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A “Zero Dark Thirty” Reading List. “Zero Dark Thirty” is two and a half hours long; in real life, the hunt for Osama bin Laden lasted for nine and a half years. Here are four...
Zero Dark Thirty is a 2012 American political action thriller film directed and produced by Kathryn Bigelow, and written and produced by Mark Boal. The film dramatizes the nearly decade-long international manhunt for Osama bin Laden , leader of the terrorist network Al-Qaeda , after the September 11 attacks .
Jan 14, 2013 · Who Are the People in Zero Dark Thirty? By David Haglund, Aisha Harris, and Forrest Wickman. Jan 14, 20134:40 PM. Zero Dark Thirty, after earning five Oscar nominations including Best...
Feb 7, 2013 · Since Zero Dark Thirty’s release in New York and Los Angeles in December (it opens nationwide on January 11), the film has provoked a split reaction. Critics have celebrated it for its pacing, control, and arresting but complicated depictions of political violence.
- The Film Exaggerates The Government's Use of Torture
- The Film's Depiction of Jennifer Matthews Was Not Accurate
- The Detainees Did Not Reveal Any Useful Information in The Capture of Bin Laden
- The Film Gives Too Much Credit to One Individual
- The Changes Were Controversial But The Movie Was Still A Hit
- Did The Changes Made Benefit The Movie?
The U.S. Government Claims These Methods Were Not Normal
From the beginning of Zero Dark Thirty, which is included among the most brutal torture scenes in movies, the American government is shown to have no issue with using extreme interrogation methods on its prisoners. Audiences are immediately introduced to Jason Clarke's character, Dan, through a hard to watch torture sequence, in which he attempts to extract important information from a potential terrorist associate by waterboarding him. However, this isn't exactly how the military operated. S...
Those Close To Matthews Rejected The Movie's Portrayal Of Her
Although her name wasn't used in Zero Dark Thirty, Jennifer Ehle's character, Jessica, was based on a real-life CIA Agent named Jennifer Matthews, whose work in the Osama bin Laden investigation eventually led to her death in a suicide bombing. In the movie, she only appears briefly to work with Jessica Chastain's character, Maya, when setting up a meeting in the camp. It's a small role, and it serves mostly to prove just how dangerous the terrorists are. However, many people who knew Jennife...
The Way The Americans Found Bin Laden Was Not Truthful In The Movie
It's immediately clear in Zero Dark Thirty that the American military intends to extract information from terrorist detainees. In the end, that's exactly how they track down Osama bin Laden, through his associates. However, this is not actually how the capture went down in reality.The detainees weren't that useful to the CIA — most of them refused to say anything at all, and for the very few who did speak, their information turned out to be useless. It was the investigative work of the CIA th...
Jessica Chastain's Character Didn't Do It Alone
Although Zero Dark Thirty is one of Jessica Chastain's best movies, her character is given too much credit for what occurs. The search for Osama bin Laden and his associates was one of the largest and highest-effort pursuits ever practiced by American forces. Thousands of CIA operatives dedicated several years of their lives to this cause. Zero Dark Thirty suggests Chastain's character, Maya, was solely responsible for tracking down the terrorist. Naturally, several government officials felt...
The Movie Won Critical Awards
While there have been complaints about Zero Dark Thirty's historical accuracy, the movie was still a huge success. Critically, it has a 91% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and is certified fresh. It wasn't just critics who loved it, as the audience score has a high 85% positive rating as well. That paid off at the box office, where the historical war biopic made $132.8 million on a $52 million budget (via Box Office Mojo), making it a minor success. Zero Dark Thirty was also popular at the year-end...
Zero Dark Thirty Might've Had More Of A Responsibility To Be Accurate
When it comes to movies based on true stories, it is expected that there will be changes made to the facts of the real events. Most of these changes made are meant to improve the way the story is presented to audiences in a narrative form with the hopes of still maintaining the integrity of the true events. However, in the case ofZero Dark Thirty, it could be argued that a lot of the changes made ended up distracting more from the movie itself. One of the most infamous aspects ofZero Dark Thi...
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Zero Dark Thirty: Maya’s career at the CIA begins with her watching the torture of a “detainee”, removing her black mask to reveal unexpectedly that she is a woman. The Searchers: Scar’s legs appear ominously at the tent opening as Martin is about to rescue Debbie, a Comanche captive for many years.
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Dec 18, 2012 · With Chastain’s single-minded obsession as the through-line, Zero Dark Thirty takes the reliable form of procedurals like All The President’s Men and Zodiac, staying doggedly on the investigative...
