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There’sanewmoviecomingoutcalledCivilWar.Thepremiseissortofbizarre,inpartbecauseithasCaliforniaandTexasteamingupasoneofanumberoffactionsseekingtotakeoutNickOfferman’spresidency.
Apparently,thereasonforthisisneverreallydiscussed,whichisprobablyforthebest,becauseIdon’tseeGregAbbottandGavinNewsomfindingalotofcommongroundon,well,anything.
Buttheprospectofanewcivilwarinthiscountryisalltoorealandalltooterrifying,whichisprobablywhythere’sinterestinthismovieatall.
Oneofthefilm’sstars,though,KirstenDunst,clearlyillustrateshowlittlesheunderstandsaboutnationalpolitics,allwhileshe’stryingtopretendsheactuallydoesunderstandthem.
Especiallywithregardtohercommentsonguns.
KirstenDunstplaysveteranwarphotographerLee,whoisaccompaniedbyhercolleagueJoel(WagnerMoura)androokiereporterJessie(CaileeSpaeny)assheheadstoWashington,DCtointerviewtheembattledpresident(NickOfferman).
Theaudienceneverlearnsexactlywhathascausedthiscivilconflict,butthefilmwillspeaktothepolitica