![]() What's the difference, you ask? Well, for starters, this is shot differently, much along the lines of "Cloverfield," "Blair Witch Project," and "Diary of the Dead." This makes the movie all the better because it's much more painfully realistic. I have to say, even though I liked "Elephant," this is a much better film. There is another similar movie like this, called "Elephant." Why do I bring this up? To compare the two films, of course. As they begin the deadly countdown to their final act of revenge, the two start a video diary to explain their feelings and chronicle their mission. High school friends Andre Kriegman and Cal Gabriel declare war on their classmates and plan a terrifying assault on their high school. But if you can put all that aside, Zero Day is a film that will stick with you and just maybe help you to open your eyes a little. This is not mainstream Hollywood and there is no happy ending. Those of you who have not seen Zero Day please keep in mind the following: The film is an independent with little to no budget and the film is shot on camcorders. A week after seeing this film, I still think about it. And it leaves you perplexed how people get to this point. It leaves you thinking about the lives involved. It gives you an up close and personal look to events that most of us will only ever see the conclusion to on the news. They had fallen so deeply through cracks that they had begun a journey down a road which could have been stopped, if only people around them had taken notice to their plight. I had empathy for them because their lives had come to such a horrific point. ![]() I know for myself, I felt an immense sadness for Andre and Calvin. Why is that problematic for some people? Calvin and Andre are planning a massacre at their high school. I think what most people will find disturbing is they will actually have feelings for the two lead characters, Calvin and Andre (Played by Cal Robertson and Andre Keuck). Is the film disturbing? Absolutely! Are you going to see things that will make you question the merit of the film? Probably. In the back of my mind I knew what I was watching could not be real but at the same time the acting was so convincing you had to keep giving your head a shake. My first time through watching this film I wasn't entirely sure if what I was watching were actual tapes left behind by the shooters at Columbine. The film was clearly following the basic outline of what happened at Columbine High School of April of 1999, but what struck me was how believable the two lead actors were. I can tell you that after I finished watching Zero Day I immediately started it from the beginning again. Just from looking at the box I knew the film was an Indie film and therefore the quality was going to be less than a mainstream film. I had never heard of the film and I had my reservations about it. I rented Zero Day from the local video store last week.
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