Two most wonderful and unforgettable scenes: The heroine is next to the empty monkey cage, and the camera is hand-held, with a cool tone, aimed at her. The heroine is shot in this way throughout the movie. She has never shared the picture with anyone, and she has always been alone. No friends, no personal life, no fun. Only jobs, only bin Laden. At that moment, I felt that this woman was in her life, in her time, in her destiny. Is she a hostage? The hostage of the country, the hostage of fate, the hostage of the current situation, the hostage of bin Laden?
Another unforgettable scene is the last one, where bin Laden is dead. The heroine is ready to leave with her bag on her back. She sat alone in the empty cabin with a red net behind her. Someone asked her: where are you going. At this time, she shed tears.
For this film, the dissatisfaction is that the heroine is just a staff member, with no soul, no past, no love, and even little heart. Maybe it's because she's a hostage? This treatment is too cold. Why did she put herself into this war without hesitation, for 10 years, the cruelty of the enemy made us cruel and irrational, yet she agreed with the rules of the game? Why did she have to kill bin Laden, because of a terrorist attack or the death of a friend? Also, the heroine does not grow and change from beginning to end. It seems that she was born a workaholic, an intelligence freak, a killer.
The oriental mood of the Arabian Nights in the film reveals layers of murderous intent.
Maybe life just needs a purpose to push people forward. The weakest moment is when the goal is achieved.
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