Comments on: Uwe Boll Says ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ Is Pro-CIA & He Doesn’t Buy The Story It’s Selling

By: Alan B

Alan B — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:58:59 +0000

'Argo' was "10% more dramatic" than the real story, huh? Really?

By: Jessica

Jessica — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:58:59 +0000

@TED – The CIA's job is to protect the economic interests of the United States (the elite class, not the actual citizens) and to expand its empire. That's about it. It's pretty difficult to make a film glorifying those objectives (although I'm sure Ben Affleck could find a way). Oh, and you can save the rhetoric about "protecting the country from terror" for Homeland….

By: El Hanso

El Hanso — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:58:59 +0000

Fine, he's got a new film coming out, but why exactly are we even talking about Boll? It's the second Boll-related article here this week. Nobody cares anymore about Boll, about his political views even less. He turned from a hilariously bad director into a completely redundant "oh, yeah, the name sounds kinda familiar" kind of guy. Let's leave him behind and focus on stuff that matters. "Zero Dark Thirty" and its meaning matter. But we don't need Boll for that.

By: Ted

Ted — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:58:59 +0000

I'm with Daniel below me, who gives a shit what Uwe Boll thinks?

Secondly, if he wants to believe Bin Laden died years ago – whatever. But he completely misread the Chastain character. She wasn't "sad" about the torture. She was uncomfortable, but was obviously willing to allow it because of her larger goals.

I also just want to make a separate point and not specifically about ZDT or Argo. People claim these are pro-CIA movies, something I'm not going to dispute (though I think ZDT is a bit more complicated than that), and that this therefore makes them bad. But people seem to think nobody should ever make a pro-CIA movie. Can't we distinguish between an organization doing something good and celebrating everything they do? I can condemn the FBI for warrantless wire taps, but that doesn't mean I can't commend them when they capture a serial killer, right?

By: Zack

Zack — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:58:59 +0000

"She acts like sheâs so sad about the whole torture, but completely goes with it."
A morally conflicted character in a movie? WITCHCRAFT.

By: [A]

[A] — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:58:59 +0000

Listening to the guy, you understand the movies he makes.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:58:59 +0000

Who cares what Uwe Boll thinks?

By: yer

yer — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:58:59 +0000

Nothing he said was particularly asinine or out there. Pretty sure I heard similar sentiments during awards season last year.