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The Michael Knowles Show

Civil War - The Michael Knowles REVIEW

The Michael Knowles Show

The Michael Knowles Show

News Commentary, News

4.828.7K Ratings

🗓️ 20 April 2024

⏱️ 17 minutes

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PureTalk - Get 50% off your first month! http://www.PureTalk.com/Knowles Join Michael Knowles as he delves into the intense and gripping thriller "Civil War," where America's future hangs in the balance. In this review, Michael explores the film's portrayal of a nation torn apart by internal strife, focusing on a team of military-embedded journalists on a desperate quest to interview the President in Washington, D.C. He examines the film's narrative depth, character development, and its reflection of contemporary political tensions, offering insights that are as thought-provoking as they are entertaining. Tune in to discover whether "Civil War" stands as a cautionary tale that resonates with today's viewers or simply another dystopian adventure.

Transcript

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0:00.0

And with some of its top stars in an election year about a supposedly tyrannical

0:16.4

presidential figure and the civil war that ensues. Here we go. Woe Colliwood again makes actually a pretty good movie. I will give you my formal proper review, the number based on a scale of 20 for some reason because my producer, Mr Davies, took common core math or something.

0:52.0

I will give you the precise review in just a moment.

0:55.9

First though, I will tell you the story. I'll set the stage.

0:59.8

There's a president, he's in his third term, he has attacked American citizens.

1:06.3

There's an insurrection.

1:08.3

Two groups that are insurrecting against the president are the

1:13.3

W.F.

1:14.3

And then there's a group out of Florida as well.

1:17.2

We begin with some war journalists,

1:21.4

Kirsten Dunst, and a guy whose name I forget.

1:25.3

And they're taking photos, they end up at a hotel,

1:31.2

and they hatch a plan.

1:33.2

They are going to get to Washington, D.C.

1:36.2

to interview the president and take his picture.

1:39.4

They are joined by their old mentor, played by Stephen Henderson, who's a great actor. He was in Fences.

1:47.2

He kind of cut his teeth doing August Wilson plays and a lot of Broadway. A very, very good

1:51.5

actor and a young girl who wants to be Kirsten Dunst and she wants to be a photo journalist

1:56.3

Kirsten Dunst already amid the battle is helping her out and you can see the beginning of a mentor type relationship.

2:04.0

So it was initially just going to be Kirsten Dunst and that guy whose name I forget and they're

2:09.2

going to drive to DC, but then the old guy and the young girl tag along and they set off.

2:15.8

The movie is not so much a political harangue or it's not even it's not even really about any particular issue it's a road trip movie

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