In “Civil War,” tanks trample democracy.
But the messages they send may be more dangerous than the violence depicted onscreen: The collapse of democracy is inevitable.
In the film, Humphrey Bogart plays Rick, the cynical owner of a Moroccan nightclub at the onset of World War II.
John Springer Collection/Corbis Historical/Getty ImagesOther World War II-era films like “Don’t be a Sucker,” which emphasized racial and religious tolerance in America, emphasized the same message.
The box office success of “Civil War” ensures, though, that more “American carnage” stories are likely headed our way .
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