‘Civil War’ is Jarring Depiction of Nationwide Conflict

Alex Garland’s film shocks you for a reason

Manny Otiko
The Polis
Published in
4 min readApr 16, 2024

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‘Civil War’ (YouTube screen grab/Manny Otiko)

Alex Garland’s “Civil War,” I said I was going to avoid it. But then, I started researching the movie, seeing positive reviews and decided to check it out.

In interviews, Garland has said that his goal in making this movie was to warn Americans what an actual civil war…

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Manny Otiko
The Polis

Manny Otiko writes about race, politics and sports. He has been published in Salon and LA Weekly. Follow him on Twitter @mannyotiko.