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> Zero Dark Thirty That was entertainment - historical fiction - not documentary.
by forapurpose 8y ago
> Zero Dark Thirty
That was entertainment - historical fiction - not documentary.
- danso 8y agoThe filmmakers had substantial cooperation with the CIA and military, which means that this narrative is likely what the government wants people to believe: https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/18/magazine/what-do-we-really-know-about-osama-bin-ladens-death.html https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/18/magazine/what-do-we-reall... > The opening credits announced that the film was based on ‘‘firsthand accounts of actual events.’’ And, as a trove of documents made public via the Freedom of Information Act amply demonstrated, the C.I.A. eagerly cooperated with the filmmakers, arranging for the writer and director to meet with numerous analysts and officers who were identified as being involved in the hunt for bin Laden. The director, Kathryn Bigelow, has described the film as ‘‘the first rough cut of history.’’ I'm not arguing that it is the truth, but it is, like it or not, likely the most popular and well-known narrative, partly because it was billed as being informed by official sources.