Civil War is a Rorschach | Spoiler Review (Intercut Explains)

Civil War has already proven to be one of the most controversial films of 2024, but are people projecting their own personal politics onto the movie or is Alex Garland just trolling? Art & Zach dive into full spoilers in order to review A24’s most expensive film ever, starring Kirsten Dunst, Cailee Spaeny, Wagner Moura, Jesse Plemons, Stephen McKinley Henderson, and Nick Offerman. TIMECODES... 00:00 - The impact of Civil War 03:51 - Bringing foreign-style conflicts to America 07:55 - Project politics onto Civil War 12:30 - Perspective of war photographers 17:44 - Caricature of a Fascist President 19:26 - The ethics of photojournalism 21:42 - Cheeky needle drops 23:17 - Reusing actors & the fog of war 26:47 - Upholding the status quo 30:33 - Using real protest footage 35:23 - Disingenuous trailer footage 36:45 - Jesse Plemons scene 40:11 - Complaints from left and right 43:15 - Mirrored character arcs 45:08 - Assault on the Capitol and action filmmaking 50:02 - Depiction does not equal endorsement 54:06 - Does the ending of Civil War work? 57:11 - Civil War ratings & Alex Garland's filmography If you like this podcast share it and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! Patreon - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/IntercutPod⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.theatzshow.com/intercut⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Discord - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/bkQuRkeaBE⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/IntercutPod⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/IntercutPod⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@IntercutPod⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/IntercutPod⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/IntercutPod⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube Clips - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@intercutclips⁠⁠