It snowed again today, but I truly do not want to discuss this. We stayed in and decided to check out the movie Argo. Wow!
I have to tell you that I am not a fan of Ben Affleck. As of right now, he has gained so much respect from me, not only as an actor but as a director also. This movie was so intense, scary with its realism and deep that I actually found my self holding my breath in the last 15 minutes.
Ben Affleck portrays Tony Mendez a CIA operative,who led the rescue of six U.S. diplomats from Tehran, Iran, during the 1979 Iran hostage crisis. I remember watching the news with my dad and so many of these scenes brought back the horrors and fear that we felt for those people who were being held hostage while Iran retaliated for the U.S. giving shelter to the deposed Shah.
Alan Arkin, John Goodman, Victor Garber and Bryan Cranston are some the other big name actors in this movie, but every actor deserves recognition for an amazing job. Affleck as a director pulled their strengths and has created a very impressive movie.
Here is the synopsis from Wikipedia;
Militants storm the United States embassy in Tehran on November 4, 1979, in retaliation for the US sheltering the recently deposed Shah. More than 50 of the embassy staff are taken as hostages, but six escape and hide in the home of the Canadian ambassador Ken Taylor (Victor Garber). With the escapees' situation kept secret, the US State Department begins to explore options for "exhiltrating" them from Iran. Tony Mendez (Ben Affleck), a CIA ex filtration specialist brought in for consultation, criticizes the proposals. He too is at a loss for an alternative until, inspired by watching Battle for the Planet of the Apes on the phone with his son, he plans to create a cover story that the escapees are Canadian filmmakers, scouting "exotic" locations in Iran for a similar sci-fi film.
Great Film!
I have to tell you that I am not a fan of Ben Affleck. As of right now, he has gained so much respect from me, not only as an actor but as a director also. This movie was so intense, scary with its realism and deep that I actually found my self holding my breath in the last 15 minutes.
Ben Affleck portrays Tony Mendez a CIA operative,who led the rescue of six U.S. diplomats from Tehran, Iran, during the 1979 Iran hostage crisis. I remember watching the news with my dad and so many of these scenes brought back the horrors and fear that we felt for those people who were being held hostage while Iran retaliated for the U.S. giving shelter to the deposed Shah.
Alan Arkin, John Goodman, Victor Garber and Bryan Cranston are some the other big name actors in this movie, but every actor deserves recognition for an amazing job. Affleck as a director pulled their strengths and has created a very impressive movie.
Here is the synopsis from Wikipedia;
Militants storm the United States embassy in Tehran on November 4, 1979, in retaliation for the US sheltering the recently deposed Shah. More than 50 of the embassy staff are taken as hostages, but six escape and hide in the home of the Canadian ambassador Ken Taylor (Victor Garber). With the escapees' situation kept secret, the US State Department begins to explore options for "exhiltrating" them from Iran. Tony Mendez (Ben Affleck), a CIA ex filtration specialist brought in for consultation, criticizes the proposals. He too is at a loss for an alternative until, inspired by watching Battle for the Planet of the Apes on the phone with his son, he plans to create a cover story that the escapees are Canadian filmmakers, scouting "exotic" locations in Iran for a similar sci-fi film.
Great Film!
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