Acting under the cover of a Hollywood producer scouting a location for a science fiction film, a CIA agent launches a dangerous operation to rescue six Americans in Tehran during the U.S. hostage crisis in Iran in 1979.
The ending of this movie is masterfully done. I watched it with my parents, who were in their 20s during the Iranian hostage crisis, and knew the outcome, but you felt every moment of tension, pounding heartbeat of those diplomats on that plane. and only when they left the airspace did the whole audience finally get to take a sigh of relief. It could have just been a story about the extraction or Tony's friction with his superiors as he acts like a superspy to bust them out of Iran, but it's a lot of moving peices, and the best of bad ideas, and human people just trying to do their best and how it was a LOT of people stepping up and reaching their necks out that this thing worked AT ALL. The house keeper not rating them out was awesome, and my favorite scene was how the interpretor, who has been pesimistic about this movie plan the WHOLE time, was the one who stepped up to genuinely convince the officials about their movie pitch. A _brilliant_ moment of character development. This movie allows it self to be fun wit hthe hollywood stuff, almost uplifting watching all these people cooperating to try and pull off this huge play, like a heist movie, while still being grounded, serious, and respectful to just how tense and scary everything was.
Except much of the film is fiction; There was no incident of them going to a market or being chased by the Iranian at the end, nor was the American agent present for more than 24 hours. Even getting to the airport was done via staff from the New Zealand embassy - the director downplays or complete makes up stuff through out the movie.
@@robertemumford yah so much of that is hollywood directors tossing their 2 cents in. To call it "based on a true story" is a stretch, however, it is a good movie, at least id have to say so.
You realize like 72 other hostages were held for like a year right? Well these 6 people get rescued and get a movie made about them complaining in a mansion for a week is a joke. A couple weeks in a mansion compared to 72 or w.e hostages being tortured for a year. I hate everything this movie stands for, I hate its stupidity, its vanity, it's a slap in the face to the real hostages.
This is Ben Affleck's film all the way and I have to say I am more than impressed. I'm glad that he seems to have discovered what he is really good at.
Everyone had their doubts about Ben Affleck being batman when it was first announced (ironically he became the saving grace of the franchise). But it was Argo that made me had hopes that he could pull it off.
Affleck was a decent Batman but the script he had to work with just sucked. Far too many things that were totally against how Batman would usually behave. But again, I'd say that's more about the bad writing.
Though seen the movie about 3 times. ... Ok maybe 5. I love it! So intense and you're almost feeling the despair at every scene! - well produced and I'm looking forward to watch it again 👏
Americans can barely remember that Toronto isn't the capital of Canada. Expecting them to know anything about Turkey is unrealistic. I'm a little surprised that they didn't call it Cairo.
Some films win best picture because there were no good movies that year. Gladiator is another example of a best picture winner that's mediocre but it was a terrible year for movies in general.
It was a really good dramatization because the real story was rather mundane. No last minute planning or conflicts, just everyone working together to get the job done. They managed to get the main thrust of the story while adding enough fictional elements to turn it into a great yarn. I loved it.
@@jul3249 Canada has a bigger role in real life. The government of Canada issued real passports for the stranded people, teach them their accent and set things ready for the flight.
@@hersh511 no, Americanized, the film severely downplayed the involvement and contributions of the Canadian, British and Swedish diplomats and government compared to the real life events and made the CIA operatives the primary focus and heroes. In reality Ken Taylor was never asked to close the embassy and abandon the Americans, there was a massive American sentiment thanking the Canadians for saving their people.
@@sergiod6781 Ohhhh I see... well, as a Canadian, (and french at that) I am absolutely not surprised. The americano-centrism is just so expected that when I actually see a hollywood movie acknowledging an other country's importance it actually takes me aback, almost breaking immersion lol
I remember the day this event took place. I was 14 back then. People were rushing into the building with AKs and other ARs. It was more like a raid than protest.
Me when chances of me being this unlucky is 0.000000000000001" 0:09 seriously? This is the reason my life sucks and it just happens to be the movie's plot-
"You have sown much, but you bring in little; you eat, but there is no satisfaction; you drink, but there is no being filled with drink; you dress yourselves, but there is no warmth in doing so; and he who earns wages, earns wages to put them into a bag with holes." (Haggai 1:6) Recovery Version
Things are different now but airport security at the time wasn't very strong at the time. Like during the 70s people were constantly hijacking planes to go to Cuba after the embargo. Even then, it wasn't till 9/11 that they really stepped up security. I remember that if I wanted to see the cockpit as a kid all I had to do was ask and they'd take me up to the flight deck. That's a criminal act now.
