A Misleading Movie

Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis was set during the Iranian War, which is somewhat hard for readers to imagine and relate themselves in. Ms Patton therefore suggests how watching Argo might help me and the rest of the class to understand the setting of Persepolis and in order to analyse it better. I have not had the time to watch it yet, but I did some research about the movie and how it is perceived. 

"Argo chronicles the life-or-death covert operation to rescue six Americans, which unfolded behind the scenes of the Iran hostage crisis—the truth of which was unknown by the public for decades.  On November 4, 1979, as the Iranian revolution reaches its boiling point, militants storm the U.S. embassy in Tehran, taking 52 Americans hostage. But, in the midst of the chaos, six Americans manage to slip away and find refuge in the home of the Canadian ambassador. Knowing it is only a matter of time before the six are found out and likely killed, a CIA “exfiltration” specialist named Tony Mendez (Affleck) comes up with a risky plan to get them safely out of the country." (IMDB)

The movie Argo is a 2012 historical movie that is directed by Ben Afleck. The movie has received 7 nominations on the 85th Academy Awards and won 3 of the nominations. The movie has garnered a worldwide success by grossing $232,324,128 box office. The movie synopsis follows: 

Despite the positive grossings and four half star rating, Argo has been been criticized for its historical inaccuracies. The movie is claimed by many Iranians as an insult for portraying a violation to Iranian norms.  Many scenes in the movie; for instance the scene where U.S flags are stomped, ignites a war flame and many controversies where Iranians are heavilly presented as antagonist over U.S as protagonist. The movie is believed to give an unbalance depiction of Iran, biasing it to all the audience to be a horrible country than what it truly is. The timing of the film was poor, as American and Iranian political relations were at a low point. Up to this point, the movie is still subject to many controversies.

Vanellope Von Schweetz: I think that it’s very mean for them to alter a movie just for the United States to look good…

Michelle: Well, it’s hard to say, because after all, it’s a U.S movie. But I do think that they should not do that…

Vanellope Von Schweetz: It’s a shame though; I think that it would’ve been a good movie.

Michelle: Well, accurate or not, I think that Argo is still a good movie and I’m still putting it on the top of my watch list!