In terms of technical ability and skill, this is probably the best movie of the year, yet
Kathryn Bigelow was not nominated for Best Director. How frustrating and confusing. What was the Academy thinking?
This topic is complicated, yet the movie is not hard to follow. The pacing is excellent, the tension builds to a fantastic level, and she covers ten years of time without weird editing problems and bad decisions about where to focus. She gives us a character to root for, even if we are not able to understand that character's motivations all the time - which actually makes the character more interesting, I think. There is one ending and one beginning. There was one line I felt to be out of place (how picky am I?), but it was supposed to be comic relief. So ok.
And yet she did not get nominated. What the fuck are you supposed to do to get nominated?
This is about the ten year hunt for Osama Bin Laden. It is told primarily from the view of an agent who follows down leads in this search over ten years. That agent, Maya, is played by
Jessica Chastain, and she is a cypher. It's a great perspective for the story, and Chastain deserves the Best Actress nomination. And considering that Marion Cotillard did not get nominated, she might deserve the win.
I liked it too but I got frustrated because I couldn't keep up with the names. Thank goodness there were only two important ones: Abu Ahmed & Osama. Apparently, the real agent is a woman - mid 30s and very "strong." Per google search (so it has to be true? LOL) after all was done, she was sent an e-mail congratulating her & offering her some high honor. She replied to all to saying for everybody else in the e-mail to shove it; she found him by herself. HAHAHH! I love her even more, if this is true.
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