This is a film made with journalistic methods. It has emerged from the chaos and prosperity of this decade, and focuses on major events one by one with a clear and clear narrative. For the times, this is quite beneficial. of.
— The
super-professional ending of Time may earn respect rather than delight, but no one can deny the power of the film.
——"Variety"
This film about the hunt for ** is cruel and ruthless, the ending is hard, and it has nothing to do with politics.
——The "Hollywood Reporter"
film is the obligation and responsibility of directors like Bigelow to this era. The power of the film will eventually affect you and make you convinced by the power of images and art.
- "International Screen"
behind-the-scenes production
digs the story behind the news
The screenwriter who wrote the screenplay is Mark Ball, who worked with director Katherine Bigelow on "The Hurt Locker". He is not a mere screenwriter, but a seasoned journalist who has worked for prestigious magazines such as The Village Voice, Rolling Stone and Playboy. In 2004, he covered the Iraq war throughout and wrote the feature-length report "The Man in the Blast Suit", which later became "The Hurt Locker." And to write a script about Ben **, the idea that was formed on the battlefield in Iraq.
Mark Ball's final script began in 2001. Around 2001, the story of the film began when reports suggested that the world's most annoying terrorist, Ben **, might be hiding somewhere and attracting the attention of the US military. Later, 911 happened, and then the United States launched the Iraq War. Finally, Ben ** was killed by snipers. The main line of the whole story, we have all learned from the news, but as a reporter, Ball will not just use the clues and stories in the news to compile the movie, he chose to dig the story behind the news. "I didn't know whether to make up a story or to respect history, so I chose a route that was most journalistic, looking for threads and characters from a variety of sources, news reports and real events," Ball said. To this end, Ball began a protracted investigation and research work. He found a lot of senior officials of the Pentagon, saw a lot of classified materials, and then, under the conditions of permission, made some reasonable adaptations of the stories in these materials. Even so, Ball said that all the stories and actions in the film are based on prototypes and facts.
The script was actually roughly completed around 2011. However, after the completion of the film, the US military used special forces to kill Ben **. Regarding this news, Bigelow said: "When we heard the news, we knew that what we are doing now has become history. Now, what we do is not to reproduce history, but to express history. Come out. This news changed the tone of the film. Although there was no major plot change, we still rewrote a part of the script. Especially the end of the film. I think when we have not finished shooting the film That's what happened, and it was supposed to be God's will."
Not political supremacy
Many people believe that this film about the US military shooting and killing Ben ** will be a film with political supremacy. After all, there are many expressions about the ideology of the state machine in the film. Moreover, in order to avoid suspicion, Sony also postponed the release date of the film by two months, from October before the election to December after the election. In fact, in the film, politics is the last link, but also the least important link. Before the film's release, Mark Bauer issued a statement, which said: "The film covers 3 stages of American government, including the Clinton presidency and the Bush presidency. The death of * is a victory for the United States, this victory is epic and non-partisan. Otherwise we would not have the basis to make such a film that can show such a huge victory. "
And director Kathryn Bigelow also expressed similar She said: "There is no political content and inclination in the film, many people will be surprised, but this is the truth. The film does not involve the words and deeds of Mr. President, he is not involved in it. In this film, what I want to express is the story of humanity and human beings, and what I want to tell is the story that has not been told. During this period of time, there must be many stories worth telling and many vivid characters. , but these stories have not been told. In the project of this film, I am most concerned about these hidden contents." Under Bigelow's thinking of telling human stories, the film became A mash-up film that is not the main theme. There are many movie elements mixed in it, including thrillers, plots, history, puzzles, and even conspiracy theories. Bigelow said: "This is a great story of our time, a world's most wanted man, an action group, a group of figures associated with this man. It is a great story of triumph of will, duty and dedication. , tells the real life and human nature. It is also based on this, in the process of shooting this film, I have always been with great respect. Because we and this film are witnesses, participants and narrators of history after all. "
Tidbits
· This film is jointly created by the Oscar-winning film "The Hurt Locker" golden combination Catherine Bigelow (director and producer) and Mark Ball (writer and producer).
·The title of the film should actually be written: 0 dark 30. This is a commonly used military term that generally does not refer to any time, but only refers to the moment when the outdoor environment is dark, either very late or very early. Also, the phrase isn't pronounced like zero dark thirty, as the title says, it's pronounced: oh dark thirty.
The working title of the film is "For God and Country". It was later changed to this military term.
The original plot of the film tells the story of the failed hunt for Ben **. But later, the ** was killed by the US military, and the already written script of the film was rewritten to deal with this change. In the process of preparing the script for the film, Bigelow and Ball were accused by the Pentagon that they had stolen Ben ** operational secrets, and the opposition that they had become a political tool for incumbent President Barack Obama's re-election campaign. They did not back down, and in order to avoid suspicion, they also postponed the release of the film from the original October to December 19-two months after the US presidential election this year.
·Joel Edgerton was originally going to play the leading role in this film, but because of schedule conflicts, he could only choose to play a supporting role. Later, the protagonist's candidate was set on Jason Clarke. But I didn't expect that Jason Clarke also had a scheduling problem and couldn't play the leading role. At this time, Joel Edgerton's schedule was adjusted, so he was still the protagonist. And Jason Clarke played another role.
· Rooney Mara and Tom Hardy were expected to play roles in the film, but then they left the crew. They were later replaced by Jessica Chastain and Mark Strong, respectively.
· Katherine Bigelow's ex-husband James Cameron was expected to direct the film, but he later withdrew from the film's pre-production. The reason is that he went to prepare for the shooting of the "Avatar" sequel.
Award-winning record
Oscar Academy Awards
85th (2013)
Award
-Oscar Award-Best Sound Editing Paul NJ Ottosson
Nominations
Oscars - Best Picture Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Megan Ellison Megan Ellison
Oscars - Best Actress Jessica Chastain Jessica Chastain
Oscars - Best Original Screenplay Mark Boal
Oscar - Best Film Editing Dylan Tichenor, William Goldenberg
Golden Globes, USA Golden Globes, USA
70th (2013)
Award
- Film - Best Actress in a Drama Series Jay Sika Chastain Jessica Chastain
Nominated
· Motion Picture - Best Picture in a Drama Series
· Motion Picture - Best Director Kathryn Bigelow
· Motion Picture - Best Screenplay Mark Boal
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