Rebirth In Hollywood

In 1979, Iran established an Islamic state. In 1980, the United States and Iran cut off diplomatic relations. Iran refused to submit to the Western countries led by the United States. Therefore, Iran became an evil country and a hostile country in the mouths of the US government and the media. The American public has never had a good impression of this country. .

Although there are many smears, the fact that the Iranians can take a country's embassy personnel as hostages has given the American media a reason to smear them.

In recent years, the Iranian nuclear issue has been the core issue of US-Iran relations, and has become a potential trigger for the US-Iran war and an excuse for the US to take war against Iran.

In short, in the propaganda of mainstream American society, Iran is a downright evil country.

At first glance, the perspective of "Argo" seems to be fair, but in fact, the script written by Ryan is far more clear than the previous life. Madness, lost wolves, a land of terror.

If we go deep into the inner spiritual value of the movie, Ryan and George Clooney both have intentions to favor one over the other, thus creating an illusion for movie fans to watch movies - Iran is a terrorist country and it is a terrorist country. Only by fleeing from Tehran can we find peace. possible.

This is a standard American theme movie, even more so than "Captain America". It is the most basic premise of conforming to the views of the American public and political correctness.

Now that the American society has identified Iran as an evil country, whether it is for public opinion or for the box office, this movie with bright political overtones will portray Iran as a big villain and a big bad guy.

Speaking of which, political films are not original Hollywood films. They were first popular in European film circles with distinct political views. But when political movies make their way into Hollywood. It was soon wrapped in a commercial coat. Hollywood has always had a tradition of shooting political films, and political films with different themes and styles have always been popular with audiences.

As a film with a strong political color, the themes and viewpoints reflected in "Argo" will definitely be welcomed by the mainstream society, and a large number of mainstream media will certainly applaud it.

"In terms of genre, 'Argo' is naturally classified as a political thriller, but judging from the feedback from the premiere, the success of the film lies in the successful combination of life-and-death drama and witty comedy. . The seriousness of the film is inevitable. Because after all, it involves many hot spots such as Iran, hostages, and anti-terrorism that Americans are sensitive to. This can be called the most bizarre operation in the history of the CIA!"

"The documentary style presented in the film, combined with the interspersed historical scenes, makes people feel like returning to the scene; coupled with the progressive plot and the appropriate soundtrack, the atmosphere is just right, and the special agents return to their real careers.

It is no longer cool and handsome, with superb skills, but ordinary people who are also burdened with all kinds of confusion in life; the film does not explode speeding cars, and there are no bullets flying, but it always affects people's nerves. Even the final escape stage can easily make people's heart beat faster! "

-- "Los Angeles Times"

The media's praise for the film has occupied the absolute mainstream.

"The Hollywood Reporter" commented, ""Argo" is a wonderful political thriller, the film is full of wisdom. It also has a wealth of chronological details, and it is even more surprising that in such a film about Iran There's a lot of humor in this serious hostage film."

"Entertainment Weekly" commented that. "Argo is not your typical mass-entertainment movie, but its main power is that it captures some ominous omen in our present world."

Although Disney did not invite professional film critics to the preview, the group was unhappy. But after the movie was released, they still bought tickets and entered the theater. The reason is very simple. This is the latest masterpiece of a person who has horror influence in North America and even the world. If they don't even comment on such mainstream movies, their status only marginalized.

Moreover, they may not have been looking forward to the idea of ​​a big problem in the movie and then attacking it in groups.

However, after watching the movie, those who are used to pointing fingers at the movie and the audience in the past find that they cannot act according to their own wishes at all, because the political stance of the movie is so clear and the themes and values ​​that are transmitted are so. correct...

"Argo is a success. It has tension, heartfelt emotion, mystery, artistic responsibility, entertainment value and expertise, telling a true historical event with the least veneer and the greatest impact, it's a Great historical footnote, one of the best films of 2004, and definitely a contender for Oscar night next year."

The film critic Rex Reid from The New York Observer gave the film a perfect score, and his New York counterpart Lou Ramnick of the New York Post also gave the film a 10 , and wrote so in the column.

"A sure-fire Oscar contender, and a lively, uplifting film, Ryan and George Clooney's Escape from Tehran shows us a lot more than you can in Iran. All the nerve-wracking thrills imaginable against the brutal backdrop of the hostage crisis, and a lot of fun."

And as one of the few film critics who is still secretly supporting Disney, Claudia Pugh, who has only risen in recent years, did not hesitate to give the film a 10-point, "an extraordinary production and interesting dark Realpolitical thriller with a shocking ending, the kind of self-improvement that the film radiates is just what America needs today, and Ryan's performance in it is perfect, George Clooney does a good job, he Made a great, blood-thrilling thriller that left the audience with endless cheers."

Although the industry of film critics is becoming more and more declining, they are not fools and know how to deal with films of this type.

"The film showcases rare choreography. It's easy to produce a thriller with car chases and gunfights, but it's much harder to get the rhythm and convince the audience of the successful execution of this easily exposed con. How can anyone who is not sick believe that someone would go to Iran, where the hostage crisis is imminent, to make a space opera? It turns out that basically everyone believes it. Hollywood does it so beautifully!"

In recent years, Roger Albert, who has been dissatisfied with Ryan's films, not only made a complimenting comment, giving him a perfect score, but also rarely showed two thumbs.

Even if several film critics criticized the film for "too much dialogue and added fictional elements", it did not affect the film's reputation.

The film has a high score of 86 points on the Internet, 13 of the 21 mainstream media have given full marks, only 2 have given middle reviews, and the positive rate on Rotten Tomatoes is also as high as 91%...

In particular, there are no inappropriate remarks about Britain and New Zealand in Ryan's script, and the film is played with large subtitles at the end - the process of rescuing the six stranded people in Tehran has received the full help of the Canadian ambassador, and the story has so far The thank you speech, which became an immortal example of inter-governmental international rescue, did not cause any controversy among the five English-speaking friends.

The reporters of the TV station also interviewed some audiences in some mainstream theaters in the United States.

Diego Noah from Chicago said, "It's a good film, it's gripping, it's filmed with authenticity that pulls people deep into the storyline, it's a story of history, every part of the past is Worth remembering!"

He was about forty years old, and he should still have some memories of the events of that year.

Compared to these older audiences, teens see it differently.

"A movie with a pretty good pace. Although it's not my favorite subject, the suspense in it is very attractive. Ryan's heroic image is very successful. In a country as horrible as Iran, it is very good to play a fake Hollywood sci-fi blockbuster. The thrill is dangerous, and the escape in the second half of the film is so thrilling that I almost concentrate on watching it from the beginning to the end.”

New York's Daniel Abov was still in college, and he basically knew nothing about the events of the year. He only walked into the theater because of Ryan in the movie.

And his girlfriend Amanda also accepted an interview, "A rare subject matter, the plot is compact and orderly, the second half is very nervous, it is a very meaningful film to understand history!"

"There's no intense action, but it's gripping, and it does exactly what Ryan's good script does."

As a veteran movie fan in Los Angeles, Aiden Asenberg wrote on imdb, "Obviously I already know the ending, but the tension at the end is still surprisingly high. I can only say that Ryan's script is good and his acting skills are good. George ? Clooney also did a great job of directing!"

After entering the 21st century, the reputation of professional media has long been not a decisive factor in the box office of a movie. Although "Argo" has a good reputation among ordinary audiences, its subject matter and genre restrictions cannot be compared with those of the super big in business. Compared with production, Ryan would not have avoided the highly competitive Thanksgiving season and moved the release time forward to October when the competition pressure is relatively low.

"Argo"'s expected biggest competitor is "Alexander the Great", and the film's box office performance after its release is no longer a competitor.

"Alexander the Great" only got a North American box office of $1.47 million in three days this weekend, and the number of theaters it showed fell directly to 600. This is not the performance of a commercial masterpiece with a total investment of more than $200 million. Instead, it's more like a lot of shoddy B-movies in Hollywood. (To be continued...) ()