Note: This article was first published in "2012 Complete Movie".
To say that this movie has nothing to do with politics sounds like a joke. When Catherine Bigelow reached the Oscar with "The Hurt Locker", many people were surprised. In their opinion, the director's ability was to cater to the needs of the times and shoot some themes that promoted "our army" to see death as home. It is because of its connection with politics that Bigelow has become Bigelow today.
If this is the case, "hunt bin Laden" should be a momentary verb in just a few hours. The screen is full of fierce battles and gun battles, as well as the inevitable cry of victory; but Bigelow's "hunt bin Laden" "Osama bin Laden" is a continuous verb that lasts for ten years. The picture is so cool that it makes you feel unfriendly. There is no Bush and Cheney, no Iraq war, no Obama. Naturally, it doesn’t talk about victory and factions, but it encompasses self-confidence. Discussion of consciousness, bureaucracy and pure evil.
What Bigelow wanted to do was to clean up the ten years from the 9/11 incident to the death of bin Laden. The Americans care about this period of history. It was the closest thing to them and the most traumatic to their souls, so much so that every 911 movie, including "World Trade Center", "Flight 93" and last year's "Special Loud, Very Close", are all because of their strict standards. Excessive scrutiny makes it less popular. Any copy-style feature film or artificial healing film will appear superficial or even disgusting. But Bigelow’s idea is simpler than that of all directors who have filmed similar themes: "This movie is just a personal story. The difference is that the son of a bitch was caught by us."
At the initial North American screening, 28 critics who have seen the film will tell you that Bigelow really succeeded. She made the 9/11 movie that Americans most want to see. Yes, 9/11 is the source of the hunt for bin Laden and the source of American suffering. They were shocked in this way: the opening scene was completely black-it seems to be a mystery to foreigners, but this contentless lens Americans can understand at a glance. This is the day of the 9/11 incident. Human voices (real recordings) came from the black screen. They begged for hope but there was no hope. The story began. Prisoner torture (the most terrifying water boarding) is the second scene where Americans can't be distracted. They may be disgusted, but they can't avoid it. The terrorist attacks in Saudi Arabia in 2004, the London subway terrorist attacks in 2005, the 2008 terrorist attacks in Pakistan's Karachi Marriott Hotel, and the 2009 terrorist attacks in Afghanistan's CIA security base. Bigelow's thoughts were clearly mentioned by few people in the past ten years. The nerve-stinging incident was stuffed in one by one in a news documentary situation, and she wanted to solve these pains one by one.
In contrast, other similar themes of movies seem to be twisted. 911 has always been an unpleasant itch for Americans, but Bigelow has helped them thoroughly in one go. American professional film website moviefone believes that if the American audience is not vaccinated in advance, some people will die in the movie theater where "The Hunt for Bin Laden" is shown. Because every minute and every second is too close to them, and when Bigelow saves his previous calmness and restraint and uses it all in the final climax of the SEAL Team VI, the audience will also have a strong urge to join them. . By the way, you can also think of it as a successful thriller.
Bigelow does not deny that she is playing the rest of The Hurt Locker. The two films have similar styles, and they are also co-produced by her and her lover and screenwriter Mark Bauer, but this year is even more decisive. Everyone has no other choice but to face it. Although the film originated from a news report written by Mark Bauer as a reporter on the battlefield, Bigelow still painted its theatrical color in a unique way. The heroine Maya (Jessica Chastain) in the film is a surreal existence. She is taken away from the background. No one knows her past experience. It seems that the CIA is everything to her, and the hunt for bin Laden is right For her, it is a religion, and her job is to clear out heretics. This setting is somewhat similar to Kelly played by Claire Dans in "Homeland Security", except that Jessica Chastain's image is tougher and more determined. She is the only one here but the one with the most authority. woman. She controls everything, including the men in the film, just as Bigelow steadily controls the perspective and style of the film through this role-she wants a stern and persistent power, and only this power is enough to lead the audience. Solve the puzzles sinking in their hearts.
Normal people may not enjoy the viewing process of "The Hunt for Bin Laden", but when it came out, Americans feel very comfortable.
View more about Zero Dark Thirty reviews
