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Alex Garland Brings SXSW the Already Controversial ‘Civil War,’ an Anti-War Film About How ‘Journalists Are Getting S— On’
At the SXSW premiere of 'Civil War,' Alex Garland spoke about why the film focuses on war journalists instead of partisan politics.
As such, viewers never get an explanation for why Texas and California have united against the U.S., an odd geographical pairing that garnered much discussion online when A24 released a trailer for “Civil War” in February. I would look at Alex a lot, the way he wrapped his strap around his wrist, how you held your camera,” said Dunst, who plays Lee, a journalist famous for documenting what Spaeny’s character calls the “antifa massacre.” Garland tried to achieve that by using upbeat needle drops, chosen “to be jarring and aggressive and speak to the perverse pleasure in what was happening, but not to be seductive — to actually be slightly repellent.
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