It's been uttered in passing every now and then. Some might have written detailed papers about it, but it's mostly been relegated to fiction and made-for-tv entertainment. Yet, with partisan divisions rising, along with state courts and governments engaging in nakedly political antics to upset the established order over political differences, are we heading toward a second civil war?
We have an increasingly hostile Democratic Party and its supporters trying to control all aspects of sociopolitical life. Concerning the culture, we have a liberal, educated, and wealthy minority against everyone else. It is "red state versus blue state," but it's also urban/rural or coastal versus the so-called "fly-over" counties. The progressives have a cultural Marxist ethos, while the rest of the country wants to work, support their families, and be left alone. So, what themes will be explored in the upcoming film about the Second American Civil War?
It's not like the HBO film from 1997, which is satire. In that feature, the conflict starts over an immigration issue. For the 2024 film, what causes the nation to fracture remains to be revealed. It has a decent cast, with Nick Offerman of "Parks and Recreation" and "The Last of Us," Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons, and Cailee Spaeny. Spaeny is coming off a lauded performance in "Priscilla." It could veer into woke territory, but I'm willing to give writer/director Alex Garland a chance. Garland wrote screenplays for "Sunshine," "28 Days Later," and "Ex Machina." His book, "The Beach," was adapted into a film starring Leonardo DiCaprio in 1999. His career predates the hyper-leftist takeover of entertainment.
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Then again, given who cuts the checks with the studios, it wouldn't shock me if the film has its moments regarding identity politics, but it should be interesting. The horrors of the American Civil War, which remains our bloodiest war, shocked the psyche of American society to the point where such carnage could never be contemplated ever happening again. That could be changing—have you seen who we're up against in these political battles?
Civil War will be released on April 26, 2024.
