ARGO

“Alleged authenticity is sometimes personal, which one would know. ”-- This is what ‘Argo’ brings me. Although saying ‘base on real story’, as an American actor and director, Ben Affleck made it an American heroism story with typical commercial Hollywood routine. No one can simply judge a dispute between nations with right or wrong, but get rid of the background it’s undeniable that perfect tempo and breath-taking storyboard ‘Argo’ has.

The story is about the Iran hostage crisis from the year 1979 to 1981 which 52 Americans were held hostage for 444 days from November 4, 1979, to January 20, 1981, after a group of Islamist students and militants took over the American Embassy in Tehran in support of the Iranian Revolution. 1. Although from the very beginning of the film the answer is told that the CIA agent will successfully rescue all the hostages back to the US, the tense atmosphere keeps people sit in the cinema till the last minute.

There are some impressive moments in the film. One is when the film begins, the chaos and parade was truly restored on screen using wobbly and low quality video clips. After that when the hostages were held in a dim basement, some were took and hooded. When the gun started blasted all the hostages went to pieces, the mental torture was even more terrifying than the physical. No matter what standpoint people choose, the film definitely brings the horror of war and crisis and self-examination to us who live in precious peace. This, in my opinion, is the true meaning of it.