So exactly JD Vance’s stand

Well I’m happy a war was fought to liberate them and bring them the joys of deMoCRacy and cheap beer

I totally understand where you are coming from and agree in those particular examples; sure, the characters give us something to watch but without understanding what is actually happening, the story loses tons of steam

In the case of Civil War I think it works because of the following (no spoilers):

• Unlike those other movies, we all know what a Civil War is, so “filling the blanks” is not as critical
• Whatever caused it, happened a bit back. You start the movie towards what feels like the end of the war and nobody is trying to stop the war or solve the problem; because of that, you are not focusing on the reasons why it started
• You follow journalists in the movie and they make it clear they are there to report what is happening, not to provide commentary. Again this moves you away from “why is this happening” mindset
• Finally, yes they do provide enough to make an educated guess. They even provide one which is presented as the “final straw” that started it all. You won’t get the play-by-play sequence but it was enough for me to fill in the blanks

Cinematography is amazing and it does have that odd vibe that A24 movies have. I liked this movie a lot.

Apparently, the movie never explains why there is a war, which would annoy me too much.

This is true, but it’s not what the movie is about so not really an important part.

They drop enough hints to satisfy curiosity but they do not go into details

Oh no, poor Putin

But remember, when god closes a door, he certainly opens a window…

And they won’t without bloodshed… Thinking that it can be done diplomatically is noble but I sincerely can’t see it

Same bullshit in Quebec. They keep on passing “secular” laws that only affect Muslims

I don’t care about any organized religion but the hypocrisy is just too much

Elect a clown, enjoy the circus

Yeap, they are getting a bit too aggressive with their messages.

I constantly get “great 1 year opportunities”… as if I would leave a full time permanent position I like for a 1 year term in some unknown company

13 months in jail for getting a 12 year old drunk and raping her repeatedly doesn’t sound like proper punishment… Specially not when he has shown no remorse for his actions

After his release in 2017, van de Velde complained about “all the nonsense” reporting on his crime in the media, claiming that the term pedophile did not apply to him, without expanding further. At the same time he stated not yet having read any of the reporting he was criticizing. The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) condemned his comments at the time, stating that his “lack of remorse and self-pity is breathtaking”.

how about no?

I would rather not go to the Olympics than to pair up with a convicted child rapist

And if this partner had some moral fiber, maybe that would have been enough to get the completely spineless committee to find another volleyball player that, through some luck or maybe witchcraft, happened to not to get a 12 year old drunk in order to rape her repeatedly

She technically consented

He got her drunk… Not only she was too young to consent, he made her drunk this invalidating any chance for valid consent even if she was much older.

Well his Wikipedia page is the stuff of horror

In August 2014 van de Velde, then 19 years old, raped a 12-year-old girl he had met on Facebook who lived in Milton Keynes, England. He travelled to her home and, when her mother was out, gave her alcohol and then raped her several times at her home as well as near Furzton Lake which was nearby. The victim would eventually go on to self-harm and once overdosed. Van de Velde returned to the Netherlands after the rape, although he was eventually extradited to the United Kingdom and arrested in January 2016

After his release in 2017, van de Velde complained about “all the nonsense” reporting on his crime in the media, claiming that the term pedophile did not apply to him, without expanding further. At the same time he stated not yet having read any of the reporting he was criticizing. The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) condemned his comments at the time, stating that his “lack of remorse and self-pity is breathtaking”.

The open source equivalent of obsidian is Logseq

Not sure how it actually compares as I have not used obsidian but I love it, it does enough for what I need