Unlike other terrorist attack-related movies, which always focus on the relatives of victims, or follow-up and other marginal content, try to avoid directly showing the terrorist attack, so as not to make the audience unacceptable, this film chooses to directly present two hours of uninterrupted killing and hiding. , Escape, every minute makes people fearful.
The film is adapted from real events. In November 2008, the Taj Mahal Hotel, a five-star hotel in Mumbai, India, was attacked by Pakistani terrorists, killing more than 160 people.
The director did not curb or cover up the cruel murder. After the whole movie, people watched the character being slaughtered many times. There are probably hundreds of gunshots in the film, and every time it is frightening, I finally walked out of the theater and couldn't help shaking like I had experienced a nightmare, as if I was on the scene in person. This may be the longest and true presentation of terrorist attacks that have occurred worldwide in recent years, but it is indeed feared that it will encounter difficulties in distribution.
Several characters are very delicately portrayed. The family experience of Armie Hammer's characters is very tortuous, and it is always worrying; Dave Patel (Dev Patel) starred as a hero hotel work Personnel to assist tourists to escape. Several gunmen actually spent a lot of time showing how they were brainwashed and controlled by religious extremists. The rhythm of the whole movie is very tight, no time was wasted, and it succeeded in creating a sense of fear.
This film may be more scary than ordinary horror movies, just because similar terrorist attacks have continued in this decade. However, European and American countries are not yet ready to shoot such a movie that visually restores the scene, so as to avoid touching the grief of the family of the deceased and provoking racial and religious disputes. However, as a film produced in Australia, it is about events in India ten years ago. This film can be used as a reference to commemorate the people who died in the terrorist attack and the heroes who stood up at critical moments.
What’s more rare is that the film has meticulously portrayed several terrorists, letting people understand how these young people are controlled, brainwashed and deceived by religious extremists.
I originally prefer movies adapted from real events. This one is so realistic and the atmosphere is rendered extremely well. It feels like I can’t calm down after watching it for a long time, so I highly recommend it.
(Toronto viewing)
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