When this movie came out I heard people talking about it like it was some huge indictment of how the government dealt with the Benghazi attack. But then I saw the movie and realized it was nothing like that. The movie doesn’t even mention either Hillary or Obama.
shareNo, it doesn't mention them.
It also has a rather on-the-nose overtone which places the blame on the higher-ups and implies that Washington is essentially responsible for lack of preparedness or support. Although people can argue whether it was Clinton, Obama or Republican congress to blame, the first two are generally accepted as the most popular scapegoats. I think it wasn't really an intentional thing, it's just that Bay lacks the nuance to pull off subtlety or good dialogue.
Secondly, opponents of Clinton and the Obama administration have stridently attempted to use Benghazi and this film as a political tool (Rubio, Trump, even the survivors of the attack who collaborated with Bay). It largely backfired because Saving Private Ryan and Zero Dark Thirty it is not.
Eh I don't know what 'phallocentric' means, but NO GIRLS!share
The film evidently does not mention the administration.
It's that man again!!
Thank God its not Zero Dark Thirty. Chastaine is as bland and talentless as they come. If they had just left her out, it would've been a decent movie. One person wasn't responsible for the death of Bin Laden. It was a group effort.
shareIt doesn't mention Hillary or Obama because its shot in real time. As in 13 Hours. They were getting shot at not discussing who the idiots were who were making policy.
shareI get what you're saying, but if the movie was shot in "real time" it would be 13 hours long.
shareIt doesn't mention Hillary or Obama because its shot in real time. As in 13 Hours.OMG! You've been overdosing on 24 again. 🐭 share