Zero Dark Thirty (2012) The Greatest Man Hunt in History #ZD30
Directed by Kathryn Bigelow Written by Mark Boal ( The Hurt Locker ) Music by Alexandre Desplat Premise: A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy S.E.A.L. Team 6 in May 2011. My thoughts on the movie: Due to the recent events the movies being shown on TV are similar to those events that I was able to watch this film. I have been wanting to see this since this was initially released because it has a powerhouse cast and according to press releases, this movie was based on first-hand accounts. That meant that there was little room for fiction. Of course, some of the names had to be fictionalized and for cinematic effect, some scenes were exaggerated a bit. Sorry to spoil this for some of you, but there was a part in the movie that actually happened in real life, that could have been avoided. It was when the Jo...