Director Alex Garland disagrees with criticism that "Civil War" was apolitical
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Civil War
peter1221 — 1 year ago(August 19, 2024 06:46 PM)
He argues the movie's centrist message was a political statement.
https://theplaylist.net/civil-war-alex-garland-doesnt-agree-with-stupid-arguments-that-his-film-is-apolitical-20240819/
For people on the extreme Left, the film didn’t go far enough. For folks on the extreme Right, the film felt too liberal. Garland just couldn’t win. And according to the filmmaker, the reason he stayed in the center is because… he’s a centrist.
“I’m in my mid 50s and I’m a centrist,” Garland said. “That’s where I am politically. I’m a centrist. I’m left-wing centrist. So I write and I think and I talk and I move through the world in a centrist position.”
He continued, “The idea that centrism is not a political position is idiotic. It is a political position. It is a political position against extremism. It’s actually specifically against the extreme right, I would say, because that’s the greatest danger that democracies tend to encounter, and they do encounter. If you take that danger seriously, then centrism is a position you can take. It doesn’t necessarily mean it’s the right one. It’s my one. The idea that centrism is apolitical is just stupid.” -
jriddle73 — 1 year ago(September 26, 2024 02:06 AM)
Garland made a movie wherein the premise required him to make a political statement to in any way work, then rather adamantly refused to make one, resulting in a movie that was a complete creative failure That isn't "centrist"; it's just really, really bad filmmaking.
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DojoDanny — 1 year ago(October 13, 2024 03:52 AM)
Nonsense. This is just a dumb and disappointing movie that feels like 50% of the material was cut in the final edit to make the central story into something it was never intended to be.
Flawless victory. Another one for the good guys.