Taking place in a fictional dystopian reality where the US finds itself in a bloody civil war, I was expecting it to easily turn political but it's made clear from the start that in fact there is no statements of ideology.
I found it really interesting for starters that as scary as it might be, this dystopian scenario can be closer than we think, with a lot of countries these days being extremely polarized this will likely be more a question of when rather than how.
We follow a group of war journalists that cross the country to get an interview with the acting president, so at first I thought this would be a study and exploration of this profession, taking insane risks to make sure the world knows what's really going on.
To a certain extent it is, mixed with a narrative that works as a cautionary tale showcasing how pointless conflicts can be, how neither side seems to be quite sure of what their fighting for and how very few people can put so many lives in danger for their own twisted beliefs.
It's an interesting movie, a nice watch, however I felt it was a bit empty, it lacked a plot, while the message is clearly there there isn't a narrative in its core, the journalist reality is not fully explored, it's not a movie necessarily focusing on that, the themes of war are superficially dealt with, we just get the message based on very few interactions of soldiers and the journalists and the final act is a bit underwhelming.
Without spoilers, while I understand they shifted away from any politics I was expecting that their ultimate goal had some meaningful outcome from it, but it falls incredibly short in that regard feels empty - by the end I wasn't quite sure if this was a film about war journalism or an anti-war cautionary tale. If they focused on either I would be all for it but it seems it was lost between these two routes.
I found it really interesting for starters that as scary as it might be, this dystopian scenario can be closer than we think, with a lot of countries these days being extremely polarized this will likely be more a question of when rather than how.
We follow a group of war journalists that cross the country to get an interview with the acting president, so at first I thought this would be a study and exploration of this profession, taking insane risks to make sure the world knows what's really going on.
To a certain extent it is, mixed with a narrative that works as a cautionary tale showcasing how pointless conflicts can be, how neither side seems to be quite sure of what their fighting for and how very few people can put so many lives in danger for their own twisted beliefs.
It's an interesting movie, a nice watch, however I felt it was a bit empty, it lacked a plot, while the message is clearly there there isn't a narrative in its core, the journalist reality is not fully explored, it's not a movie necessarily focusing on that, the themes of war are superficially dealt with, we just get the message based on very few interactions of soldiers and the journalists and the final act is a bit underwhelming.
Without spoilers, while I understand they shifted away from any politics I was expecting that their ultimate goal had some meaningful outcome from it, but it falls incredibly short in that regard feels empty - by the end I wasn't quite sure if this was a film about war journalism or an anti-war cautionary tale. If they focused on either I would be all for it but it seems it was lost between these two routes.
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