Warfare
absolutely gripping. watched this in theaters with @raeed and @michaeljecmen and i was accidentally crushing the popcorn bucket. this movie is a no frills look into what modern warfare is like. you don’t realize how hollywoodized all modern warfare is until you see this. its not patriotic, but its not anti-war either, its honest and impartial. alex garlland is bad at dialogue and excels here bc there isn’t much and he is good at everything else. you can tell a veteran was the co-director and for this movie that is a great thing. if you can handle heavy movies i highly reccomend. ill probably see whatever alex garlland puts out bc he makes unique stuff that feels refreshing. ill take art that is bad at some stuff and exceptional at other stuff everyday before i take art that is okay all around.
spoliers: the details are so well done. the soilders screaming for morphine for 5 minutes and the guy accidentally stabbing himself - that apparently happens all the time. the other squad charging in and that one guy accidentally stepping on the other guys wound and trying to hype him up as though thats what he needs. the desperation 2/3rds of the way in turned my primal instincts on, i wanted the characters i was watching to suceed at all costs - and thats not a good thing. the look of fear on the soilders faces, the aspect of them not really knowing what they are doing, the trauma being real, the concussions actually rendering them useless chickens in a warzone.