It's just a documentary

Uriah 2022-04-20 09:01:15

The shooting techniques and scene scheduling of the nightly beheading operation at the climax of the film are quite powerful, and can be enjoyed as a battlefield documentary segment. But considering the multiple nominations, I was really looking forward to a lot, but overall I'm disappointed, film is an art form, and for such a powerful film based on a true story, I wish there were more There are many dramatic conflicts in it, rather than purely bystander records. The calm shots lack a sense of substitution, which makes most of the film appear dull. The film's conception also deliberately avoids many key issues. If you don't analyze it in depth, then this The 10-year hunt is meaningless, so the film's purely record-keeping stance makes the film look hollow and lacking in depth, as if it only shows the glory of "we hunted bin Laden" in the end. ★★★

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Zero Dark Thirty quotes

  • Dan: He's being a dick.

    Joseph Bradley: He's trying to outsmart you. Why don't you tell him about your Ph.D?

  • Dan: State your request.

    Maya: Move Heaven and Earth and bring me this fuckng Sayeed's family phone number.

    Dan: Okay, I'll go and talk to "The Wolf."