The Siege (1998)
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" The secret U.S. abduction of a suspected terrorist leads to a wave of terrorist attacks in New York City, which leads to the declaration of martial-law. The movie did moderately okay with critics, and ok with audiences. However, The Siege was controversial after the fact,When the film opened, the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee came out against the film. And that it depicted unfavourable depictions of Muslims. Interestingly enough, rentals took off after September 11th."

" Directed by: Edward Zwick Produced by: Lynda Obst, Edward Zwick, and Peter Schindler Written by: Edward Zwick, Lawrence Wright, and Menno Meyjes Cinematography: Roger Deakins Edited by: Michael Rosenblum Music by: Graeme Revell Distributed by: 20th Century Fox"

" Directed by: Edward Zwick Produced by: Lynda Obst, Edward Zwick, and Peter Schindler Written by: Edward Zwick, Lawrence Wright, and Menno Meyjes Cinematography: Roger Deakins Edited by: Michael Rosenblum Music by: Graeme Revell Distributed by: 20th Century Fox"

"The Theatre Scene That scene jumps right in your face. It greatly captures the horror of terrorism. The speech and torture scene is also very memorable, but it didn't quite hammer into my head."

" DVD- 1hr. 56min. First Viewing The script is fairly wobbly, it never fully comes together in a satisfying way and goes on way too long, but The Siege has more pluses than negatives. It's pretty well-made (though Roger Deakins cinematography is, stunningly, disappointing), with a superb cast (Bening and Washington give commanding performances). While it is surprisingly prescient of the role terrorism would take in the 21st Century, 9/11 would occur just three years after the film's release, it's"

"Post 9/11 Reactions While the reactions to 9/11 were not exactly like what happened in the Siege, you have to admit that there were similarities between the Siege and real life. "

"This one is truly a masterpiece. Unfortunately, when I saw it in the movie theatre, it freaked me out too much to see again."