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eboAnyone interested in Photography has to see the movie Civil War
I saw it at the cinema last night. I was absolutely blown away. Never have I been more engaged by a film.
The film follows a group of photojournalists navigating a not so distant alternate future where the US is at Civil War. It’s a sort of ‘Heart of Darkness’ style odyssey that explores the art of photography and the morals of photojournalism.
The cinematography was incredible, there wasn’t one bad frame in the whole movie. The acting was superb. Kirsten Dunst was of course excellent, but Wagner Moura blew me away with his performance.
Lots of great references to photography throughout the movie as well. Special effects were amazing. CGI was minimal and very tastefully used, and the practical effects looked scarily realistic. It was honestly disturbing how real it looked at times.
Most of the criticism I have seen are from people who thought the movie was going to be a Jack Ryan action movie or who were disappointed about the political context never really being explained. But they are missing the point completely. The film is about the journalism not the war. It’s objective and doesn’t pick sides, it just throws you into the chaos and lets you make your own mind up.
It can be summed up by one line Kirsten Dunst character says “we don’t ask questions. We record so other people ask questions”
This film has cemented the fact that Alex Garland is a genius. 10/10 in my opinion. All his films are just great. None of this 3.5hfest or marvel cgi BS. Just a good old fashioned action packed 90 min movie with a great story, excellent acting and gorgeous cinematography.
If you are a photographer you will love this movie and should try and see it before it leaves theatres. (Be warned though it is quite graphic)
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I saw it at the cinema last night. I was absolutely blown away. Never have I been more engaged by a film.
The film follows a group of photojournalists navigating a not so distant alternate future where the US is at Civil War. It’s a sort of ‘Heart of Darkness’ style odyssey that explores the art of photography and the morals of photojournalism.
The cinematography was incredible, there wasn’t one bad frame in the whole movie. The acting was superb. Kirsten Dunst was of course excellent, but Wagner Moura blew me away with his performance.
Lots of great references to photography throughout the movie as well. Special effects were amazing. CGI was minimal and very tastefully used, and the practical effects looked scarily realistic. It was honestly disturbing how real it looked at times.
Most of the criticism I have seen are from people who thought the movie was going to be a Jack Ryan action movie or who were disappointed about the political context never really being explained. But they are missing the point completely. The film is about the journalism not the war. It’s objective and doesn’t pick sides, it just throws you into the chaos and lets you make your own mind up.
It can be summed up by one line Kirsten Dunst character says “we don’t ask questions. We record so other people ask questions”
This film has cemented the fact that Alex Garland is a genius. 10/10 in my opinion. All his films are just great. None of this 3.5hfest or marvel cgi BS. Just a good old fashioned action packed 90 min movie with a great story, excellent acting and gorgeous cinematography.
If you are a photographer you will love this movie and should try and see it before it leaves theatres. (Be warned though it is quite graphic)
#hobby rr
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