Inside the most unnerving scene in 'Civil War': 'It was a stunning bit of good luck'
America has been shattered in "Civil War." An armed alliance between Texas and California known as the Western Forces is on the verge of recapturing a besieged capital. A team of journalists heads from New York City to Washington, D.C., in hopes of landing one last interview with the president, an illegal third-termer gone rogue.
As they make their journey, Lee (Kirsten Dunst), a veteran photojournalist who has witnessed conflicts all over the world, reluctantly takes the inexperienced young Jessie (Cailee Spaeny) under her wing. Lee sees something of herself in Jessie and wants to spare her younger counterpart the disillusionment and dismay she has come to feel. All the work she has done has seemingly led to nothing, as the nation rushes headlong into a hopeless endgame.
Written and directed by Alex Garland, whose previous work includes the pessimistic, dystopian tales and the film walks a razor's edge, careful not to tip to one political perspective or another. Often it is
