I know the press tour is giving "centrist lib" but I think of the things Garland's Civil War is getting at is similar to your opening piece. The idea of being inured to images of war, the role journalism plays in that. You say in War & Peace: "The point is that war is an affront to human nature across the board, inconceivable until it is unavoidable." as a somewhat optimistic idea. I'd argue Civil War is the flip side of that - the nihilism of that dissonance between what we become desensitized to and what we may one day experience ourselves.
Great work as always friend, hope you're doing well (and I can't remember if I've said but absolutely loving the new album)
The whole time I was writing this I kept thinking "I should probably have seen Civil War before touching this subject". I've done a solid enough job steering clear of any convos about the movie (i'm only aware that there are convos and that they are likely missing the forest) so luckily I'll be able to go in with a pretty empty slate. You know that I'm a sucker for at least some of Garland's work, so I'll probably catch it sometime soon.
Speaking of Annihilation (lmao), I'm glad to hear you liked the record! It means a lot to me to hear that.
I know the press tour is giving "centrist lib" but I think of the things Garland's Civil War is getting at is similar to your opening piece. The idea of being inured to images of war, the role journalism plays in that. You say in War & Peace: "The point is that war is an affront to human nature across the board, inconceivable until it is unavoidable." as a somewhat optimistic idea. I'd argue Civil War is the flip side of that - the nihilism of that dissonance between what we become desensitized to and what we may one day experience ourselves.
Great work as always friend, hope you're doing well (and I can't remember if I've said but absolutely loving the new album)
The whole time I was writing this I kept thinking "I should probably have seen Civil War before touching this subject". I've done a solid enough job steering clear of any convos about the movie (i'm only aware that there are convos and that they are likely missing the forest) so luckily I'll be able to go in with a pretty empty slate. You know that I'm a sucker for at least some of Garland's work, so I'll probably catch it sometime soon.
Speaking of Annihilation (lmao), I'm glad to hear you liked the record! It means a lot to me to hear that.