addendum

1. There is no such thing as an apolitical movie. Few things are more political than the pose of being apolitical. Calling a movie that deals with current events of immense controversy apolitical is absurd. Calling a movie what opens with depictions of 9/11 apolitical is weaselly horseshit.

2. A "neutral point of view" and "refusal to judge," even if such a thing were possible, is not the mark of some mature artistic sensibility or refined aesthetic. It's a sign of moral cowardice. When Bigelow and the screenwriter say that they aren't presenting a political agenda or are merely presenting the facts, that in and of itself is advancing a political agenda. And saying you refuse to judge torture isn't a defense from criticism, it's self-indictment, because a refusal to judge torture is fucking immoral and disgusting.