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This movie premieres today, the critics say it's terrifying too?!!
War Game is billed as a "real-life political thriller" that imagines what would happen on January 6, 2025, if members of the military instead threw their support behind the losing presidential candidate, while the winner and their advisors were left with six hours to save democracy from the surging unrest. Inspired by an article in the Washington Post in the wake of January 6, 2021, the exercise was held by the organization Vet Voice, which brought in a bipartisan group of retired senators, representatives, intelligence officers, military members, and more senior officials to see if there was a way to pull America back from the brink. During their unscripted role-play session or war game, they play a fictional president and other advisors reacting in real-time to a political coup as they're briefed on disinformation campaigns, mass calls for violence, and attacks at both the U.S. and state capitals. Although it's all fiction, the advisors treat it as if it were unfolding before our eyes, creating a realistic and frightening portrayal of how the government and the military's best minds would tackle a contested 2024 election.
Our sneak peek centers on one advisor, Ralph Brown, who is tasked with playing a military leader who defected to join the losing candidate. He gives a fiery speech that hits on the American values laid out by our forefathers as he calls for members of the military to help save the country and fight for their rights after the election was "stolen." To bring the temperature down a notch and give the audience a chance to breathe, the clip comes to a close with the director reassuring him he did great acting out such a horrifying scenario, even though he asked if he should be friendlier in the speech. It's a reminder that this is still just a war game and there's room for a little levity despite the serious matter.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/war-game-sneak-peek-kicks-off-the-insurrection-exclusive/ar-BB1r46c2
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26681810/?ref_=tt_mv_close
Question, could this happen?
- Films like War Game reflect current fears of a second Civil War in the US.
- The documentary shows a bipartisan group reacting to military defection in a political coup simulation.
- Directors Jesse Moss and Tony Gerber bring real-life political drama inspired by national unrest to the screen.
War Game is billed as a "real-life political thriller" that imagines what would happen on January 6, 2025, if members of the military instead threw their support behind the losing presidential candidate, while the winner and their advisors were left with six hours to save democracy from the surging unrest. Inspired by an article in the Washington Post in the wake of January 6, 2021, the exercise was held by the organization Vet Voice, which brought in a bipartisan group of retired senators, representatives, intelligence officers, military members, and more senior officials to see if there was a way to pull America back from the brink. During their unscripted role-play session or war game, they play a fictional president and other advisors reacting in real-time to a political coup as they're briefed on disinformation campaigns, mass calls for violence, and attacks at both the U.S. and state capitals. Although it's all fiction, the advisors treat it as if it were unfolding before our eyes, creating a realistic and frightening portrayal of how the government and the military's best minds would tackle a contested 2024 election.
Our sneak peek centers on one advisor, Ralph Brown, who is tasked with playing a military leader who defected to join the losing candidate. He gives a fiery speech that hits on the American values laid out by our forefathers as he calls for members of the military to help save the country and fight for their rights after the election was "stolen." To bring the temperature down a notch and give the audience a chance to breathe, the clip comes to a close with the director reassuring him he did great acting out such a horrifying scenario, even though he asked if he should be friendlier in the speech. It's a reminder that this is still just a war game and there's room for a little levity despite the serious matter.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/war-game-sneak-peek-kicks-off-the-insurrection-exclusive/ar-BB1r46c2
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26681810/?ref_=tt_mv_close
Question, could this happen?