Best Picture Nominee: Zero Dark Thirty

          Among all of the Best Picture nominees, Lincoln and Zero Dark Thirty are two of the several films that allowed its audience to have a glimpse at our nation's past. One is the history of a man we're educated about in school and the other is still very recent. It's a story that will soon be written in our history books and the generations after us will learn about it too.

          I thought that the idea for Zero Dark Thirty was very smart. Of course, everyone wanted to know how the whole situation really happened. We wanted to know the obstacles our troops had to endure just to capture one man. When I found out that they were making a film about it, I was impressed. There's no better way to capture and share the moment. Howevee, I did have some sligt concern. Hollywood has a tendency to overdramatize something to the point where it is no longer the truth. In Zero Dark Thiry, there is probably several overexaggeration, but I thought thaf it was not as obvious. I actually really enjoyed the film. I really felt like I was part of making our country's history.

          The film is filled with massive amounts of violence, but I felt that it tied the whole story together. There was no way to get the real story of the manhunt without showing what really happened and if it meant showing violence, they should do it. And they did. However, because of the film, we, as the people the people of America, were educated about the tactics and strategies that the CIA used to catch Osama bin Laden. They did not just rely on torture and violence. They used their skillful minds.

          I also thought that the acting was great. I felt that Jessica Chastain was phenomenal in the film. She just had this air about her that screamed confidence. She made her character become who it became. The character, Maya, had one goal: to catch Osama Bin Laden. She had great control of her expressions.

          The overall effect of the film was also sensational. There was always a sense of grim and darkness. The camera movements and the shots told a lot about the film. There were a lot of shots that were filmed in darkness, but Bigelow managed to still show what's in the scene. The lighting really helped highlight the important things.

          Despite Zero Dark Thirty being a great film, I feel like Argo has a better chance of winning. After all, it's been winning a lot of awards. I feel like most of the categories are pretty easy to predict, considering at least one of the nominees has been constantly winning other awards. In the Best Picture category, it's no different. I really think that Argo is going to make the homerun.