Civil War Trailer Reaction | A24 + Alex Garland Scaring The Crap Out Of Us!

From the mind of Alex Garland, a cautionary tale that feels too real!
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[@geek-out]

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[@Mrnubhead-eg7bj]

Onlyfans bro what????

[@GeraldYniguez]

Sadly,... Its all true. This film is no joke. Now liberals still feel like shaming anyone.

[@Verity98765]

Texas and California working together does make sense if the objective is to remove a President who refuses to leave office as the ideological leanings of the states wouldn't really matter compared to their choice to defend the Twenty-second Amendment. If we assume the rogue President has support from most of the East coast then they'd be pretty much forced together if they wanted to enforce the rule of law as they'd be the only ones big enough to threaten that power base. Florida is pretty much out of it as an independent.

[@greenpiersystem]

Yeah, Florida went into the ocean, apparently, because they apparently were a different front in the movie (it was 2 v 1, Florida by itself [named to seemingly be a Hispanic-based government instead of a direct offshoot of the United States, which makes sense given how many Hispanics live in Florida.] Texas and California formed a separate front as The Western Front. They'd probably fair okay, let's not put them down, they do have the Florida crazy, which the main symptoms of which are "man too angry to die" and "crackhead determination." They'd probably try to ride the fucking gators into battle, and I (👾) don't know if the US military is prepared for that. 😂 Texas and California would get along if there was an actual threat to democracy, which is what we see here. The president clearly is a wannabe dictator (no comment on the oompa-loompa that likely inspired the character, since he's actually SAID he wants to be a dictator on DAY ONE) and has taken fire against his own constituents; actual military-grade attacks, not just sonic weapons (which you can actually see in the film, they're the tan military trucks that have a dish on top instead of a gun. They're used to quickly dispel riots because the sonic beam, focused on a crowd, is painful and disorienting until they get out of that cone of sound.) Texas would JUMP at the opportunity to prove the second amendment, and holy shit, that's an opportunity that they've been SALIVATING for. Literally, the second amendment exists for a "well-armed militia" in case the government goes tyrannical. Sounds like a tyrant needing an ass-whooping was in the office. California, on the other hand, would be fighting for democracy. As much as Cali gets hate, if we had to choose between our current state of NY and Cali for actually doing shit for constituents RIGHT, then we'd pick Cali any day. The fact that (while a bit extreme) they have MORE regulations for safety, like the cancer warnings on products, and they were one of the first to legalize weed, when the fucking EPA is having a stroke from underfunding and the FDA can't figure out how to put a racially-motivated Class I drug into a different class (marijuana was just as legal as Alcohol does until about 80 years ago when some asshole at the beta version of the DEA realized there was nothing for them to crack down on and the federal government was about to close them out, so since Hispanics and "Mexicans" were actively being protested at the time, he decided to falsely testify that Marijuana is what makes "mexicans" more violent, which made the case to ban it. It was entirely predicated on the fact they had nothing to do, so they demonized Hispanics for using it to GAIN something to do. And Nixon had the chance to overturn this bipartisanly, but apparently he did the same thing oompa-loompa did with the Immigration Reform bill, and blew it up because he knew he could target political opponents by sending the DEA after them, especially black or Hispanic critics) fucking astounds me. (👾) So California would be taking this like a risk to the country, a detriment. And they'd be doing something about it, like voters are now. So Texas and California would probably get along, at least for that moment. In fact, I'd (⚖️) probably say California would be the logistics while Texas would be the military arm of the Front. They both get to do exactly what they like to do, they're prepared accordingly (silicon valley would likely turn into something like the Pentagon, and given how much US-based tech is based in California, they could probably throw a few switches, as well; meanwhile, who has more guns than Texas? Well, maybe Alaska, but they don't like hearing about big brother anyway. 😂) and they get to do it while kicking a tyrant's ass. What more could you ask for? -👾/⚖️ Edit: Apparently there were THREE fronts, so it was 3 v 1. Apparently Idaho, Oregon and a few other northwest states made their own separate alliance from California. So in totality, it's Florida, Louisiana and Georgia working the Florida Alliance front; Texas and California are THE ONLY members of the Western Forces; and the New People's Army is basically everything from Wisconsin west, with Utah jutting out the otherwise-flat bottom. The New People's Army IS in alliance with the Western Front, despite being a different group, so they aren't off in another lane like Florida Alliance seems to be. It's been confirmed that if states are NOT in those three groups, they're loyalists. So most of the east coast to the Midwest is Loyalists, and Hawaii and Alaska also are loyalist (if anything, Hawaii being loyalist is the most unreasonable. They've been wanting to dip for ages because of how many tourists there are and how little they give a shit about the islands or their culture. They'd see this shit and go "yup, deuces, you all have a grand ol' time while we dip.")

[@badgirlmelreacts4201]

That part that ask what kind of American are you gave me chills

[@JohnDoe-zg6fn]

So... What kind are you?

[@noelramirez1551]

​@@JohnDoe-zg6fnthe kind that believes in freedom... freedom of religion separation of church and state and firm believer of the second amendment

[@JohnDoe-zg6fn]

@@noelramirez1551 What do you mean by separation of church and state?

[@noelramirez1551]

@@JohnDoe-zg6fn it means the church shouldn't have say in what laws are passed did you not go to school?

[@JohnDoe-zg6fn]

@@noelramirez1551 What church? Do you know what a church means in Christianity? Because from your comments it sounds like you don't.

[@lubarbo4201]

Last time Californios and Tejenos fought together was during the Mexican-American War.

[@RepubliconCelebrityPresidents]

I’m supremely interested in how they’re gonna make the California-Texas Alliance make sense😁 They’re definitely gonna jump in In Media Res to the civil war tho

[@bicranium7198]

People hear California and think everyone there is a liberal and they hear Texas and think everyone there is a conservative. More people voted republican in California in 2020 than in any other state. And in 2020, Ohio, a longtime swing state or purple state, was redder than Texas. It's not that far-fetched to think the large, minority group in one of the states took over then allied with the other. Some people are saying (based on nothing at all apparently) that Garland allied two states that wouldn't make sense in the real world as a way to "sidestep" some political polarization that could result in lower box office returns. Those people are probably both unfamiliar with Garland's work and not nearly as well informed on politics as they think they are.

[@GuiltyFaT]

I think they are just going to ignore the reason

[@noelramirez1551]

​@@bicranium7198lol it's funny I keep seeing comments about California having more conservatives ...but the same thing could be said about Texas having a tone of non conservatives especially if the president of the movie turns out to be a fascist

[@majorlazor5058]

@@bicranium7198 Texans hate Californians. This one way rivalry alone would prevent that team up. California has a lot more conservatives than non-Californians realize. The entire middle of the state, north of Sacramento, and Orange County are staunchly right wing. I live in Kevin McCarthy’s jurisdiction here in California and even though it’s mostly Latino out here, they still vote Republican, because of Catholicism’s strong stance against abortion rights, and our white bosses tell us to vote Republican or Democrats will take our farm work away 😂😂.

[@prco1994]

It would make sense also if the enemy of the movie is some third imaginary party who stays for a third term, Texas and California could form an alliance akin to the US/USSR in WW2, maybe after this movie Cali and Texas win and then turn on each other who knows!

[@jl696]

If you're interested in seeing a television series about a civil war then watch "Jericho". It's more of a survival movie following a nuclear attack on the USA but it gives the kind of plot and character development that you said you were interested in seeing. It's a very good series. I recommend it.

[@Brownyman]

The Cali Texas alliance seems non sensical but if both states seceded for different reasons, and were both attacked by Washington as a result, they would likely put their differences aside; at least for a time.

[@GuiltyFaT]

Na, they will never work together for anything. It's like oil and water. They will never mix

[@noelramirez1551]

​@@GuiltyFaTlol I bet people said the same thing about Japan Italy and Germany but here we are

[@prco1994]

I keep saying It would make sense also if the enemy of the movie is some third imaginary party who stays for a third term, Texas and California could form an alliance akin to the US/USSR in WW2, maybe after this movie Cali and Texas win and then turn on each other who knows!

[@GamingManiacMan]

I think it might not be politically logical, but resource and power logical, it does make sense to put them together. Other than Alaska, those two states have the most resources. People would take the movies less seriously and probably laugh if it was the Dakotas vs the US or some other combo of states that can't ramp up production of arms and gear to replace the damaged ones.

[@ct5625]

El Paso, Dallas and Houston are all blue areas of Texas (just three examples among more). Texas voted for Trump by only 52% in 2020. All it would take to turn Texas blue is for 3% of independents to lean Democrat. The same cannot be said of California. While it has some red regions, they voted overwhelmingly for Biden in 2020. Turning Cali red would take 10% + to switch. While this alliance could happen for a dozen different reasons, it could simply be that Texas flipped with that 3% of votes.

[@eianfederle2715]

Cali and Texas were their own republics in history so if they are teaming up in this movie to fight for sovereignty and go their separate ways if they win then that makes some sense.

[@cameronrazavi5532]

The Federal Government would have to do something beyond the pale that would make California and Texas succeed from The Union, put aside their differences and form an alliance. And those 2 States are no joke. Alone they have giant GDPs. Texas has it's own oil reserves and tons of farmland. California has the Long Beach port. Giving them access to international trade. If Texas and California form an alliance, Arizona and Utah will probably join them as well. Then The Federal Government has a REAL big problem

[@azondaxx]

There another movie called the postman years after America 2nd civil war happened they have similar alliance and I'm assuming this was first movie and the postman movie was the aftermath

[@moviemania23]

Definitely should have been a series!

[@Zurround]

Maybe it will be a SERIES of MOVIES like the PURGE or HUNGER GAMES?

[@The10thManRules]

Think whatever you want. Just do it critically and with genuine intellectual honesty. The 5 Steps to Critical Thinking: What is critical thinking? In general, critical thinking refers to actively questioning statements rather than blindly accepting them. Critical thinking results in radical free will. 1. The critical thinker is flexible yet maintains an attitude of healthy skepticism. Critical thinkers are open to new information, ideas, and claims. They genuinely consider alternative explanations and possibilities. However, this open-mindedness is tempered by a healthy sense of skepticism (Hyman, 2007). The critical thinker consistently asks, “What evidence supports this claim?” 2. The critical thinker scrutinizes the evidence before drawing conclusions. Critical thinkers strive to weigh all the available evidence before arriving at conclusions. In evaluating evidence, critical thinkers distinguish between empirical evidence versus opinions based on feelings or personal experience. 3. The critical thinker can assume other perspectives. Critical thinkers are not imprisoned by their own points of view. Nor are they limited in their capacity to imagine life experiences and perspectives that are fundamentally different from their own. Rather, the critical thinker strives to understand and evaluate issues from many different angles. 4. The critical thinker is aware of biases and assumptions. In evaluating evidence and ideas, critical thinkers strive to identify the biases and assumptions that are inherent in any argument (Riggio & Halpern, 2006). Critical thinkers also try to identify and minimize the influence of their own biases. 5. The critical thinker engages in reflective thinking. Critical thinkers avoid knee-jerk responses. Instead, critical thinkers are reflective. Most complex issues are unlikely to have a simple solution. Therefore, critical thinkers resist the temptation to sidestep complexity by boiling an issue down to an either/or, yes/no kind of proposition. Instead, the critical thinker expects and accepts complexity (Halpern, 2007). Critical thinking is not a single skill, but rather a set of attitudes and thinking skills. As is true with any set of skills, you can get better at these skills with practice. In a nut shell, critical thinking is the active process of minimizing preconceptions and biases while evaluating evidence, determining the conclusions that can reasonably be drawn from evidence, and considering alternative explanations for research findings or other phenomena. CRITICAL THINKING QUESTIONS >Why might other people want to discourage you from critical thinking? >In what situations is it probably most difficult or challenging for you to exercise critical thinking skills? Why? > What can you do or say to encourage others to use critical thinking in evaluating questionable claims or assertions?

[@ВячеславБолотов-й8у]

News makes the situation in this trailer look not just realistic but inevitable

[@dan6442]

Lol.

[@Zurround]

The only reason this movie was ALLOWED to be filmed was our FIRST AMENDMENT. I wonder if the First Amendment would survive a civil war?

[@ВячеславБолотов-й8у]

@@Zurround this is the right question

[@shadow_dancer]

No chance in hell Texas will allign with California 🤣😎 I will definitely watch this comedy !

[@SamGrant-jm6mz]

I am a Texas Seccessionist and you have no idea what you are talking about. We are rivals, but siblings. We leave, they leave.

[@gtaclevelandcity]

@@SamGrant-jm6mz And both would have cause to fight back if there was a true tyrant occupying the white house. California and Texas may have different views on the implementation of the constitution, but they are both firmly in the 'pro-constitution' camp.

[@SamGrant-jm6mz]

@@stonegasman3866 what is Fletch lives? I mean I could Google it I guess

[@KILLAYT476]

i think they say texas and california team up because they don’t want it to be too realistic

[@maxalburg5665]

If you guys want a realistic take on what a modern day civil war might look like , read Euel Arden’s novel Down Here in the Warmth. Takes place in NYC. After a race riot a militia comes down to manhattan to try to start a larger event. Yada yada yada… running battles, attempted recruitment of key public figures, media manipulation of the masses. A well written, prescient novel (came out during the blm riots in 2020) . very intense book.

[@engelhoarder4481]

Gonna have to check out her page 👀🔥

[@MariotheJedi]

Your face towards the end 😂

[@muvaqjira]

I literally just subscribed because of how you introduced yourselves. after just 5 seconds. insane how the human brain works.

[@wildernessvoice4013]

They have to have California/Texas as allies to not piss off the audience. Instead of a red vs blue maybe they're fighting against a tyrannical government.

[@gilbertfagley7837]

I could see California and Texas separating from the US but on opposite side's. This is going to be a very scary movie with how things are going with the parties.

[@TreyM1609]

I know for a fact if Texas succeeds then Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi Alabama, Georgia and even Florida man joins in. Then here come NC/ SC West Virginia and Kentucky and Oklahoma and Missouri coming in late. Good luck rest of the country

[@ct5625]

You just listed several states which rely on federal funding just to pay their bills. Good luck to them if they want to leave the union and try to feed themselves.

[@GluteusMax777]

​@@ct5625if there is a civil war then the dollar will collapse. The dollar is already getting more and more devaluated as of now.

[@lawanda2497]

We’re one nation under God, indivisible for a reason. Ain’t no seceding or breaking apart. If any state is thinking of separation, get that out of ya heads right neow!! 😂😂

[@megavideopowermegavideopow8657]

in the future the writer sees California turning hardline conservative plus if it was just Alabama,Texas,Florida etc and the Populations of TEXAS and California combined would be huge

[@HiDragLowSpeed]

Why ya'll think the Government flying helos at night in highly urbanized cities. Hahhaha!

[@ibramblebush]

The sequel should be called "HR-1984"

[@godstenrules]

In the movie California and Texas are two independent nations fighting against DC. Look back to World War II The US and the Soviet Union AK modern Russia we're on the same side fighting against Nazi Germany in World War II The US the west and what are the ideologically aligned it was a strategically aligned Alliance

[@reneestevez7193]

I wander which side will Arizona take.

[@jeffreyisbell7471]

The side with the most heat prob lol jk

[@coolguy3627]

Why am I getting the purge vibes from this movie man fuck it's scary I saw it and now I'm paranoid about it like what if this really happens in America wtf are we gonna do 🫣 and I stay in California😩

[@joshpeveto805]

Just so people know, Cali had a blue governor and most people really don't like him anymore. Next election were going to be red over here. We flip so much

[@ct5625]

Sorry to burst your bubble, but California voted blue by more than 60% in 2020. Texas voted red by only 52%. If any sate is flipping this year it's going to be Texas, not California.

[@OutlawCaliber13]

The only way I could see Cali, and Texas working together is as a means to an end--to secede. Once complete, they'd go their own ways. The cultures are far too different.

[@ct5625]

El Paso, Dallas and Houston are all blue regions of Texas. There are rural areas of California that vote red. 52% voted for Trump in 2020 in Texas. Somehow, people consider that a "landslide" and they're under the impression it's a solidly red state. In contrast, 63.5% of California voted blue in 2020. All it would take is 3% of voters to turn Texas blue.

[@chance757]

people always think of la when they think of cali but there’s a lot more people in that state. they have more in common then you think.

[@OutlawCaliber13]

@@chance757 Oh, I know, but on a government level those people aren't the ones in power. The idiots on the left are. Thus why people associate Cali like they do. Same thing with Texas. There's plenty of libertarians, moderates, etc. The right is in charge. I'd argue it's better than Cali, though some stupid things come out of it, like the abortion thing. I don't think abortion is a good thing, but there's some points where an emergency abortion, or the like is necessary.

[@sovickos]

Watch a trailer for "the Grey State".

[@sonofsomerset1695]

What type of American, a Maga or a Senile?

[@ct5625]

You mean, "MAGA or patriot".

[@sonofsomerset1695]

@@ct5625 That's the same thing.

[@RaveYoda]

I'm with Senile aka patriot.

[@SplyttScreen]

So what kind of Americans are y’all? (I have some guesses💀😂)

[@jeffreyisbell7471]

The best kind🏅🤙🏻

[@arvin752000]

Handmaid's Tale was based upon Neo-American civil war

[@zanatos]

It's it time...

[@brianbloomfield4384]

And it’s not meant to scare Americans 👁️💡👀

[@johnfischer1843]

TERRIFYING TO THINK THAT ART COPIES LIFE HERE. PRAY!🙏

[@GunningdownYoutubeAdmins]

We are technically walking a tight rope atm on a actual civil war it has never been so very possible before. The 2024 election could be the keg that sets everything off

[@RaveYoda]

Well, seeing as how the January 6th attempted coup floundered I'm not worried. I think most Americans saw that and are thinking no thanks.

[@RuinNationGaming]

they show you what they are going to do before they do it

[@InfiniteRespawn2023]

coming to america and around the world real soon there preaing for the nwo and leave the world behind anothe rmovie about a cyber attack that shutdown the worlds power grids the same stuff the wef said

[@LordLOC]

You need to realize that not everything is a conspiracy. "They" and "show you before they do it" isn't a real thing. Not everything is a movie, and considering conservatives hate Hollywood, believing "they" are showing things before it happens is beyond hypocritical.

[@RuinNationGaming]

@@LordLOC But can you say for certainty this isn't true

[@LordLOC]

@@RuinNationGaming Yes, I can. Because we live in the real world and not a movie.

[@RuinNationGaming]

@@LordLOC Well, I want you to know this. A spin-off show from the x Files called lone gunman just a few months before 09/11/2001 predicted planes crashing into the road trade center. You should look that up

[@TheSaltyAdmiral]

America is an extremely right wing country compared to basically anyone of its allies, especially the Nordic countries and Ireland etc. Yet we are all still allies, how come? For a lot of reasons, but in short because we need each other. *And that is the context in which you have to view CA and TX in this scenario, they are not America anymore but two independent countries. They really don't need to share any values, all it takes is for them to have the same powerful enemy and and alliance will come naturally.* That is one way it could make sense, another one is this: A truly fascist president will be a natural enemy of California for ideological reasons, but a fascist leader would also try to abolish state rights in order to centralize power to his office... and thus it makes sense that independent minded Texas would also consider him an enemy. And then you need no other reason than "the enemy of your enemy is your friend" for a CA/TX alliance to make perfect sense.

[@Hunt-ug7vk]

They left out utah, because of cult extremists in utah 😂😂😂

[@DP-hy4vh]

This could be the most controversial film since ABC's " The Day After" in 1983.

[@deltatwoniner96]

Looked like crap to me too.

[@jeffreyisbell7471]

It’s just a drama movie, ppl are getting but hurt over it, it’s just a movie

[@ricardolozano2294]

California and Texas are the two states that are Republics like North America and never agreed to join the US. People think the United States is a Democracy...Its not, its a Republic as in "to the Republic for which it stands" For those of you who need reference, that quote is from the Pledge of Allegiance.

[@alwaysbam]

😂🤣. Texas and California would NEVER be allies lol.... hell nah I aint watching this. Don't give the crazies any ideas

[@QuEsT_X]

Not necessarily if you listen to the beginning the news states a 3rd term president and the flag only has 2 stars I think which could represent two political parties pull off a coup and then the liberal and conservatives team up to fight against that regime

[@alwaysbam]

@@QuEsT_X 👀

[@DroppyToppy]

agree lol 🤣

[@aidenrokez8629]

Besides Politics California and Texas have a lot in common. They were both under Spanish and Mexican rule, only 2 states to succeed from Mexico, both have a coast and both have one of the biggest cities in the country, both have many diverse cultures and landscape, both were part of the Wild Wild West back in the 1800s, 2 most populated states in the U.S. and both have some of the biggest economies in the country, also both are in the top 3 biggest states in the country, both states also have rural/farm areas, both States were also there own country before with the Republic of Texas and Alta California.

[@Blasto2x]

Unless the events that precede the events of the film have made it so that Texas and California aligned...

[@mattiethesurfer]

Modern America: “With liberty and justice for leftists” and a different Liberty and justice for everyone else. #nationaldivorce

[@RaveYoda]

Okay, grandpa. Time to get you to bed.

[@michaeltolivar4646]

Yeah this wont be Political at all. 🙄

[@GuiltyFaT]

I don't think the movie will go deep into politics. I think the film will be more of a survival movie.

[@Grionlam]

@@GuiltyFaT you think so? I mean, good for you I guess

[@jeffreyisbell7471]

@@GuiltyFaTwell I mean it is gonna follow journalists, so

[@GuiltyFaT]

@@jeffreyisbell7471 The journalist character will just be a narrative device but I don't think it's going to go too deep in the politics of what caused the civil war as well as well the reasoning. But my personal opinion if they did it's not going to make any more sense than why California and Texas are working together even though they are essentially the opposite ends of the universe.

[@RaveYoda]

@@GuiltyFaT We are a nation of 50 states (plus territories) all of whom have different walks of life. We already cooperate as is now through trade, cross state families, business and pleasure, etc. It's not unbelievable that any number of states could align and if your perspective is that you don't see it then I urge you to look within. Seems to me an internal prejudice to one the other, or both.