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Aug 25, 2022 · The CIA's use of "Enhanced Interrogation Techniques" — more commonly known as "torture" — is by far the most unsavory legacy of the post-9/11 "War on Terror" and the part of "Zero Dark Thirty ...
- Duncan Carson
December 10, 2014 1:50 PM EST. T he 2012 film Zero Dark Thirty implied the use of torture on al-Qaeda-affiliated detainees led to the discovery and eventual death of Osama bin Laden. The Oscar ...
Dec 22, 2014 · The true story of 'Maya', the CIA analyst who hunted down Osama bin Laden. In the film Zero Dark Thirty, she was the persistent, conscientious CIA officer who finally tracked Osama bin Laden to ...
Jan 16, 2013 · Despite debates over its depiction of torture, Zero Dark Thirty became the most-watched movie in America this week, and looks to be heading for another strong weekend. How reliable the film’s portrait? Does it give an accurate picture of how the CIA anti-terrorism efforts really work? Nada Bakos, who spearheaded the CIA’s Zarqawi Operations team from 2004-2006 as a targeting officer ...
- The Film Exaggerates The Government's Use of Torture
- The Film's Depiction of Jennifer Matthews Was Not Accurate
- The Detainees Did Not Reveal Any Useful Information in The Capture of Bin Laden
- The Film Gives Too Much Credit to One Individual
- The Changes Were Controversial But The Movie Was Still A Hit
- Did The Changes Made Benefit The Movie?
The U.S. Government Claims These Methods Were Not Normal
From the beginning of Zero Dark Thirty, which is included among the most brutal torture scenes in movies, the American government is shown to have no issue with using extreme interrogation methods on its prisoners. Audiences are immediately introduced to Jason Clarke's character, Dan, through a hard to watch torture sequence, in which he attempts to extract important information from a potential terrorist associate by waterboarding him. However, this isn't exactly how the military operated. S...
Those Close To Matthews Rejected The Movie's Portrayal Of Her
Although her name wasn't used in Zero Dark Thirty, Jennifer Ehle's character, Jessica, was based on a real-life CIA Agent named Jennifer Matthews, whose work in the Osama bin Laden investigation eventually led to her death in a suicide bombing. In the movie, she only appears briefly to work with Jessica Chastain's character, Maya, when setting up a meeting in the camp. It's a small role, and it serves mostly to prove just how dangerous the terrorists are. However, many people who knew Jennife...
The Way The Americans Found Bin Laden Was Not Truthful In The Movie
It's immediately clear in Zero Dark Thirty that the American military intends to extract information from terrorist detainees. In the end, that's exactly how they track down Osama bin Laden, through his associates. However, this is not actually how the capture went down in reality.The detainees weren't that useful to the CIA — most of them refused to say anything at all, and for the very few who did speak, their information turned out to be useless. It was the investigative work of the CIA th...
Jessica Chastain's Character Didn't Do It Alone
Although Zero Dark Thirty is one of Jessica Chastain's best movies, her character is given too much credit for what occurs. The search for Osama bin Laden and his associates was one of the largest and highest-effort pursuits ever practiced by American forces. Thousands of CIA operatives dedicated several years of their lives to this cause. Zero Dark Thirty suggests Chastain's character, Maya, was solely responsible for tracking down the terrorist. Naturally, several government officials felt...
The Movie Won Critical Awards
While there have been complaints about Zero Dark Thirty's historical accuracy, the movie was still a huge success. Critically, it has a 91% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and is certified fresh. It wasn't just critics who loved it, as the audience score has a high 85% positive rating as well. That paid off at the box office, where the historical war biopic made $132.8 million on a $52 million budget (via Box Office Mojo), making it a minor success. Zero Dark Thirty was also popular at the year-end...
Zero Dark Thirty Might've Had More Of A Responsibility To Be Accurate
When it comes to movies based on true stories, it is expected that there will be changes made to the facts of the real events. Most of these changes made are meant to improve the way the story is presented to audiences in a narrative form with the hopes of still maintaining the integrity of the true events. However, in the case ofZero Dark Thirty, it could be argued that a lot of the changes made ended up distracting more from the movie itself. One of the most infamous aspects ofZero Dark Thi...
- Jack Walters
Dec 28, 2012 · CIA says: "The CIA, unlike the FBI, has no law enforcement authority. The Agency’s mission is foreign intelligence collection and analysis." Zero Dark Thirty says: True. The biggest "law ...
Dec 14, 2012 · In addition to providing false advertising for waterboarding, “Zero Dark Thirty” endorses torture in several other subtle ways. At one point, the film’s chief C.I.A. interrogator claims ...
