This is an incredibly powerful movie!

Rating: 9/10 (21 April 2013)

The movie "Zero Dark Thirty" has won a lot of awards for its amazing job in capturing the events surrounding the killing of Osama Bin Laden. The search began in the year 2001 and continued through until 2011. It is based on the hunt for Osama Bin Laden due to his destruction of the World Trade Center. The Seal Team Six was the main group of people who physically took down Bin Laden and his group.
The bulk of the movie takes place in Iraq. The main characters portrayed in this movie were Dan, Maya, Joseph Bradley, and Jessica. Since the Al- Qaeda terrorist organization took down the World Trade Center, the then President Bush, made it a huge priority to put an end to Bin Laden and his group for good. Through it took ten years to bring the terrorists to their knees, it was well worth it.
The real life person, and character in the movie, who is credited with actually finding Bin Laden is, Maya, played by Jessica Chastain. She was the one who ordered people to help find his compound. Maya did a great job in finding the compound. Jason Clarke, who played Dan, helped to get a lot of information out of the people who took part in 9/11.
What I like most about this movie is how it captured the feelings of the actors and actresses. They depicted the movie well. Also, they really made you feel for the characters. I remember one scene very vividly, after Seal Team Six took down Bin laden, Maya went to verify the body. She gave a slight nod, to indicate yes and then left the body, started packing, and went back to Washington D.C. When she had all of her belongings, she went on the plane, and started to cry. I would say that Maya was very happy that Osama Bin Laden was finally killed. She had just spent the last ten years of her career working to hunt down Bin Laden, and now it was over. This was probably very overwhelming her. I felt truly happy for what Maya had accomplished.
One of the lessons in this movie is perseverance and sticking to what you believe in. Maya stuck to what she believed in and her determination helped to bring down one of the most notorious terrorists. She played a huge role in the take down of Osama Bin Laden. Another lesson is, don't let someone in a higher position pull you down. You are all equal, no matter what position.
The main group of people who would enjoy this movie would be adults, or people who were there from the beginning with 9/11. Also, people who were or are a part of the military. Lastly, people who are interested in the history of this country would enjoy it.