One of the most important films of the recent times made on a real life event of the late seventies, when the American Embassy in Iran was invaded by local revolutionaries who took all the people working in it as their hostages for many months. Luckily 6 out of them managed to escape and found shelter in the official residence of the Canadian Ambassador in the city. Now a daring and unheard kind of plan was adapted to get the 6 out of there by the Americans with the timely help offered by the Canadian Ambassador and his government.
Here without revealing the basic plot adapted for their narrow escape I would like to say that ARGO is in fact a very crucial film of the current times of World Terrorism which revolves around a very rare instance in the world history, where the governments of two countries mutually planned and made efforts to save the lives of their 6 employees. Undoubtedly the secret political affair is an admirable example of international co-operation for the whole world, which was eventually made public, years after the actual happening by the American Government.
The film begins on a tense note with a completely realistic depiction of the terror and mob activity on that particular day of attacking the American Embassy. And then later on it becomes an exciting roller coaster ride showcasing the planned escape bringing you on to the edge of your seat towards the end. Interestingly ARGO has a very unusual mix of some diverse subjects involving political affairs of two major countries, White House, Pentagon, Terrorism, Hollywood and Film-making. And maybe that’s the reason why despite of being a tense revealer based on a real life historical terrorist activity, the film also turns out to be great entertaining thriller with many nail biting moments.
The brilliance of the film can also be judged by this fact that ARGO was the first film in the last 7 years to win the reputed Oscar for The Best Motion Picture without winning the award for The Best Director in 2013 (after CRASH). Moreover it also became the first movie to win The Oscar for Best Motion Picture without having its nomination in the Best Director category in the last 23 years (post DRIVING MISS DAISY). Though I personally feel the nomination should have been there for Ben Affleck since he really conceived it well enough to please all sections of viewers. Still moving ahead, if you wish to witness a rare and unique historical chapter of the World history, conceptualized in the form of an electrifying and engaging high paced thriller then do watch ARGO at the earliest and amaze yourself. But don’t forget to read all the informative captions in its end credits which would surely help you to realize the importance of this brave attempt made in the present current scenario of constant tension all over the globe.
Directed By Ben Affleck
Starring : Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, John Goodman
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