History without the dryness

Rating: Null/10 (18 December 2012)

As a Canadian with strong American ties, and being around when Ambassador Ken Taylor took in the American embassy staff who escaped the over-running of their embassy in Iran, I found the movie Argo to be very interesting when told from an American perspective ! As a movie, it is worthy of Oscar nods, and any other nominations it receives. Ben Affleck did a great job making this movie. Even though I knew the 6 American would get out safely, the process was a nail biter. Definitely one to go see. It seems to me that Ken Taylor wrote about the incident, and I am going to have to read his account. I wasn't aware of the Mendes book, so shall likely read it as well.I'm sure both accounts will be like the story about the 6 blind men who were asked to describe the elephant....each perspective is different and unique!!