Film Review (3)

“Argo”

Summary

In 1979, the US Embassy in Iran is stormed by protesters who then take everyone there captive. But 6 members manage to get out and go to the Canadian embassy. After a few months, the 6 are still there. And it's only a matter of time before the Iranians discover that 6 members of the embassy staff are missing. So the CIA must find a way to get them out. And so far they can't come up with a way. Tony Mendez, an ex filtration expert comes up with a plan. He will go in as a producer scouting for shooting locations for a movie and that the 6 are part of the production crew. So he goes to Hollywood and with help from a friend, makes it appear that he is a producer. And the movie they're producing is called Argo. Eventually he goes to Iran to tell them what they have to do.

Review

To my mind, there’s nothing better than biographical films. Every time when I watch them, I convince in it again. Certainly, producers don’t  always show exact emotions and feelings but in this film you cannot notice it.

This is a great movie. The story, acting, pacing, editing was just fantastic. Affleck's directing was solid, and the suspense will keep you entertained right through to the last seconds. I loved it. 

The opening of the movie played a huge part in setting the tone of the rest of the film. As I had no history or prior knowledge to the events that transpired in Iran in the 1980s, the brief amount of a history lesson was just enough to maintain my interest. Throughout the film, there are times when I might have started to wander through long bouts of dialog, but witty comments by the characters kept me entertained.

Firtst of all, I think that the movie is worth watching because of the cast and crew who developed the making of this film. This film has won 3 Oscar awards which should make you believe this movie great. The actors and actresses stayed in character so much that you would think it was close to the real back story. You can feel each characters emotion and action and how they were going through in the movie. The more interesting part is that it is a part of U.S. history. Portraying this actual scenario from our U.S. history makes it all the reason to watch. We all know history may be boring to most but watching this will make you think twice.

Moreover, Argo is one of the greatest movies to release in late 2012. This film can teach many people about the history of American nation and how the U.S. deals with situations like this. Rescuing American men and women from a hostile environment is taking a lot of risk and sacrifice for one's life. This movie proves that turning your back on your fellow citizens is not the way to go, at least during its time period of when this took place. This film is suited more to adults because understanding the film will probably take some time because of how complex the story-line is. If you love thrillers and drama movies, this film will go great for your collection.

In conclusion, I’d say that it is a really entertaining and riveting film, very well done, and easily worth seeing. As a matter of fact, don't miss it.