CIVIL WAR | REVIEW
The review of 'CIVIL WAR', the new film by Alex Garland, director of films like 'Ex Machina' and 'MEN', as well as the science fiction series 'DEVS', is here.
Would you like to know everything about the new war film that's taking the theaters by storm and leaving no one indifferent? Sergio Fraile reveals the secrets of the filming and offers you a definitive video review. Here are all the secrets of the film!
The film tells the story of a dystopian United States, where a Civil War has plunged the streets into chaos. We follow four journalists from Reuters and The New York Times as they pursue the exclusive interview with the President of the United States. A road movie with an action-packed feel that is nothing less than an ode to war photojournalism.
The film stars Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura, Stephen McKinley Henderson, and Cailee Spaeny. And let's not forget the cameo by Jesse Plemons.
And don't forget that 'CIVIL WAR' is A24's most expensive production ever! A true audiovisual spectacle packed with Navy SEALs, helicopters, tanks, and soldiers!
As a follow-up, here's the documentary 'Shoot, Bang, Bang!' about the photojournalists known as the Bang Bang Club:
• Dispara, ¡Bang, bang!
🧬 CINEMATIC IDENTITY
Titles: Civil War (INT) | Guerra Civil (ESP)
Director & Screenplay: Alex Garland (Conceived in the aftermath of the Trump era, Brexit, and the pandemic. Written in reverse chronological order just before filming his cult classic, Men).
Producer: A24 / DNA Films / IPR.VC The most expensive blockbuster in the history of the distributor A24.
Budget: Approximately $50,000,000 (excluding global marketing and promotion costs).
Cast: Kirsten Dunst (Lee Smith / Photographer inspired by the legendary WWII chronicler Lee Miller), Wagner Moura (Joel / Reuters Reporter), Cailee Spaeny (Jessie Cullen), Stephen McKinley Henderson (Sammy / New York Times Journalist), Nick Offerman (President of the United States). Featuring the iconic and unsettling cameo by Jesse Plemons (Soldier with the Red Glasses).
Cinematography: Rob Hardy, BSC (Digitally captured in native high-fidelity resolution. Innovative use of lightweight cameras mounted on stabilizing gimbals to give actors complete freedom of movement on set. Stark, documentary-style, photorealistic visual style).
Aspect Ratio (AR): 1.85:1 / Widescreen Flat format (Specifically chosen to frame the still and instantaneous photographic compositions that freeze the footage, simulating the shutter of a Leica camera).
Production Design: Caty Maxey. Hyperrealistic recreation of refugee camps, blocked interstate highways, and the final large-scale military assault on Washington D.C., under the visual effects supervision of David Simpson.
Military Consultants & Set Rules (GEO Shoot Mechanics): Advice and coordination with real military specialists and consultants. Alex Garland isolated the filming sets by eliminating the physical presence of the conventional technical crew to simulate a real war zone and enhance the actors' psychological immersion on-site (who did not wear earplugs so that the real detonations would not affect their performances).
Locations: Filmed almost entirely in Atlanta and exterior locations in the state of Georgia (USA). Opening scene sequences in New York City (USA) | Fictionally set on a road trip from the Southern states to the White House in Washington, D.C. (USA).
Soundtrack & Audio (OST): Geoff Barrow & Ben Salisbury. Immersive sound mix design adapted for Dolby Atmos theaters, combining shutter silence with sharp bursts of machine gun fire and a musical selection that includes the avant-garde group Suicide (Dream Baby Dream).
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