Review of Taxi to the Dark Side (2008) by Jennifer B — 21 Feb 2010
Bar none, one of the most powerful documentaries out there, it dealt with the torture techniques used during interrogations of suspected terrorists, techniques that can be compared to Marquis de Sade's perverted writings, and portrayed the Bush administration as a Pontius Pilate-like figure, capable of giving ultimate punishment, yet can come out unscathed and with clean hands.
How could a nation of great ideals such as America not prevent such extreme measures? or was it simply a desperate attempt to achieve false vengeance because of 9/11? At times, the images were very shocking and unwatchable, but the thing that disturbed me was the soldier's description of Abu Ghraib, it indeed has engraved my mind the most.
Although the majority of the film has fearlessly exposed terrifying truths, "Taxi to the Dark Side" settled itself with a more allegorical ending, as a cab departs from the terrains of Afghanistan, it has reached darkness in a place we never expected it to be: The streets of America itself.
This review of Taxi to the Dark Side (2008) was written by Jennifer B on 21 Feb 2010.
Taxi to the Dark Side has generally received very positive reviews.
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