This movie has a clear political agenda and is definitely not a fictional story with 2 sides competing based on moral values. Which would have been a good movie.
It reminds me of "Law Abiding Citizen" where the main character tried to change the american justice system by committing various attacks. In this movie on the other hand, there is no silver lining, no explanation about the terrorist motivations.
The message from this movie can be summarized in 3 points:
1- torture glorification: the movie tries to convince the audience that anybody would resolve to torture in some circumstances. Besides its obvious immorality, Guantanamo is perfect proof that torture never works. Zero valuable information from 700 prisoners tortured.
2- collective punishment is authorized: it outlines several times that family and friends of alleged terrorists can be punished and even tortured.
3- human rights are not universal: multiple examples in the movie.
The movie fails in so many ways...hence the flop! Don't be fooled by the high rating from some fanatics...
It reminds me of "Law Abiding Citizen" where the main character tried to change the american justice system by committing various attacks. In this movie on the other hand, there is no silver lining, no explanation about the terrorist motivations.
The message from this movie can be summarized in 3 points:
1- torture glorification: the movie tries to convince the audience that anybody would resolve to torture in some circumstances. Besides its obvious immorality, Guantanamo is perfect proof that torture never works. Zero valuable information from 700 prisoners tortured.
2- collective punishment is authorized: it outlines several times that family and friends of alleged terrorists can be punished and even tortured.
3- human rights are not universal: multiple examples in the movie.
The movie fails in so many ways...hence the flop! Don't be fooled by the high rating from some fanatics...
