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Zero Dark Thirty (2012, dir. Kathryn Bigelow): complex, politically ambiguous, well executed, fictionalized account of the Bin Laden takedown

220px-ZeroDarkThirty2012Poster“We don’t know what we don’t know”
“What the f*ck does that mean?”
(Take that, Mr Rumsfeld)

Gripping yarn of CIA agent ‘Maya’ and her single-minded 12-year quest to hunt down Bin Laden. However, it will likely forfeit Best Picture at the Oscars due to the controversy around its alleged support for torture, e.g. the film doesn’t show all the false leads generated that wasted the CIA’s time. It does provide fascinating insight into how an intelligence officer operates, though on this count the movie has been criticized by CIA agents for over-egging the indiivdual hunches and contributions of ‘Maya’ (and underplaying teamwork and the reams of boring desk analysis).

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Posted by on February 9, 2013 in Film Reviews, Passive Media

 

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