Civil War 2024 by AverageMansReviews

Civil War 2024 by AverageMansReviews

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Warning/addition warning: there is flashing effects/colourful effects/shooting/racism/drugs/bodily functions/burning. Additional warning this content may or may not be unsettling to some viewers.

On our way to Washington DC: briefly; we have this vehicle full of photographer/photojournalist/journalist; ranging from young beginning Jessie Cullen [Cailee Spaeny:] an inspiring photographer and then we have the oldest Sammy [Stephen McKinley Henderson:] a veteran journalist and we get to follow this foursome on their journey and beyond.

Generally speaking: we have a lot to discuss; the script/film is one of those films that has been based around an ongoing situation, so whatever happened to why is situation has come to this point or after this situation even before or after we will never know [just to cover my back; obviously they could do a prequel to this film, but based on here and now we are using the outline of just this situation everything before or after is not the focus point; we are just here and now and ongoing that is it.]

Now this is where things could become very uncomfortable or infuriating for some viewers, I am mentally very switched on [even though my body and mental health is pretty screwed,] I was beginning to wonder in or around the first quarter if this film was doing what I think it was trying to do and more you go on through this film, there were more and more evidence to suggest that they were all so using social commentary in one way or another. As in the perspective of be you from the US or/and the Western cultures pick up something and start shooting [be it a gun and camera; I mean times have you seen something and the first thing you see is all these people getting their mobiles out that kind of mentality must get be the dominating force or at most get content to get likes or/and comments/quote] or we even have people that don't want anything to do with this situation or/and deny it [so it even covers the type of people that are trying to turn a blind eye.]

I mean art imitates life, I am not saying this is what this film has done, but over recent times even in my own country of the United Kingdom we had Brexit referendum in 2016 and as of this content is 2024 and in short it has been a complete dumb stuff fire including but not limited to the ramifications of that choice are still being felt and likewise so did the US with the attack happened on The Capitol Building in 2021.

Where in this film you can also clearly see some of these people are not happy for whatever reason and unfortunately you will see what happens if you don't come from America. So you can see why I came up with social commentary and let's be honest if we don't start trying to be better people generally speaking, at the moment this kind of film may be an extreme version, but then again the US and/or UK have already had civil wars over their lands in history anyway.

The framework and pacing of this 109 minutes film is slow to begin with but the more you watch of it the better it gets.

Action and art; the action is what it is for this type of film, it isn't poor, it does its job. I am say this about the art I like the concept of seeing what pictures they are taking from their perspective, but I don't have to like the content of the pictures and we do have some really imaginative scenery.

Character developments and performances; the character developments are good versions of what they are meant to be, but they are a bit predictable, as soon as a back and forth happen, I knew at some point something was going to happen at some point in this film and as I just referenced because they are good versions of what they are meant to be, the performances reflect that also.

This film receives: 7/10, this film is good; once it gets going, it can be a really hard-hitting film, which is also worth a watch, there is also one extra scene whilst a photo is coming through and it already has an award nominee to its name SXSW Film Festival 2024  Audience Award Headliners Alex Garland