book lol. The all female team was also a main component of the book. I just feel like all the complexity from the novel was replaced by aesthetics in the film ☠

  • @timedebtor
    @timedebtor Před měsícem

    "that was a little bit underwhelmed by men" ... Who isn't

  • @Captureman
    @Captureman Před měsícem

    I now have the perfect American doomsday trilogy:
    The Day After (1983)
    Red Dawn (1984)
    Civil War (2024)

    • @CortexNewsService
      @CortexNewsService Před měsícem +1

      That actually is. Red Dawn was made as a reaction to The Day After, a more conservative perspective. Civil War forces both ends of the political spectrum to sit with the discomfort

  • @Elpinchecrizz
    @Elpinchecrizz Před měsícem

    I loved the performances from the actors/actresses but I wasn’t a fan of the film …i didn’t understand why there was a civil war in the first place …they never explained that nor why it was important to go to DC

  • @eadonnlawrence9934
    @eadonnlawrence9934 Před měsícem

    There’s been a lot of political commentary recently about Texas flipping to a blue state in the near future based on the demographic of people moving there.
    I live in Australia and 10 years ago I moved to Queensland, very similar to Texas as a state the has been conservative for our entire history. Over that 10 year period I have seen it transition to a more liberal state.
    At our last national election Queensland veered so far left that several districts were won by the Green Party, our far left political party.
    So California and Texas aligning in a fictional near future doesn’t seem so far fetched to me.

  • @davidprice2880
    @davidprice2880 Před měsícem

    You do an awesome job and you know how to review movie and you remind me of Roger Ebert who taught me how to analyze and appreciate good cinema . Great job.

  • @mickgutierrez6739
    @mickgutierrez6739 Před měsícem +3

    The movie Civil War has no plot, no story line, no context, no background. A movie, if you want to be generous, fails completely.

    • @zumetal
      @zumetal Před měsícem +1

      What failed here is your ability to read the narrative. Sorry

  • @darrenfields7361
    @darrenfields7361 Před měsícem

    Cailee Spaney looks like Millie Bobbie Brown just like how Emma Stone and Mila Kunis look alike

    • @MichaelSmith-zx5lw
      @MichaelSmith-zx5lw Před měsícem +1

      Emma and Mila look absolutely nothing like each other. Not even a little bit.

    • @poett8875
      @poett8875 Před 26 dny

      @@MichaelSmith-zx5lwexactly, I dunno where that came from😂😂

  • @rickriffel6246
    @rickriffel6246 Před měsícem

    Could this movie be a little similar to The Hurt Locker (2009)?

  • @samuelbarber6177
    @samuelbarber6177 Před 21 dnem

    Nick Offerman is so under used in this movie that it should be considered a war crime. Like, why the Hell was he even in this movie? He’s in two minutes of the opening and then a smattering here and there, and I know the movie isn’t about him, but I felt like it built him up so much, that I found myself disappointed and honestly for most of the movie. Now, there are some great sequences in this film, and the sound design in particular is really good, but otherwise I found it to be shallow and for a movie entitled “Civil War”, I expected a film about a civil war and I didn’t get that, and I think the film’s insistence on objectivity really hurt it for me. There’s no world building. We don’t know anything about any of the events to the point when the Civil War feels so background that I wonder why the movie was even made.

  • @georgeralph8031
    @georgeralph8031 Před měsícem

    Think of it as a modern day Easy Rider parable; a road trip type movie with alternatiing moments of beauty, grace and introspection, punctuated by scenarios of sheer terror and ultra-violence. Like Easy Rider, you either got it or you didn't. Personally, it goes into my Top 250 films ever made. The sound design is incredible. This movie will haunt you for days and weeks to come, as you mull over each montage and vignette, wondering about it's irony and the what-if scenarios...Sammy's (Stephen Mckinley) death scene is like an elegy...filmed with such grace and compassion...you will tear up during the sequence, trust me...I saw it in IMAX, which I recommend highly if you are going to see it once. I'm going back for a second viewing in Dolby this week, to catch any of the nuances I may have missed. Finally, I will eagerly await the possibility of a director's cut version of this film to see what was left on the cutting room floor....

  • @mudstyle5288
    @mudstyle5288 Před měsícem +2

    Needed a screen writer for this one

  • @carolinamartins2688
    @carolinamartins2688 Před měsícem +4

    Brazil is so proud of Wagner Moura! ❤

  • @frankvee
    @frankvee Před měsícem

    Those who say Civil War was slow need to go back to watching Tik Tok videos. Civil War cost $80 Million dollars and is the most expensive A24 film to date.

  • @ordyy89
    @ordyy89 Před měsícem +1

    Awesome movie👍 I’ll be watching it again on DVD when that comes out.

  • @jordanbolm8517
    @jordanbolm8517 Před měsícem +1

    Plemmons is married to Mary-jane?! Damn, good job brotha 👏

  • @stonefree1911
    @stonefree1911 Před měsícem +1

    Fanboy review. CW is a good movie that could have been great.

  • @OdinAesthetic
    @OdinAesthetic Před měsícem +1

    Thankfully somebody sees it. I loved the movie and want to see it again.

  • @wokesick
    @wokesick Před měsícem +1

    A must watch? That's not what Critical Drinker has to say.

    • @hominessuntsaluatores
      @hominessuntsaluatores Před měsícem

      who?

    • @swann433
      @swann433 Před měsícem

      He's dead wrong. He missed the point.

    • @wokesick
      @wokesick Před měsícem

      @@hominessuntsaluatores Critical drinker is another movie critic on you tube. He's pretty good.

    • @wokesick
      @wokesick Před měsícem

      @@swann433 And what was the point?

    • @swann433
      @swann433 Před měsícem +1

      @@wokesick the point is that once a war starts everyone becomes brutalized and loses their humanity. did you notice there were no heroes in the film? both sides murdered the other side. both sides were just as bad. the director even said both sides are to blame for the current situation in the us right now. its a warning and a cautionary tale. if you cant see that then I doubt I can explain it to you. that scene at the end was taken straight out of so many other civil wars of the modern era. in fact it was very similar to what happened to khadaffi in libya. go watch the video of him being murdered. its on youtube...

  • @macebluemoon369
    @macebluemoon369 Před měsícem +1

    Tonight I watched this movie in the theatre. I thought it was utterly amazing!

  • @sytwang
    @sytwang Před měsícem +1

    I feel like the reason why people hated this fill is due to their own feeling of conviction. they want to be like "Oh see, your faction/tribe is doing this and then we rise up and kicked your ass, and we're gonna do that in real life too". What they failed to unload is, this movie is about a group of photo journalists. Journalists, whom supposed to be impartial to any political ideology, and just document a story.
    This movie doesn't herd you to be left or right or who's right and wrong. It's a fictional documentary.

    • @TheScoppie
      @TheScoppie Před měsícem

      Yeah, except that the Offerman President is clearly modelled on Trump and all the crazy militias torturing people and digging mass graves for ethnic minorities are clearly modelled on MAGAs who’ve been left without law enforcement.

    • @ccpsuckseggs953
      @ccpsuckseggs953 Před měsícem +1

      The movie is clearly the views wet dream of Trump wtf are you weirdos talking about? 🤣

  • @terrancemoore496
    @terrancemoore496 Před měsícem

    This is the first time that you done a movie review? Great Review though.

  • @PrimoChris09
    @PrimoChris09 Před měsícem

    I love this movie and I love my fellow Americans left or right.

  • @Soloohara
    @Soloohara Před měsícem

    must see?! are u drunk

  • @acertifiedclown
    @acertifiedclown Před měsícem

    Hi. I’m from Myanmar, which is actually in the midst of a civil war. After watching this, all I can say is… wow its accurate. The bomb scene especially resonated with me and was like a huge cold open… The other stuff was strangely relatable.. it felt oddly familiar but at the same time tense…

  • @samspirgel7531
    @samspirgel7531 Před měsícem +1

    Every criticism of the movie seems to be from people who were let down because they were expecting something else, rather than going in with a completely open mind

    • @lkf8799
      @lkf8799 Před měsícem

      👋🏻 That's me. The trailer was misleading and I was disappointed. It could have been a lot better.

  • @nicholaskosinski3933
    @nicholaskosinski3933 Před měsícem

    Love everything about this review except the Godzilla x Kong slander haha that movie was lit

  • @fahedabdullah789
    @fahedabdullah789 Před měsícem

    Men is his weakest movie

  • @LaggyMcDougal
    @LaggyMcDougal Před měsícem

    I am Death Strait Up lol

  • @Chandler_strickland002
    @Chandler_strickland002 Před měsícem +1

    Another typical review for this movie

    • @austinsimmons535
      @austinsimmons535 Před měsícem +8

      The review hasn’t even been out long enough for you to watch the whole thing 😂

    • @shantanunish955
      @shantanunish955 Před měsícem +4

      What does that even mean 😂 "typical review" ? U want him to review it differently just to stand out of the crowd ?

    • @Chandler_strickland002
      @Chandler_strickland002 Před měsícem +1

      @@shantanunish955 everyone has said the exact same thing about the movie

    • @aberganza2000
      @aberganza2000 Před měsícem +7

      It's almost like... what they're all saying is true.... and the movie is great?

    • @Chandler_strickland002
      @Chandler_strickland002 Před měsícem

      @@aberganza2000 I don’t know if the movie is great because I haven’t seen it. I personally would like for it to be great for me. It might not be though whenever I see it. I may end up hating it or I could love it.

  • @jimgordon3468
    @jimgordon3468 Před měsícem +2

    The movie is complete trash. Idiots walking around with cameras taking photos of people playing war. Absolutely ZERO story. It's like people who love this are seeing a completely different movie that I see. Horrible.

    • @taykitrleevitt4314
      @taykitrleevitt4314 Před měsícem +4

      The 'idiots' are reporters, and it's their job to document history... Your lack of understanding of how the world works might be part of the reason you don't like the movie.

    • @swann433
      @swann433 Před měsícem

      Howd that lobotomy go for you?

    • @ccpsuckseggs953
      @ccpsuckseggs953 Před měsícem

      ​@@swann433how'd you lose that last brain cell? 🥴

    • @ccpsuckseggs953
      @ccpsuckseggs953 Před měsícem

      ​@@taykitrleevitt4314you're blind if you think reporters are the good guys 🤣

  • @lafjd0850
    @lafjd0850 Před měsícem

    As a woman who felt very recognized by “Men,” it always tickles me how male Garland fans diminish it. I don’t expect men to get it right away, but if you like Garland’s weirdness and are willing to do the work, it’s interesting to see how unwilling they are to try with “Men.”
    It’s a self-fulfilling prophecy that parallels the critiques of “Civil War.” People who want to see their values and perspectives reinforced, explicitly, have no business watching Garland (or A24, frankly). People who came into this movie for validation in their finger-pointing, or who are stymied by the vagueness, need to stick to Marvel.

  • @c-9233
    @c-9233 Před měsícem

    What's with the "close up of guy smoking a cigarette" scenes?
    This film is cliched crap that stole an afternoon out of my life.
    Cardboard characterization and meaningless disjointed writing.
    This film is for the brain dead already. Which means this film will win loads of awards. This film is the epitome of Hollywood film making today. This film will make the actors embarrassed every time they remember they took all that dollar to be in it.
    Etc.

    • @swann433
      @swann433 Před měsícem

      Missed the whole point.

    • @c-9233
      @c-9233 Před měsícem

      @@swann433 and the point was?
      I see the point as throwing "millions into making the same old cliched clap-trap for the mindless masses to lap up, to while away their empty lives, eating a big tub (or equivalent) of popcorn.

    • @swann433
      @swann433 Před měsícem

      @@c-9233 the movie is about people exactly like you. thats the point.

  • @annaoophoto5259
    @annaoophoto5259 Před měsícem +1

    I think Kristen is too young to play a journalist with all that raputation

    • @nerychristian
      @nerychristian Před měsícem +3

      She's probably close to 50 years old. How much older does she need to be?

    • @annaoophoto5259
      @annaoophoto5259 Před měsícem

      @@nerychristian Do you think 50 it's old?

    • @nerychristian
      @nerychristian Před měsícem

      @@annaoophoto5259 It's not young. Definitely old enough to have an accomplished career.

    • @annaoophoto5259
      @annaoophoto5259 Před měsícem

      @@nerychristian sh's not 50 and she doesn't look near fifty, only my opinion

    • @annaoophoto5259
      @annaoophoto5259 Před měsícem

      @@nerychristian and 50 it's nothing

  • @chaksheba
    @chaksheba Před měsícem +5

    It is NOT a sensational must see movie. Saw it on Thursday and while it had tense moments and a vert intriguing ending climax, the movie was bare bones on script and left more questions then answers. The ending scene was a throw away and a slap to anyone's intelligence.

    • @chrisrutledge9330
      @chrisrutledge9330 Před měsícem

      The Left is in love with it - seems to be a sort of political horror film indulgence for them. And most of the film critics are Lefties.

    • @LegoWarFims
      @LegoWarFims Před měsícem

      It’s up left to the audience to figure out what happens next.

  • @surfn123
    @surfn123 Před měsícem

    Until Doomcock the future ruler of Earth weighs in and reviews this movie I will not see it.

  • @timburns1499
    @timburns1499 Před měsícem

    It sucked. The Media as the good guys is a joke!!!

  • @robfuzz
    @robfuzz Před měsícem +1

    Brian you don't find this movie dangerous and irresponsible?

    • @gotabonetopick2942
      @gotabonetopick2942 Před měsícem +3

      Why would it be? It doesn’t glorify the war, nor does it take a side in the hypothetical war the movie shows.

    • @swann433
      @swann433 Před měsícem

      It should be seen by everyone. Kids too. It should required for all Americans to watch

  • @whitebread940
    @whitebread940 Před měsícem +1

    Film was a mess , no reasonable plot or movie scenes with a terrible ending. I don’t get the hype.

    • @swann433
      @swann433 Před měsícem +2

      You missed the whole point. Congrats.

    • @ccpsuckseggs953
      @ccpsuckseggs953 Před měsícem

      ​@@swann433And you possess an extra chromosome

  • @chrisrutledge9330
    @chrisrutledge9330 Před měsícem +1

    So Texas and California are marching on DC - for reasons never explained. And middle America, we are told, wisely stays out of it, leaving these bozos on the East Coast to fight it out.
    A team of seasoned war correspondents on a road trip to the war's finale get themselves into a series of scrapes that have to mark a new benchmark for incompetency on the job. Older emotionally drained war photographer is being overtaken by younger not yet emotionally drained war photographer, in a script so predictable you expect cue cards. Lots of guns and explosions at the end. As to who won, or what that means - well shucks, that just shows how civil wars end up with just pointless violence. Except that, in historical fact, no wars are as clearly delineated as to causal differences than are civil wars. A flimsy political film, and a second tier action film. But the Lefties appear awe struck by it.

    • @nerychristian
      @nerychristian Před měsícem +1

      No. It's shown that the forces that attack Washington are from North Carolina and some other State. Everyone seems to be against Washington

    • @mileslucem4552
      @mileslucem4552 Před měsícem +1

      It was explained. The President violated the Constitution - 3rd term, abolished the FBI, and fired upon U.S. citizens!

  • @clarissawestbrook2203
    @clarissawestbrook2203 Před měsícem

    I thoroughly enjoyed "Civil War." It's definitely in my top three favorite movies of 2024 thus far along with "Dune 2" and " the Monkey Man." This was a great movie review. ❤❤❤❤🍿🎬🎥🎟️🎞️