Civil War viewers are left stunned by Jesse Plemons 'dead-eyed' performance in ... trends now
Warning: This article contains spoilers for Civil War.
A 'bone chilling' scene in box office smash Civil War in which 'dead-eyed' Jesse Plemons dishes out vigilante justice on those he deems 'unAmerican' left moviegoers stunned this past weekend.
The dystopian thriller also received high praise from critics and fans alike for its depiction of a country ravaged with violence, helmed by a despotic Donald Trump-like character.
The movie, directed by British filmmaker and writer Alex Garland, raked in $25 million at the box office in the US this past weekend.
In Civil War, the collapse of political discourse has seen conflict break out across the country, with bizarrely Texas and California teaming up in order to secede from the union.
Amid all of this, a team of journalists, led by Kristen Dunst, travel to DC in order to interview the commander-in-chief, played by Nick Offerman, who is in his third term in office and who without evidence proclaims that the civil war is close to an end.
Cailee Spaeny and Jesse Plemons in one of the movie's most heart-stopping scenes
The bizarre strawberry tinted sunglasses worn by Plemons were the actor's choice
Portland police officers chase demonstrators after a riot was declared during a protest against the killing of Daunte Wright on April 12, 2021 in the city, a scene comparable to the violence seen in Civil War
It's revealed that Dunst's character attained fame by capturing a renowned image during 'The Antifa Massacre.' The incident is not elaborated upon, meaning we don't know if Antifa members were massacred or did the massacring themselves.
Along their journey, the group encounters an unnamed violent racist played by Plemons. Clad in strawberry-colored sunglasses and military fatigues, the unnamed character acts a judge, jury and literal executioner to those he deems unAmerican.
'What kind of American are you?,' Plemons, the real life husband of Dunst, asks her group. It's clear he's the leader of a group of militiamen who surround the area. Directly beside him, sits a dump truck packed with corpses.
Plemons opens fire on anyone whose answer he doesn't like.
As he's about to turn his gun to the youngest member of the group, Jessie, played by Cailee Spaeny, another of their group crashes into the scene in their truck killing, Plemons and allowing our heroes to escape.
Speaeny told The Los Angeles Times that filming the scene with Plemons was 'very scary.'
The actor explained that she and Plemons spent most of the day of shooting together in character, improvising the scene.
Garland had set up the shot so that no cameras were visible, making it more 'immersive' for the actors.
'So you weren’t seeing some crew guy wandering in the background eating a bag of chips — you didn’t have a traditional close-up,' she said.
'It felt very immersive. That stunt sequence was incredible. And by the time we all got into that car, when Stephen comes and picks us up, God, it felt really real. That whole sequence. The scene, the way it’s written is just completely chilling.'
Plemons, playing an unnamed violent racist, holds people at gunpoint while asking about their origins
Civil War takes the shape of a road movie: a trunkful of journalists driving from New York City to their date with destiny in Washington, D.C.
In the movie, Nick Offerman plays a despotic three term president
In the past, Trump has made statements surrounding a 'third term'
