Movies such as Argo doesn't come to the big screen often. Most of the viewers who remember Hollywood until the blockbusters era can't believe the success that this movie achieved. All of us got used to big movies with hundreds of million budgets, but the "dream factory" hasn't showed anything special for a long time. Except for literature remakes or if it's a thriller it's bound to be one of those movies with special effects on every corner and oceans of graphics. To think that suspense could be created by only power of the mind and camera work not digitally generated graphics if think the mass viewer has forgot already.
The movie takes us to 1979's when the Iran islamist's storm the USA embassy and took 52 americans as hostages. During the mayhem 6 of them were able to get away and hide themselves in Canada's ambasador's home. While the whole incident was leading to destruction USA's and Canada's governments understood that if the 6 hostages will be found, that would only mean their death, and here the CIA stepped in with a phenomenal plan. Creating a sci-fi movie in Iran was found to be a ridiculous but effective plan, what you will be able to see in the movie.
Elegant, melancholic but strict to every single detail that's how i would describe this movie. Being precise in every step made this movie what it is now. In addition to that i could not let it slip throught the eyes the team that was gathered for this movie. From the writer Joshuah Bearman to the screenplay of Chris Terrio.
First part of the movie is quite similar to a true political drama, when everything is shot in documentary kind of style and is a bit compared to the Hollywood uproar. From great detailed scenes and style to easily chaotic life in USA. Meanwhile the second part of the movie brings us to the thriller side of the movie where the tension builds up as there is less and less time to save the hostages. Here the director uses politics to create the suspense, will they make it? Will they survive?
In the end i would like to repeat myself, that great team and great camera work, set design, make up brings us directly to the time when this was happening, and that just fells so natural.
Argo
