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/411/ What Kind of American Are You?
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On Alex Garland’s new film, Civil War.
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The boys discuss a film that seems designed to say something in the context of a US election year. But what? We ask:
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What kind of film is this: a dystopian fantasy, a war movie, a road movie?
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Why the focus on the media? Does the film celebrate or satirise journalists?
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Does Garland’s dystopia tell us anything about the landscape of US politics today?
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Why is political polarisation between liberals and populists seen in terms of civil war?
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What would a civil war look like in geopolitical terms, along the lines Garland suggests?
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What side would you choose?
- Where will America's Civil War be fought?, Michael Lind, UnHerd
- The Civil War Will Not Be Mediated, Nina Power, Compact
- Civil War is a terrifying film, but Trump: The Sequel will be a real-life horror show, Simon Tisdall, The Guardian