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This Is Why Actors Should Stay Out of the Gun Debate

 

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