Review of Taxi to the Dark Side (2008) by Katie R — 18 Jun 2009
I didn't care for the cinematography as much with this one. Though, I did like to see "the man's" side of things after watching "S.O.P.".
Place people in Afghanistan, Guantanamo, or Iraq, it doesn't matter, you'll see proof of what humans are capable of inflicting upon others. I'm sure Stanley Milgram would agree.
Gibney did bring up a great point when inserting the "24" clip. Being a fan of "Lost" myself, when I think of interrogations, I think of Sayid and the methods he used during Desert Storm. Or think of "Slumdog Millionaire" and the processes the main character faced when the show thought he was cheating. Were we really expecting the interrogations of our wartime enemies to be humane? We're so desensitized.
Why did we trust Afghan war lords to tell us who our enemies were? We've imprisoned around 83,000 individuals during this War on Terror which began with the death of almost 3,000. It seems a little unbalanced to me. Leave the work to our soldiers on the field who can see the real terrorists threatening the lives of their comrades in arms.
Still, as awful as this may sound, I think one day the next generation will thank the soldiers for their service in the Iraqi and Afghan interrogation camps because they did prevent further terrorist activity within the U.S. We may have caught a lot of the wrong people, but I like to hope that we've caught some of the right ones as well. I guess only time will tell.
This review of Taxi to the Dark Side (2008) was written by Katie R on 18 Jun 2009.
Taxi to the Dark Side has generally received very positive reviews.
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