This article contains massive spoilers forCivil War.
Barely in cinemas for 24 hours, the already most debated aspect ofAlex GarlandsCivil Warhas been its ambiguity.
Eventually he throws away the script and starts audibly improvising, growing evermore braggadocious.
Some are already calling it the greatest victory in the history of mankind.
The desperate boastfulness, the obvious mendacity, and the familiar inability to stay on message.
Its there in an instant.
Later scenes fill out further details.
a third term in office.
Trump has similarly had an antagonistic relationship with much of the press.
Civil Wardoes not belabor how its dystopian fiction came to pass, but then it doesnt need to.
What might happen if this same imaginary politician was not talked out of using military force against protestors?
Its unnerving how straight the lines between the dots become.
Western Forces and the Florida Alliance: How?
Meanwhile we are left to believe the Midwest and Northeast remain as Loyalist States.
When we asked Garland about the scenario earlier this week, he hinted at a surprisingly optimistic explanation.
Under the right circumstances, a shared desire to break away might make for unlikely common ground.
All three at early stages in their reigns had some degree of public support.
He was removed from power by a vote of 19 to eight.
Marriages of convenience due to suddenly aligned interests can occur.
It is a descent into the chaotic abyss where vying interests keep the grinder churning.
In a deeply polarized environment, smaller pockets of armed unrest could easily ignite and spread disorder.
It wants to be as steely in its detachment as its lead war photographer Lee (Kirsten Dunst).
However, the film is not attempting to explain its dystopia to the viewer.