In a room full of nearly a hundred strangers sitting directly next to each other, a breathtaking silence takes over the room. It is so quiet you can hear the person next to you breathing in and out, in and out. You are unable to focus on anything but what you just witnessed.
The second the film finished playing, patrons of Webster Theater sat motionless as the white credits rolled down the pitch-black screen. This silence was the aftermath of “Zero Dark Thirty.”
Directed by Kathryn Bigelow, the film has been in the spotlight since its debut on the big screen Dec. 19, 2012. While this movie is going on its second month in the theater, the seats are still jam-packed with people eager to experience its intensity.
Bigelow also directed the Academy award-winning film “The Hurt Locker,” but it is her work in this militaristic film that is gaining quite the following.
The film stars Jessica Chastian as Maya, a new member of the CIA team who spearheads the hunt for Al Qaeda’s leader: Osama Bin Laden. While the entire audience knows the outcome of this film, the majority of the pubic does not know the military tactics that lead the U.S. to the capture of Bin Laden.
This story had all the makings of a successful film and by adding an award-winning director; it was bound for the spotlight.
But the question is not if the film was a hit: “Zero Dark Thirty” has five Oscar nominations to prove its credibility. The real debate comes into play when looking at the content of the film. Did Bigelow and her team reveal too much information about the military and their tactics in regards to the war on terror?
The film was an adaptation of the