Jeremy of The Daily Rotation wrote, "This weekend marks the wide release of Kathryn Bigelow‘s latest controversial war film Zero Dark Thirty. Now, a much wider audience can react to the unsettling piece of visceral filmmaking. Zero Dark Thirty is either going to evoke positive praise from those that are perhaps pro-war, because the film does feature sharp acts of warfare and military tactics and a lot of scenes can be described as patriotic if that’s how you choose to view the film, but then there’s going to be those that say it glorifies the torture and puts emphasis on America and how we as a country participate in the war on terror. But both of those stances are completely undermining everything that Bigelow has done and everything that she’s trying to say."
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Slow-burning and thought-provoking, Zero Dark Thirty is an extraordinary piece of modern cinema. Chronicling the decade-long hunt for Osama Bin Laden, Zero Dark Thirty follows the story of Maya, a CIA operative on her first assignment. Maya’s first task it to oversee the interrogation of Al Qaeda prisoners, following the attack on the world trade center.
First, the film explores how torture affects both the recipient and the torturer, with Maya becoming more desensitised as the film goes on. Once Obama actions a worldwide ban on violent interrogation techniques, Maya, who was visibly shocked by them initially, seems to mourn the loss of the fruits of such methods.
Colton of The Daily Rotation wrote, "Since their Oscar success for 2009’s The Hurt Locker, director Kathryn Bigelow reunited with screenwriter Mark Boal for the controversial film Zero Dark Thirty. The nerve-wrenching thriller chronicles the extensive hunt for the whereabouts of the world’s most wanted terrorist Osama Bin Laden. Since it’s release back in December, the film has been sparking debates and controversy surrounding the use and so-called “glorification” of torture as means for interrogation and advancement in investigation. U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee chairwoman Dianne Feinstein sent a letter to Sony Pictures that called the movie “grossly inaccurate and misleading.”
just rented this one this weekend and i cant believe it got only several awards in the oscars it should have got at least 2-3 more, it was a great movie almost as good as hurt locker, it looks good in blu ray and im planning to get this on blu ray.
