Hello and welcome back to your favorite film analysis podcast! That's right, GTGC returns with the final installment of 2017's Anti-Trash marathon with a look at Zero Dark Thirty. We decided that a former Academy Award nominated film would be a good way to wrap up our marathon. Caleb, Dalton and Dustin gather around to disect Kathryn Bigelow's dynamic look at 9/11 and the hunt for Bin Laden.
As the show gets underway, the team offers their quick reviews of the movie before moving into the weekly game. Using The Hurt Locker, Zero Dark Thirty and her upcoming film as a jumping off point, the gents decide to talk about potential films Bigelow could direct. So, they name off "Movies Based Off of Real Events" that they would like Bigelow to direct.
As we get down to our regularly scheduled film analysis business, the gents enter a round table discussion. Each host had a commentary to present, but each had thoughts on the other comments. So, round table it is. Dalton kicks the discussion off by examining the feminist ideals of the film. He mentions that the film doesn't back away from Chastain's femininity while presenting a strong female character. He points to some formalist techniques that support his ideals.
Caleb wants to look at the film from the Post-9/11 angle. He argues that it is important to understand that this film is more about the aftereffects of 9/11 and not just the hunt for Bin Laden. He examines the ideas of vengeance and revenge and what type of relief that truly brings, if any. Dustin opens the floor to a discussion on the film's stance on torture. The gents examine whether the film is pro- or anti- torture and how well those stances are portrayed.
And that's a wrap for this week, Dear Listener. Next week, we move out of Anti-Trash and back to the good trash. The randomizer has selected a fun one for us. But, if anything goes wrong, know that we're innocent.
Zero Dark Thirty Timestamps00:38 -Welcome and Introductions
04:11 - Synopsis and Reviews
15:38 - The Game - Historical Event Films Directed by Bigelow
26:36 - Social Media
28:13 - Analysis
57:43 - Shelf or Trash/Else or Instead
1:02:18 - Wrap Up
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Ep. 464: Top 100 Movies of All Time (80–61)
Ep. 463: Top 100 Movies of All Time (100–81)
Ep. 462: Anaconda (1997)
Ep. 461: The Peacemaker (1997)
Ep. 460: The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
Ep. 459: Romy and Michelle’s High School Reunion (1997)
Ep. 458: Bird Box (2018) — Summer of Sandy, Part IV
Ep. 457: Murder by Numbers (2002) — Summer of Sandy, Part III
Ep. 456: Miss Congeniality (2000) — Summer of Sandy, Part II
Ep. 455: The Net (1995) — Summer of Sandy, Part 1
Ep. 454: In the Cut (2003)
Ep. 453: Enemy (2013)
Garbage Chute Ep. 4: Robert Eggers’ The Northman (2022)
Ep. 452: The Ninth Configuration (1980) — Patreon Reward
Ep. 451: Moneyball (2011)
Ep. 450: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
Ep. 449: Pig (2021)
Ep. 448: Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Cure (1997) — Patreon Reward Special
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