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The story is not about any civil war. It's just an mostly incredible background for some journalists who are hell-bent on interviewing/photographing the president before he's captured by the "Western Forces" - that is, California, and, huh, Texas.

California and Texas having the same goals is giving me nightmares tbh.

Well, getting to the president before the troops get to him is already a pretty far-stretched scenario: They do not know what will happen on their long journey to Washington D. C. - and no war is going according to a schedule. Reporters are either there when something happens. Or they are not.

Throughout the film, the photographers endanger themselves - and others - trying to get some good pictures. It's through simple carelessness that at least four of the characters die.

Though the film has some stunning scenes, the film will be forgotten in a few months. In the best case, it will serve as a warning - on how not to title a film. And how not to behave as a wartime journalist.

Wait, you have this crazy idea for a film:

For one day in a year, there are no crimes because everything is legal.

On "Purge day", you could beat up your neighbor's kids and steal his car, but because you cannot be punished for it, he has to accept your acts with a tremendous grudge.

How will this change neighborhoods?

How does the "Purge" affect everything that requires interpersonal trust?

It's so curious that in this film, people mistake "You can do everything" for "You'll go on a murder spree", because fights for survival make for better cinema fodder.

But what about robbery? Proclaiming your own sovereign state? And people who break laws to do some good?

So many ideas to explore right here. But this film...

Basically "Home Alone", but it actually insults your intelligence.

This installment of the kangaroo stories has blown me away. It's a spot-on, satirical comment on the past years in which covid-19 conspiracy nuts ruled many discussions and sowed so much confusion.

In short, Marc-Uwe and his kangaroo seek out to free Maria's mother from the clutches of her conspiracy theories. On their odyssey, the duo enjoy quite a lot of comical situations - which I will not summarize here.

But let me say that the film contains insider jokes that one can only understand as a German. Though, some refer to the capitol attack on January 6th, 2021. Others relate to covid-19. At one time, they cite a famous phrase from "Life of Brian" (1979). The very beginning bears resemblance to ALF, the 1980 sitcom.

Frankly, I wonder how they will translate this masterpiece for English-speaking audiences.