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Steven and Sean want to watch all the movies. No really, ALL the movies. We're both filmmakers (although Sean's been dabbling in other things) who love to talk about all the movies we see. Each episode, we discuss a movie we've recently watched and decide whether or not it's worth your time. Hosted by Steven Reyes and Sean Anderson.

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Civil War: We Are All Dumbasses

November 11, 2024 • Steven Reyes & Sean Anderson • Episode 278

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On the podcast this time, Steven and Sean are really hoping that this film won’t be prophetic. We watched the 2024 film from Alex Garland, Civil War.

I imagine that slipping into fascism happens in the same way bankruptcy does. In a quote often attributed to Ernest Hemingway in his novel, The Sun Also Rises, one character asks, “How did you go bankrupt?” The other responds, “Two ways. Gradually, then suddenly.”

That appears to have been the case in the U.S. that’s depicted in this film. One unfortunate election installs a lunatic as the President. For what must feel like a hellish eternity, it seems like it’s curtains for the country.

We hope with all of our beings that this never happens to us. But that takes vigilance, compassion, and a love of country that doesn’t include tearing it apart. Let this film be a stern lesson to us all.

(Recorded on August 21, 2024)

Links to Stuff We Mentioned:

Civil War - The Movie Database (TMDB)

Civil War trailer - YouTube

Alex Garland — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Kirsten Dunst — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Wagner Moura — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Cailee Spaeny — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Stephen McKinley Henderson — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Nick Offerman — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Jesse Plemons — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Deadpool 2 (2018) — The Movie Database (TMDB)