News culture This science fiction film puts Denis Villeneuve’s Dune 2 to shame: 2024 is a crazy year!
It’s good to be a science fiction fan these days. After Mars Express and The Creator, it is Dune 2 that will satisfy fans of the genre in early 2024. This month a new film aims to eclipse it a bit.
Dune 2 and Denis Villeneuve win in 2024
Since last year, science fiction seems to be making a comeback in cinema. Although this genre has never really been underused, it has to be admitted that it often arrives in waves. Lately we have been able to claim the right to some nuggets such as: The creator
Extremely ambitious, beautiful as ever, worthy of the best films of the genre, “Dune: Part II” has established itself as the film not to be missed as 2024 begins. This was felt both at the global box office and among critics, even if its success had already begun to wane (which is not surprising after several weeks of release). Today, the Dune 2 phenomenon has given way to the juggernaut Godzilla x Kongwhich the audience really likes, even if the criticism was a little harsher. But in just a few days, another science fiction film has eclipsed Denis Villeneuve.
This new film competes with Dune 2
If it wasn’t really expected by many viewers (at least not the French audience), then the new filmAlex Garland It could well be a surprise when it hits theaters in a few days. Baptized Civil WarThis anticipatory film (subgenre of science fiction) tells the hypothetical story of a North America on the verge of implosion. Following the secession declarations of several states and the federal government’s armed response, the country we still know as the United States is in complete collapse, and the viewer follows a group of journalists as they attempt to provide historical coverage of this event.
Used to this kind of films, Alex Garland (28 days later, Dredd, Ex-machine, destruction…) plays on familiar territory and delivers us this time A film that could very well be the unexpected gem of the year. In any case, that’s what the first one reveals rave reviews who are already doing it Increase the film’s score to 92% Rotten tomatoeswhich is a small percent less than Dune 2. Note that we also suggested this earlier our own review of Civil War a few days ago in which we highlighted “the magnificent performance of Kirsten Dunst, consumed by her addiction to her profession and haunted by her memories“. However, to discover this little nugget with your own eyes, you’ll have to wait a little longer Civil War is expected in French cinemas on April 17th.
