Comparison Of Torture In Blue Velvet And Zero Dark Thirty

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Well, looking at the films Blue Velvet and Zero Dark Thirty, there are a few things which we can ponder upon. The notion of torture is common in both the films. But the contrast lies in the method being used. The torture in Blue Velvet through trauma and pain and is an example of modern torture according to Darius Rejali. It also involves sadomasochism. And in Zero Dark Thirty, it's a classic form of torture used on suspects to gather more information. Taking a look at the contrast between light and dark in the movies, the dark is considered to be evil or bad, where as the light is something assumed to be good and happy. In Zero Dark Thirty, there was an absolute separation between the dark and the good from the beginning. But in Blue Velvet, apart from the scenes, even the characters showed a variation of both dark and light. In this film they projected that good may turn evil and evil may turn good. Looking in depth at the characters of the film, there were a few things that they constantly longed for. Jeffery longed for a …show more content…

But it has an absolute separation between them unlike the Blue Velvet. All the things considered bad or evil are shot in the dark where as the good and happy parts are shot in the light. Classic torture has been used upon a body to find out about other greater damages. The victim is made to realise that he is helpless and has no other option but to answer the questions being asked. His body is subjected to torture in which the body speaks despite of his own will. The threat faced in this story is the lust to kill. The lead character Maya has been shown to have an urge to find or rather capture the terrorist leader Osama Bin Laden, through a trail lead by another person named, Abu Ahmed. A geography of terror has been established by a particular name around which the whole story revolves. It also includes the concept of surveillance where the victims are under constant

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