Argo

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For this essay, I chose to do a movie review on the historical drama film Argo directed by Ben Affleck and screen writer Chris Terri. I picked this movie because at the time it came out on October 12, 2012, the title caught my attention and after viewing the movie I thought it was so amazing how this actually happened in real life and the movie was well written and suspenseful at the end. Before this movie, I was unaware this event actually occurred. Towards the end, I was at the edge of my seat and felt like I was living in the moment. This is one extraordinary event in American history where they succeeded. The movie takes place in Iran during the late 1970’s and early 1980’s. In the beginning, the story starts off with background information …show more content…

Mendez contacts a Hollywood make-up artist John Chambers who had also worked for the CIA in the past. Soon Mendez and Chambers get in touch with a film producer named Lester Siegel. All 3 men set up the fake film production company and make their plans public. They successfully establish the beginning stages of Argo. Argo was suppose to be a “science fantasy adventure” that takes place in the deserts of Iran. While the plan was forming, the rebel’s at the abandoned American Embassy hired children to restore the embassy’s destroyed remains and photographs. Mendez meets with the 6 Americans and hands them the Canadian passports. Canada at the time were somewhat allies Iran before this event happened. The 6 Americans were hesitant when it came to trusting Mendez at first but knew they needed to get out asap and that was their only hope. The American fugitives were each given a new identity they had to look like, learn, and become. There was a scene where Mendez and the 6 Americans for the first time in a while go out in public and walk around the outside markets where things start to turn sour. Some of the American’s faces were captured by a undercover Iranian …show more content…

Mendez at that point did not know what to do and could not tell the 6 Americans about the change of plans. He knew that if he told them, they would lose all hope. That night when Mendez returns to his hotel room, he decides to go though with his original plan. The next morning he calls his boss Jack O’Donnell that he will be moving forward. This creates conflict because O’Donnell frantically had to make calls to authorize the tickets for the Swissair flight. As the 7 Americans leave the ambassador’s house, the ambassador has his security destroy all the machines in his home and destroy as much evidence possible soon after him his wife and all staff members leave the house as well. Meanwhile at the airport, Mendez and the other Americans are so close to boarding the plane but are stopped last minute. One of the security men are suspicious about one of the American’s passports and then all 7 are told to stand to the side and then interviewed by a few Iranian soldiers. Joe Stafford knew how to speak arabic and explained their purpose for visiting Iran. He told the story behind Argo and showed newspapers, pictures, and drawings of the “production.” The soldiers seemed intrigued but the head soldier needed more confirmation if anyone wanted to board the plane. Mendez handed the soldier a card with the studio’s number. This was

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