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Civil War

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A film about photojournalism that people expected to be an epic war movie about liberals versus conservatives, proving audiences want to fantasize about killing political enemies.

Mentions (9)
"I saw Civil War tonight, it wasn't very good but anyway that's besides the point. No one would shut the fuck up!!!"
No one knows how to behave in a fucking cinema anymore · u/Lewisiamwhoyouthin · ↑635 · 2024-05-05
"1) Seize the property of every major landowner and redistribute it among poor whites and free slaves. 2) Transfer all Confederate States debt to the Federal Government. 2) Execute every officer in the Confederate Army with the rank of colonel or higher as well as every member of the Confederate gove"
Things this country should have done after the Civil War: · u/ComedianAdorable6009 · ↑463 · 2024-11-14
"The first thing that struck me was how poor the dialogue was, and by extension the director's understanding of how combat journalists -- and human beings in general -- actually relate to each other. The whole thing seemed almost adolescent to me... Civil War would have you believe that journalists j"
I'm sorry but this movie sucked hahaha · u/Majestic_Film_3287 · ↑364 · 2025-06-10
"No need to compromise and go see Challengers or Civil War, went to see Wages of Fear today instead."
"I just saw *Civil War* a couple hours ago and I thought it was fantastic. I was very surprised by the direction it went in but I really think it was absolutely the right move. The film takes great pains to avoid direct comparison to current day politics. In no way is this film about MAGA Red States "
"Civil War" is a lot different and much better than I expected · u/Halloween_Jack_1974 · ↑157 · 2024-04-12
"Libs hear him say this and disregard the other five hours of interviews Ken Burns did with him. Real ones know his actual character flaw is that he is delivering dialogue between Civil War figures like he was in the room with them. Bro is adding way too much detail."
The Civil War was a failure to compromise · u/KittyOnTheRocks · ↑149 · 2026-01-23
"Even though Civil War turned out to be mostly neutral politically, it proved that people are ready to watch a story where they can fantasize about killing their political enemies. The subject could make for one of the greatest HBO shows or miniseries ever."
"From the Revolutionary War, to Lewis & Clark, to the Civil War and how that's still affecting American society today, etc. I feel like people forget how young this country still is, and how quickly America became the shit after WWII and how quickly it tanked afterwards."
Anyone else super fascinated by American history? · u/WardogFromHell · ↑107 · 2022-05-29
"Even though Civil War turned out to be mostly neutral politically, it proved that people are ready to watch a story where they can fantasize about killing their political enemies."
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