must first show that Katherine Bigelow is a woman, this 1.82 meter tall woman, look at the movies she has directed: "Breaking Point", "The Devil's Game", "K-19" : The Widowmaker" and "The Hurt Locker" are both tough, rough and realistic man's films. In "Hunting Bin Laden", Maya, played by Jessica Chastain, became the "official spokesperson" for the woman. When the originally beautiful and feminine Chastain burst out with a foul language: "I'm the motherfucker who found this place", she has already won. It belongs to a model worker actor's victory, and it also belongs to a female director's victory.
A subject like "The Hunt for Bin Laden" could be a great action blockbuster, and then sing a hymn to the United States of America. But the director is Bigelow. The female director is very clear about what she wants to express, and the documentary-style shooting method is also familiar to her, so she chose to make this film a cruel, ruthless, news Documentary film. For us viewers, it is unavoidable to think that it is daring to shoot such a subject that involves politics, but for Bigelow herself, maybe this is just her insistence in artistic creation.
On May 1, 2011, at 23:35 (Beijing time at 11:35 on May 2, 2011), Obama announced through a televised speech that bin Laden was killed by the US Navy SEALs in Abatabad, Pakistan, and that he It has been confirmed that the deceased is bin Laden himself. Then the United States used an aircraft carrier to bury bin Laden's body in the North Arabian Sea. For some Americans, the death of the "Devil's Advocate" cheered them up, but more than that, the 9/11 nightmare was brought up again. The most arrogant and arrogant nation in the world has the calmness and deliberation that many other nations are ashamed of. The heroine of this film, Maya, is a serious and rational representative.
Maya has become the absolute protagonist of "Hunting Bin Laden". Except for her, the names of other characters are rarely mentioned. It seems that Bigelow only sees this killing operation from one perspective (different from "The Hurt Locker"). But the question is, does the character of Maya really represent the attitude of the film? the answer is negative. Whether it is the display of the torture of the US military at the beginning, the detailed description of the action team in the middle, or the hunting action at the end of the film, Bigelow objectively presents this history from a certain distance. Without criticism, without praise, the film ends abruptly after Chastain sheds a tear. In addition to the nature of work, Maya's strength is more forced out. The pressure from the superiors and the personal experience of the terrorist attack and the killing of a colleague made this girl more and more brave and determined. For this goal, Maya has paid too much. When a woman of her age has already talked about marriage, she is looking for clues in front of a pile of intelligence materials. Maya is like the female No. 1 Kerry in "Homeland Security". , work so seriously that you even think she is a lunatic. When bin Laden's body was placed in front of Maya, the camera was aimed at her tired face. After 2 hours and 40 minutes of torture, the viewer's depression was released, but like Maya, a sense of emptiness Come slowly. The success of this hunting operation still does not fundamentally solve the problem. Terrorism still lingers, or, in other words, it has always existed. Bin Laden has fallen, and who knows how many "Bin Laden" will stand up in the future.
Jessica Chastain - The actress known to fans as "Sister Model Worker" is a late bloomer, and "The Hunt for Bin Laden" is a springboard for her acting career. It's not difficult to play the role of Maya well, but the highlight of the performance is the real ability of Chastain. At the beginning of the film, there is a scene of torture by the U.S. military. Maya, as a bystander, witnessed how the U.S. military tortured prisoners. She couldn’t bear to look directly and turned her face to one side several times. Chastain grasped Maya’s expression very well at this time. A retracted jaw, and a tossing between sympathy and ruthlessness. An instinctive resistance -- and that's how the audience sees it. But when interrogating the prisoners later, we have seen Maya's calmness and ruthlessness. Maybe this is the fate of everyone involved in this hunting operation, being grinded into an indifferent look by mechanical work. Osama bin Laden, bin Laden, bin Laden... All are moving towards a goal, even at the cost of losing themselves. So, human nature is the same, regardless of nationality or race, it's just that war makes our desires cloud this.
Catherine Bigelow not only managed to create an unforgettable character, but also absolutely deserves praise from the filmmaking technique. Shaking shots, a lot of close-ups of characters' faces, and simple tonal processing, "Hunting Bin Laden" shows a sense of reality. After putting aside the popcorn elements such as sensational dramas and action scenes, its texture is also revealed. Because of the subject matter, it is inevitable that Bigelow will be questioned by many voices. In fact, this female man just faithfully showed a process, leaving the audience to think for themselves. And for a female director, this is already worthy of our respect.
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