Perhaps I should have known better than to think a movie titled Civil War, which imagines a future where the divisions in America lead to a country-wide conflict, would look to offer a lot of nuance. But even so, writer/director Alex Garland's latest movie is about as blunt as a bazooka blowing up the Lincoln Memorial, an actual image we get in the movie.
The question that will stick with me whenever I think of Civil War moving forward is did it need to be this in our face with its warning of the worst possible outcome for our country, with almost no humanity of value on display? My hope is no, but sadly sometimes things have to be spelled out this clearly for the message to stick.
